Band Together
Band Together uses live music as a platform for social change
Band Together at a glance
In short: Band Together gave $538K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $77K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $537,881
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +250.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $76,840
- -67.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $60,000
- Total assets
- $406,065
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Band Together funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of the Greater Triangle ($199K). Together the top 7 received $538K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 6 grants of 12 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Band Together gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $538K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $538K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of the Greater Triangle Durham, NC | Support of Mission | $198,589 |
| Boys Girls Clubs of Durham and OR Durham, NC | — | $60,000 |
| Ei Futuro Inc Durham, NC | — | $60,000 |
| Hope for R&T Mental Illness Raleigh, NC | — | $60,000 |
| NAMI Wake County Raleigh, NC | — | $60,000 |
| Shining Light in Darkness Inc Durham, NC | — | $60,000 |
| Community Foundation of Western NC Asheville, NC | Support of Mission | $39,292 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $406,065 | $1,043,831 | $1,081,738 | $537,881 | 7 | $6,457 |
| 2024 | $439,076 | $986,681 | $1,115,048 | $475,000 | 2 | $4,008 |
| 2023 | $563,134 | $1,083,156 | $711,642 | $79,443 | 1 | $3,334 |
| 2022 | $195,540 | $865,025 | $866,441 | $483,763 | 1 | $680 |
| 2021 | $252,765 | $449,490 | $274,232 | $6,330 | 1 | $114 |
| 2020 | $75,234 | $141,165 | $303,875 | $11,595 | 1 | $425 |
| 2019 | $240,009 | $740,550 | $702,085 | $306,695 | 2 | $1,117 |
About Band Together
Based on IRS filings
Band Together is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $406K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $538K. Net investment income was $6K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Band Together is led by Kyle Elliott, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kyle Elliott
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Coffey
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hamilton Sloan Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Triandiflou
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz McLean
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shahn Chhabra
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Anderson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danny Rosin
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stewart Patch
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Carroll
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Ploscyca
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allie Coggins
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Gonella
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thorne Daubenspeck
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$87K (2019) → $123K (2025)
Peyton Black
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Sanders
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Gray
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Kyle Still (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Matthew Cooke (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Abha Bowers (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Matt Illuzi (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Amanda Cheney (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Hooker Manning (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Matthew Illuzzi (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Noreen Allen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Phil Gruber (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Donald Thompson (2022) — Director
- Former: Doug Miskew (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Henry Ward (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: John Addeo (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kimarie Ankenbrand (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mike Ferguson (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Stephen Sanders (2020) — Director
- Former: Bert Smith (2019) — Director
- Former: Bob Ramseur (2019) — Director
- Former: Brendan Morrissey (2019) — Director
- Former: Jodi Strenkowski (2019) — Director
- Former: Stephen Porterfield (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $123K, to Thorne Daubenspeck (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Band Together
How much does Band Together give each year?
Band Together gave $538K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $475K across 2 grants.
What is Band Together's typical grant size?
Band Together's median grant in 2025 was $60,000, and its average grant was $76,840, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Band Together give grants?
Band Together gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Durham, NC (4 grants) and Raleigh, NC (2 grants).
Who are Band Together's largest grantees?
Band Together's largest 2025 grantees include United Way of the Greater Triangle ($198,589), Boys Girls Clubs of Durham and OR ($60,000) and Ei Futuro Inc ($60,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Band Together?
Band Together reported $406K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What is Band Together?
Band Together is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Raleigh, NC. It holds $406K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Band Together's EIN?
Band Together's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2273756. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 2022)
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