2025-12-09T10:05:34-08:00 2025-06-30 221481139 SAMUEL KLEIN AND COMPANY 550 BROAD ST STE 11 NEWARK NJ 07102 990 2024-07-01 562303577 JAZZ HOUSE KIDS INC JAZZ 9737442273 347 BLOOMFIELD AVE LOWER LEVEL MONTCLAIR NJ 07042 MELISSA WALKER President 2025-12-09 true true BRUCE W MICHEL P00381558 9736246100 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MELISSA WALKER 347 Bloomfield Ave MONTCLAIR NJ 07042 7918832 false X WWW.JAZZHOUSEKIDS.ORG X 2002 NJ JAZZ HOUSE KiDS transforms lives using the power and legacy of jazz through world-class education and performances that create avenues of access, learning, career development and community building. 17 17 90 171 0 1884439 4797607 3689906 2918317 13040 189868 5574345 7918832 0 0 2090904 2454379 0 462441 3465312 4009496 5556216 6463875 18129 1454957 1047289 2955474 441191 871706 606098 2083768 JAZZ HOUSE KiDS transforms lives using the power and legacy of jazz through world-class education and performances that create avenues of access, learning, career development and community building. false false 3689876 JAZZ HOUSE PROGRAMS: : At JAZZ HOUSE Montclair and the JAZZ HOUSE NYC satellite campus, students ages 8 to 19 from across New Jersey and New York City participate in year-round jazz ensemble and pre-college programs with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS professional teaching artists. Qualifying students receive greatly reduced, need-based tuition assistance. Begun in 2011, CHiCA Power has increased young womens representation in instrumental music ensembles to upwards of 30% to 40%, depending on the program. A free, multi-part JAZZ HOUSE Goes to College series provides guidance with the college preparation, selection and application process and includes a college fair with admissions representatives. Each year, more than 99% of high school seniors at JAZZ HOUSE Montclair go on to attend college or vocational school, with many receiving major scholarships. JAZZ HOUSE KiDS also provides extensive summer programming, including the nationally recognized JAZZ HOUSE Summer Workshop. 983348 MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL: Presented annually since 2010, the MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL has grown to become New Jerseys largest, free jazz festival with more than 27,000 attendees. This no-tickets-required festival is presented at venues across Montclair and culminates with a multi-stage grand finale featuring world-renowned artists and JAZZ HOUSE KiDS talented students and alumni. The festival generates tremendous revenue for hundreds of local businesses and festival vendors. 639177 IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: JAZZ HOUSE MUSIC SCHOLARS PROGRAMS PROVIDE FREE, WEEKLY IN-SCHOOL INSTRUCTION FOR HUNDREDS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, IN NEWARK AND OTHER UNDERRESOURCED NEW JERSEY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 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UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,2025 AND 2024. THE ORGANIZATION FILES ITS FORMS 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2022. X false PUCCI 512569 330593 181976 512569 330593 181976 181976 X X false false false false false false false false false MELISSA WALKER President 173694 173694 DONATED GOODS 24299 FMV DONATED SERVICE 425000 HOURLY RATE INSTRUMENTS 6725 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND MELISSA WALKER ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT, THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AND RECOMMENDED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE BOARD PRESIDENT MONITORS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ONGOING BASIS Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF Directors BASED UPON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR SIMILARLY SIZED AND TYPES OF NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT BASED UPON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR SIMILARLY SIZED AND TYPES OF NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST