John Philip Sousa Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$82k
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$65k
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$848k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$848k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
7.3 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 August 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Jay Gephart
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
John Philip Sousa Foundation's network
19 people1 organisationi19 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Gephart Chair | Chairman Bod | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amanda Drinkwater | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Doug Harter | VP Finance | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gerald Guilbeaux | VP - Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Keene | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jason Fettig | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jerry Junkin | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Keith Brion | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Louis Sudler JR (also filed as Louis Sudler) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lowell E Graham | President & CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Colburn | VP Projects | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Golemo | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| PAM Potter | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Roy Holder | VP Operations | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Shelby Chipman | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tabor Stamper | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thomas G Leslie | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Timothy Rhea | VP - Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Zack Sudler | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brion | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shelby Chipman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Fettig | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jay Gephart | Chairman Bod | 4 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Drinkwater | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Keene | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gerald Guilbeaux | VP - Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lowell E Graham | President & CEO | 3 | $0 | ||
| Louis Sudler Jr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas G Leslie | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Timothy Rhea | VP - Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tabor Stamper | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Junkin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roy Holder | VP Operations | 3 | $0 | ||
| Zack Sudler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Colburn | VP Projects | 3 | $0 | ||
| Pam Potter | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Golemo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug Harter | VP Finance | 4 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- John Philip Sousa Foundation
- EIN
- 311004374
- Address
- 213 S Demanade Blvd, Lafayette, LA, 70503-2545
- State
- Louisiana
- Mission
- The purpose of the john philip sousa foundation is to encourage excellence in bands and band music. This is generally done through recognition and the compilation of a band comprised of high school students from the US who tour internationally. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6CJ Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1981
- Principal officer
- Gerald Guilbeaux (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1981
- Status
- Code 25
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJay Gephart
≥8years on the filingsDoug Harter
≥8years on the filingsGerald Guilbeaux
≥8years on the filingsJerry Junkin
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $848k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $848k
- Contributions and grants received
- $11k
- Program service revenue
- $40k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $875
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $136k | $122k | $14k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.