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← NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$73,745,595
Total expenses
$69,076,551
Contributions and grants received
$1,411,452
Grants paid
$2,528,111
Program service revenue
$71,607,638
Investment income
$704,273
Other revenue
$22,232
Total assets, end of year
$54,826,243
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,094,812
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$50,731,431
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$67,212,458
Management and general expenses
$1,519,167
Fundraising expenses
$344,926
Program service expenses (Part III)
$67,212,458

Program services were 97.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $54,945

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $318,463

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $36,250

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,001,794

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $217,401

  • 2a · Program service revenue: NO JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL

    total $71,358,414 · related or exempt $71,358,414

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER FESTIVALS REVENUE

    total $246,374 · related or exempt $246,374

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT PERFORMANCE & SUPPLY FEES

    total $2,850 · related or exempt $2,850

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $662,117 · excluded $662,117

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $3,712 · excluded $3,712

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $34,621

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $34,621

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $34,621 · excluded $34,621

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $10,528,311

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $10,486,155

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $42,156

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $42,156 · excluded $42,156

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $476,283

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $318,463

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $523,988

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$47,705 · excluded -$47,705

  • 11a · Other revenue: REFUNDS/REBATES/REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $31,604 · related or exempt $31,604

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,604

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,127,111 · program services $2,127,111

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $401,000 · program services $401,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $658,237 · program services $273,708 · management and general $384,529

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,458,528 · program services $7,026,996 · management and general $258,330 · fundraising $173,202

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $101,538 · program services $93,920 · management and general $3,220 · fundraising $4,398

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $364,588 · program services $329,548 · management and general $21,540 · fundraising $13,500

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $821,135 · program services $756,933 · management and general $49,973 · fundraising $14,229

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $11,247,495 · program services $11,247,495

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $106,262 · program services $10,197 · management and general $95,865 · fundraising $200

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $44,500 · program services $17,000 · management and general $25,000 · fundraising $2,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $242,338 · management and general $242,338

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,546,709 · program services $2,484,145 · management and general $62,564

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $831,070 · program services $812,136 · management and general $16,904 · fundraising $2,030

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $347,913 · program services $266,930 · management and general $44,241 · fundraising $36,742

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $60,936 · program services $41,350 · management and general $19,216 · fundraising $370

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $536,009 · program services $536,009

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $500,077 · program services $428,888 · management and general $70,285 · fundraising $904

  • 17 · Travel

    total $762,522 · program services $730,019 · management and general $3,648 · fundraising $28,855

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,326 · program services $7,199 · management and general $14,806 · fundraising $1,321

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $679,311 · program services $587,547 · management and general $91,764

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,929,094 · program services $2,816,443 · management and general $112,181 · fundraising $470

  • 24a · Other expenses: TALENT & ARTIST FEES

    total $25,704,197 · program services $25,704,197

  • 24b · Other expenses: FESTIVAL EXPENSES

    total $10,371,826 · program services $10,314,403 · management and general $2,763 · fundraising $54,660

  • 24c · Other expenses: ALL OTHER PROGRAM EXPEN

    total $210,829 · program services $199,284 · fundraising $11,545

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,155,275 · end of year $6,968,106

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,051,960 · end of year $6,199,666

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $580,456 · end of year $502,143

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $344,546 · end of year $314,206

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $13,301,171

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,686,337

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,279,117 · end of year $5,614,834

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $29,396,622 · end of year $34,002,937

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $510,413 · end of year $500,866

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $713,783 · end of year $723,485

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,252,009 · end of year $4,043,512

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $72,800 · end of year $51,300

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,251,400 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $40,601,517 · end of year $49,699,440

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $854,446 · end of year $1,031,991

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE, AND ENCOURAGE THE MUSIC, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE OF COMMUNITIES IN LOUISIANA THROUGH FESTIVALS, PROGRAMS, AND OTHER CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE ARTS, MUSIC AND CULTURE.

  • CULTURAL ENRICHMENT: THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND FOUNDATION, INC. HAS SEVERAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE MUSIC FESTIVALS AND CONCERT SERIES HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC, CUISINE, AND ART. THESE CONCERTS AND FESTIVAL ARTIST PERFORMANCES ARE ALSO STREAMED FOR BROADER ACCESSIBILITY. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ATTENDEES AT JAZZ FEST AND OTHER FESTIVAL AND CONCERTS, STREAMING VIEWERS, AND REMAINING PARTICIPANTS IS 400,002. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED SUPPORT TO WWOZ, A RELATED ORGANIZATION WHICH OPERATES A RADIO STATION IN NEW ORLEANS, LA FOR PRODUCTION AND BROADCASTING OF JAZZ PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $63,339,129 · Grants $500,000 · Revenue $71,639,242

  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND FOUNDATION, INC. HAS SEVERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS BENEFITING LOCAL MUSICIANS AND CULTURE BEARERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THOSE WHICH PROVIDE COMMUNITY GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS IN MUSIC AND THE ART INDUSTRY OF LOUISIANA. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,752 GRANT PARTICIPANTS.

