Junior Jerry Jam Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883088373
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Buffalo, NY, USA
Phone
7166225552
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Baseball, Softball

Reported finances

Revenue
$32,502
Expenses
$20,747
Assets
$42,841

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STUART WEINSTEIN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STUART WEINSTEIN (PRESIDENT)
  • DENY ADELMAN (VICE PRESIDE)
  • BRIAN STAMM (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Junior jerry jam (jjj) is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and fostering the development of young musicians and music lovers by introducing young people to professional musicians in a fun, safe and family friendly environment. Embodying our belief that buffalo truly is the city of good neighbors, jjj is committed to raising money and awareness to support local non-profit and community organizations in order to further strengthen and deepen the bonds of our great buffalo community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Buffalo string works ignite community and youth leadership through inclusive music education.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 57% for direct work, and 43% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.2%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 81.7%; rating input score 82

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 36.2%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.06; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 79.4% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 42.1% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 59.4% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.2% of revenue deployed · 81.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $17K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.