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← JAZZ WAHI INC

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by JAZZ WAHI INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 14 October 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$60,925 changed to $69,058
Total expenses
$55,925 changed to $42,683
Contributions and grants received
$46,180 changed to $65,883
Grants paid
$200 changed to $0
Program service revenue
$14,745 changed to $3,175
Total assets, end of year
$23,132 changed to $49,507
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,132 changed to $49,507
Program service expenses (Part III)
$51,624 changed to $17,400

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Alec Castro
  • Jhoely Garay

Listed only on the later return

  • Aimee Allen
  • Santiago Grullon

Listed under a different title

  • John Albin: Board Member then Board Secretary
  • Louise Rogers: Artistic Director. Board President then Artistic Director.
  • Mark Kross: Managing Director. Board Secretary-Treasurer then Managing Director. Board President

Totals

Total revenue
$60,925
Total expenses
$55,925
Contributions and grants received
$46,180
Grants paid
$200
Program service revenue
$14,745
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$0
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$23,132
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,132
Program service expenses (Part III)
$51,624

Program services were 92.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

Promoting jazz performance and music education in Washington Heights, NYC. Our mission is to bring jazz music to a local audience, and to expand that audience through performances and educational opportunities in accessible neighborhood settings, inviting community members of all backgrounds to appreciate jazz as a living, breathing, evolving tradition.

  • The Washington Height Jazz Festival. Oct 31 - Nov 3. 63 musicians performing, 15 separate performances, for a total of 600 audience members in local venues. Included Jazz for Kids concert.

    Expenses $13,174

  • Melting Pot Jazz Series. May 30 - June 27. Five family-friendly free outdoor concerts. Total audience 1000

    Expenses $4,750

  • Jazz WaHi New Year's Eve. Dec 31. Six free performances in neighborhood venues, including Jazz for Kids concert. Total 300 attendees.

    Expenses $1,600

  • The weekly Jazz WaHi Jam session. Every Tuesday throughout 2024 (our 10th year of these jams). Jam session and performance (free). Average participation is 20 musicians and 35 audience members each week.

    Expenses $8,000 · Grants $1,000

  • Jazz in Bennett Park. April - October. Free, weekly outdoor performances and jam sessions in a neighborhood park. This program was started during COVID and continued because of neighborhood benefit and demand. Each week sees an average of 75 people, including many families and children, enjoying music payed by 8-10 musicians.

    Expenses $5,000 · Grants $1,000

  • Happy Hour Jazz at 181 Cabrini. Every Saturday throughout 2024. Free weekly jazz performances in a neighborhood venue. Average weekly audience 25.

    Expenses $9,000 · Grants $1,000

  • Happy Hour Jazz at Dutch Baby Bakery. Every Wednesday beginning September 2024. Free weekly jazz performances in a neighborhood venue. Average weekly audience 25.

    Expenses $3,200 · Grants $800

  • The Jazz WaHi Vocal Series. Monthly performances by prominent NYC jazz vocalists in a neighborhood venue. Average audience 30.

    Expenses $5,400

  • Medical Center Nursery School (MCNS) Jazz Festival. March 2024. In partnership with MCNS, prominent NYC jazz musicians visited the school to perform for and teach the students about jazz, culminating in an outdoor Jazz for Kids Concert in Bennett Park on May 11. About 100 people attended the concert.

    Expenses $1,500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Mark Kross

    Managing Director. Board Secretary-Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    25

  • Louise Rogers

    Artistic Director. Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    25

  • John Albin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chidiebere Emmanuel

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jhoely Garay

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Alec Castro

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202501339349205695

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