2026-02-24T16:37:23-07:00 2025-06-30 311717077 Support Kansas City 6750 Antioch Rd Suite 305 Mission KS 66204 990 2024-07-01 320070205 KANSAS CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA KANS 8162254949 31 W 31st Street Kansas City MO 64108 Lee Brumitt President 8167975533 2026-02-24 1 1 Karen Cubbage P01286851 9138314752 2026-02-24 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Alyssa Bell Jackson 31 West 31st Street Kansas City MO 64108 615927 0 X kcjo.org X 2003 MO The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra is dedicated to promoting the rich culture of Kansas City through performance and education. We strive to be a leading voice, ensuring that Kansas City's influential jazz tradition continues to thrive and evolve. 12 12 6 13 0 0 299727 377584 222636 185564 534 459 4638 -6474 527535 557133 0 0 0 0 229229 176285 0 0 7661 469386 344617 698615 520902 -171080 36231 90115 125539 18150 17586 71965 107953 The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra is dedicated to promoting the rich culture of Kansas City through performance and education. We strive to be a leading voice, ensuring that Kansas City's influential jazz tradition continues to thrive and evolve. 0 0 335263 0 172079 The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra (KCJO) continued its steady evolution during the 2024-2025 season, building on more than two decades of artistic growth while clarifying its mission, organizational structure, and long-term sustainability. Founded in 2003 by retired attorney Gene Hall, along with jazz musician and educator Jim Mair and his wife Mary, KCJO was created to preserve, perform, and advance the Kansas City jazz tradition through large-ensemble performance and education. Gene Hall, whose vision and leadership were instrumental in the organization's founding and early success, passed away in 2024. His commitment to Kansas City's cultural life continues to guide the organization's work. KCJO's 20th anniversary season marked a significant inflection point for the organization. Anniversary performances at the Folly Theater featuring Marilyn Maye, who appeared at the Orchestra's inaugural concert in November 2003, brought together longtime supporters, original ensemble members, and new audiences. These performances coincided with a comprehensive rebranding effort and prompted a period of strategic assessment focused on financial sustainability, public awareness, and internal operations. Collectively, these efforts reflect KCJO's transition from anniversary reflection to forward-looking implementation. The 2024-2025 season positioned the organization for continued artistic excellence, improved financial health, expanded educational reach, and sustained community impact. 21225 0 13485 Education remained a core component of KCJO's mission and strategic planning. A specific objective of the plan was to expand access to jazz education for students and educators in both urban and rural school districts. KCJO advanced this goal through multiple initiatives, including summer camp partnerships and conference performances. During the summer of 2024, KCJO musicians visited 19 locations across the region and reached an estimated 2,000 students, many of whom attend schools with limited access to arts programming. In addition, KCJO performed at the Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) Conference, reaching more than 800 Missouri music educators and students and increasing statewide awareness of KCJO's educational and artistic resources. 0 0 0 356488 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X Alyssa Bell Jackson 8162608335 300 E 39th Street Kansas City MO 64111 Alyssa Bell Jackson Executive Director 40 0 X 68170 0 3675 Brian Johnston Board President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Lee Brumitt Vice President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Mike Fischer Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Gus Jianas Secretary 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Gary Hailes Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Rory Kirk Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kim Gile Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Edwin Lowndes Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Zahid Nana Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sophie Rojas Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Andrew Toews Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jessica Thatch Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 68170 0 3675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115657 0 55070 206857 12386 377584 Jazz Music Performance Fees 711130 171179 171179 0 0 Jazz Music Community Engagement Fee 711130 13485 13485 0 0 Parking Income 900099 900 900 0 0 0 0 0 0 185564 459 0 0 459 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39298 115657 57261 -17963 0 -17963 1170 1533 -363 0 0 -363 5231 0 5231 5231 0 0 Performance Program Revenue 541800 6150 6150 0 0 Cash Back 900099 424 424 0 0 47 47 0 0 6621 557133 197416 0 -17867 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72180 1277 67071 3832 0 0 0 0 89224 70272 18952 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14881 647 13958 276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6129 0 6129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211043 182499 27772 772 38349 31320 6970 59 20166 13586 6070 510 3296 53 3243 0 0 0 0 0 43740 41820 1440 480 11109 6306 3590 1213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 400 0 0 10385 8308 1558 519 0 0 0 0 520902 356488 156753 7661 35102 20433 33495 63952 15400 27295 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4851 819 2000 1133 1267 867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12173 90115 125539 18376 3410 0 0 0 13620 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -226 556 18150 17586 X -18216 92507 90181 15446 71965 107953 90115 125539 36231 0 0 0 -243 0 X 0 0 0 X 300582 344810 408831 299727 377584 1731534 9253 168644 169658 229953 185564 763072 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 309835 513454 578489 529680 563148 2494606 139790 165878 230810 109575 130293 776346 0 0 0 0 111033 111033 139790 165878 230810 109575 241326 887379 1607227 175 195 139 534 459 1502 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 195 139 534 459 1502 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23034 46386 60900 47089 177409 310010 536683 625014 591114 610696 2673517 0.60117 0.64930 0.00056 0.00051 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 2021: Gross income from fundraising events; 2022: Gross income from fundraising events; 2023: Gross income from fundraising events, miscellaneous income; 2024: Gross income from fundraising and gaming, and miscellaneous income. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 1133 867 0 0 0 0 867 Facility Deposits 12173 12173 0 MO entertainer's tax withheld 556 556 Glamour of Old Hollywood Gala 154956 115657 39299 0 16523 8033 8208 7372 17125 0 0 154956 115657 39299 0 16523 8033 8208 7372 17125 57261 -17962 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The form will be reviewed first by the Executive Director and Treasurer. After their review, it goes to the finance committee for review, and then the board as a whole before final signature and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request to the public during the tax year. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Musicians, front and back out house labor, instructors and educators, music arrangements, ticketing, marketing, grant writing, photography, interns, production and recording.