California Jazz Conservatory Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$5m
$2.8m liabilities
Net assets
$2.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
7.6 years on average
Staff
93
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Gordon Brooks
Left since last filing
5
33% of the board
California Jazz Conservatory Inc's network
15 people8 organisationsi15 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (8) 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
15 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Brooks Chair | Chairperson | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Susan Brand Chair | Chair of the Devel. Comm. | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Clifford Brown JR | Director (Thru 11/16/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erle Flad | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Greg Perloff | Director (Thru October 2024) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jerry Fiddler | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jerry Povse | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jim Reynolds | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Moss | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin Whitman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Neil Rudolph | Director, Treasurer (Start 3/22/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard A Lyons (also filed as Richard Lyons) | Vice Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rita Hargrave | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tyler Johnston | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Phillips | President (Start 10/23/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald Cleaver | Faculty Member | since 2022 |
| Jeffrey Denson | Dean | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Phillips | President (Start 10/23/23) | 40 | $214k | ||
| Jeffrey Denson | Dean | 40 | $168k | ||
| Gerald Cleaver | Faculty Member | 40 | $121k | ||
| Gordon Brooks | Chairperson | 5 | $0 | ||
| Richard Lyons | Vice Chairperson | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| John Moss | Secretary | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Neil Rudolph | Director, Treasurer (Start 3/22/23) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Brand | Chair of the Devel. Comm. | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Tyler Johnston | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Fiddler | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Erle Flad | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Rita Hargrave | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Povse | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Jim Reynolds | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Whitman | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Clifford Brown Jr | Director (Thru 11/16/24) | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Greg Perloff | Director (Thru October 2024) | 0.3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- California Jazz Conservatory Inc
- EIN
- 431983168
- Address
- 2087 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704-1103
- State
- California
- Mission
- The california jazz conservatory is an institutionally accredited music conservatory providing a dynamic community of students, artists, educators, scholars and audiences with a forum to study, perform, teach, research, appreciate and enjoy jazz and related styles of music from throughout the world. Comprising two distinct education programs - the california jazz conservatory, a... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A25 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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Gordon C Brooks (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsSusan Brand
≥8years on the filingsClifford Brown JR
≥8years on the filingsJerry Fiddler
≥8years on the filingsJerry Povse
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5m
- Total liabilities
- $2.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $809k
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $146k
- Employees
- 93
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9m | $3.5m | Deficit $1.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.California Jazz Conservatory, Inc likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 28 September 2020
- Registered agent
- Juliet Aster Birch (city and state not held)