NonprofitsBig Ears Festival

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Big Ears Festival

KNOXVILLE, TN

Total revenue

$4.2M

Total expenses

$4.3M

Net assets

$2.5M

Grants received

$3.1M

69 grants

EIN

810862420

Tax year

2023

Mission

The mission of the big ears festival is to create, nurture, and support artistic expression and cultural education that transcends traditional boundaries, strengthens and builds relationships, and connects across knoxville through genre-defying music, film and arts programming, and interactive experiences.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.5M
Program service revenue$2.7M
Investment income$106K
Other revenue
Total revenue$4.2M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$539K
Fundraising$219K
Other expenses$3.7M
Total expenses$4.3M
Total assets$2.7M
Net assets$2.5M

People

16 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ASHLEY CAPPS

EXECUTIVE DI

Board

$133K

40 hrs/wk

CHRIS BALLOU

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAUREN BOWMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANTHONY CREAMER

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

AMY ELIAS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK GRAYSON

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SALLY JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEANETTE KELLEHER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMIE LEWIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CYNTHIA MOXLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHUCK PARRISH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MADELINE ROGERO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TOMMIE RUSH

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN SANDERS

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

GREG TARDY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN WINEMILLER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 69 of 69

FromAmountPurposeYear
$300K
TO COLLABORATE WITH ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND COMMUNITIES TO CREATE JOYFUL, MEANINGFUL, AND TRANSCENDENT CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT DEFY BOUNDARIES, FUEL CURIOSITY, IGNITE THE SPIRIT, AND NOURISH THE SOUL
2024
$229K
2024 GRANT
2024
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
$25K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2024
$21K
2025 GRANT
2024
$12K
ARTS & CULTURE
2024
$11K
TO SUPPORT A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MACARTHUR FELLOWS, JAZZ CELLIST AND COMPOSER TOMEKA REID (2022) AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSER AND PERFORMER IKUE MORI (2022) AS PART OF THE 2024 BIG EARS FESTIVAL
2024
$10K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO BENEFIT DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE
2024
$5K
ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC
2024
$1K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$250K
Our Common Nature: An Appalachian Celebration
2023
$250K
2023 GRANT
2023
$225K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$150K
TO COLLABORATE WITH ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND COMMUNITIES TO CREATE JOYFUL, MEANINGFUL, AND TRANSCENDENT CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT DEFY BOUNDARIES, FUEL CURIOSITY, IGNITE THE SPIRIT, AND NOURISH THE SOUL
2023
$50K
APPALACHIAN CELEBRATION SUPPORT
2023
$29K
SUPPORT ART IN THE C
2023
$27K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$25K
Big Ears 2025 Outreach Program
2023
$23K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$21K
GEN/OPER SUPPORT
2023
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$10K
to support a conversation between jazz musicians Mary Halvorson and Vijay Iyer as part of the free-to-the-public series of talks at the 2023 Big Ears Festival. NPR Jazz critic Nate Chinen serves as moderator
2023
$10K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO BENEFIT DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE
2023
$10K
FOR LOCAL REINVESTMENT AND ASSET BUILDING FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE LIVE IN
2023
$7K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$6K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5K
ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2023
$720
TO SHARE THE JOY AND TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC AND ART WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY
2023
$271K
GRANT
2022
$271K
GRANT
2022
$69K
SUPPORT ART IN THE C
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2022
$33K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$25K
Big Ears 2024 Outreach Program
2022
$15K
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
2022
$15K
ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC
2022
$13K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO BENEFIT DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE
2022
$13K
TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2022
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$8K
FY23 SA/NEA TOURING PROGRAMS
2022
$8K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$5K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2022
$5K
FOR LOCAL REINVESTMENT AND ASSET BUILDING FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE LIVE IN
2022
$4K
OPERATIONAL
2022
$250
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2022
$100
TO SHARE THE JOY AND TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC AND ART WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY
2022
$30K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$25K
TO SUPPORT ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY
2021
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2021
$10K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$10K
PERFORMING GRANT
2021
$7K
FY22 SA/NEA TOURING PROGRAMS
2021
$1K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
$125K
RESTRICTED GRT - BIG EARS MUSIC FEST
2020
$25K
TO SUPPORT ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY
2020
$20K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$10K
To support the overall mission of the organization organization
2020
$7K
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
2020
$5K
FY21 SA/NEA TOURING PROGRAMS
2020
$4K
OPERATIONAL
2020
$25K
TO SUPPORT ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY
2019
$10K
Big Ears 2020 Youth Programming Fund
2019
$10K
PERFORMING GRANT
2019

Funded by

$3.1M from 25 funders · 69 grants · 2019–2024

The Aslan Foundation

$1.2M · 7 grants · 2020–2024

The Boyd Foundation

$450K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The Roy Cockrum Foundation

$250K · 1 grant · 2023

Haslam Family Foundation Inc

$225K · 1 grant · 2023

Arts And Culture Alliance

$173K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Johnson Wd And Sc Family Foundation

$165K · 3 grants · 2021–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$106K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$83K · 4 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN810862420
NTEE codeA68
Subsection03
Ruling date2016-04
Formed2015
Employees60
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