Nonprofit · EIN 84-1220222
JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS
Tax-exempt · ASPEN, CO 81611
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $18,004,691 | $15,628,326 | $2,376,365 | $39,637,220 | $3,926,799 | $35,710,421 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $30,394,725 | $12,466,112 | $17,928,613 | $34,667,641 | $1,333,585 | $33,334,056 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $21,166,069 | $13,666,747 | $7,499,322 | $17,726,697 | $2,321,254 | $15,405,443 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,060,374
- of which government grants
- $65,550
- Program service revenue
- $4,180,855
- Investment income
- $756,005
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,457
- Other revenue
- $7,457
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $42,412
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,204,901
- Other salaries and wages
- $52,988
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,732,117
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $21,467
- Accounting fees
- $32,353
- Occupancy
- $60,599
- Depreciation
- $10,468
- Program services (functional)
- $13,921,284
- Management and general (functional)
- $892,573
- Fundraising (functional)
- $814,469
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $34,667,641
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,637,220
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,926,799
- Net assets, end of year
- $35,710,421
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,750,302
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,836,320
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $18,874,101
- Gross receipts
- $18,109,266
- Employees
- 134
- Volunteers
- 175
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES HOROWITZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $440,426 |
| ANDREA BEARD | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $261,903 |
| HOLLY UPPER | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $230,629 |
| CHERYL RUPPEL | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,879 |
| CORREE ISLEY | JAS CAFE DEVELOPMENT MANAG Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,064 |
| ANDREW PAUL | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SEYBOLD | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GOODMAN | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA DI IANNI | CO-NATIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARI KUHLMAN | TREASURER & FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIM LAROSE | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES S LEVINE | PROGRAMMING CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN FLECK PEISACH | JAS CENTER CAMPAIGN LIAISO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA SLADE | EDUCATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
23 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH STEINBERG | COMPENSATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAT ZILKHA | CO-NATIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK CRANDALL | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS & STRATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONE JIM ANATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIDNEY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN CROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIKI ESRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB FAKTOROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH L FELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD GRAYSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES R JACKOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS LACROIX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES MARCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EARL MICHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON ROSENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH NEWMAN SHARPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH L SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN THOMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELISHA ZANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL MADSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS BANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES HOROWITZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $373,687 |
| ANDREA BEARD | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $194,396 |
| HOLLY UPPER | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $165,736 |
| CHERYL RUPPEL | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,236 |
| ANDREW PAUL | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SEYBOLD | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GOODMAN | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA DI IANNI | CO-NATIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARI KUHLMAN | TREASURER & FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIM LAROSE | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES S LEVINE | PROGRAMMING CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN FLECK PEISACH | JAS CENTER CAMPAIGN LIAISO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA SLADE | EDUCATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH STEINBERG | COMPENSATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAT ZILKHA | CO-NATIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK CRANDALL | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS & STRATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONE JIM ANATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIDNEY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN CROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIKI ESRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB FAKTOROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH L FELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD GRAYSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES R JACKOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS LACROIX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES MARCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EARL MICHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON ROSENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH NEWMAN SHARPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH L SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN THOMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELISHA ZANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL MADSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS BANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES HOROWITZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $351,740 | $21,722 |
| ANDREA BEARD | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,925 | $21,868 |
| HOLLY UPPER | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,670 | $9,397 |
| CHERYL RUPPEL | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,436 | $9,397 |
