Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC
THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $515,000 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF WORLD WARS ($515,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $11k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $515k
- Net assets
- $2k
What The 369th Experience Inc does
Mission
The 369th Experience is an historic re-creation of the The 369th Infantry Regimental Band, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters. The 369th Infantry Regiment was comprised of African American and Puerto Rican soldiers in World War I. They went on to become one of the longest-serving, most decorated units of World War I. In addition to their bravery on the battlefield, these soldiers were brilliant musicians who introduced ragtime, big band and jazz to the warfront and the world. Our band is made up of 65 African American and Puerto Rican male students from HBCSs and other colleges and universities across the United States. Our program celebrates the Harlem Hellfighters's contribution to the music of the past and present with live and virtual performances saluting The 369th Regimental Band and its bandleader James Reese Europe.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Program
During 2024, the 369th Experience, Student Band Members, and Band Directors rehearsed virtually and in person to make special appearances in Washington, DC, September 1-4, 2025. The significance of this opportunity cannot be overstated. This was a once-in-a-lifetime and nonpartisan event. Lt. Col. Dwayne S. Milburn (RET), Special Advisor and Guest conductor, worked along with Anthony S. Jones, The 369th Experience Band Director. These performances were sponsored in part by the Doughboy Foundation. Despite the 2021 Congressional Gold Medal Act that officially recognizes the Harlem Hellfighters, their story and the story of Lt. James Reese Europe remain largely unknown to many generations. While select museums display the Hellfighters' medals, universities archive their sheet music, and military institutions can document their combat achievements, none of these organizations can fully capture and transmit the groundbreaking musical innovations that James Reese Europe and his band brought to both military music and American jazz. This is where the 369th Experience Inc. plays an irreplaceable role by recreating the original 369th Infantry Regimental Band with young musicians with the…
$11,018 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $11,018.
The organization over time
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Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $12k to $3k (−74%).
How it's funded, over time
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Government-grant reliance: 2022 93%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
0% of THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $15k → $500k.
From the IRS filings of THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC's grant income comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Government funding THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $15k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$15k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
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Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC?
- THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $515,000 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF WORLD WARS ($515,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $515,000 in grants to THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC?
- UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF WORLD WARS is the largest funder on record, with $515,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE 369TH EXPERIENCE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing