Public Charity

THE FOUNDATION FOR SFJAZZ

THE FOUNDATION FOR SFJAZZ is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $621K revenue, $1.1M expenses, $26.6M total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 453268077 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Educational Services NTEE: B90 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$621K
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$26.6M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION FOR SFJAZZ IS A CA NON-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2011. THE FOUNDATION, WHOSE SOLE MEMBER IS SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ ORGANIZATION, WAS SPECIFICALLY ORGANIZED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FOUNDATION WILL RECEIVE, HOLD, AND INVEST ASSETS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SFJAZZ, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BOTH THE OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS OF SFJAZZ ORGANIZATION.

Where $100 goes at The Foundation for Sfjazz

How The Foundation for Sfjazz divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $99 for programs

$99
The foundation receives, holds, and invests assets for the benefit of sfjazz, the proceeds of which will be used to provide financial support for both the operations and…
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

BOARD MEMBER Alan Robin
CEO (THRU 12/31/24) Greg Stern

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$854,523 17 grants
Education
$279,570 7 grants
Arts & Culture
$16,180 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $621K $1.1M $26.6M
2024 $926K $880K $25.2M
2023 $4.5M $183K $22.9M
2022 $1.1M $859K $20.8M
2021 $887K $890K $25.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $887K to $621K (-30%), with total assets most recently reported at $26.6M.

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