2025-05-13T10:35:45-07:00 2024-06-30 261726741 WatsonRice LLP 31 West 34th Street 7006 New York NY 10001 990 2023-07-01 133631523 Jazz Foundation of America Inc JAZZ 2122453999 247 West 37th Street No 201 New York NY 10018 Joseph Petrucelli Executive Director 2025-05-13 true true Baruti Bediako CPA P00740658 2124477300 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Joseph Petrucelli 247 West 37th Street No 201 New York NY 10018 54118426 false X WWW.JAZZFOUNDATION.ORG X 1992 NY The Jazz Foundation of America is a nonprofit that assists jazz and blue musicians by providing emergency assistance and creating work opportunities. 29 27 18 41 0 2723170 36759467 0 -832393 3299625 -925110 -899907 965667 39159185 572761 487197 0 1430315 1822190 0 317928 1706363 1522347 3709439 3831734 -2743772 35327451 35288027 72589739 381723 219073 34906304 72370666 X The Jazz Foundation of America is a nonprofit that assists jazz and blue musicians by providing emergency assistance and creating work opportunities. true false 1178841 487197 Musicians' Emergency Fund/Housing and Emergency Assistance: Preventing homelessness and evictions for musicians in need and assisting with rent, mortgages, transportation, utilities and other essential living expenses. Most musicians have no savings, they rarely get paid properly, and they live gig to gig. For example, if someone can't work because they've had an accident and are now behind in their rent, we pay their rent and/or utilities to keep them from eviction. We also make sure there is enough food on the table and even go to the hospital with them for treatment if they are alone. In other crisis situations, we are needed to repair or replace instruments so that musicians can keep working. Whatever the situation calls for, we address the need through compassion and counseling from our social work team. JFA looks at the whole person and sees the long- and short-term challenges. This can include making home visits to an elderly person who is alone and even connecting them with younger musicians they can mentor who check in and help care for them. We also make calls after business hours to let them know they are not forgotten. Sometimes we uncover the root of someone's depression or help reconnect them with estranged family members. Every case is special and needs more than what it first presents. Whatever the situation, we heal it as best we can with love, a helping hand, and some creativity. JFA assisted in 1,180 unique cases through the Musicians' Emergency Fund in 2024. 985117 Jazz and Blues in the Schools/Creating Employment: Dignified work that keeps the music alive. Most often, the best way to help blues, jazz, and roots musicians in crisis is to keep them working. Musicians who used to play six nights a week now have few or no options. The Jazz and Blues in the Schools program continues to be a vital source of income and optimism for our legendary elders. JITS serves multiple purposes: 1) providing dignified work for artists to continue doing what they love most; 2) presenting live music to underserved audiences at a variety of community venues and creating access to enrichment and entertainment; and preserving the legacy of jazz and blues through concerts by veteran audiences reaching new listeners. Many of the thousands of young attending their concerts have never heard live music. By sharing this music at schools that otherwise have limited access to arts and enrichment, we can help to build future audiences. In a digital world, this interaction provides the opportunity to learn how music is actually made. Through Jazz and Blues in the Schools, musicians feel alive with purpose, sharing their life stories with hundreds of new fans and passing on valuable lessons about the history and practice of blues, jazz, and roots music. JFA created 1,927 paid work opportunities for musicians in need through the Jazz and Blues in the Schools Program in 2024. 423587 The Gig Fund /Provide Jazz and Blues Music Free to the Public. The Gig Fund produces free, pop-up performances for underserved audiences. The shows take place in public spaces as opposed to traditional and costly venues, and engage new audiences who would not otherwise have the chance to hear these accomplished players. Our dream is for this program to return us to the days when a band would just start playing during lunch hour or after-work, and people would gather to listen, dance, and sing, and there would be this shared experience, reminding us that We Are All In This Together. In 2024 the JFA provide 530 work opportunities for musicians through the Gig Fund Program. 