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← JAZZ ARTS GROUP OF COLUMBUS

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JAZZ ARTS GROUP OF COLUMBUS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,010,707
Total expenses
$2,393,915
Contributions and grants received
$1,267,133
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$737,943
Investment income
$2,201
Other revenue
$3,430
Total assets, end of year
$1,024,707
Total liabilities, end of year
$378,802
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$645,905
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,527,104
Management and general expenses
$581,694
Fundraising expenses
$285,117
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,527,104

Program services were 63.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $473,581

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $793,552

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $106,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONCERT SERIES

    total $541,721 · related or exempt $541,721

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ARTIST SERVICES

    total $73,150 · related or exempt $73,150

  • 2c · Program service revenue: AFFILIATE MUSICIANS

    total $71,725 · unrelated business $71,725

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $51,347 · related or exempt $51,347

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,201 · excluded $2,201

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $8,429

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $10,859

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$2,430 · related or exempt -$2,430

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $5,860 · excluded $5,860

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,860

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $185,833 · management and general $74,333 · fundraising $111,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $725,880 · program services $555,390 · management and general $94,668 · fundraising $75,822

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $42,094 · program services $41,217 · fundraising $877

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $57,811 · program services $36,528 · management and general $11,922 · fundraising $9,361

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $67,770 · program services $40,822 · management and general $12,440 · fundraising $14,508

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $88,031 · management and general $88,031

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $439,727 · program services $374,114 · management and general $10,505 · fundraising $55,108

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $122,426 · program services $92,556 · management and general $28,796 · fundraising $1,074

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $58,831 · program services $40,654 · management and general $15,804 · fundraising $2,373

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $25,659 · program services $911 · management and general $24,748

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $213,365 · program services $99,788 · management and general $113,577

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,921 · program services $23,974 · management and general $947

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $27,948 · program services $15,071 · management and general $6,130 · fundraising $6,747

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,269 · program services $44 · management and general $2,225

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,254 · management and general $19,254

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,821 · management and general $7,821

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION

    total $191,081 · program services $185,542 · fundraising $5,539

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $53,559 · management and general $53,559

  • 24c · Other expenses: MUSIC AND LICENSE FEES

    total $12,154 · program services $12,008 · management and general $134 · fundraising $12

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT REPAIRS/MAINT

    total $10,582 · program services $8,235 · management and general $547 · fundraising $1,800

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,899 · program services $250 · management and general $16,253 · fundraising $396

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $321,163 · end of year $90,874

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $832,171 · end of year $802,829

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,757 · end of year $15,563

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

    $258,948

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

    $238,331

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,561 · end of year $20,617

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $45,694 · end of year $47,782

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $60,810 · end of year $47,042

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $172,080 · end of year $79,690

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $19,500 · end of year $251,043

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $61,463 · end of year $48,069

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $126,039 · end of year $230,926

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $903,074 · end of year $414,979

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS OF JAZZ MUSIC THROUGH ITS OWN PROFESSIONAL JAZZ REPERTORY ORCHESTRA.

  • PERFORMANCE SERIES: THE COLUMBUS JAZZ ORCHESTRA (CJO) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1973 AND PRESENTS TWO SUBSCRIPTION SERIES FOR 900 SEASON SUBSCRIBERS AT THE SOUTHERN THEATRE AND LINCOLN THEATRE. THE CJO IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FINEST JAZZ ORCHESTRAS AND IS CONDUCTED BY BYRON STRIPLING. OUR "JAZZ AT THE LINCOLN" SERIES IS PRESENTED AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE IN THE KING LINCOLN DISTRICT OF COLUMBUS AND PROMOTES SMALLER ENSEMBLES TO DEVELOP NEW AUDIENCES FOR MORE MODERN MUSIC.

    Expenses $947,966 · Revenue $541,721

  • JAZZ ACADEMY (JAZZ IN THE COMMUNITY, JAZZ IN THE SCHOOLS): THE JAZZ ACADEMY CONSISTS OF TWO CATEGORIES, COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS, BOTH PROGRAM CATEGORIES ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN TO SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE ART OF JAZZ. LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE CONDUCTED IN CENTRAL OHIO SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS ARE CONDUCTED AT MUSIC STUDIOS OPERATED BY JAG. JAZZ ACADEMY PROGRAMS TARGET ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED YOUTH WITH IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. JAZZ ACADEMY PROGRAMS ARE ALSO DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVEOPMENT OF PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOL TEACHERS TO ENHANCE THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS.

    Expenses $542,319 · Revenue $51,347

  • AFFILIATE MUSICIANS/OUTREACH: PART OF THE PURPOSE OF THE JAZZ ARTS GROUP (JAG) IS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CORE OF COLUMBUS'S JAZZ MUSICIANS. AFFILIATE MUSICIANS LINK PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS WITH CONSUMERS FOR LIVE MUSIC. THE COLUMBUS JAZZ ORCHESTRA AND OTHER ENSEMBLES ALSO PRESENT PROGRAMS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND REGION THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $36,819 · Revenue $73,150

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Katy Coy

    CHIEF EXEC.

    Total calculated
    $37,500
    From this org
    $37,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Press Southworth

    CHIEF EXEC.

    Total calculated
    $98,400
    From this org
    $98,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michael Peddicord

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gil Gradisar

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Driver

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Huesman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Natalie Adams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jocelyn Armstrong

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alessandro Ciaffoncini

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dalena Cupp

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin Flanigan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Hatcher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dennis Kovach

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert E Lee III

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Therese McCann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sandy Meizlish

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pete Mills

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Pittsenbarger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kyle Welch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349308710

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