Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Analysis

Uptown Jazz Orchestra is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2021, 5 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, Uptown Jazz Orchestra reported income of $365k and spending of $394k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $436k to $365k (-16%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Uptown Jazz Orchestra sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winter Garden Heritage Foundation Inc ($365k), West Virginia Mine Wars Museum a Non-Profit Corporation ($365k) and The Opera House Players Inc ($365k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4,583 against liabilities of $23k, net assets of -$19k.