35378 2622923 true true false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 402 0 true 18 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 29 27 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false CA NY X Daryl Dunbar 2122453999 247 West 37th Street No 201 New York NY 10018 Joseph Petrucelli Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 180280 0 16480 Daryl Dunbar CFO 40.00 0.00 X 147855 0 15831 Wendy Oxenhorn Vice Chair 10.00 0.00 X X 138006 0 17496 Steve Jordan Board/Music Dir 15.00 0.00 X 149400 0 0 Bridget Sullivan Director of Dev. 40.00 0.00 114290 0 15160 Jarret Lilien Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Daveed Frazier President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Devins Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard Parsons Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bonin Bough Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William Douglass III Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Frank Forte Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ben Giordiano Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Danny Glover Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Casey Lipscomb Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Low Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott McCartney Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Geoffrey Menin Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Novogratz Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Opartny Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Casey Patterson Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Pietrowicz Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dakota Pippins Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lee Richards Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marc Roth Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Abigail Scheuer Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Siegel Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marlisa Vinciguerra Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Wurtzel Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandy Jordan Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hank O'Neal Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jimmy Owens Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 729831 64967 5 false true false Great Performances 2417 3rd Avenue Suite 300 Bronx NY 10451 Event Catering 102007 1 1265317 150225 35343925 58761 36759467 0 535903 535903 0 0 0 16663467 13899745 2763722 2763722 2763722 107589 1265317 1059496 -951907 -942190 0 0 Other Income 900099 52000 52000 52000 39159185 52000 2357435 0 487197 487197 0 0 366347 256443 54952 54952 0 1169436 851846 158795 158795 35526 24868 5329 5329 129990 94968 17511 17511 120891 87041 16925 16925 60000 60000 1400 1400 40957 40957 0 0 255877 255877 23823 23823 107419 107419 95139 35349 57790 2000 14405 847 13558 0 68190 68190 70116 61035 8272 809 0 0 0 0 9514 9514 22911 19697 1607 1607 Performance fees 647788 647788 Other costs 50846 24212 26634 Production 31632 31632 Cleaning and maintenance 12330 12330 10000 10000 3831734 2622923 890883 317928 1744334 997482 68515 290736 9986049 0 0 0 0 0 9766 2775 304250 91034 168010 213216 1482227 6847356 31371865 40075228 0 0 221089 14399118 35288027 72589739 176903 49402 204820 169671 381723 219073 X 3179982 3276628 31726322 69094038 34906304 72370666 35288027 72589739 35327451 2136911 X false true X true false X 24180898 3211787 3432601 2723170 36759467 70307923 0 0 24180898 3211787 3432601 2723170 36759467 70307923 51103263 19204660 94990 669353 1673955 690937 535903 3665138 0 453 3446 52000 55899 74028960 0.25940 0.43920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 31371866 20000000 3995654 965582 239518 54162420 28961477 3694389 1284000 31371866 35439512 -5337360 1140675 28961477 30356376 6570776 1487640 35439512 10410524 20000000 507466 561614 30356376 1.00000 false false false 230619 26456 204163 73631 64578 9053 213216 40075228 Endowment fund receivable 14227725 Other Receivables Rent Security Deposit 6000 Right-of-use asset 165393 14399118 Lease Liability 169671 169671 X 42785875 2136911 686160 1059496 3882567 38903308 255877 255877 39159185 5321513 686160 1059496 1745656 3575857 255877 255877 3831734 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. BEGINING ON JANUARY 1, 2019, AND EACH TAXABLE YEAR THEREAFTER, 4% OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND ON THE FIRST BUSINESS DAY, SHALL BE EXPENDED IN EQUAL QUARTERLY INSTALLMENTS TO SUPPORT THE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND PROGRAMS. Part X : FIN48 Footnote Generally accepted accounting principles provide guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the financial statements, and require the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken to determine whether the tax positions would more-likely-than-not be sustained by the Foundation upon examination by the applicable taxing authority. Management is not aware of any violation of its tax status as an organization exempt from income taxes or of any exposure to unrelated business income taxes. The Foundations tax returns remain subject to examination by the taxing authorities, for three years after they have been filed. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Event Expenses Netted against Income $1059496 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Event Expenses Netted against Income $1059496 false Dinner, Concert & After Party 1371906 1265317 106589 139519 168563 77871 602489 1371906 1265317 106589 139519 168563 77871 602489 988442 -881853 false 0 0 Assistance to Jazz/Blues Musicians 629 487197 X X false false false false false false false false false Daryl Dunbar CFO 147855 2957 12874 163686 Joseph Petrucelli Executive Dir. 180280 3606 12874 196760 Wendy Oxenhorn Vice Chair 138006 17496 155502 X 3 58761 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 2 The Jazz Legacies Fellowship is a new program that will support 50 seasoned and accomplished jazz artists aged 62 years and older over a five-year period starting in 2025, with the startup phase beginning in 2024. The fellowship honors each recipient with a lifetime achievement award and an unrestricted grant of $100,000. Recipients will also be provided with resources for tailored professional and personal support, including recording and performance opportunities, production assistance, legal and financial counsel and more. