2025-11-10T09:15:37-08:00 2024-12-31 825389995 Seattle Controller LLC 2212 Queen Anne Ave North 759 Seattle WA 98109 990 2024-01-01 943051610 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle EARS 2065476763 3417 Fremont Ave N 221 Seattle WA 98103 Karen Caropepe Foundation Manager 2025-11-10 true true Catalin P Melincianu P01025393 2063531470 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Karen Caropepe 942126 false X www.earshot.org X 1986 WA Earshot Jazz honors jazz as a vital Black American art form through live performance presentations, artist advocacy, and community engagement. 7 7 5 75 8933 545865 542337 383039 339470 78008 59430 889 1006912 942126 7000 0 287686 273125 1415 0 68195 683314 670265 972415 950390 34497 -8264 1834169 1997369 552469 847303 1281700 1150066 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 630243 281100 Concerts & Events: The Earshot Jazz organization understands the need to earn its valued position within Seattle's vibrant cultural community every year, as it has for 40 years. Celebrating jazz as a cultural treasure of Black America, Earshot builds on the legacy of jazz in Seattle that grew from the fertile Jackson Street era. As a presenter, Earshot is widely respected for adventurous programming by creative artists who would typically not be considered viable on commercial stages. Concerts in 2024 included several national and international touring artists, the annual fall festival, and the Concert of Duke Ellington's Sacred Music. Overall, the organization produced 35 in-person concerts and 3 live-stream events, presented 299 artists of which 210 were resident artists, and distributed over 960 free tickets. 147183 12918 Publication & Communications: Earshot Jazz is an award-winning monthly magazine containing reviews, previews, and profiles on Northwest based artists by Seattle writers. It has been distributed free of charge for 40 years. The publication contains the most comprehensive calendar of jazz events in the region. It is available in print as well as email and on earshot.org. The organization's website also contains links to local jazz artists, organizations, and information on upcoming events. Since 2021, an indexed archive of all issues is available, free and online, through the Seattle Public Library's Special Online Collections. 31629 8767 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 2024 Earshot produced the 34th 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. Earshot commissioned work, provided fiscal support to several events in the region, and provided grant support to one artist and one community consortium program. 809055 true true false false false false false false true true 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 5 true true true false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true 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 76549 0 0 Ruby Smith Love Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jazmyn Scott Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Icasiano Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maurice James President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcos Zuniga Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kelly Clingan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Neil Halpern Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 76549 0 false false false 0 8549 71749 462039 542337 Admissions Revenue 711130 281100 281100 Magazine Ads 541800 8933 8933 Magazine Subscriptions 511120 4010 4010 Merchandise Sales 453220 2587 2587 Professional Services 541900 42840 42840 339470 59430 59430 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 889 889 889 942126 390856 8933 X 0 7000 7000 0 0 76549 57412 11482 7655 155315 116486 23297 15532 0 0 18393 13795 2759 1839 22868 17151 3430 2287 113547 85160 17032 11355 788 591 118 79 12015 9011 1802 1202 0 0 4707 3530 706 471 268724 266656 971 1097 20410 14475 46 5889 71159 57346 2658 11155 13691 10434 1929 1328 5936 5936 94071 83623 5279 5169 26944 26023 553 368 0 3462 2902 336 224 48 36 7 5 0 0 4899 3674 735 490 Event and Concert Production 29864 27814 2050 0 950390 809055 73140 68195 1140702 1080379 137182 283819 0 20938 37723 0 0 0 0 6601 0 0 0 535347 588845 0 2 1834169 1997369 8376 85602 1000 544093 760701 552469 847303 X 596353 525561 685347 624505 1281700 1150066 1834169 1997369 X -8264 -123370 X X false false false X 732528 752989 668459 545866 542337 3242179 0 0 732528 752989 668459 545866 542337 3242179 1278434 1963745 47403 73250 13306 13832 15274 163065 2418 3994 5902 10224 8933 31471 0 3436715 0.57140 0.49930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true 543288 340834 118397 765724 true X 535348 58205 4707 588846 494480 77512 32000 4644 535348 591901 -92677 4744 494480 550584 72485 26600 4568 591901 533952 46461 26500 3330 550583 true false false 588845 Part IV, Line 1b: Why is organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contrib Fiscal Sponsorship Part IV, Line 2b: Explanation of escrow account liability Fiscal Sponsorship Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The organization's endowment funds are intended to provide long-term financial stability and support ongoing operations, including programming and administrative expenses. false 0 0 Artist Grants 3 7000 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The return preparer provides a copy of Form 990 and all schedules to the organization's Operations Manager and Executive Director. Before filing, the Executive Director provides it to the Board of Directors for review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c 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, Section B, Line 15a 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, Section B, Line 15b 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, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Cash to Accrual Adjustment = -$9030 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Release of Temporarily Restricted Funds = -$114340 Form 990, Part XII, Line 1 The organization changed from cash basis accounting to accrual basis accounting Part IX Line 11g Production $1,200, Artist Fees $1,700, Marketing $4,150 Part XI Line 9 Adjustment related to change in accounting method from cash accounting to accrual accounting. Part XI Line 9 Release of Temporarily Restricted Funds - Raynier Foundation