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Nonprofit · EIN 45-4524559

THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115

Financials

$1.2M$961K2023$1.6M$1.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,592,451$1,248,656$343,795$3,561,679$38,778$3,522,901
June 30, 2024990$1,186,170$961,289$224,881$3,079,136$21,877$3,057,259
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,498,371
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$94,508
Net income from fundraising events
-$428
Other revenue
-$428

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$167,100
Other salaries and wages
$281,053
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$481,852
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$16,156
Accounting fees
$53,800
Travel
$63,710
Program services (functional)
$894,623
Management and general (functional)
$216,705
Fundraising (functional)
$137,328

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,079,136
Total assets, end of year
$3,561,679
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,778
Net assets, end of year
$3,522,901
Publicly traded securities
$1,658,083
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,276,805
Net assets with donor restrictions
$246,096
Gross receipts
$1,674,843
Employees
4
Volunteers
30
Year formed
2012
State of legal domicile
LA

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 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BILL TAYLOREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$167,100
TROY M ANDREWSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARTHA MURPHYVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
STEVE F PRICE JR MDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TIM FRANCISBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BILL TAYLOREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$142,100
TROY M ANDREWSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARTHA MURPHYVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
STEVE F PRICE JR MDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TIM FRANCISBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5500 PRYTANIA ST 338, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115-4221
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BILL TAYLOR, 5500 PRYTANIA STREET 338, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
Signed the 990
MARTHA MURPHY, TREASURER
Phone
(504) 214-9554
Return prepared by
BOURGEOIS BENNETT LLC

Mission

PRESERVE AND PERPETUATE THE MUSICAL CULTURE OF NEW ORLEANS BY PASSING ITS TRADITIONS DOWN TO FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MUSICIANS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TROMBONE SHORTY ACADEMY EDUCATES THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEW ORLEANS MUSIC STUDENTS AND ASPIRING MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. FOLLOWING THE PATH THAT LED TO TROMBONE SHORTY'S SUCCESS, OUR PROGRAM IS BASED ON DANNY BARKER'S FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH BRASS BAND PROGRAM, RELYING UPON CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TECHNIQUES TAUGHT BY CULTURE BEARERS AND ARTIST EDUCATORS FROM THE NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE TROMBONE SHORTY ACADEMY ARE IMMERSED IN CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL BRASS BAND MUSICAL ENSEMBLE INSTRUCTION WHILE LEARNING THE HISTORY AND THEORY THAT IS SO DEEPLY ENTWINED IN NEW ORLEANS MUSIC. AS A PART OF THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS THEIR TALENTS ON STAGES AT FRENCH QUARTER FEST, THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL, AND ALONGSIDE TROY "TROMBONE SHORTY ANDREWS AT THE ANNUAL SHORTY FEST. OUR STUDENTS ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL WITH TROMBONE SHORTY FOUNDATION, LEARNING FROM PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS ACROSS THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY.
    Expenses $150,904
  • THROUGH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, WE AIM TO EQUIP YOUTH AGES 16 - 24 WITH SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES TO EARN A THRIVING WAGE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH A CAREER PATHWAY THAT LEADS TO EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUED EDUCATION, AND/OR SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE BOTH HARD SKILL TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS A STRUCTURED SPACE TO REFLECT AND DEVELOP SOFT SKILLS. THE FOUNDATION THEN PARTNERS WITH MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS FOR YOUTH TO APPLY THE SKILLS THEY LEARNED IN A HANDS-ON WORK ENVIRONMENT. THE PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH TRAINING, AND DEVELOPMENT, HELPING TO DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF TALENTED AND EXPERIENCED YOUNG TALENT TO SERVE AS THE NEXT LEADERS WITHIN NEW ORLEANS.
    Expenses $416,324
  • THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES PROGRAM ADVANCES OUR MISSION OF INSPIRING AND UPLIFTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS BY BRINGING YOUTH AGES 14-24 TO LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD TO BUILD CULTURAL CONNECTIONS, EXPAND THEIR NETWORKS, AND GAIN FIRSTHAND INSIGHT INTO THE GLOBAL MUSIC INDUSTRY. THROUGH WORKSHOPS, CULTURAL EXCHANGES, PROFESSIONAL GIG OPPORTUNITIES, AND INDUSTRY NETWORKING, PARTICIPANTS DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF MUSICAL TRADITIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED OR INFLUENCED NEW ORLEANS MUSIC WHILE BROADENING THEIR WORLDVIEWS-OFTEN EXPERIENCING THEIR FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS, THEIR FIRST FLIGHT, OR THEIR FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.
    Expenses $166,596
  • "TUNES FOR TOYS" IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT FEATURES A TOY DRIVE, COMMUNITY EVENING MUSIC CONCERT, AND TOY GIVEAWAY WHICH TAKES PLACE MID-DECEMBER. THE PERFORMANCE FEATURES STUDENTS FROM THE TROMBONE SHORTY ACADEMY PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDING TROY "TROMBONE SHORTY ANDREWS. THIS COMMUNITY EVENT IS ALWAYS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A NEW TOY IN EXCHANGE FOR ADMISSION. THE TOYS ARE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED AS HOLIDAY GIFTS TO CHILDREN IN NEED AT AN EVENT THE FOLLOWING DAY CALLED "TOYS FROM TROY."
    Expenses $26,159
  • FREDMAN MUSIC BUSINESS INSTITUTE IS A FREE AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS TEACHING STUDENTS IN 8TH - 12TH GRADE WITH TRAINING IN THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT MUSIC INDUSTRY SKILLS RANGING FROM LIVE AND STUDIO RECORDING, EVENT PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION, TOURING, LEGAL CONCEPTS, LICENSING, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND MORE.
    Expenses $70,135
  • OTHER PROGRAMS $ 64,505
    Expenses $64,505

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-4524559
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
2012
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,561,679
Income (IRS master file)
$1,674,843

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,592,451$1,248,656$3,561,679XML
990June 2024$1,186,170$961,289$3,079,136XML
990June 2023$1,498,143$727,104$2,807,720IRS
990June 2022$727,509$638,738$2,023,696IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

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 45-4524559).

Questions about THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION is 45-4524559.
Is THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
Are donations to THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE TROY ANDREWS 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 THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BILL TAYLOR.
Who are the officers and directors of THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,100 (BILL TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,592,451, expenses of $1,248,656 and total assets of $3,561,679 at year end.

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