What is the EIN of TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION is 62-1721187.

Is TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.

Are donations to TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

When is the next return of TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION 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 TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION 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 TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WILLIAM H WATKINS Jr.

Who are the officers and directors of TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $845,568, expenses of $674,472 and total assets of $1,410,809 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 62-1721187

TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37201

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$845,568	$674,472	$171,096	$1,410,809	$0	$1,410,809
June 30, 2024	990	$745,853	$581,880	$163,973	$1,239,713	$0	$1,239,713
June 30, 2023	990	$522,765	$389,281	$133,484	$1,075,740	$0	$1,075,740

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $714,721
of which government grants: $200,000
Membership dues: $10,860
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $49,182
Net income from fundraising events: $81,665
Other revenue: $81,665

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $9,500
Other salaries and wages: $150,388
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $181,374
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Accounting fees: $5,000
Occupancy: $104,364
Program services (functional): $545,422
Management and general (functional): $129,050

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $1,239,713
Total assets, end of year: $1,410,809
Total liabilities, end of year: $0
Net assets, end of year: $1,410,809
Net assets without donor restrictions: $1,410,809
Gross unrelated business income: $81,665
Gross receipts: $848,483
Employees: 6
Volunteers: 32
Year formed: 1998
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
FRANK BLUESTEIN	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0	$0
STEPHEN COLEMAN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
WILLIAM H WATKINS Jr	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0
FLOWERREE MCDONOUGH	VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0
JIM HOLCOMB	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	0.5	$0
BRANDON HERRENBRUCK	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0
BUD AKERS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
JOEY BECKFORD	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
CHUCK BLACKBURN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
MADELINE BRIDGES	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
NICOLE BRIONES	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
CAVIT CHESHIER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
RENA ELLZY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
SOLIE FOTT	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
PATRICIA HUDSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0

19 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
BRAD HURLEY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
KAMI LUNSFORD	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
LEAH LYONS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
MICHAEL MCBRIDE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
RON MEERS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
MICHAEL MEISE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
JEFF MYRICK	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
DIANA POE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
WAYNE QUALLS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
JIM RIENIETS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
PAT SMITH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
THANE SMITH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
TABOR STAMPER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
TODD TRESSLER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
MICHELLE TRIPP	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
TALMAGE WATTS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
JOE WEST	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
ANDRE YOVANOVITCH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
Bobby Frost	Director Trustee or director	0.25	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
JIM RIENIETS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
RON MEERS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
KAMI LUNSFORD	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
JOE WEST	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
TALMAGE WATTS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
RENA ELLZY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
WAYNE QUALLS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
PATRICIA HUDSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
BUD AKERS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
MICHAEL MEISE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
JEFF MYRICK	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
TODD TRESSLER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
ANDRE YAVANOVITCH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
MADELINE BRIDGES	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
MICHAEL MCBRIDE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
CAVIT CHESHIER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
SOLIE FOTT	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
BRANDON HERRENBRUCK	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
E FRANK BLUESTEIN	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director	30	$0
JOEY BECKFORD	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
CHUCK BLACKBURN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
PATRICIA SMITH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
THANE SMITH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
TABOR STAMPER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
JIM HOLCOMB	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
DIANA POE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
STEPHEN COLEMAN	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0
WILLIAM H WATKINS JR	VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	0.5	$0
FLOWERREE MCDONOUGH	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	0.5	$0
BOBBY J FROST	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	0.5	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
WAYNE QUALLS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
JOE WEST	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
JIM RIENIETS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
TABOR STAMPER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
TALMAGE WATTS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
RENA ELLZY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
RON MEERS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
MADELINE BRIDGES	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
MICHAEL MCBRIDE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
TODD TRESSLER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
KAMI LUNSFORD	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
PATRICIA HUDSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
ANDRE YAVANOVITCH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
THANE SMITH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
CAVIT CHESHIER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.5	$0
SOLIE FOTT	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
CHUCK BLACKBURN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
E FRANK BLUESTEIN	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director	30	$0
JOEY BECKFORD	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
DIANA POE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
PATRICIA SMITH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.25	$0
JIM HOLCOMB	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
BRANDON HERRENBRUCK	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.38	$0
STEPHEN COLEMAN	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0
WILLIAM H WATKINS JR	VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	0.5	$0
FLOWERREE MCDONOUGH	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	0.5	$0
BOBBY J FROST	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	0.5	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 801 2ND AVE N SUITE 100, NASHVILLE, TN 37201-1078
In care of: % BRANDON HERRENBRUCK
Principal officer (990 for 2024): WILLIAM H WATKINS Jr, 801 2nd Avenue North Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37201
Signed the 990: BRANDON HERRENBRUCK, TREASURER
Phone: (615) 988-6250
990-N for 2012 filed under this EIN: Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Stephen Coleman, 219 Prince Lane, Tullahoma TN 37388. Mailing address: 1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville TN 37212.
Return prepared by: FARMERS SERVICE INC

Mission

TO PERPETUATE THE TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

TO PAY INSTITUTE & RETREAT FACULTY/ARTISTS/SPEAKERS Including Staff Taxes and Benefits
Expenses $228,824
TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 52,392 Room & Board & Facility Rental for Participants 81,662
Expenses $134,054
TAA OFFICE STAFF ASSISTANTS/INTERNS 9,674 TAA INSTITUTE & RETREAT DIRECTORS/COORDINATORS 88,075
Expenses $97,749
TO SUPPORT THE TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY TAA SCHOLARSHIPS 20,000 TAA ARTIST & SPEAKER SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT 26,325 Printing and Office Exp 26,400 Media Exp 12,025 AWARDS 45
Expenses $84,795

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: 62-1721187
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: 1998
Accounting year ends: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Education (B99)
Assets (IRS master file): $1,410,809
Income (IRS master file): $848,483

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$845,568	$674,472	$1,410,809	XML
990	June 2024	$745,853	$581,880	$1,239,713	XML
990	June 2023	$522,765	$389,281	$1,075,740	XML
990	June 2022	$432,075	$370,927	$942,256	IRS
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2019	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2018	–	–	–	IRS
990-N for 2012 Officer: Stephen Coleman Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate	June 30, 2013	≤ $50,000 receipts	–	–	e-Postcard

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 62-1721187).

Questions about TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION?: The employer identification number (EIN) of TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION is 62-1721187.
Is TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?: Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION 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 TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION 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 TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION 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 TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WILLIAM H WATKINS Jr.
Who are the officers and directors of TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $845,568, expenses of $674,472 and total assets of $1,410,809 at year end.

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