2025-11-11T12:26:39-06:00 2024-12-31 611416081 THE CURCHIN GROUP LLC 200 SCHULZ DR STE 400 RED BANK NJ 077016745 990 2024-01-01 204767964 JAZZ ARTS PROJECT INC JAZZ 7327843350 77 PICKNEY ROAD RED BANK NJ 07701 DAN DASARO TREASURER 7326730822 2025-11-11 1 1 CAROLYN GIUNCO KVALO P00291076 7327470500 2025-11-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAN DASARO 12 ALEXIS COURT HOLMDEL NJ 07733 220745 0 X WWW.JAZZARTSPROJECT.ORG X 2006 NJ TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND PERPETUATE THE AMERICAN MUSICAL ART FORM KNOWN AS JAZZ; BY PRODUCING PERFORMANCES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, CREATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT JAZZ AND ITS HISTORY, AND TO SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE BY CONTINUING EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ART FORM IN THE PUBLIC EYE THROUGH NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, LECTURES WORKSHOPS AND PUBLICATIONS; AND BY FOSTERING AND NURTURING THE POTENTIAL AND THE RISING TALENT OF YOUNG STUDENTS WHO DISPLAY AN INTEREST IN JAZZ. 8 8 0 26 0 0 120987 147945 56142 72798 0 2 5 0 177134 220745 0 21375 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180820 228389 180820 249764 -3686 -29019 80744 52030 3375 2705 77369 49325 X JAZZ ARTS PROJECT PRESENTS, PERFORMS, EDUCATES AND PRESERVES THE IMPORTANT LEGACY, INFLUENCE AND ROLE OF JAZZ MUSIC IN ALL FORMS, FROM CLASSIC TO CONTEMPORARY, FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF DIVERSE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATEWIDE CONSTITUENCIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH. 0 0 186336 21375 58520 IN 2024, JAZZ ARTS PROJECT PROVIDED YEAR-ROUND CLASSES FOR OVER 100 HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL MUSICIANS, FOCUSING ON THE ART OF JAZZ. OUR EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AIMED TO CULTIVATE TALENT AND FOSTER A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR JAZZ MUSIC AMONG THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, WE SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED TWO DIFFERENT SUMMER CAMPS, OFFERING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT INCLUDED MASTERCLASSES, PERFORMANCES, AND COLLABORATION WITH PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE PRODUCED OVER 35 PROFESSIONAL CONCERTS AND EVENTS IN VARIOUS CONCERT HALLS AND PARKS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH JAZZ. OUR PROGRAMMING FEATURED DIVERSE PERFORMANCES, REACHING MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE, AND INCLUDED COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH ENRICHED OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED EXPANDING OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS. DESPITE CHALLENGES IN THE MUSIC AND ARTS INDUSTRY, THE JAZZ ARTS PROJECT REMAINED COMMITTED TO PROMOTING JAZZ AS AN ESSENTIAL ART FORM, INSPIRING AND EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSICIANS. 5152 14278 ANNUAL JAZZ CONCERT PROMOTING & PERPETUATING THE AMERICAN MUSICAL ART FORM KNOWN AS JAZZ INCLUDING SHOWCASING PERFORMERS FROM THE JAZZ ARTS ACADEMY PRESENTED BY THE JAZZ ARTS PROJECT. 191488 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NJ X DAN DASARO 7326730822 12 ALEXIS COURT HOLMDEL NJ 07733 X DAN DASARO PRESIDENT/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN HECHT VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JERRY SCHREIBER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR ARTHUR TOPILOW MD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BEN FIG MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN ASARNO MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK SCHULMAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIE KRALL SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE MUCCIOLI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47000 100945 147945 TUITION AND FEES PROGR 611710 58520 58520 JAZZ CONCERTS 711130 14278 14278 72798 2 2 220745 72798 0 2 21375 21375 14526 11550 2976 CONTRACT LABOR 172478 124293 48185 FOOD FOR RECEPTIONS 14203 14203 OTHER FUNDRAISING 4994 4994 TECH / PRODUCTION EXPEN 4358 4358 17830 10715 7115 249764 191488 58276 0 62619 42085 18125 8875 0 1070 80744 52030 3375 2705 3375 2705 X 77369 49325 77369 49325 80744 52030 -29019 975 0 X 0 0 0 X 44557 86422 166903 120987 147945 566814 2576 13115 23814 56142 72798 168445 47133 99537 190717 177129 220743 735259 0 0 0 735259 11 2 5 5 2 25 11 2 5 5 2 25 47144 99539 190722 177134 220745 735284 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 RELIEF STIPENDS TO MUSICIANS SUFFERING DUE TO LINGERING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. 24 21375 FORM 990 SCHEDULE I PART I LINE 2 WE WERE CHOSEN TO BE A FACILITATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR FOR THE 2023-24 NJ ARTS & CULTURE RENEWAL FUND PHASE 5 REGRANT CYCLE. THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR NEW JERSEY MUSICIANS AND MUSIC TEACHERS WHOSE VERY LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS WERE THREATENED AND UPENDED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE USED A 2-TIER SYSTEM WITH PEOPLE FIRST SUBMITTING A FORM TO CONFIRM ELIGIBILITY. THIS PROCESS ELIMINATED OUT OF STATE APPLICANTS AS WELL AS THOSE NOT WITHIN THE ARTS CATEGORIES THAT WE IDENTIFIED. AFTER THE INITIAL SCREENING, A MORE DETAILED APPLICATION WAS DISTRIBUTED. TO FACILITATE APPLICATION SUBMISSION ON MOBILE DEVICES, AS WELL AS DESKTOP COMPUTERS WE DEVELOPED A CUSTOMIZED APP. APPLICANTS' DATA WAS AUTOMATICALLY AND SECURELY LOGGED INTO OUR SUBMISSIONS DATABASE. ADDITIONALLY, WE DEVELOPED A SCORING RUBRIC SO THAT OUR ADJUDICATORS COULD SCORE EACH APPLICANT'S RESPONSES. THESE AWARDS WERE GIVEN BASED ON A TWO-FOLD CRITERIA, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND FINANCIAL NEED. OUR ADJUDICATORS INCLUDED MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ACTING INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN DELIVERING THIS PROGRAM, WE DID NOT RESTRICT THE USE OF FUNDS BY THE RECIPIENTS BUT APPLICANTS INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN USED FOR SUCH THINGS AS TO PAY RENT, PAY DOWN CREDIT CARD DEBT, MAKE CAR REPAIRS, INSTRUMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE AND PAY FOR OVERDUE HEALTHCARE APPOINTMENTS. WE WERE LIMITED TO OUR ALLOTMENT FROM THE NJ ARTS & CULTURE RENEWAL FUND WHICH INCLUDED TWENTY $1000 GRANTS TOTALING $20,000. THE GRANT FUNDS WERE KEPT IN A RESTRICTED ACCOUNT UNTIL DISTRIBUTED BY CHECK TO EACH RECIPIENT. WE INCURRED ADDITIONAL MINOR EXPENSES WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL GRANT AMOUNT. THE PROGRAM BEGAN TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS IN 2023 BUT THE AWARD PAYMENTS WERE NOT SENT OUT UNTIL 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE BOARD PROVIDES COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990 AND NJ CHARITABLE REGISTRATION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AND 15 B: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS.