TAMPA BAY BLUES FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $1,000K · assets $1.2M

Also known as
C/O CHARLES W ROSS
EIN
31-1485045
Address
8370 40TH AVE N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33709-3935
Website
WWW.TAMPABAYBLUESFEST.COM
NTEE code
A12 Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File, as A126)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 1997 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF AN ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Charles W Ross DIRECTOR2020-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Diane Nicola DIRECTOR2020-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Traci Ross DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES W ROSS DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
DIANE NICOLA DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
TRACI ROSS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES W ROSS DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
DIANE NICOLA DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
TRACI ROSS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES W ROSS DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
DIANE NICOLA DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
TRACI ROSS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES W ROSS DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
DIANE NICOLA DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
TRACI ROSS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES W ROSS DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
DIANE NICOLA DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
TRACI ROSS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $25K
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $25K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $25K
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $25K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,260,352$999,714 $1,229,316$1,198,056 $34,160$1,194,285 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,171,693$998,087 $962,896$937,418 $5,556$1,143,314 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,004,936$779,516 $781,486$763,812 $21,003$983,933 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$728,563$666,967 $551,234$538,392 $28,184$700,379 -0-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$213,937$27,582 $560,076$476,796 $3,791$128,696 -0-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,000 in all, tax years 2018 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
WILLIAM BATTLE CROOKS & SARAMEL REPSHER CROOKS FOUNDATION $5,0001 $5,0002018 2018 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TAMPA BAY BLUES FOUNDATION INC”
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HONG KONG ASOCIATION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATIONWAA12 $663,736$365,146 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A12, revenue within 2x
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $999,714 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,720 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ARTISTS $322,350$322,350-- 32.2%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COST $267,091$267,091-- 26.7%
All other expenses $189,956$189,956-- 19.0%
Other (as described)CONCESSION COST $69,980$69,980-- 7.0%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD MERCHANT FEES $52,527$52,527-- 5.3%
Advertising and promotion $49,804$49,804-- 5.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $25,720$25,720-- 2.6%
Occupancy $11,220$11,220-- 1.1%
Insurance $6,265$6,265-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $3,500$3,500-- 0.4%
Office expenses $1,301$1,301-- 0.1%
Total$999,714100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $998,087 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $53,768
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ARTISTS $326,000$326,000-- 32.7%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COST $262,951$262,951-- 26.3%
All other expenses $196,607$196,607-- 19.7%
Other (as described)CONCESSION COST $74,310$74,310-- 7.4%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSES - MISC. $53,768$53,768-- 5.4%
Advertising and promotion $36,168$36,168-- 3.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $25,000$25,000-- 2.5%
Occupancy $6,206$6,206-- 0.6%
Insurance $6,009$6,009-- 0.6%
Travel $3,741$3,741-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $3,250$3,250-- 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $2,185$2,185-- 0.2%
Office expenses $1,850$1,850-- 0.2%
Interest $42$42-- 0.0%
Total$998,087100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $779,516 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $40,064
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COST $231,288$231,288-- 29.7%
Other (as described)ARTISTS $200,250$200,250-- 25.7%
All other expenses $149,815$149,815-- 19.2%
Other (as described)CONCESSION COST $65,074$65,074-- 8.3%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSES - MISC. $40,064$40,064-- 5.1%
Advertising and promotion $39,736$39,736-- 5.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $25,000$25,000-- 3.2%
Insurance $14,766$14,766-- 1.9%
Occupancy $6,207$6,207-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $3,175$3,175-- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $2,496$2,496-- 0.3%
Office expenses $1,645$1,645-- 0.2%
Total$779,516100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $666,967 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COST $160,353$160,353-- 24.0%
Other (as described)ARTISTS $134,744$134,744-- 20.2%
All other expenses $120,453$120,453-- 18.1%
Other (as described)CONCESSION COST $94,122$94,122-- 14.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENT $54,850$54,850-- 8.2%
Advertising and promotion $50,997$50,997-- 7.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $25,000$25,000-- 3.7%
Insurance $10,000$10,000-- 1.5%
Occupancy $6,447$6,447-- 1.0%
Office expenses $3,534$3,534-- 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $2,497$2,497-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $2,250$2,250-- 0.3%
Interest $1,720$1,720-- 0.3%
Total$666,967100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $27,582 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TICKET PROCESSING FEES $6,959$6,959-- 25.2%
Advertising and promotion $5,697$5,697-- 20.7%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD MERCHANT FEES $5,034$5,034-- 18.3%
Depreciation and depletion $2,871$2,871-- 10.4%
Other (as described)ARTISTS $2,750$2,750-- 10.0%
Fees: accounting $2,250$2,250-- 8.2%
Other (as described)WEBSITE DESIGN $974$974-- 3.5%
Office expenses $663$663-- 2.4%
All other expenses $384$384-- 1.4%
Total$27,582100%

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