Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $56K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Bryan Beninghove’s $44K as Director is at the 38th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Beninghove | $44,000 | $48,400 | $28,090 | $13,600 | $15,800 |
| Margo Parks | $9,660 | $8,000 | $27,000 | $13,000 | $14,000 |
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.
See Riverviewjazz Org executive salaries →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
Presents a free, high-quality annual jazz festival in Hudson County.
Questions for Riverviewjazz Org
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Building the festival into a major regional attraction that will benefit the community and local business and provide a showcase for a diverse range of jazz-america's greatest musical art form.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-1425339) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $74K | $23K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $74K | $23K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $5K | $24K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $69K | −$176 |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $56K | $56K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $27K | $27K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1K | $1K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $814 | $115 | $699 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4K | $4K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $3K | $3K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $325 | $325 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $268K | $266K | $1K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $120 | $120 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $380K | $376K | $3K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 4, 2025 | $462K | $449K | $13K | $13K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $310K | $380K | −$69K | −$176 | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 | $268K | $275K | −$8K | $69K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $183K | $77K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2021 | $69K | $31K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $310,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $310,458 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $379,922 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $23,352 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$176 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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