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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025

Filed by HIGHLAND AREA PARTNERSHIP INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$126,398
Total expenses
$128,638
Contributions and grants received
$103,833
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$23,946
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
-$1,381
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$4,088
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,088
Program service expenses (Part III)
$0

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2025

Primary exempt purpose

THE HIGHLAND AREA PARTNERSHIP IS AN ARTS AND CULTURE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO CULTIVATING AND CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC, FOOD, AND THE ARTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FESTIVAL IS TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS THROUGH JAZZ AND BLUES MUSIC, HANDS-ON ART ACTIVITIES, AND A VARIETY OF VENDORS. OVER THE YEARS, THE HIGHLAND JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL HAS BROUGHT AN EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO COLUMBIA PARK IN THE HEART OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, TO APPRECIATE THE TALENTS OF LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, ARTISANS/CRAFTS PERSONS, AND CULINARY ARTISTS. THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF THE SURROUNDING HIGHLAND NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DAY OF FESTIVITIES ITSELF HAS MADE THE HIGHLAND JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL A FAVORITE EVENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE FESTIVAL IS FREE TO ATTEND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

  • HIGHLAND JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • Christena Francis

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kira Yeates Wallace

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Myles

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Richardson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katrina Sproles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zummie Law

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Burkholder

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Candice Mills

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emerie Holtzclaw

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/FESTIVA

    Total calculated
    $17,500
    Compensation
    $17,500
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Austin Barrow

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan Best

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cory Craig

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2025
Filed
10 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612539349201041

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