STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

SCRANTON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SCRANTON JAZZ FESTIVAL (EIN 46-4765887)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-05
IRS object ID
201631279349300313
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-05-05T07:11:32-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1STUART N POLLACK EA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Filer Filer

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EIN464765887EIN

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Phone5705862447PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CitySCRANTONCityNm
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PersonROBERT SHLESINGERPersonNm
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Phone5705862447PhoneNum
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF JAZZ FESTIVALS FOR THE COMMUNITY ALL MAMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSIONExplanationTxt