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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. was established in 1970 with a mission to sow the seeds of our unique culture for generations to come. In the five decades that followed, the Foundation has become a lighthouse of education, community support, and cultural preservation. Supported by grants, donations , and our events, we continue to teach, build, and celebrate Louisiana's rich culture and community. As the nonprofit owner of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival -- Jazz Fest -- the foundation works all year long to promote and develop the culture of New Orleans and the surrounding region. Our areas of focus are education, economic development and culture. We have a dedicated, full-time staff that manages a diverse portfolio of important programs in each of these areas. We also maintain a number of major assets. The Foundation's beacon to the world is our Jazz & Heritage radio station: WWOZ 90.7 FM (visit www.wwoz.org), hailed by Rolling Stone, Esquire and others as one of the nation's premier broadcast outlets. We also operate the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive as a resource for scholars and researchers. The Archive identifies, collects, preserves, and protects the records of the Foundation including its assets and programs (visit www.jazzandheritagearchive.org). The Jazz & Heritage Center is our education and performance facility and the home of our signature music education program, the Don "Moose" Heritage School of Music. Our annual Jazz & Heritage Gala brings together folks from our community and around the world who are dedicated to supporting the culture of New Orleans.

The Arts & Business Council invests in the people and organizations that create the art we love. We do this through an integrated and responsive platform of programs and services designed to support and nurture the creative ecosystem. Our holistic platform of programs strengthen and build the capacity of nonprofits, nonprofit boards, and creative businesses—from training skilled executives for nonprofit board service to supporting organizations with access to HR education and benefits for their employees. We work to empower artists, arts organizations, and creative entrepreneurs with the business tools and resources they need to meet their own definitions of success. We provide professional development education and support through workshops and webinars, unique fellowship opportunities, mentorships, and direct services. We partner with foundations, philanthropists, and local government to respond to the needs of artists and organizations and to deliver real value to our community. We also partner with local business through our corporate art lending program. And at our annual Martinis & Masterpieces event, we bring the best of both worlds together to support the health of our creative economy and to celebrate the area’s many arts champions.