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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER INC

EIN 13-3888641 NEW YORK, NY

Largest nonprofits in New York

Revenue 2024
$41,548,448
Expenses 2024
$53,442,021

Program services were 79.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A680
Classification
2000
Street
3 COLUMBUS CIRCLE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, INC. IS TO ENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND EXPAND A GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR JAZZ THROUGH PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, FOSTERS APPRECIATION OF JAZZ AS AN ART FORM, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)... AND OF DRAMA, DANCE, FILM AND OTHER MUSICAL AND PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH LIVE CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, SHOWS, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND COLLABORATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, INC. IS TO ENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND EXPAND A GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR JAZZ THROUGH PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, FOSTERS APPRECIATION OF JAZZ AS AN ART FORM, AND OF DRAMA, DANCE, FILM AND OTHER MUSICAL AND PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH LIVE CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, SHOWS, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND COLLABORATIONS.RAN

  • PERFORMANCE PRESENTATIONS:THE 2024-2025 SEASON FEATURED PERFORMANCES OF THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS, OTHER ENSEMBLES AND GUEST ARTISTS AT FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL, HOME OF JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, INC. AS WELL AS ON TOUR NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

    Expenses $14,503,871 · Revenue $11,961,763

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INCLUDES AN ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL, A JAZZ APPRECIATION CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, STUDENT AND FAMILY CONCERTS, A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ACADEMY, SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS, STUDENT AND EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ADULT EDUCATION COURSES, AND OTHER MUSIC EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.

    Expenses $7,016,791 · Revenue $948,356

  • FACILITY OPERATIONS: JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, INC. OPERATES FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL, A PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION AND BROADCASTING FACILITY DEVOTED TO THE PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING A THEATER OF 1,200 SEATS, A CONCERT HALL OF 500 SEATS, AND A JAZZ CLUB OF 140 SEATS, REHEARSAL STUDIOS, CLASSROOMS AND BROADCAST FACILITIES.

    Expenses $18,390,840 · Revenue $7,204,234

  • MEDIA AND OTHER PROGRAMS: MEDIA AND OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING JAZZ CONGRESS, AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER ARTISTS, MEDIA AND INDUSTRY LEADERS IN THE GLOBAL JAZZ COMMUNITY TO EXCHANGE IDEAS IN ORDER TO NURTURE AND GROW THE JAZZ COMMUNITY, BLUE ENGINE RECORDS WHICH PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER'S RECORDINGS, AND "JAZZ LIVE!" A VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE RECORDING AND DISTRIBUTING VIDEOS OF JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER'S

    Expenses $2,798,391 · Revenue $1,563,243

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Clarence Otis

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mark Rosenthal

    EXECUTIVE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Diane M Coffey

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michael D Fricklas

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nancy Axilrod Denton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Wynton Marsalis

    MANAGING & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,677,925
    From this org
    $2,029,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $647,942
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,029,983
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $611,432
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,510
    Filer's total
    $2,677,925
  • Paul C Schorr IV

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Taylor G Abbey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Robert Kissane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Beth Chartoff Spector

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Buzzy Geduld

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Derek Goodman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • John Arnhold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard M Cashin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles E Phillips Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Jaffe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Steward II

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Golkin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Krasnoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fritz Demopoulos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gbenga Oyebode

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Zeckendorf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey B Kindler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Chenault

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $41,548,448
    Expenses
    $53,442,021
    Contributions
    $15,041,012
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $44,022,035
    Expenses
    $50,005,407
    Contributions
    $19,722,558
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $34,594,092
    Expenses
    $44,996,751
    Contributions
    $15,433,606
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $40,835,305
    Expenses
    $39,797,322
    Assets (EOY)
    $242,570,573
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $54,281,975
    Expenses
    $31,062,735
    Assets (EOY)
    $256,479,916
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $27,240,751
    Expenses
    $39,450,861
    Assets (EOY)
    $222,896,771
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $47,764,314
    Expenses
    $44,461,196
    Assets (EOY)
    $236,607,594
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $39,933,955
    Expenses
    $44,423,642
    Assets (EOY)
    $234,795,368

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.