Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,585,777
- Total expenses
- $5,827,075
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,087,017
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $98,957
- Other revenue
- $399,803
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,900,458
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,055,880
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,844,578
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,684,003
- Management and general expenses
- $1,399,285
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,743,787
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,684,003
Program services were 46.1% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$4,790,383
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1c · Fundraising events
$117,110
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1d · Related organizations
$600,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$415,240
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$164,284
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3 · Investment income
total $98,957 · excluded $98,957
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$420,641
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$117,110
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$261,095
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $159,546 · excluded $159,546
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11a · Other revenue: CONSTRUCTION REIMBURSE
total $229,200 · excluded $229,200
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11b · Other revenue: LICENSE PLATES
total $6,845 · related or exempt $6,845
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11c · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $4,212 · related or exempt $4,212
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11e · Other revenue, total
$240,257
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $407,930 · program services $198,551 · management and general $131,063 · fundraising $78,316
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,321,910 · program services $643,410 · management and general $424,715 · fundraising $253,785
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $99,286 · program services $48,325 · management and general $31,900 · fundraising $19,061
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $381,612 · program services $185,741 · management and general $122,608 · fundraising $73,263
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $121,949 · program services $59,356 · management and general $39,181 · fundraising $23,412
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11b · Fees: legal
total $26,920 · management and general $26,920
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $37,000 · management and general $37,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $117,713 · program services $85,144 · management and general $32,569
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13 · Office expenses
total $90,730 · program services $57,918 · management and general $32,812
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14 · Information technology
total $186,728 · program services $92,884 · management and general $47,739 · fundraising $46,105
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16 · Occupancy
total $265,079 · program services $34,241 · management and general $230,838
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $122,845 · program services $36,854 · management and general $85,991
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23 · Insurance
total $83,030 · program services $83,030
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24a · Other expenses: JAZZ FEST EXPENSES
total $1,843,389 · program services $949,576 · fundraising $893,813
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24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP PREMIUMS
total $215,454 · fundraising $215,454
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24c · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
total $146,433 · program services $34,987 · management and general $29,810 · fundraising $81,636
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24d · Other expenses: FINANCIAL FEES
total $74,388 · program services $19,872 · management and general $8,149 · fundraising $46,367
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24e · All other expenses
total $284,679 · program services $154,114 · management and general $117,990 · fundraising $12,575
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,713,216 · end of year $2,327,087
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,538,718 · end of year $2,621,634
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $18,670 · end of year $16,550
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $83,030 · end of year $86,627
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,669,222
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$802,565
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $952,366 · end of year $866,657
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,045,211 · end of year $1,593,803
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,495,175 · end of year $1,388,100
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $164,005 · end of year $145,440
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $146,135 · end of year $507,560
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,498,962 · end of year $1,402,880
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,037,284 · end of year $6,844,578
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC. OPERATES A NONCOMMERICAL, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION WHICH WAS LICENSED TO OPERATE BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 29, 1981. THE STATION'S CALL LETTERS ARE WWOZ-FM THE MISSION OF THE STATION IS TO CELEBRATE [CONT'D ON SCH O] THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND ITS SURROUNDING REGIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND INFORMATION. THE STATION IS FUNDED MAINLY BY FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, SUPPORT FROM THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING AND UNDERWRITING CONTRIBUTIONS. THE BROADCAST HOURS OF THE RADIO STATION WERE 8,754 FOR 2025.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC. OPERATES A NONCOMMERICAL, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION WHICH WAS [CONT'D ON SCH O] LICENSED TO OPERATE BY THE FEDERAL COMMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 29, 1981. THE STATION'S CALL LETTERS ARE WWOZ-FM THE MISSION OF THE STATION IS TO CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND ITS SURROUNDING REGIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND INFORMATION. THE STATION IS FUNDED MAINLY BY FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, SUPPORT FROM THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING AND UNDERWRITING CONTRIBUTIONS. THE BROADCAST HOURS OF THE RADIO STATION WERE 8,754 FOR 2025.
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FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC. OPERATES A NONCOMMERICAL, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION WHICH WAS LICENSED TO OPERATE BY THE FEDERAL COMMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 29, 1981. THE STATION'S CALL LETTERS ARE WWOZ-FM THE MISSION OF THE STATION IS TO CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND ITS SURROUNDING REGIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND INFORMATION. THE STATION IS FUNDED MAINLY BY FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, SUPPORT FROM THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING AND UNDERWRITING CONTRIBUTIONS. THE BROADCAST HOURS OF THE RADIO STATION WERE 8,754 FOR 2025.
Expenses $2,684,003
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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David KersteinDAVID KERSTEIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Norman RobinsonNORMAN ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $300
- From this org
- $300
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Irma ThomasIRMA THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $3,000
- From this org
- $3,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ronald McClainRONALD MCCLAIN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sidney CatesSIDNEY CATES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Brittany MajorBRITTANY MAJOR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bruce BarnesBRUCE BARNES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Christopher LebatoCHRISTOPHER LEBATO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bruce WainerBRUCE WAINER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Flozell Daniels JrFLOZELL DANIELS JR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jeff GoldringJEFF GOLDRING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Deborah HarkinsDEBORAH HARKINS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Courtney Slatten-KatzensteinCOURTNEY SLATTEN-KATZENSTEIN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Skipper BondSKIPPER BOND
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
David FrancisDAVID FRANCIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tara Carter-HernandezTARA CARTER-HERNANDEZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Chauncey RoysterCHAUNCEY ROYSTER
CFO
- Total calculated
- $158,793
- From this org
- $124,882
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,911
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $107,955
- Bonus
- $16,927
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,708
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,203
- Filer's total
- $158,793
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Beth UtterbackBETH UTTERBACK
CEO
- Total calculated
- $220,959
- From this org
- $198,275
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,684
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,335
- Bonus
- $28,940
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,897
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,787
- Filer's total
- $220,959
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David AnkersDAVID ANKERS
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT
- Total calculated
- $143,544
- From this org
- $125,507
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,037
- Hours/week
- 40
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Damond JacobDAMOND JACOB
CHIEF ENGINEER
- Total calculated
- $130,095
- From this org
- $112,817
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,278
- 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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND DETERMINES ANY BONUS AMOUNT TO BE PAID.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
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.
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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · PROMOTE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE · LA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 4 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202631599349301708
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