2026-04-14T08:56:26-04:00 2025-05-31 203811563 JTGOLDSTEIN 2200 ARCH ST STE 101 PHILADELPHIA PA 191032136 990 2024-06-01 521594184 RHYTHM & BLUES FOUNDATION INC RHYT 8009805208 1650 MARKET STREET STE 3600 CTR 708 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 DAMON WILLIAMS TREASURER&SECRETARY 8009805208 2026-04-10 true true WILLIAM HENDERSON P02360120 2155253593 2026-04-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X DAMON WILLIAMS C/O JTGOLDSTEIN 2200 ARCH STREET SUITE 101 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 197892 false X RHYTHMANDBLUESFOUNDATION.ORG X 1988 DC THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND ARCHIVAL ACTIVITIES TO LEGENDARY PERFORMERS. THE FOUNDATION AIMS TO FOSTER PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION - THROUGH GRANTS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS - TO THOSE MUSICAL ARTISTS WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE FORM OF MUSIC KNOWN AS RHYTHM & BLUES. 7 7 0 0 79 0 19263 197813 0 19263 197892 8292 96670 0 0 0 0 15986 64475 24278 161145 -5015 36747 4079627 4304896 4275975 4079627 28921 X THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND ARCHIVAL ACTIVITIES TO LEGENDARY PERFORMERS. 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TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE UTILIZED CORRECTLY, ALL GRANTS ARE ISSUED DIRECTLY TO THE OWED CREDITOR OF THE RECIPIENT, RATHER THAN THE GRANTEES THEMSELVES. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND ARCHIVAL ACTIVITIES TO LEGENDARY PERFORMERS. THE FOUNDATION AIMS TO FOSTER PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION - THROUGH GRANTS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS - TO THOSE MUSICAL ARTISTS WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE FORM OF MUSIC KNOWN AS RHYTHM & BLUES. FORM 990 RHYTHM & BLUES FOUNDATION'S IRS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WAS REVOKED 10-15-2020, WITH A REVOCATION POSTING DATE OF 3-20-2021. SUBSEQUENTLY, RHYTHM & BLUES SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED A TAX EXEMPTION REINSTATEMENT AS OF 3-15-2024. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN REPORTING OF REVOCABLE ENDOWMENTS -4,275,974 WE HAVE ADJUSTED THE REPORTING OF TWO ENDOWMENTS ADMINISTERED BY RHYTHM & BLUES FOUNDATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 958-605, TO SHOW THE ENDOWMENTS AS BOTH ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FOUNDATION, WHICH REFLECTS THE FACT THAT THE ENDOWMENTS REPRESENT CONDITIONAL GIFTS SUBJECT TO REVOCATION.