Public Charity

PRESERVATION HALL FOUNDATION INC

PRESERVATION HALL FOUNDATION INC, of NEW ORLEANS, LA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.1M in revenue, $3.3M in expenses, $9.3M in total assets. 54 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 272910626 NEW ORLEANS, LA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$3.3M
Total Assets$9.3M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$3.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

PRESERVATION HALL FOUNDATION PROTECTS, PRESERVES, AND PERPETUATES NEW ORLEANS MUSIC THROUGH ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING MUSICIANS; PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO ELDER MEMBERS OF OUR COLLECTIVE; CONSERVING AND SHARING JAZZ MUSIC ARCHIVES AND SPACES; PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND GRANTMAKING TO RECOGNIZE MERIT AND/OR ALLEVIATE NEED.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$86,500
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$53,150
$51,703
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alexa Pulitzer
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Ashley Graham
CHAIRMAN Benjamin Jaffe
PRESIDENT Dr Aaron Wolfson
SECRETARY Dr John Wells
BOARD MEMBER Graham Coleman

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Top Grant Purposes

CULTURE & ARTS
$929,500 5 grants
ARTS AND CULTURE
$700,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$539,941 8 grants
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
$275,000 3 grants
EDUCATION
$150,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.1M $3.3M $9.3M
2023 $2.1M $2.3M $8.6M
2022 $3.2M $1.9M $3.9M
2020 $3.4M $1.9M $2.0M
2019 $1.2M $1.3M $246K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $4.1M (+232%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.3M.

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