Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation
To hold, maintain, renovate and improve certain real property known as the historic Tennessee theatre located in knoxville Tennessee, in order to provide a performing arts venue for the community and other entities for historic and educational activities; to preserve and restore the historic Tennessee theatre as a historical landmark; and to provide the general public with a greater awareness, appreciation and understanding of the theatrical performing arts.
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $46,094,385
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $17,881,319
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $423,096
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $15,455,438
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $103K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Tennessee Theatre Endowmen | — | $102,921 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,094,385 | $17,881,319 | $15,455,438 | — | — | $423,096 |
| 2024 | $44,827,459 | $18,740,041 | $15,736,228 | — | — | $677,314 |
| 2023 | $41,256,689 | $18,045,140 | $15,532,286 | — | — | $440,853 |
| 2022 | $36,141,380 | $12,039,055 | $11,021,563 | — | — | $67,283 |
| 2021 | $32,949,657 | $9,927,493 | $4,634,362 | $102,921 | 1 | $34,409 |
| 2020 | $25,642,126 | $3,678,218 | $4,162,496 | — | — | $23,879 |
| 2019 | $27,384,529 | $9,630,411 | $9,005,485 | — | — | $43,822 |
About Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Knoxville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $46.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $423K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation is led by Becky Hancock, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Becky Hancock
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$102K (2019) → $185K (2025)
Ed Rottmann
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myrian D. Collett
Senior Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $111K (2025)
Jim Clayton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Nelson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Bumpas
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Latisha Stubblefield
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandi Swilley
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Swanson
Director
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katrice Jones Morgan
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Omar Jubran
Director
Direcot → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dylan Jones
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeannette Mills
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Hay
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz Sherrod
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Hart
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Whatley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Candelino
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Cunnigman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Curry
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Grider
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Voith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendel Werner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Hamilton
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Blackburn
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Matt Eyre (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Cory Champman (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas Boyd (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jody Zahn (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lance Tracy (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Orlando Diaz (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Walt Bearden (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Chris Kittrell (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Wansley (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Susan Williams (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tammy Wilson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tracy Long (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Chris Chandler (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Joan Cronan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Peter Doc Claussen (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lee Ingram (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $185K, to Becky Hancock (Exec. Direct). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation
How large is Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation?
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation reported $46.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.9M.
What is Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation?
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Knoxville, TN. It holds $46.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation's EIN?
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1651302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 21, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
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