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Pro Bono Services: Referrals for medical, legal, and other assistance. Since 1994, JFA has provided a pro bono network for uninsured musicians in crisis due to health issues. Dizzy Gillespie was a patient at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey many times before his passing in early 1993 from pancreatic cancer. Dizzy expressed two wishes to his family in his last days: to support the greatest passion in his lifejazz and jazz musiciansand to have a memorial in his name at his hospital, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. The Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund helps underwrite the costs of hospitalization, diagnostic tests, and a full range of surgical and medical care for jazz musicians who are uninsured and without the ability to pay. Additionally, we have established a network of dentists and oral surgeons who either donate their services completely free or at deeply discounted rates. Pro bono legal services at the JFA include referrals to volunteer lawyers who provide assistance with housing, contract, royalty, estate, and other issues. JFA also works with other relief organizations and musicians' assistance organizations to secure additional and in-kind support for JFA clients. In 2024, JFA made medical, dental, and legal referrals in 23 cases and combined its efforts with other organizations in 635 cases. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Jazz Legacies Fellowship is a new program that will support 50 seasoned and accomplished jazz artists aged 62 years and older over a five-year period in 2025, with the startup phase beginning in 2024. The fellowship honors each recipient with a lifetime achievement award and an unrestricted grant of $100,000. Recipients will also be provided with resources for tailored professional and personal support, including recording and performance opportunities, production assistance, legal and financial counsel and more. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: The Gig Fund /Provide Jazz and Blues Music Free to the Public. The Gig Fund produces free, pop-up performances for underserved audiences. The shows take place in public spaces as opposed to traditional and costly venues, and engage new audiences who would not otherwise have the chance to hear these accomplished players. Our dream is for this program to return us to the days when a band would just start playing during lunch hour or after-work, and people would gather to listen, dance, and sing, and there would be this shared experience, reminding us that We Are All In This Together. In 2024 the JFA provide 530 work opportunities for musicians through the Gig Fund Program. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RECEIVE AND REVIEW A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAINTAINS THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS, WHICH ARE SIGNED ANNUALLY BY EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH THE GOVERNING BOARD. IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBERS, NOT INCLUDING ANY MEMBER THAT HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, REVIEW THE FACTS TO DETERMINE IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Executive Committee (Chairman, President, and Treasurer) determines the compensation of the Executive Director and top managemant. They look at comparable salary data from other nonprofits in the NYC area from the annual compensation report from the New York NonProfit. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Pro Bono Services: Referrals for medical, legal, and other assistance. Since 1994, JFA has provided a pro bono network for uninsured musicians in crisis due to health issues. Dizzy Gillespie was a patient at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey many times before his passing in early 1993 from pancreatic cancer. Dizzy expressed two wishes to his family in his last days: to support the greatest passion in his lifejazz and jazz musiciansand to have a memorial in his name at his hospital, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. The Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund helps underwrite the costs of hospitalization, diagnostic tests, and a full range of surgical and medical care for jazz musicians who are uninsured and without the ability to pay. Additionally, we have established a network of dentists and oral surgeons who either donate their services completely free or at deeply discounted rates. Pro bono legal services at the JFA include referrals to volunteer lawyers who provide assistance with housing, contract, royalty, estate, and other issues. JFA also works with other relief organizations and musicians' assistance organizations to secure additional and in-kind support for JFA clients. In 2022, JFA made medical, dental, and legal referrals in 12 cases and combined its efforts with other organizations in 235 cases. The Pro Bono services totaled $714,955 for the this fiscal year.