Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation
To perpetuate the Tennessee arts academy
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,410,809
- +13.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $845,568
- +13.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $49,182
- -6.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $674,472
- +15.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2021) to $81K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $81K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Nashville, TN | To Fund the TN Arts Academy Activities | $80,746 |
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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 | $1,410,809 | $845,568 | $674,472 | — | — | $49,182 |
| 2024 | $1,239,713 | $745,853 | $581,880 | $80,746 | 1 | $52,810 |
| 2023 | $1,075,740 | $522,765 | $389,281 | $66,831 | 1 | $28,359 |
| 2022 | $942,256 | $432,075 | $370,927 | $37,405 | 1 | $2,033 |
| 2021 | $881,108 | $373,569 | $155,738 | $26,918 | 1 | $2,050 |
About Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $49K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation is led by WILLIAM H WATKINS Jr., President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 34 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
WILLIAM H WATKINS Jr.
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Bluestein
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Bobby J. Frost
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cavit Cheshier
Director
On filings since 2021
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Blackburn
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Poe
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Rieniets
Director
On filings since 2021
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe West
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joey Beckford
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rena Ellzy
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Meers
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Solie Fott
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Coleman
Director
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tabor Stamper
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Talmage Watts
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thane Smith
Director
On filings since 2021
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Qualls
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andre Yovanovitch
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kami Lunsford
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Hudson
Director
On filings since 2022
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madeline Bridges
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael McBride
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Tressler
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bud Akers
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Myrick
Director
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Meise
Director
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Hurley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leah Lyons
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Tripp
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Briones
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Herrenbruck
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Flowerree McDonough
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Holcomb
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: E. Frank Bluestein (2021–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Patricia Smith (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeanette Watkins (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sara Savell (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Bennett Tarleton (2021) — Director
- Former: Bette Fields (2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Fields (2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Shinn (2021) — Director
- Former: Ruby Fenton (2021) — Director
- Former: Tarleton Bennett (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation
How large is Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation?
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $846K.
What is Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation?
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation operate?
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation's EIN?
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1721187. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 23, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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