Blues Alley Jazz Society

Analysis

Blues Alley Jazz Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Blues Alley Jazz Society reported income of $152k and spending of $97k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $53k to $152k (+188%), an average of +188% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Blues Alley Jazz Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teatro Del Pueblo Inc ($152k), Northrop Choral Association ($152k) and Coaxial Arts Foundation ($152k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $43k.