Jazz Wahi Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Promoting jazz performance and music education in Washington Heights, NYC. Our mission is to bring jazz music to a local audience, and to expand that audience through performances and educational opportunities in accessible neighborhood settings, inviting community members of all backgrounds to appreciate jazz as a living, breathing, evolving tradition.
- Income
- $69,058
- Spending
- $42,683
- Reserves
- 13.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Highest pay
- $7,500, artistic director.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 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 May 31, 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 May 31, 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 (6)
- $4,100 spent. Happy Hour Jazz at 181 Cabrini. Every Saturday. Free weekly jazz performances in a neighborhood venue. Average weekly audience 25.
- $3,500 spent. Happy Hour Jazz at Dutch Baby Bakery. Every Wednesday. Free weekly jazz performances in a neighborhood venue. Average weekly audience 25.
- $3,300 spent. The weekly Jazz WaHi Jam session. Every Tuesday throughout 2024 (our 10th year of these jams). Jam session and performance (free). Average participation is 20 musicians and 35 audience members each week.
- $2,600 spent. The Jazz WaHi Vocal Series. Monthly performances by prominent NYC jazz vocalists in a neighborhood venue. Average audience 30.
- $2,400 spent. Jazz in Bennett Park. April - October, expenses reflect period of April-May. Free, weekly outdoor performances and jam sessions in a neighborhood park. This program was started during COVID and continued because of neighborhood benefit and demand. Each week sees an average of 75 people, including many families and children, enjoying music payed by 8-10 musicians.
- $1,500 spent. Melting Pot Jazz Series. May 30 - June 27. Five family-friendly free outdoor concerts. Total audience 1000
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 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 November 6, 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 December 2024.
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 August 2019.
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 November 4, 2026.
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