    Expenses $2,587,659 · Grants $2,028,111

  • EDUCATION: THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND FOUNDATION, INC. HAS SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HANDS-ON MUSICAL INSTRUCTION FOR KIDS AGES 8-17. OTHER PROGRAMS ENGAGE ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE ABOUT HISTORY, CULTURE, AND BUSINESS. IN FYE 2024, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 432 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARTICIPANTS IN SYMPOSIUMS AND INSTRUCTION.

    Expenses $1,285,670

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brittany Major

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,560
    From this org
    $9,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 5 related
  • Julie Wise Oreck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,545
    From this org
    $9,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Skipper Bond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,495
    From this org
    $9,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related
  • Courtney Katzenstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,485
    From this org
    $9,485
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 5 related
  • Candice Bates Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,483
    From this org
    $9,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Karen Solomon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,470
    From this org
    $9,470
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cecil J Blache

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,459
    From this org
    $9,459
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Sidney Cates

    SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $9,450
    From this org
    $9,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9 + 4 related
  • David Torkanowsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,450
    From this org
    $9,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rachel F Cousin

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $9,447
    From this org
    $9,447
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7
  • Jr Pegues

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $9,435
    From this org
    $9,435
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7
  • Caryn Rodgers-Battiste

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,425
    From this org
    $9,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Virginia Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,390
    From this org
    $9,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ellen M Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,384
    From this org
    $9,384
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7
  • David A Kerstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,360
    From this org
    $9,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 6 related
  • Deborah Harkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,340
    From this org
    $9,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Ronald P McClain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,330
    From this org
    $9,330
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Howard Rodgers III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $7,911
    From this org
    $7,911
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jay Banks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $7,094
    From this org
    $7,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Gerald Billes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $6,840
    From this org
    $6,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Katy Roubion

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $6,815
    From this org
    $6,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Richard Cortizas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $6,045
    From this org
    $6,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Tara Hernandez

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $5,200
    From this org
    $5,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7
  • Monique Morial

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $3,617
    From this org
    $3,617
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Leonard Smith III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,850
    From this org
    $2,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Donald K Marshall

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $200,360
    From this org
    $185,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,490
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,870
    Bonus
    $9,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,808
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,682
    Filer's total
    $200,360
  • Sarita M Carriere

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HR

    Total calculated
    $175,998
    From this org
    $162,117
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,881
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,117
    Bonus
    $9,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,874
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,007
    Filer's total
    $175,998
  • Jarrod Remetich

    ACCOUNTANT

    Total calculated
    $124,497
    From this org
    $109,593
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,904
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jonathan Solari

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $123,373
    From this org
    $117,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,956
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rachel Lyons

    ARCHIVIST

    Total calculated
    $113,839
    From this org
    $101,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,877
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lakia Robinson

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, PROGRAMS & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $113,243
    From this org
    $104,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,825
    Hours/week
    40
  • Shanna Hudson-Stowe

    DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

    Total calculated
    $112,650
    From this org
    $100,610
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,040
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR, EACH STAFF IS EVALUATED ON PERFORMANCE, AND THE INCENTIVE PAY IS AWARDED BASED ON THAT EVALUATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION IN BROADCASTING AND STREAMING THE MUSIC, CONCERTS, AND FESTIVALS OF LOUISIANA AROUND THE WORLD.

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT- TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THE NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY FOR THE BLACK MASKING INDIANS AND SOCIAL AID & PLEASURE 2ND LINE PARADES.

  • ST TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

    $93,000

    COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRACT WITH ARTIST AND PURCHASE SUPPLIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN.

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRACT WITH ARTIST AND PURCHASE SUPPLIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN.

  • NEW ORLEANS ARTS EDUCATION ALLIANCE

    $50,000

    COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - TO FORM A COLLABORATION THAT WORKS TO PUT AND KEEP ART AND MUSIC IN SCHOOLS.

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDS OF MUSICIANS.

  • ST BERNARD PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

    $44,500

    COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRACT WITH ARTIST AND PURCHASE SUPPLIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN.

  • JEFFERSON PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

    $37,500

    COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRACT WITH ARTIST AND PURCHASE SUPPLIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN.

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPTURE OF LOUISIANA CULTURE VIA MEDIA DOCUMENTATION.

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRACT WITH ARTIST AND PURCHASE SUPPLIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC

    501(C)(3) · PUBLIC BROADCASTING RADIO STATION · LA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND FOUNDATION INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521959349300967

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