Inspires creative growth through jazz immersion and education for a diverse, multi-generational community.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $3.0M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, and $1.3M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$3.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $20K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
84%
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +107% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +22%
$3.0M$1.5M$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +10%
$3.0M$1.5M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -4%
$2.2M$1.1M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$322K
FY2024▼ -22%
$694K$347K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$3.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$20K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Four weeks of immersive education and performance activities that include in-depth instruction in jazz theory and musicianship (beginner through advanced), individual instrument and vocal master classes with leading jazz artist faculty and emerging professionals and intensive coaching in improvisation skills by leading jazz artist…
$1.6Mprogram expense
02
Stanford Jazz Festival
annual series of premiere jazz concerts featuring distinguished jazz legends, top local jazz artists, and SJW Alumni and other emerging professional musicians that is performed in the heart of the Stanford Jazz Workshops education programs, with some concerts taking place prior to the start of education programs in mid-July.
$541Kprogram expense
03
SJW also offers numerous outreach clinics, workshops, and other educational opportunities for students and adults during the non-summer months of each year that include jazz theory, instrumental instruction, composition and arranging, and combo and big band formats for receiving high quality instruction/coaching, plus opportunities to…
Cory Combs’s $180K as Executive Dir.
is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3917 $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 · 7 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 Cory Combs · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $180K · Total expenses $3.0M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $984K · Total expenses $3.0M
33%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
84%
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Overhead ratio
11%
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Fundraising cost ratio
14%
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Revenue growth
22%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
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Legal fee ratio
0%
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Accounting fee ratio
0%
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Fundraising fee ratio
0%
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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) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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