Jazz Journalists Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (JJA) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT SUPPORTS THE CREATION AND DISSEMINATION OF ACCURATE, BALANCED, ETHICAL AND INFORMATIVE JOURNALISM ON ALL OF JAZZS GENRES AND ENCOURAGES THE CREATIVE USE OF MEDIA TO SPUR THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE AUDIENCE FOR JAZZ. IT IS A MEMBERSHIP-SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING FORUMS FOR THE DISCUSSION OF JAZZ-RELATED ISSUES AND EVENTS, FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISTIC AND PRESENTATION SKILLS AMONG EMERGING JOURNALISTS (WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, BROADCASTERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS, AND NEW MEDIA USERS) AS WELL AS OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SKILLS INCLUDING KNOWLEDGE OF ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO JOURNALISTS ALREADY ENGAGED IN THE FIELD.
- Income
- $24,713
- Spending
- $15,285
- Reserves
- 17.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 64%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $13,292 spent. PROVIDING FORUMS FOR THE DISCUSSION OF JAZZ-RELATED ISSUES AND EVENTS, FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISTIC AND PRESENTATION SKILLS AMONG EMERGING JOURNALISTS (WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, BROADCASTERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS, AND NEW MEDIA USERS) AS WELL AS OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SKILLS INCLUDING KNOWLEDGE OF ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO JOURNALISTS ALREADY ENGAGED IN THE FIELD.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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