| ANDREW PAUL | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SEYBOLD | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GOODMAN | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DI IANNI | CO-NATIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARI KUHLMAN | TREASURER & FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES CUNNIFFE | JAS CENTER CONSTRUCTION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM LAROSE | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES S LEVINE | PROGRAMMING CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN FLECK PEISACH | JAS CENTER CAMPAIGN LIAISON CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA SLADE | EDUCATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH STEINBERG | COMPENSATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAT ZILKHA | CO-NATIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK CRANDALL | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS & STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONE JIM ANATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDNEY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIKI ESRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB FAKTOROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH L FELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KITZIA GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD GRAYSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES R JACKOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS LACROIX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MARCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL MICHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON ROSENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH NEWMAN SHARPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH L SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNA STOLPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN THOMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISHA ZANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MADSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 110 E HALLAM ST STE 118, ASPEN, CO 81611-1460
- In care of
- % JAMES M HOROWITZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAMES HOROWITZ, 110 E HALLAM SUITE 118, ASPEN, CO 81611
- Signed the 990
- JAMES HOROWITZ, PRESIDENT, CEO
- Phone
- (970) 920-4996
- Website
- WWW.JAZZASPENSNOWMASS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCMAHAN AND ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS IS TO PRESENT AND PRESERVE JAZZ AND RELATED FORMS OF MUSIC THROUGH WORLD-CLASS FESTIVALS, PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- FESTIVALS AND PERFORMACES INCLUDE THE JAS CAFE SERIES, JUNE EXPERIENCE AND LABOR DAY EXPERIENCE. THE JAS CAFE HOSTED 11 NIGHTS OF PERFORMANCES OVER THE WINTER AND SUMMER SERIES. IN A TAKEOVER OF DOWNTOWN ASPEN, THE JAS JUNE EXPERIENCE FEATURED OVER 40 PERFORMANCES ACROSS 12 DIFFERENT VENUES. THE JAS LABOR DAY EXPERIENCE ATTRACTED 27,963 ATTENDEES FOR THE ANNUAL 3 DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN SNOWMASS, CO. ALONG WITH PERFORMANCES, THE JAS CAFE SERIES OFFERS MUSIC EDUCATION INCLUDING, THE 'LISTEN UP! PRE-SHOW', A LIVE ARTIST INTERVIEW GIVING AUDIENCES INSIGHTS INTO THE PERFORMER'S MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AND BACKGROUND, AND THE "JAS CAFE CORNER", WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORY OF JAZZ MUSIC WITH A BLOG AND OTHER PROGRAM ADDITIONS.Expenses $12,826,729 · revenue $4,180,855
- THE JAS ACADEMY HOSTED 46 COMPETITIVELY SELECTED STUDENTS FROM THE TOP MUSIC SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES OVER TWO SESSIONS FOCUSED ON EITHER BIG BAND OR AFRO-CARIBBEAN BIG BAND. SELECTED STUDENTS WORK WITH FACULTY FROM THE FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, AS WELL AS VISITING PROFESSIONAL JAZZ MUSICIANS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING AND ASSISTING THE MOST TALENTED STUDENT ARTISTS EMBRACING JAZZ FUNDAMENTALLY WHILE EXPLORING MYRIAD RELATED AND UNRELATED FORMS OF MUSIC AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALITY. THE CURRICULUM ALSO FEATURES INSTRUCTION ON THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC, GIVING STUDENTS VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE CAREER PATH OF A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. THE JAS ACADEMY IS A FULL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTED ANNUALLY BY A MULTI-YEAR GIFT FROM ED AND SASHA BASS.Expenses $555,362
- LOCAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES PROVIDED OVER $255,000 IN SUPPORT TO LOCAL PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, REACHING 15 SCHOOLS AND OVER 1,500 STUDENTS. THIS INCLUDED SUPPORT FOR JAS'S NEWEST EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE JAS STREET HORNS, DESIGNED FOR ADVANCED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BASED ON THE WESTERN SLOPE INTERESTED IN A HIGH-LEVEL BAND EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS STUDY AND PERFORM WITH OTHER ADVANCED STUDENTS AT A LEVEL THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO RECEIVE IN A SCHOOL SETTING. THE GROUP MEETS MONTHLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR A REHEARSAL AND VARIOUS PERFORMANCES, WORKING WITH LOCAL MUSICIANS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS TRAVELING TO THE AREA TO PERFORM FOR JAS. THIS YEAR LONG COMMITMENT INCLUDES AN EXCITING AND EDUCATIONAL SPRING BREAK TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS! ALL EXPENSES FOR STREET HORN PARTICIPATION, INCLUDING THE TRIP, ARE COVERED BY JAS.Expenses $539,193 · grants $42,412
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-1220222
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A680)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $39,637,220
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,109,266
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $18,004,691 | $15,628,326 | $39,637,220 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $30,394,725 | $12,466,112 | $34,667,641 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $21,166,069 | $13,666,747 | $17,726,697 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $14,085,027 | $10,459,198 | $8,959,166 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 84-1220222).
Questions about JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS
- What is the EIN of JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS is 84-1220222.
- Is JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS 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 JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JAMES HOROWITZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 38 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $440,426 (JAMES HOROWITZ, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,004,691, expenses of $15,628,326 and total assets of $39,637,220 at year end.
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