Public Charity

DC JAZZ FESTIVAL

DC JAZZ FESTIVAL is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.4M revenue, $2.8M expenses, $766K total assets. 43 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $739K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 201799842 WASHINGTON, DC Music NTEE: A68 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$766K
Grant Records43
Funding Total$739K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE DC JAZZ FESTIVAL IS TO PRESENT INTERNATIONALLY WORLD- RENOWNED AND EMERGING ARTISTS IN CELEBRATION OF JAZZ; UNIFY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND ENABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND AUDIENCE YEAR-ROUND; ADVANCE JAZZ AND MUSIC EDUCATION BY PROVIDING EXCITING, ADVENTUROUS AND DIVERSE MUSIC EXPERIENCES FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS IN GREATER DC AS WELL AS OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS; PROVIDE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DC-BASED JAZZ MUSICIANS; AND HIGHLIGHT DC AS A MAJOR AND VIBRANT CENTER FOR JAZZ; AND AS A PREMIER CULTURAL DESTINATION.

Where $100 goes at DC Jazz Festival

How DC Jazz Festival divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$82
Held exempt purpose cultural and educational programs and activities in Washington DC
All program spending
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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

DIRECTOR Angie M Gates
DIRECTOR Carmencita Whonder
FOUNDING CHA Claude E Bailey
DIRECTOR David Gorodetski
DIRECTOR Deborah Veney
DIRECTOR Elliott Ferguson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$318,896 22 grants
Arts & Culture
$274,600 11 grants
Human & Social Services
$75,388 2 grants
Education
$50,000 5 grants
Unspecified
$20,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.4M $2.8M $766K
2024 $3.1M $2.5M $1.3M
2023 $2.2M $2.2M $664K
2022 $1.7M $1.7M $651K
2021 $1.5M $1.5M $510K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $2.4M (+61%), with total assets most recently reported at $766K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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