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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-2659286

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat

A private foundation in Great Neck, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 31 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,081,885

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $16,337,458

  • Tax year 2023

    $965,618

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $13,197,457

  • Tax year 2022

    $790,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $10,320,543

  • Tax year 2021

    $663,120

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,999,280

  • Tax year 2020

    $466,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,958,824

  • Tax year 2019

    $475,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,595,910

  • Tax year 2018

    $721,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,098,973

Grants paid in 2024

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Louis Armstrong House MuseumCorona, NY

    General

    $210,000
  2. The Louisiana Museum FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General

    $148,775
  3. Jazzmobile IncNew York, NY

    General

    $125,000
  4. Queens College FoundationFlushing, NY

    General

    $121,090
  5. Louis Satchmo Armstrong Summer Jazz CampNew Orleans, LA

    General

    $100,000
  6. Mt Sinai Beth Israel - Louis Armstrong Center for Music & MedicineNew York, NY

    General

    $75,000
  7. Ascap FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  8. Jazz Power InitiativeNew York, NY

    General

    $20,000
  9. Mind-Builders Creative Arts CenterBronx, NY

    General

    $20,000
  10. Harlem School of the ArtsNew York, NY

    General

    $15,000
  11. Louis Armstrong Middle SchoolFlushing, NY

    General

    $15,000
  12. Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY

    General

    $15,000
  13. Newark Public RadioNewark, NJ

    General

    $15,000
  14. One City at Vendercook CollegeChicago, IL

    General

    $15,000
  15. Seattle JazzedSeattle, WA

    General

    $15,000
  16. Jazz House KidsMontclair, NJ

    General

    $12,500
  17. Brooklyn Conservatory of MusicBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $10,000
  18. Chicago Yth Symphony Jazz OrchestraChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  19. Jazreach Performing Arts & EducatioNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  20. Kupferberg Center for ArtsFlushing, NY

    General

    $10,000
  21. National Jazz Museum in HarlemNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  22. Queens Library FoundationJamaica, NY

    General

    $10,000
  23. Young Sounds of ArizonaPhoenix, AZ

    General

    $10,000
  24. Jazz AngelsLonfg Beach, CA

    General

    $7,500
  25. Herbert Lehman College FoundationBronx, NY

    General

    $7,020
  26. Bloomingdale School of MusicNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  27. Central New York Jazz Arts FDSyracuse, NY

    General

    $5,000
  28. Ellis Marsalis Center for MusicNew Orleans, LA

    General

    $5,000
  29. People Music SchoolChicago, IL

    General

    $5,000
  30. Joseph Ave Arts & Culture AllianceRochester, NY

    General

    $3,000
  31. Second Line Arts CollectiveNew Orleans, LA

    General

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture11 grants $487,50098% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $7,0201% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York19 grants $736,110
  2. Louisiana4 grants $255,775
  3. Illinois3 grants $30,000
  4. New Jersey2 grants $27,500
  5. Washington1 grant $15,000
  6. Arizona1 grant $10,000
  7. California1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

14 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Wynton MarsalisPRESIDENT Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Howard SchainTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • David ChevanSECRETARY Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Robin Bell-StevensVICE-PRESIDE Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Jackie HarrisEXECUTIVE DI Hours 30Pay $100,000
  • Jeffrey RosenstockDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan RaskinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael MossmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan DevensDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kenneth AlleyneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah RossDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alvin Benjamin Carter IIIDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jon BatisteDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Josh MayerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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