Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVING TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE BATON ROUGE BLUES CULTURE AND BRING THE BEST OF LOUISIANA SWAMP BLUES MUSIC TO THE WORLD.
ORIGINATING IN 1981, THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BLUES FESTIVALS IN AMERICA, FIRST HELD ON THE CAMPUS OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. THE FESTIVAL HONORS THE LEGEND OF HOME-GROWN BLUES ARTISTS LIKE SLIM HARPO, RUDY RICHARD, SILAS HOGAN, WHISPERIN' SMITH, GUITAR KELLY, SCHOOLBOY CLEVE, CHEWIN' GUM JOHNSON AND RAFUL NEAL. EXPANDING OUTSIDE OUR BACKYARD, THE FESTIVAL HAS BROUGHT IN NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NAMES LIKE BOBBY BLUE BLAND, MARCIA BALL, PHIL GUY, LARRY GARNER AND CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - INCLUDING RECENT GRAMMY-NOMINEE RUTHIE FOSTER, WHO WON THE HEARTS OF FESTIVAL GOERS IN 2009. VISITORS AND LOCALS ALIKE ARE ENCOURAGED TO FURTHER THEIR BATON ROUGE BLUES EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE FESTIVAL AT HANGOUTS LIKE PHIL BRADY'S (WITH THE LONGEST-RUNNING 21-YEAR THURSDAY NIGHT BLUES JAM AROUND) AND THE INIMITABLE TEDDY'S JUKE JOINT IN ZACHARY, LOUISIANA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kimberly Neustrom | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $62,200 |
| Gene Todaro | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lance Porter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Mcvicker | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Dale Gunnoe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Dexter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Gray | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wesley Shrum | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Herman Jackson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Isbell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Bryan | PAST PRESIDENT AND ADVISORY | 1 | $0 |
| Chad Becnel | VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Crochet | MEMBER AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Smith Jr | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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