NonprofitsCountry Music Foundation Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Country Music Foundation Inc

NASHVILLE, TN

Total revenue

$73.3M

Total expenses

$58.2M

Net assets

$147.0M

Grants received

$3.1M

108 grants

EIN

620753887

Tax year

2024

Mission

Identify & preserve the evolving history & traditions of country music & to educate its audiences.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$15.8M
Program service revenue$48.2M
Investment income$2.8M
Other revenue$6.5M
Total revenue$73.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$22.8M
Fundraising$2.0M
Other expenses$35.4M
Total expenses$58.2M
Total assets$175.8M
Net assets$147.0M

People

19 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KYLE YOUNG

CEO

Board

$882K

40 hrs/wk

NINA BURGHARD

EXEC VP FINANCES & OPERATI

Board

$356K

40 hrs/wk

JODY WILLIAMS

BOARD CHAIR

Board

8 hrs/wk

MARY ANN MCCREADY

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

AL GIOMBETTI

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

DAVID ROSS

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

ERNEST WILLIAMS III

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARK BLOOM

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID CONRAD

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

J WILLIAM DENNY

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROD ESSIG

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEN LEVITAN

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

LISA DAVIS

EXEC VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Staff

$265K

40 hrs/wk

MARK DE LELYS

VP REVENUE

Staff

$229K

40 hrs/wk

JOHNNY CUNNINGHAM

SR DIR OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY

Staff

$208K

40 hrs/wk

BEN HALL

VP DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$157K

40 hrs/wk

WARREN DENNY

VP CREATIVE

Staff

$154K

40 hrs/wk

BRAD HENTON

SR DIR CULINARY, EVENTS AND MUSEUM SALES

Staff

$141K

40 hrs/wk

JEREMY RUSH

SR DIR PUBLIC RELATIONS

Staff

$134K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

CARTER GROUP LLC

CONSTRUCTION

$1.7M

EVENT WORKS-HOFG

RENTALS AND SETUP SERVICE

$1.2M

UNITED DATA TECHNOLOGIES

IT EQUIP AND SUPPORT

$968K

PLEASE BE SEATED

RENTALS AND SETUP SERVICE

$753K

WALDEN SECURITY

SECURITY SERVICES

$752K

Grants received

Showing 108 of 108

FromAmountPurposeYear
$130K
HALL OF FAME MEDALLION CEREMONY DONATION
2024
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR WORDS AND MUSIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2024
$30K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$20K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
ATTN: LISA PURCELL, FROM GREG OSWALD CHARITABLE FUND.
2024
$10K
ALL FOR THE HALL DALLAS
2024
$10K
MUSIC THERAPY
2024
$8K
SUPPORTING FUNDS FOR MUSIC PROGRAMS
2024
$7K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2024
$5K
FOR THE WORDS AND MUSIC PROGRAM IN LOVING MEMORY OF MAC DAVIS ON HIS BIRTHDAY (JANUARY 21) FROM LISE DAVIS AND MAC DAVIS' CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
2024
$323
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$130K
HOF MEDALLION CEREMONY DONATION
2023
$128K
FOR ARCHIVAL ACTIVITIES
2023
$66K
LOU SCRUGGS MEMORIAL SPONSORSHIP
2023
$60K
REFER TO STATEMENT 12 (FOOTNOTE OF THIS TAX RETURN
2023
$50K
FY24 GRANT - CMHOF
2023
$46K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$36K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$20K
MUSIC PRESERVATION IMPLEMENTATION GRANT
2023
$20K
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
2023
$15K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$15K
WORDS & MUSIC PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$8K
DESIGNATED FOR WORDS AND MUSIC PROGRAM
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
2023
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2023
$5K
SUPPORTING FUNDS FOR MUSIC PROGRAMS
2023
$3K
COUNTRY MUSIC PRESERVATION/EDUCATION
2023
$1K
BENEVOLENT DONATION
2023
$260K
HOF MEDALLION CEREMONY DONATION
2022
$151K
FOR ARCHIVAL ACTIVITIES
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
2022
$70K
BETTER WORLD
2022
$42K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$25K
WINNER OF THE 2022 AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT INNOVATION IN ACTION CATEGORY
2022
$25K
DESIGNATED FOR THE WORDS & MUSIC PROGRAM
2022
$25K
CMHOF GRANT
2022
