To ignite the power of jazz music education and transform lives by fostering creative self-expression, community, teamwork, and diversity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$300
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$299K
Spent
$294K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$299K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$305K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$525K
FY2024$834K
FY2025$925K
Expenses
$294K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$430K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$627K
FY2025$780K
Net assets
$102K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$500K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $234K Management & general 14% · $42K Fundraising 6% · $18K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Artistic Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eli Yamin’s $77K as Managing & Artistic Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eli Yamin$76,759$69,761$60,558$70,600$65,000$60,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Transforms lives through jazz education and performances.

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1 program · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Providing jazz music, piano and theater education to youth, educators and seniors. To ignite the power of jazz arts education and transform lives by fostering self-expression, leadership, collaberation and diversity.

$234Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$82K
Money outPt IX
$294K
Ln 25
Programscol B$234K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$300
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Government grantsLn 1e$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$82K
Total revenueLn 12$299K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$300
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$98K$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$211$300
Net assetsLn 32$98K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$39K$21K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$97K$77K$10K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$2K$470
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$2K$805
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$412$921
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$1K$654$1K
Office expensesLn 13$978$658$320
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$1K$375
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$952$663
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$84K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$652$652
Total functional expensesLn 25$294K$234K$42K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $925K$780K$145K$500K 990 PDF
FY2024 $834K$627K$207K$355K 990 PDF
FY2023 $525K$488K$37K$148K 990 PDF
FY2022 $358K$430K−$73K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 $305K$338K−$34K$69K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $299K$294K$4K$102K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $298,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,623$216,260
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,556$82,373
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,425$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $249,604$298,633
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,211$177,012
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,437$117,238
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $193,648$294,250
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,956$4,383
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $298,633 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$71,471
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$144,789
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$216,260
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$82,373
VIII-12 Total revenue$298,633
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $294,250 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,000 · Management $21,000$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,764 · Management $9,884 · Fundraising $10,448$97,096
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,778 · Management $1,558 · Fundraising $470$7,806
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,924 · Management $2,381 · Fundraising $805$12,110
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $412 · Management $921$1,333
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,416 · Management $654 · Fundraising $1,350$3,420
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $658 · Fundraising $320$978
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,683 · Management $1,710 · Fundraising $1,710$17,103
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,595 · Management $1,012 · Fundraising $375$2,982
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,190$1,190
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $952 · Management $663$1,615
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,342 · Management $1,148 · Fundraising $2,475$87,965
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $652$652
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $234,056 · Management $42,241 · Fundraising $17,953$294,250
Part X · Balance sheet $102,794 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,322$102,794
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $98,322$102,794
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $211$300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $211$300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $98,111$102,494
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $98,111$102,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $98,322$102,794
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $102,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$298,633
XI-2 Total expenses$294,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,383
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$98,111
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$102,494

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