The 32 Bar Blues Foundation concentrates its giving on supporting jazz and blues music causes, primarily through grants to national music-service organizations that assist working musicians and preserve American jazz/blues traditions. Grants are few but meaningful, directed at organizations that provide relief, performance support, and programming to sustain the jazz/blues community. The foundation favors established music nonprofits over geographically targeted local giving.
Concentrated giving: a small number of mid-sized grants focused on a few repeat, national music nonprofits (repeat funding to Jazz Foundation of America and support for genre-focused organizations).
$150K
$8K
$63K
$61K
Most grants fall between $1K and $26K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$26K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Notable grantees: Jazz Foundation of America, Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation | Deerfield Beach, FL | $20,261 | 2026 | General Support |
| Jazz Foundation of America | New York, NY | $17,916 | 2026 | General Support |
| Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation | Harper Woods, MI | $7,025 | 2026 | General Support |
| University of North Texas Foundation Inc | Denton, TX | $6,959 | 2026 | f/b/o The Jazz Syndicate |
| San Diego City College Foundation | San Diego, CA | $3,107 | 2026 | f/b/o KSDS Jazz Across America |
| Notes for Notes | Santa Barbara, CA | $103 | 2026 | General Support |
| Jazz Foundation of America | New York, NY | $33,417 | 2024 | General Support |
| Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation | Deerfield Beach, FL | $17,709 | 2024 | General Support |
| Notes for Notes | Nashville, TN | $2,563 | 2024 | General Support |
| Jazz Foundation of America | New York, NY | $37,778 | 2023 | General Support |
| The Vail Jazz Foundation | Vail, CO | $1,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 | 2023 | f/b/o the African Poetry Book Fund |
| Notes for Notes | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 2023 | General Support |
Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation
$20,261General Support
Jazz Foundation of America
$17,916General Support
Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation
$7,025General Support
University of North Texas Foundation Inc
$6,959f/b/o The Jazz Syndicate
San Diego City College Foundation
$3,107f/b/o KSDS Jazz Across America
Notes for Notes
$103General Support
Jazz Foundation of America
$33,417General Support
Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation
$17,709General Support
Notes for Notes
$2,563General Support
Jazz Foundation of America
$37,778General Support
The Vail Jazz Foundation
$1,000General Support
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$1,000f/b/o the African Poetry Book Fund
Notes for Notes
$1,000General Support