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$14K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$10K
LOU SCRUGGS MEMORIAL SPONSORSHIP
2022
$10K
WORDS & MUSIC IS A CURRICULUM-BASED LYRIC-WRITING PROGRAM THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO COLLABORATE WITH NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS.
2022
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
2022
$5K
MUSEUM & MUSEUM ACTIVITES, MUSIC, CULTURAL, ETHNIC AWARENESS
2022
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT AS DIRECTED BY KENNETH L. ROBERTS, PRESIDENT EMERITUS
2022
$5K
SUPPORTING FUNDS FOR MUSIC PROGRAMS
2022
$3K
COUNTRY MUSIC PRESERVATION/EDUCATION
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT MATCHING THE PERSONAL GIFT OF KENNETH L. ROBERTS, PRESIDENT EMERITUS
2022
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
2021
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2021
$970
BENEVOLENT DONATION
2021
$134K
ARTS/HUMANITIES
2020
$88K
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND - METRO CARES GRANT - ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
2020
$59K
Unrestricted
2020
$50K
ARTS/HUMANITIES
2020
$48K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$38K
SUPPORTING MUSIC EDUCATION AND THE ARTS, HEALTH AND WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
2020
$25K
CMHOF 2020 GRANT
2020
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
2020
$23K
BETTER WORLD
2020
$20K
MUSIC PRESERVATION IMPLEMENTATION GRANT
2020
$8K
WORDS & MUSIC IS A CURRICULUM-BASED LYRIC-WRITING PROGRAM THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO COLLABORATE WITH NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS.
2020
$7K
GENERAL USE AND/OR SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT
2020
$6K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$5K
WORDS & MUSIC: DISTANCE LEARNING AND LANGUAGE ADAPTATIONS
2020
$3K
BENEFITING THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME FROM JOAN AND BEN RECHTER
2020
$1K
BENEVOLENT DONATION
2020
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$1K
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2020
$534
ARTS/HUMANITIES
2020
$500
GENERAL MATCHING SUPPORT.
2020
$500
GENERAL MATCHING SUPPORT.
2020
$249
ARTS/HUMANITIES
2020
$130K
MEDALLION CEREMONY 2018
2019
$51K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$50K
GRANT RECIPIENT
2019
$20K
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSES
2019
$10K
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
2019
$7K
GENERAL USE AND/OR SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT
2019
$40
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$136K
ARTS/HUMANITIES
2018
$50K
BETTER WORLD
2018
$26K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$25K
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSES
2018
$10K
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
2018
$10K
WORDS & MUSIC IS A CURRICULUM-BASED LYRIC-WRITING PROGRAM THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO COLLABORATE WITH NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS.
2018
$5K
BENEFITING COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME FROM LADY ANTEBELLUM
2018
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
2018
$5K
FOR SUPPORT/041718
2018
$3K
BENEFITING THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
2018
$1K
FOR THE ANNUAL GIVING FUND ON BEHALF OF DON AND STACEY SCHLITZ
2018
$500
ON BEHALF OF DON AND STACEY SCHLITZ
2018
$27K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$15K
2018 PRESERVATION IMPLEMENTATION GRANTEE
2017
$9K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
$7K
Research
2017

Funded by

$3.1M from 32 funders · 108 grants · 2017–2024

The Community Foundation Of Middle

$955K · 26 grants · 2018–2024

Country Music Association Inc

$650K · 4 grants · 2019–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$291K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Cma Foundation

$200K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Ford Motor Company Fund

$143K · 3 grants · 2018–2022

Gibson Gives Foundation

$114K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Sage Foundation

$60K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN620753887
NTEE codeA500
Subsection03
Ruling date1964-12
Formed1964
Employees506
Volunteers132
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