Program areas at Baton Rouge Blues Festival and Foundation
Originating in 1981, the Baton Rouge Blues Festival is one of the oldest Blues festivals in america, first held on the campus of southern university.the Festival honors the legend of home-grown Blues artist like slim harpo, rudy richard, silas hogan, whisperin' smith, guitar kelly, schoolboy cleve, chewin' gum johnson and raful neal. Expanding outside our backyard, the Festival has brought in nationally and internationally reconized names like bobby blue bland, marica ball, phil guy, larry garner and charlie musslewhite - including recent grammy-nominee ruthie foster, who won the hearts of the Festival goers in 2009.
Who funds Baton Rouge Blues Festival and Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Baton Rouge Blues Festival and Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Kimberly Neustrom | Executive Director - 10 and 1 - 12 and 31 | $69,250 | 2022-12-31 |
| Bill Bryan | President | $0 | 2024-01-09 |
| Ethan Allen | Treasurer | $0 | 2024-01-09 |
| Bryan McVicker | Secretary / Director | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Anne Crochet | Director / Secretary | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Baton Rouge Blues Festival and Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $249,149 | $102,372 | 143.4% |
| Program services | $81,012 | $6,694 | 1110.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $2 | $1 | 100% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $330,163 | $109,067 | 202.7% |
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Data update history
January 9, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedState / local levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 5332
- Baton Rouge, LA 70821
- Metro area
- Baton Rouge, LA
- County
- East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
- Website URL
- brblues.org/Â
- Phone
- (225) 907-8771
IRS details
- EIN
- 81-0594076
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2003
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A20: Arts, Cultural Organizations
- NAICS code, primary
- 7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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