Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,407,026
- Total expenses
- $2,842,711
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,722,085
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $599,726
- Investment income
- $11,964
- Other revenue
- $73,251
- Total assets, end of year
- $766,410
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $93,312
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $673,098
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,353,642
- Management and general expenses
- $378,786
- Fundraising expenses
- $110,283
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,353,642
Program services were 82.8% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$645,904
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,076,181
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2a · Program service revenue: DC JAZZ FESTIVAL REVENUE
total $524,774 · related or exempt $524,774
-
2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $49,026 · related or exempt $49,026
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2c · Program service revenue: VENDOR FEES
total $25,926 · related or exempt $25,926
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3 · Investment income
total $11,964 · related or exempt $11,964
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $73,251 · related or exempt $73,251
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$73,251
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $176,084 · program services $102,129 · management and general $42,260 · fundraising $31,695
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $381,078 · program services $245,679 · management and general $107,895 · fundraising $27,504
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $96,485 · program services $61,539 · management and general $25,256 · fundraising $9,690
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $43,121 · program services $26,304 · management and general $12,074 · fundraising $4,743
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11b · Fees: legal
total $550 · management and general $550
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $58,226 · management and general $58,226
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11g · Fees: other
total $57,670 · program services $12,751 · management and general $27,121 · fundraising $17,798
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $32,310 · management and general $32,310
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13 · Office expenses
total $100,034 · program services $62,546 · management and general $26,917 · fundraising $10,571
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16 · Occupancy
total $15,000 · program services $9,378 · management and general $4,036 · fundraising $1,586
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17 · Travel
total $21,773 · program services $13,613 · management and general $5,859 · fundraising $2,301
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $25,851 · program services $16,163 · management and general $6,956 · fundraising $2,732
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,243 · program services $2,653 · management and general $1,142 · fundraising $448
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23 · Insurance
total $11,495 · program services $7,187 · management and general $3,093 · fundraising $1,215
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24a · Other expenses: EVENT PRODUCTION
total $1,763,611 · program services $1,763,611
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24b · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE
total $21,767 · program services $21,767
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24c · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES
total $21,187 · program services $7,087 · management and general $14,100
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24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $7,000 · management and general $7,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,226 · program services $1,235 · management and general $3,991
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $212,414 · end of year $461,924
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,023,410 · end of year $285,350
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $2,836
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$30,587
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$29,990
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,840 · end of year $597
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $27,074 · end of year $15,703
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $133,131 · end of year $77,609
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $27,074 · end of year $15,703
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $239,123 · end of year $152,783
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $869,660 · end of year $520,315
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE DC JAZZ FESTIVAL IS TO PRESENT INTERNATIONALLY WORLD- RENOWNED AND EMERGING ARTISTS IN CELEBRATION OF JAZZ; UNIFY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND ENABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND AUDIENCE YEAR-ROUND; ADVANCE JAZZ AND MUSIC EDUCATION BY PROVIDING EXCITING, ADVENTUROUS AND DIVERSE MUSIC EXPERIENCES FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS IN GREATER DC AS WELL AS OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS; PROVIDE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DC-BASED JAZZ MUSICIANS; AND HIGHLIGHT DC AS A MAJOR AND VIBRANT CENTER FOR JAZZ; AND AS A PREMIER CULTURAL DESTINATION.
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HELD EXEMPT PURPOSE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN WASHINGTON DC.
Expenses $2,353,642 · Revenue $599,726
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Sunny SumterSUNNY SUMTER
CEO/PRESIDEN
- Total calculated
- $216,350
- From this org
- $176,084
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,266
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,084
- Bonus
- $11,000
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $40,266
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $216,350
-
Ronald D AbramsonRONALD D ABRAMSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Claude E BaileyCLAUDE E BAILEY
FOUNDING CHA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kimberly BassetKIMBERLY BASSET
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter BellPETER BELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ron CarterRON CARTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meryl ChertoffMERYL CHERTOFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Felix ContrerasFELIX CONTRERAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer CurrieJENNIFER CURRIE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin EubanksKEVIN EUBANKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elliott FergusonELLIOTT FERGUSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pam FrazierPAM FRAZIER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey FreundJEFFREY FREUND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Angie M GatesANGIE M GATES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter M GillonPETER M GILLON
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David GorodetskiDAVID GORODETSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William Lacy Clay JrWILLIAM LACY CLAY JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William KirkWILLIAM KIRK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen MarangiKAREN MARANGI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert R MarshallROBERT R MARSHALL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erik A MosesERIK A MOSES
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Roger PollakROGER POLLAK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tanner PowellTANNER POWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Harriet SanfordHARRIET SANFORD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Thomas SilversteinTHOMAS SILVERSTEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim TignorKIM TIGNOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deborah VeneyDEBORAH VENEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leslie WhipkeyLESLIE WHIPKEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carmencita WhonderCARMENCITA WHONDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 19 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202642049349300904
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