The mission of the Junior Jazz Foundation is to preserve Jazz through education and performance. Our approach to accomplishing this is to utilize the Junior Jazz Foundation to seek donations of goods and services; to raise funds for new equipment, instruments, scholarships, classes and seminars for interested and promising young students and adults.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$15K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $76K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$185K
Spent
$250K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$185K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$690K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$771K
FY2024$451K
Expenses
$250K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$586K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$737K
FY2024$483K
Net assets
$59K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$175K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2010.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $206K Management & general 18% · $44K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Masteller’s $36K as President is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
David Masteller$36,261$25,000$15,000
Martin Lesch$21,563——
Lavon Stevens$15,575——
James Berry$12,400$2,500—
Kelli Lesch$11,225$10,000—
Jackson Evans$8,075——
Kevin Bales$6,050——
David Carter$1,850——

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Educates and supports young musicians through jazz classes, scholarships, and performances.

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1 program · $206K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Educate and enable young musicians in our community by supplying instruments, scholarships, classes and seminars.

$206Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$76K
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $58K · 2021–2024
Liberty University INCVA · FY2024$8,000
Bluffton Middle SchoolFY2023$2,500
Beaufort Middle SchoolFY2023$1,666
Whale Branch Middle SchoolFY2023$1,000
College of CharlestonFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,000
Ladys Island Middle SchoolFY2021$2,500
Bluffton High SchoolFY2021$2,500
Battery Creek High SchoolFY2021$2,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$185K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$195K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$425
Money outPt IX
$250K
Ln 25
Programscol B$206K
Managementcol C$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$195K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$425
Total revenueLn 12$185K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Other assetsLn 15$35K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$124K$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$124K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$197K$161K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$789$789
TravelLn 17$731$731
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$20K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$401
Total functional expensesLn 25$250K$206K$44K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $451K$483K−$32K$175K 990 PDF
FY2023 $771K$737K$34K$206K 990 PDF
FY2022 $677K$668K$9K$172K 990 PDF
FY2021 $690K$586K$104K$163K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $185K$250K−$66K$59K 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 $184,756 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $83,910$195,034
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,531$425
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $75,392−$10,703
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $192,833$184,756
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,569$19,925
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $153,705$230,447
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $199,274$250,372
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,441−$65,616
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $184,756 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$195,034
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$17,280
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$195,034
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $425$425
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$11,150
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $447$447
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $425 · Unrelated business $447$184,756
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,372 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,925$19,925
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $161,348 · Management $35,886$197,234
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,119$1,119
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $789$789
IX-17 TravelManagement $731$731
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,362 · Management $4,559$24,921
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,452 · Management $401$3,853
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $206,206 · Management $44,166 · Fundraising $0$250,372
Part X · Balance sheet $58,739 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,788$23,073
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,973$20
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$605
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,594$35,041
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $124,355$58,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $124,355$58,739
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $124,355$58,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $124,355$58,739
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$184,756
XI-2 Total expenses$250,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,616
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$124,355
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,739

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