Nonprofit · EIN 46-0985602
OZ ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37209
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,015,179 | $2,293,714 | -$278,535 | $464,161 | $145,804 | $318,357 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,194,770 | $2,685,661 | -$490,891 | $862,851 | $156,989 | $705,862 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,699,513 | $2,277,514 | -$578,001 | $1,446,853 | $145,261 | $1,301,592 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,786,364
- of which government grants
- $102,364
- Program service revenue
- $220,182
- Investment income
- $1,372
- Net rental income
- $32,404
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$39,647
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $14,504
- Other revenue
- $7,261
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $427,383
- Other salaries and wages
- $449,261
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,005,862
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $122,226
- Occupancy
- $123,117
- Travel
- $132,087
- Depreciation
- $42,435
- Program services (functional)
- $1,690,720
- Management and general (functional)
- $308,806
- Fundraising (functional)
- $294,188
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $862,851
- Total assets, end of year
- $464,161
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $145,804
- Net assets, end of year
- $318,357
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $87,723
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,369
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $290,988
- Gross receipts
- $2,200,472
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK MURPHY | EXEC AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $17,698 |
| MURAT OZGENER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $177,991 | $28,069 |
| JAMES KELLEY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY WILSON III | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE SEABURY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| T ALP IKIZLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEERA BALLAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN WALLER CURTIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERVIN EFTEKHARI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX GOLDBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD R HARDIN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARJEAN CODDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI NEAL CROWLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNITA OZGENER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AYLIN OZGENER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE STRINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE VANDEVENDER WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS WHITNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN MCLAUGHLIN WOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK MURPHY | EXEC AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $17,293 |
| MURAT OZGENER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $177,991 | $27,053 |
| MARJEAN CODDON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY WILSON III | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE SEABURY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| T ALP IKIZLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEERA BALLAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE GASKIN BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN WALLER CURTIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERVIN EFTEKHARI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX GOLDBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD R HARDIN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES KELLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI NEAL CROWLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNITA OZGENER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AYLIN OZGENER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN RODDEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SANSIVERI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE STRINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE VANDEVENDER WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS WHITNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN MCLAUGHLIN WOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK MURPHY NON-VOTING | EXEC AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $9,293 |
| MURAT OZGENER NON-VOTING | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $178,000 | $27,053 |
| MARJEAN CODDON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY WILSON III | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE SEABURY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| T ALP IKIZLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN WALLER CURTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNITA OZGENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AYLIN OZGENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE STRINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE VANDEVENDER WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN RODDEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS WHITNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEERA BALLAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI NEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON HARDIN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SANSIVERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE GASKIN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERVIN EFTEKHARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6172 COCKRILL BEND CIR, NASHVILLE, TN 37209-1050
- In care of
- % TIM OZGENER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARK MURPHY, 6172 COCKRILL BEND CIRCLE, NASHVILLE, TN 372091050
- Signed the 990
- MARK MURPHY, EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 350-7200
- Website
- WWW.OZARTSNASHVILLE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
OZ ARTS SUPPORTS THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF SIGNIFICANT PERFORMING AND VISUAL ART WORKS BY LEADING ARTISTS WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS INFLUENCE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR FIELD.
Program accomplishments
- AS THE NEWEST 501(C)(3) CONTEMPORARY ARTS INSTITUTION IN THE MIDSOUTH REGION, OZ ARTS' ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING HAS TRANSFORMED THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF NASHVILLE AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE. USING THE VENUE'S DYNAMIC FLEXIBILITY, OZ ARTS PRESENTS THE WORK OF LEADING ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, OFFERING AN INTIMATE CONTEXT FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ART PROGRAMS THAT CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE A DIVERSE RANGE OF CURIOUS AUDIENCES. OZ ARTS ALSO SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR LOCAL CREATIVITY BY SUPPORTING NASHVILLE-BASED ARTISTS IN UNEXPECTED, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS. PRESENTED ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED ARTISTS IN THE WORLD, SEVERAL LOCAL ARTISTS ARE OFFERED A "BLANK SLATE" ONTO WHICH THEY CAN CREATE AND DEVELOP ORIGINAL WORK, HIGHLIGHTING THE INCREDIBLE TALENT WITHIN OUR OWN CITY.Expenses $1,690,720 · revenue $252,586
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0985602
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $464,161
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,200,472
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,015,179 | $2,293,714 | $464,161 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,194,770 | $2,685,661 | $862,851 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,699,513 | $2,277,514 | $1,446,853 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,618,121 | $1,905,969 | $1,496,568 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-0985602).
Questions about OZ ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of OZ ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OZ ARTS INC is 46-0985602.
- Is OZ ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to OZ ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OZ ARTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OZ ARTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OZ ARTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OZ ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARK MURPHY.
- Who are the officers and directors of OZ ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (MARK MURPHY, EXEC AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does OZ ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,015,179, expenses of $2,293,714 and total assets of $464,161 at year end.
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