Public Charity

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND FOUNDATION INC

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND FOUNDATION INC, of NEW ORLEANS, LA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $61.9M in revenue, $62.2M in expenses, $57.3M in total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 720692744 NEW ORLEANS, LA Bands & Ensembles NTEE: A6C Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$61.9M
Total Expenses$62.2M
Total Assets$57.3M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE, AND ENCOURAGE THE MUSIC, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE OF COMMUNITIES IN LOUISIANA THROUGH FESTIVALS, PROGRAMS, AND OTHER CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES.

Where $100 goes at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc

How New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $96 for programs

$90
Cultural enrichment
93% of program spending
$4
Economic development
5% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,055 participants
$2
Education
2% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 547 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CEO Blake-Anthony A Johnson
DIRECTOR Brittany Major
DIRECTOR Candice Bates Anderson
DIRECTOR Caryn Rodgers-Battiste
DIRECTOR Cecil Cj Blache
DIRECTOR Courtney Slatten Katzenstein

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,032,638 28 grants
Arts & Culture
$287,998 11 grants
Education
$25,350 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$11,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $61.9M $62.2M $57.3M
2024 $73.7M $69.1M $54.8M
2023 $53.2M $52.3M $45.0M
2022 $55.9M $51.1M $42.4M
2021 $11.5M $10.0M $55.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $11.5M to $61.9M (+439%), with total assets most recently reported at $57.3M.

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