Mile High Jazz Band Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The MHJB Association promotes live jazz performances, more than 25 per year, in and around Carson City; educates the public about jazz; and enriches the cultural life of the community. The Assoc. supports the MHJB, an 18-piece big band+vocalist, and its affiliated jazz combos. It produces a multi-day, admission-free jazz festival, assists school music programs, presents workshops for student musicians, plays benefits for other charitable organizations, and holds four Jazz & Poetry events annually.
- Income
- $33,618
- Spending
- $48,395
- Reserves
- 11 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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)
- $48,395 spent. Mile High Jazz Band and its combos held about 20 performances, including Jazz & Poetry events, attended by from 50 to more than 300 each, and performed with the Carson High School Jazz Band, Carson Middle School Jazz Band, and Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra to help them raise funds for school music programs. MHJB Association sponsored an art contest for Carson-Tahoe area artists and co-produced an 11-day jazz festival in August attended by more than 3,000 people.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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