Promotes and supports jazz through events, education, and advocacy for a vibrant community.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $464K in revenue, $447K in expenses, and $262K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$464K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$447K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$262K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $17K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
72%
28%
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -31% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -89% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$464K
FY2025▲ +6%
$464K$232K$0
FY2022FY2025
Expenses
$447K
FY2025▲ +53%
$447K$223K$0
FY2022FY2025
Total assets
$263K
FY2025▲ +7%
$263K$131K$0
FY2022FY2025
Total liabilities
$698
FY2025▼ -7%
$748$374$0
FY2022FY2025
Total revenue
$464K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$447K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$262K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$17K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$263K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
2 program services account for $321K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01
To enrich and inspire the midlands community by sharing jazz anywhere it is needed by performing an annual jazz fest, quarterly "live in the lobby" programs with the koger center for the arts, monthly "dinner & jazz" shows, livestream concerts, special popup presentations and more.
$260Kprogram expense
02
To bring the important history and value of jazz to life by offering a powerful, engaging and exciting resource of curriculum, clinics, master classes and mentorship to all ages of any background.
Mark E Rapp’s $55K as Director
is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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
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.
Individual Mark E Rapp · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $55K · Total expenses $447K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $59K · Total expenses $447K
13%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
72%
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Overhead ratio
28%
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Revenue growth
6%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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