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Jazz Empowers FY2022 filing

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Empowers underserved youth through jazz education. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $263K in revenue, $272K in expenses, and $39K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Nashville, TN
Website
www.jazzempowers.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2022)
Revenue
$263KFY2022
Expenses
$272K
Net assets
$39K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-4864928 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Nashville, TN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers underserved youth through jazz education.
Leadership
Larraine Voll Morris · President
Money in and out
$263K revenue, $272K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$263K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$272K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$39K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$263K
FY2022▲ +43%
Expenses
$272K
FY2022▲ +59%
Total assets
$39K
FY2022▼ -19%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2022
Total revenue
$263K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$272K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$39K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$39K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $205K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Our Charter School Residency Program introduces and operates after-school jazz bands in underserved charter schools with no existing instrumental music programs. The schools we serve have the desire to start and sustain a vibrant band program for their students but can't afford the nearly $100,000 needed to do so.

$191Kprogram expense
02

In our Band Director Support Program we partner with band directors and music teachers that already work full time at an undeserved school by helping them develop a strong jazz program at their school.

$13Kprogram expense
03

A program that brings some of our top students together to talk about music talk with professional jazz musicians and to give their feedback on how jazz should be taught to future generations.

$2Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJazz Empowers
EINHdr · item D46-4864928
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.jazzempowers.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A68)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Johnston’s $72K as Executive Dir. is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Andrew Johnston$72,500$59,500$51,500$39,167

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$228K · 87%
Contributions & grants$35K · 13%
Program service revenue87%$228K
Contributions & grants13%$35K
Other revenue$101
Total revenueLn 12$263K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.01
Program services76%$206K
Management & general23%$63K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Total assetsLn 16$39K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$39K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $34K · Operating expenses/yr $272K
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $206K · Total expenses $272K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $63K · Total expenses $272K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $272K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $32K
$0.12 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $35K · Total revenue $263K
13%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $263K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $228K · Total revenue $263K
87%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $263K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $228K · Total expenses $272K
84%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $263K · Prior year $183K
+43%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $39K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $263K · Expenses $272K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $39K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $39K · Total assets $39K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $39K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Larraine Voll Morris · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $272K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $54K · Total expenses $272K
20%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 43%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Gibson GivesFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$866K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$645K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$263K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$183K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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