Jazz Hamilton Arts Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 934946788
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Orlando, FL, USA
- Phone
- 4075132292
- Rating
- 53
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Music
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $203,465
- Expenses
- $153,966
- Assets
- $49,499
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ (President)
- DENISE FIGUEROA (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ (President)
- DENISE FIGUEROA (Vice President)
- MARIBEL GONZALEZ (Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Focus #1: To empower underserved communities by providing equal access to music performances held in concert halls through our community outreach initiative Music for All. And, to empower underprivileged youth through music and access to high-quality mentorship and performance opportunities through our youth initiatives Notes of Change and The Jazz Hamilton Youth Community Symphony.Focus #2: To support young aspiring musicians from all backgrounds pursuing music performance studies through scholarships and mentorship.Focus #3: To empower Hispanic women pursuing business degrees through specialized scholarships and leadership workshops.
What it reported doing in 2024
Community Outreach and Youth Engagement In 2024, the foundation conducted grassroots outreach in underserved-underrepresented communities through 15 community engagements, featuring live music at 5 of them, reaching over 1,000 community members and over 750 youth. Through informal mentorship and interactive sessions in music, dance, and storytelling, we explored the lore of rhythm and song, tracing how these ancestral traditions and folk storytelling have shaped the contemporary sounds of today. These engagements were intentionally curated to reflect the cultural backgrounds of the youth and families we servedmany of whom are minorities, economically disadvantaged, and ELLs. These efforts fostered cultural pride, artistic curiosity, and community connection while growing website engagement and newsletter registration by 20%. In doing so, these efforts advanced the foundations mission by fostering direct community and youth engagement, mentorship, and exposure to the performing arts. Total expenses for this activity were $7,625.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 51
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 12
- Sustainability: 59
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 50.7%; rating input score 51
- Program expense ratio: 67%; rating input score 67
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 24.3%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 50.7% of revenue deployed · 67% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $103K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
- High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.