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US nonprofit · EIN 923968442 · Los Angeles, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 923968442) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2023.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sam First

Donations deductible
Revenue
$461k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$313k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$174k
$26k liabilities
Net assets
$148k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
2.4y av
Staff
0
8 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
8
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Sam First's network

9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

9 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Paul Solomon ChairChair2024
2 yrs
Charles GainesBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Christopher GodwinBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Daniel SeeffBoard Member2024
2 yrs
David RobaireExecutive & Artistic Director2024
2 yrs
Gerald ClaytonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Karen Hohman AlmeidaBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Kate LallyCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Katrina MohnBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
David RobaireExecutive & Artistic Director40$35k
Paul SolomonChair5$0
Kate LallySecretary5$0
Gerald ClaytonBoard Member6$0
Charles GainesBoard Member3$0
Daniel SeeffBoard Member0$0
Karen Hohman AlmeidaBoard Member2$0
Katrina MohnBoard Member2$0
Christopher GodwinBoard Member3$0

About

Legal name
Sam First
EIN
923968442
Address
6171 W Century Blvd Ste 180, Los Angeles, CA, 90045-5300
State
California
Mission
The mission of sam first is to provide a vibrant center for regional, national, and international practitioners of jazz and to foster the growth and engagement of the jazz community in los angeles.as a space designed without an elevated stage, we seek to remove the boundary between performers and audiences to promote in-person collaboration, the formation of new relationships, and the... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A68 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
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2023
Principal officer
David Robaire (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsPaul Solomon
≥2years on the filingsCharles Gaines
≥2years on the filingsChristopher Godwin
≥2years on the filingsDaniel Seeff

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
$174k
Total liabilities
$26k
Net assets or fund balances
$148k
Contributions and grants received
$390k
Program service revenue
$13k
Employees
0
Volunteers
8

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$461k$313k$148k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.