New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc: $53.2M Revenue, $40.8M Program Expenses

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc grades a B on the nonprofit efficiency rubric. 77/100 on the composite — above the national median, with strong performance on some factors balanced by middling performance on others.

At $53.2M in 2023 revenue, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc sits in the mid-range of the U.S. nonprofit distribution. Most organizations of this scale operate regionally or focus on a single program area. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc directs 80% of its expenses to programs — above the third-party-rater threshold for an efficient organization.

Five-year revenue has grown modestly. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc is not expanding rapidly but is not shrinking either; the trajectory is consistent with stable donor and grant relationships. CEO compensation is reported as zero in the filing — typical for nonprofits where the chief executive is paid through a related entity (parent system, university, or foundation) rather than the filing organization itself, or for small organizations whose chief is a volunteer or board member. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc sits in the cultural-nonprofit sector (Arts, Culture & Humanities). Museum, performing-arts, and cultural organizations carry distinctive financial patterns — earned revenue from ticket sales and admissions, plus a heavy reliance on endowment income and major donor cycles.