2021-11-15T16:08:18-08:00 2020-12-31 825389995 Seattle Controller LLC 2212 Queen Anne Ave North 759 Seattle WA 98109 990 2020-01-01 943051610 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle EARS 2065476763 3417 Fremont Ave N 221 Seattle WA 98103 John Gilbreath Executive Director 2065476763 2021-11-16 true John Gilbreath XXX-XX-XXXX Catalin P Melincianu P01025393 2063531470 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z John Gilbreath 3417 Fremont Ave N 221 Seattle WA 98103 848453 false X www.earshot.org X 1986 WA To ensure the legacy of the art form, Earshot Jazz cultivates a vibrant jazz community by engaging audiences, celebrating artists and supporting arts education. 11 11 6 90 2418 654903 732528 279142 68521 75264 47404 0 1009309 848453 20000 0 256452 270116 294 0 70031 581876 239040 838622 529156 170687 319297 996340 1067118 311006 62487 685334 1004631 To ensure the legacy of the art form, Earshot Jazz cultivates a vibrant jazz community by engaging audiences, celebrating artists, and supporting arts education. Formed in 1984 Earshot Jazz pursues its mission by presenting creative music, publishing a monthly magazine, providing education programs, identifying and filling career needs for artists, and increasing listenership. false false 269995 136475 Concerts & Events: The Earshot Jazz organization is respected for balancing 33 years of forward thinking concert presentations with many services to the community. Earshot normally presents about 100 events per year, but 2020 looked very different. All live, in-person concerts were canceled starting in early March. The organization switched to live-stream or pre-recorded events only for the rest of the year. In all, 44 concerts, including the annual festival were presented. Many of those free of charge to the public. Earshot presented livestream versions of the Annual Golden Ear Awards program, the 32nd Annual Concert of Duke Ellington's Sacred Music, the longest running presentation of this music in the country. Earshot presented the Jazz: The Second Century series which presents new music by resident artists, all pre-recorded video presentations. 90743 18491 Publication & Communications: Earshot Jazz is an award winning monthly magazine containing reviews, previews, and profiles on Northwest based artists by Seattle writers, and distributed free of charge throughout the region for more than 30 years. The publication contains the most comprehensive calendar of jazz events in the region. The magazine is available in email format and on earshot.org. The organization's website also contains links to local jazz artists, organizations, and other members of the Seattle jazz community, as well as information on upcoming events. . 52408 8280 Community Leadership & Special Projects: Earshot activities include commissioning of new works, producing an annual jazz awards program, booking and consulting with other festivals, providing grant assistance to artists and networking with the regional, national, and international jazz community through consortia work, panels, advocacy activities. In 2020 Earshot produced the 30th annual Golden Ear Awards to recognize achievements in the Seattle and Puget Sound region and to induct significant members of the jazz community into the local Jazz Hall of Fame. In 2020 Earshot hosted several panels on the impacts of COVID-19 on the community. In late 2020 Earshot Jazz administered a Seattle Jazz Artist Relief Fund to support artists most affected by COVID-19. 413146 true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 54 0 true 6 true true true false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false true true true false X Karen Caropepe 2065476763 3417 Fremont Ave N 221 Seattle WA 98103 John Gilbreath Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 69050 0 0 Ruby Smith Love Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John W Comeford Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Icasiano Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Danielle Leigh President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Wah Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Augusto Cardoso Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sheila Hughes Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maurice James Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Nutter Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gail Pettis Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kenneth W Masters Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 69050 0 false false false 0 3160 132080 597288 732528 Admissions Revenue 711130 55188 55188 Magazine Ads 541800 2418 2418 Magazine Subscriptions 511120 3115 3115 Merchandise Sales 453220 300 300 Professional Services 541900 7500 7500 68521 47404 47404 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 0 848453 113507 2418 X 0 20000 20000 0 0 69050 51788 10358 6905 0 170866 105786 21751 43329 0 11468 8601 1720 1147 18732 14049 2810 1873 0 0 3691 2768 554 369 0 0 3329 2497 499 333 95161 94536 203 423 14424 12930 1494 1666 1377 173 116 15302 12982 1531 789 2850 2850 26975 20231 4046 2698 1088 673 249 166 0 1921 1673 149 99 289 217 43 29 0 0 5982 4487 897 598 Printing and Publications 26523 19488 20 7015 Production Expenses 13621 13621 Venue Rental 9618 9618 Postage and Shipping 7727 6673 95 959 8873 6301 881 1689 529156 413146 45979 70031 95172 326390 367212 190141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 533953 550584 0 3 3 996340 1067118 7636 5151 303370 57336 311006 62487 X 151381 454047 533953 550584 685334 1004631 996340 1067118 319297 X false false false X 370644 233423 541966 654903 732528 2533464 0 0 370644 233423 541966 654903 732528 2533464 1221173 1312291 13 78244 -26336 75264 47403 174588 5254 8454 9203 10801 2418 36130 18866 988 860 20714 2764896 0.47460 0.49940 X Support Schedule: Other Income Explanation Other income includes cash rebates from credit cards and endowment distributions RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 550584 false 0 0 Artist Grants 20 20000 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The return preparer provides a copy of Form 990 and all schedules to the organization's Managing Director and Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The Board of Directors conducts periodic reviews that, at a minimum, include the following subjects. First, whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information and the result of arm's length bargaining. Second, Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to Earshot's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit, or in an excess benefit transaction. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The board of directors discusses compensation of employees annually. The discussion includes a review of comparable non-profit compensation charts from United Way and ArtsFund. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The board of directors discusses compensation of employees annually. The discussion includes a review of comparable non-profit compensation charts from United Way and ArtsFund. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.