2024-08-27T04:47:40-07:00 2023-12-31 921472936 ADEPTUS ADVISORS LLC 244 WEST 54TH STREET 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019 990 2023-01-01 275553072 KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE FOUNDATION KEEP 9544284440 1761 W HILLSBORO BLVD 409 DEERFIELD BEACH FL 33442 ROY WEISMAN CO-CHAIRMAN 2024-08-27 true true Howard S Krant P00095649 2127588050 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z ROY WEISMAN 1761 W HILLSBORO BLVD 409 DEERFIELD BEACH FL 33442 330338 false X KEEPINGTHEBLUESALIVE.ORG X 2011 FL Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation (KTBA) is dedicated to offsetting the loss of music education programming due to budget cuts across America. We strive to pass the torch on to the next generation by empowering them to manifest their talents within the arts community and using music as an outlet to exercise creativity in the entertainment workforce. As of Dec 2022, KTBA has supported over 585 schools and reached 89,000 students by providing new instruments, sheet music, supplies, and professional development tools for music teachers. KTBA supports music educators who give their students a positive and rewarding experience in the arts. As KTBA promotes the advancement of STEM to STEAM curricula in schools, KTBA acknowledges the inherent resistance from dated education administrations and diminishing arts and music programming budgets. Each quarter, KTBA assess its goals and measures allowing the staging the opportunity to improve and adjust its procedures accordingly. KTBA makes a week 7 6 0 0 159535 127966 0 371 1381 99396 197020 259302 326367 81159 102450 0 41749 41958 0 25061 127224 93589 250132 237997 9170 88370 114072 192351 14572 4481 99500 187870 Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation (KTBA) is dedicated to offsetting the loss of music education programming due to budget cuts across America. We strive to pass the torch on to the next generation by empowering them to manifest their talents within the arts community and using music as an outlet to exercise creativity in the entertainment workforce. As of Dec 2022, KTBA has supported over 585 schools and reached 89,000 students by providing new instruments, sheet music, supplies, and professional development tools for music teachers. KTBA supports music educators who give their students a positive and rewarding experience in the arts. As KTBA promotes the advancement of STEM to STEAM curricula in schools, KTBA acknowledges the inherent resistance from dated education administrations and diminishing arts and music programming budgets. Each quarter, KTBA assess its goals and measures allowing the staging the opportunity to improve and adjust its procedures accordingly. KTBA makes a week false false 65113 40155 JOE BONAMASSAS FUELING MUSICIANS PROGRAM (FMP) IS AN EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM FOR MUSICIANS FACING HARDSHIP. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT MUSICIANS BY PROVIDING IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ESSENTIAL LIVING EXPENSES SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER, AND MORE. FMP PROVIDES CASH PAYMENTS OF $1,500.00. IN 2022, 36 AWARD PACKAGES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO MUSICIANS FACING HARDSHIP. RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT GRATITUDE CONTENT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE FUNDING. RECIPIENTS MAY RE-APPLY FOR FUNDING IN THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR. 47689 EVERY WEEK, KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE CHOOSES A DIFFERENT SCHOOL TO DONATE RESOURCES, INCLUDING INSTRUMENTS, SHEET MUSIC, AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT THAT ACCELERATES THE GROWTH AND IMPACT OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. IN 2022, KTBA FUNED 57 PROJECTS, SUPPORTING AN ESTIMATED 11,275 STUDENTS. PROJECTS REACHED THE FOLLOWING STATES: AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, AND WI. 13000 1090 KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH GLOBAL LIGHTHOUSE STUDIOS (FORMERLY, INSPIRE CITIZENS) IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT THE RICH CULTURE OF BLUES HISTORY IN SCHOOLS BY CONNECTING QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH FUN, STUDENT-LED ACTIVITIES THROUGH A VIRTUAL LEARNING SETTING. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PODCASTS, SONG RECORDINGS, LYRIC WRITING, TINY DESK/CLASSROOM CONCERTS, AND A CUSTOMIZED CURRICULUM FOR EACH COHORT. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A MINIMUM OF FOUR (4) CLASSROOM SESSIONS PER PARTNER SCHOOL PER SEMESTER. SESSIONS INCLUDE A $1,000 STIPEND TO BE USED TO PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAMS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE & EMPOWER STUDENTS TO CAPTURE THE DIVERSE SOUNDS, STORIES, HISTORIES & PERFORMANCES HIGHLIGHTING THE POWERFUL INFLUENCE OF THE BLUES ON COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 125802 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true true true false false false FL X X X ROY WEISMAN 9544284440 1761 W HILLSBORO BLVD 409 DEERFIELD BEACH FL 33442 SHAWN GONZALEZ President 35.00 0.00 X 41958 0 0 IRA GOLDBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE FISHMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL GIMBEL Executive Dir. 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROY WEISMAN CO-CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE BONAMASSA CO-CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBY EKIZIAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 41958 0 false false false 0 127966 127966 0 1381 1381 0 0 0 0 124731 3971 120760 0 0 AUCTIONS 18678 18678 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 7303 7303 SWEEPSTAKES 50279 50279 76260 326367 77641 102450 102450 0 0 0 41958 41958 0 0 0 0 0 0 12000 12000 0 0 0 0 9802 9802 10789 10789 1202 1202 0 0 0 2586 2586 0 0 0 0 0 954 954 BAD DEBTS 23352 23352 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 9989 9989 BROKEN ARROW FULFILLMENT 5890 5890 BANK CHARGES 4169 4169 12856 8573 4283 237997 125802 87134 25061 77224 125625 28910 30291 27597 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1973 1973 0 0 0 0 0 6938 8838 114072 192351 14572 4481 14572 4481 X 99500 187870 99500 187870 114072 192351 88370 X true X false false false X 385100 524178 219857 159535 127966 1416636 0 0 385100 524178 219857 159535 127966 1416636 0 1416636 74 3 371 1381 1829 0 10991 40720 76260 127971 1546436 0.91610 0.96490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 802 802 1171 1171 326367 326367 326367 237997 237997 237997 false FL BLUES CRUISE 124731 124731 3971 124731 124731 3971 3971 120760 false DONORS CHOOSE ORG 134 W 37TH STREET 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 237181959 24337 0 MUSIC EDUCATION FUELING MUSICIAN DONATIONS 1761 W HILLSBORO BLVD 409 DEERFIELD BEACH FL 33442 65113 0 MUSIC EDUCATION JOURNEY TO THE HEART 1761 W HILLSBORO BLVD STE 409 DEERFIELD BEACH FL 33442 13000 0 MUSIC EDUCATION 3 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b DIRECTORS WERE ISSUED THE 990 PRIOR TO RELEASE FOR REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ALL DIRECTORS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND AWARE OF EACH OTHERS BUSINESS DEALINGS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 governing documents are available upon request