Nonprofit · EIN 84-5054452
CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CAPE MAY, NJ 08204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $470,200 | $477,995 | -$7,795 | $14,582 | $38,101 | -$23,519 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $473,622 | $500,191 | -$26,569 | $14,276 | $30,000 | -$15,724 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $234,766 | $247,754 | -$12,988 | $10,845 | $0 | $10,845 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $134,054
- of which government grants
- $2,587
- Program service revenue
- $336,144
- Investment income
- $2
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $48,750
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $52,257
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,197
- Program services (functional)
- $460,488
- Management and general (functional)
- $17,507
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,276
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,582
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $38,101
- Net assets, end of year
- -$23,519
- Gross receipts
- $470,200
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL KLINE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $48,750 |
| ORRIN EVANS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL BOYD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JILL QUINN | TREASURER (THRU 12/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY ROMANS | TREASURER (EFF 1/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL BELSKI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ADONIS ROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE MATTHEWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LOMAX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MEES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY HUCLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON OLAINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE MONAGHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KRAUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSHUA JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LELAH EPPENBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE BALDWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH DIPIETRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA LOMAX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY GUILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RALPH DIPIETRO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL BOYD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JILL QUINN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ORRIN EVANS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETE BALDWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LELAH EPPENBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE MATTHEWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY GUILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY HUCLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSHUA JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KRAUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LOMAX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA LOMAX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MEES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON OLAINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADONIS ROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RALPH DIPIETRO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL BOYD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JILL QUINN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ADONIS ROSE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN AUERBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LELAH EPPENBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORRIN EVANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY GUILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY HUCLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KRAUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LOMAX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON OLAINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE BALDWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE GIVENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MEES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA LOMAX-REESE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 336, CAPE MAY, NJ 08204-0336
- In care of
- % H PARKER SMITH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL KLINE, POST OFFICE BOX 336, CAPE MAY, NJ 08204
- Signed the 990
- ORRIN EVANS, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (717) 877-8038
- Website
- WWW.CAPEMAYJAZZFESTIVAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE MISSION OF FOSTERING AN APPRECIATION FOR, CULTIVATING THE DISCOVERY OF, AND CELEBRATING AND EXPANDING THE LEGACY OF JAZZ, BLUES AND FOLK MUSIC THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF FESTIVALS AND EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES.
Program accomplishments
- THE EXIT ZERO JAZZ FESTIVAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AIM TO BRING THE MUSIC FROM OUR STAGES INTO THE LIVES OF STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF BUSINESSES AND GRANTS FROM CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE FESTIVAL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES, PARTICIPATE IN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE SESSIONS THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS, ATTEND IN SCHOOL PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED PERFORMERS, GAIN PRACTICAL HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN ALL FACETS OF LIVE MUSIC AND FESTIVAL PRODUCTION, AND PERFORM ON THE FESTIVAL ITSELF AS A MEMBER OF THE EXIT ZERO JAZZ FESTIVAL STUDENT BIG BAND.Expenses $460,488 · revenue $336,144
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-5054452
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,582
- Income (IRS master file)
- $470,200
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $470,200 | $477,995 | $14,582 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $473,622 | $500,191 | $14,276 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $234,766 | $247,754 | $10,845 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $461,966 | $459,044 | $23,833 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-5054452).
Questions about CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION is 84-5054452.
- Is CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL 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 CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL 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 CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL 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 CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHAEL KLINE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $48,750 (MICHAEL KLINE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $470,200, expenses of $477,995 and total assets of $14,582 at year end.
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