2023-11-15T15:55:08-06:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 810594076 BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL & FOUNDATION BATO 2259078771 PO BOX 5332 BATON ROUGE LA 70821 ETHAN ALLEN TREASURER 2252965150 2023-11-15 ETHAN ALLEN 999009999 0 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BILL BRYAN PO BOX 5332 BATON ROUGE LA 70821 330163 0 X WWW.BRBLUESFOUNDATION.ORG X 2003 LA THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVING TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE BATON ROUGE BLUES CULTURE AND BRING THE BEST OF LOUISIANA SWAMP BLUES MUSIC TO THE WORLD. 13 13 1 0 0 0 102372 249149 6694 81012 1 2 0 0 109067 330163 0 0 0 0 72260 74548 0 0 0 31116 213037 103376 287585 5691 42578 227833 174015 96396 0 131437 174015 X THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVING TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE BATON ROUGE BLUES CULTURE AND BRING THE BEST OF LOUISIANA SWAMP BLUES MUSIC TO THE WORLD. 0 0 204830 330163 ORIGINATING IN 1981, THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BLUES FESTIVALS IN AMERICA, FIRST HELD ON THE CAMPUS OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.THE FESTIVAL HONORS THE LEGEND OF HOME-GROWN BLUES ARTIST LIKE SLIM HARPO, RUDY RICHARD, SILAS HOGAN, WHISPERIN' SMITH, GUITAR KELLY, SCHOOLBOY CLEVE, CHEWIN' GUM JOHNSON AND RAFUL NEAL. EXPANDING OUTSIDE OUR BACKYARD, THE FESTIVAL HAS BROUGHT IN NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECONIZED NAMES LIKE BOBBY BLUE BLAND, MARICA BALL, PHIL GUY, LARRY GARNER AND CHARLIE MUSSLEWHITE - INCLUDING RECENT GRAMMY-NOMINEE RUTHIE FOSTER, WHO WON THE HEARTS OF THE FESTIVAL GOERS IN 2009. 204830 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X ETHAN ALLEN CPA 2252965150 PO BOX 5332 BATON ROUGE LA 70821 ANNE CROCHET DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ETHAN ALLEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL BRYAN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL ISBELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WESLEY SHRUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC DEXTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN MCVICKER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LANCE PORTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYCE BOURQUE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN LAMBERT TOMPKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAROMITA SAHA KILLELEA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR JOYCE JACKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY NEUSTROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 69250 0 0 69250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142061 107088 249149 BATON ROUGE BLUES FEST 711130 81012 81012 81012 2 2 330163 81012 0 2 69250 69250 5298 5298 2048 2048 12315 12315 4290 4290 203 203 4986 4871 115 PRODUCTION 184436 184436 FESTIVAL STORAGE 3208 3208 OTHER 1466 1466 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 85 85 287585 204830 82755 0 227833 174015 227833 174015 92061 0 4335 0 96396 0 X 131437 174015 0 0 0 0 131437 174015 227833 174015 42578 0 X 0 0 0 X 208126 171809 133679 91109 157088 761811 82331 62293 1480 6694 81012 233810 290457 234102 135159 97803 238100 995621 0 0 0 995621 1 2 3 1 2 3 125000 11262 92061 228323 415457 234102 135159 109066 330163 1223947 0.81350 0.88530 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVING TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE BATON ROUGE BLUES CULTURE AND BRING THE BEST OF LOUISIANA SWAMP BLUES MUSIC TO THE WORLD. TODAY THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS A BLUES EDUCATION PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL. OUR BLUES EDUCATION PROGRAM PROMOTES THE HISTORY OF LOUISIANA SWAMP BLUES AND TEACHES LOCAL YOUTH HOW SWAMP BLUES IS SHAPED BY AND CONTRIBUTES TO LOUISIANA CULTURE. THE BLUES MUSIC HISTORY PROJECT DOCUMENTS LOCAL PERFORMANCES, INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL BLUES MUSICIANS AND NARRATIVES ABOUT THE ROOTS OF SWAMP BLUES AND ITS IMPACT ON OTHER MUSICAL FORMS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: VISITORS AND LOCALS ALIKE ARE ENCOURAGED TO FURTHER THEIR BATON ROUGE BLUES EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE FESTIVAL AT HANGOUTS LIKE PHIL BRADY'S (WITH THE LONGEST-RUNNING 21-YEAR THURSDAY NIGHT BLUES JAM AROUND) AND THE INIMITABLE TEDDY'S JUKE JOINT IN ZACHARY, LOUISIANA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST