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Nonprofit · EIN 45-4049940

TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85754

Financials

$53K$59K2023$139K$115K2024$76K$82K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990-EZ$76,336$82,173-$5,837$102,989$0$102,989
December 31, 2024990-EZ (amended)$138,962$114,948$24,014$108,826$0$108,826
December 31, 2023990-EZ$53,279$59,314-$6,035$84,812$0$84,812
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$68,940
Program service revenue
$1,238
Investment income
$0
Net income from fundraising events
$1,573
Other revenue
$4,585

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$59,224
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$11,095
Occupancy
$945
Printing, publications and postage
$91
Other expenses
$10,818
Program services (functional)
$75,485

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$108,826
Total assets, end of year
$102,989
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$102,989
Cash, savings and investments
$102,989
Gross receipts
$77,583

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Krystyna ParafinczukTreasurer / Organizer & Program Manager15$500
Jonathan S BlackDirector | Scholarship Liaison2$250
Arthur VintDirector / Organizer & Century Room Jazz Education Program Manager0.5$250
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Krystyna ParafinczukTreasurer / Organizer & Program Manager15$500
Jonathan S BlackDirector | Scholarship Liaison2$0
Arthur VintDirector / Organizer & Century Room Jazz Education Program Manager1$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Krystyna ParafinczukTreasurer / Program Manager15$0
Jonathan S BlackDirector | Scholarship Liaison2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 87736, TUCSON, AZ 85754-7736
In care of
% KRYSTYNA PARAFINCZUK
Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
PO 87736, Tucson AZ 85754
Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
Krystyna Parafinczuk, PO Box 87736, Tucson AZ 85754
Signed the 990-EZ
Krystyna Parafinczuk, Treasurer
Phone
(520) 743-1349

Mission

The Tucson Jazz Music Foundation is dedicated to making jazz music education accessible for Arizona's youth and the community. We provide tuition and travel scholarships to middle and high school age students (financial needs based), sponsor guest artists for workshops, performances, and residencies and recordings; sponsor participation fees and group travel expenses to adjudicated competitions and jazz festivals, provide mentors and private lessons to scholarship students, and organize and sponsor educational jazz music school shows and annual jazz celebrations.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 19 financial needs based individual tuition and travel expenses scholarships to middle and high school students for jazz music education to attend the Tucson Jazz Institute (TJI) following HHS Poverty Guidelines
    Expenses $22,495 · grants $22,495
  • Group travel expense sponsorship for 25-50 TJI students to three adjudicated Jazz Festivals (Las Vegas, Flagstaff, New Yor City): bus and airline travel $21,832, jazz festival participation fees $1700, lodging $12,400, meals $797.
    Expenses $36,729 · grants $36,729
  • Sponsored guest artists, clinicians, mentors, and lecturer to serve 20-50 Tucson Jazz Institute middle & high school age students and the community: 5 out-of-state guest clinicians and lecturer, 9 performers and TJI Ellington Big Band for International Jazz Day Celebration, and 3 mentors for private lessons with 5 scholarship students. In addition, as fiscal agent, 6 additional performers are included for Alan Acosta's The New School Graduate Thesis project.
    Expenses $11,095 · grants $11,095
  • Purchased Music Instrument: $4301 saxophone purchased while students were in NYC for the Essentially Ellington festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center/Jazz Academy. Maintenance of $865 included for routine tuning and annual maintenance of the Yamaha piano purchased in 2024.
    Expenses $5,166 · grants $5,166

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990-EZ on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

IRS record

EIN
45-4049940
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B82)
Assets (IRS master file)
$102,989
Income (IRS master file)
$77,583

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2025$76,336$82,173$102,989IRS
990-EZDecember 2024$138,962$114,948$108,826IRS
990-EZDecember 2023$53,279$59,314$84,812XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-N for 2021
Officer: Krystyna Parafinczuk
December 31, 2021≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2020
Officer: Krystyna Parafinczuk
December 31, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2018
Officer: Krystyna Parafinczuk
December 31, 2018≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-4049940).

Questions about TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION is 45-4049940.
Is TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION?
The 990-N for 2021 names Krystyna Parafinczuk.
Who are the officers and directors of TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $500 (Krystyna Parafinczuk, Treasurer / Organizer & Program Manager).
How much revenue does TUCSON JAZZ MUSIC FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $76,336, expenses of $82,173 and total assets of $102,989 at year end.

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