Public Charity

YOUNG LIONS JAZZ CONSERVATORY

YOUNG LIONS JAZZ CONSERVATORY, of SAN DIEGO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $572K in revenue, $533K in expenses, $530K in total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $678K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 821899094 SAN DIEGO, CA Arts Education NTEE: A25 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$572K
Total Expenses$533K
Total Assets$530K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$678K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

MISSION IS TO ENRICH YOUNG LIVES, AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LIVE, BY INSPIRING IMAGINATION, INTELLECTUAL CUROSITY, CHARACTER, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH JAZZ MUSIC INSTRUCTION PROVIDED TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; TO FACILITATE EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS AT PUBLIC VENUES; TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF JAZZ MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION.

Sample Grants Received

2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$60,750
2024
FOR 2025 SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
$8,500
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,200
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$6,000

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Officers & Directors

BOARD TREASURER Bill Leschensky
BOARD MEMBER Brian Matthews
BOARD SECRETARY Catherine Smith
BOARD MEMBER Dan Atkinson
BOARD MEMBER Gilbert Castellanos
BOARD MEMBER Larna Hartnack

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL
$215,000 3 grants
YOUTH IN NEED OF SCHOLARSHIP
$152,000 1 grant
CULTURE & ARTS
$135,000 6 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$60,750 1 grant
HUMAN SERVICES
$40,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $572K $533K $530K
2024 $530K $324K $483K
2023 $335K $262K $274K
2021 $95K $118K $133K
2020 $167K $115K $155K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $167K to $572K (+243%), with total assets most recently reported at $530K.

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