Blues Foundation

E143580

cultural organization music organization nonprofit organization

The Blues Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and promoting blues music through events, education, and recognition programs worldwide.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Blues Music Awards	2
Keeping the Blues Alive Awards	2
Blues Foundation canonical	1
Blues Foundation board of directors	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1249740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Blues Foundation
Context triple: [Blues Hall of Fame, operatedBy, Blues Foundation]

A. Blues Hall of Fame
The Blues Hall of Fame is an institution that honors and preserves the legacy of influential blues musicians, recordings, and contributors to the genre.
B. SoulMusic Hall of Fame
The SoulMusic Hall of Fame is an institution that honors and celebrates influential soul and R&B artists, preserving their legacy and contributions to the genre.
C. Gospel Music Hall of Fame
The Gospel Music Hall of Fame is an institution that honors influential artists and contributors who have made significant and lasting impacts on gospel music.
D. Alabama Music Hall of Fame
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame is a museum and exhibition space dedicated to celebrating and preserving the legacy of musicians and music industry figures from the state of Alabama.
E. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and supporting the music, culture, and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Blues Foundation
Target entity description: The Blues Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and promoting blues music through events, education, and recognition programs worldwide.

A. Blues Hall of Fame
The Blues Hall of Fame is an institution that honors and preserves the legacy of influential blues musicians, recordings, and contributors to the genre.
B. SoulMusic Hall of Fame
The SoulMusic Hall of Fame is an institution that honors and celebrates influential soul and R&B artists, preserving their legacy and contributions to the genre.
C. Gospel Music Hall of Fame
The Gospel Music Hall of Fame is an institution that honors influential artists and contributors who have made significant and lasting impacts on gospel music.
D. Alabama Music Hall of Fame
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame is a museum and exhibition space dedicated to celebrating and preserving the legacy of musicians and music industry figures from the state of Alabama.
E. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and supporting the music, culture, and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural organization ⓘ music organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
aimsTo	expand blues audiences ⓘ preserve blues heritage ⓘ support blues artists ⓘ
basedInCity	Memphis ⓘ
basedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
basedInState	Tennessee ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fieldOfWork	music education ⓘ music preservation ⓘ music promotion ⓘ
focusesOn	blues music ⓘ
foundedIn	1980 ⓘ
foundingLocation	Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
hasHeadquartersIn	Memphis ⓘ
hasNonProfitStatusIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasProgramType	awards ⓘ competitions ⓘ educational initiatives ⓘ outreach initiatives ⓘ
hasRecognitionProgram	Blues Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Blues Music Awards Blues Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Keeping the Blues Alive Awards
headquartersLocation	Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
mission	celebrate blues music ⓘ preserve blues music ⓘ promote blues music ⓘ
operatesAs	501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ
operatesIn	worldwide ⓘ
organizes	Blues Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Blues Music Awards International Blues Challenge ⓘ Blues Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Keeping the Blues Alive Awards blues-related events worldwide ⓘ community outreach programs ⓘ educational programs ⓘ
promotes	global appreciation of blues ⓘ historical awareness of blues ⓘ live blues performance ⓘ
promotesGenre	blues ⓘ
servesCommunity	blues fans ⓘ blues musicians ⓘ music educators ⓘ
subjectOf	Blues Music Awards ceremony ⓘ International Blues Challenge ⓘ surface form: International Blues Challenge event
website	https://blues.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blues Hall of Fame → operatedBy → Blues Foundation ⓘ

Blues Hall of Fame → administeredBy → Blues Foundation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blues Foundation board of directors

Blues Foundation → organizes → Blues Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blues Music Awards

Blues Foundation → organizes → Blues Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Keeping the Blues Alive Awards

Blues Foundation → hasRecognitionProgram → Blues Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