Public Charity

Nashville Symphony Association

Based in Nashville, TN, Nashville Symphony Association operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $28.1M in revenue, $30.4M in expenses, $87.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 344 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $25.1M.

EIN: 620550979 Nashville, TN Symphony Orchestras NTEE: A69 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$28.1M
Total Expenses$30.4M
Total Assets$87.0M
Grant Records344
Funding Total$25.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Nashville Symphony inspires and engages a diverse and growing community with extraordinary live orchestral music experiences. As Middle Tennessee continues to grow and transform, the Nashville Symphony will be a financially robust, leading orchestra fully supported and embraced by the community it serves and recognized by its peers for its innovation and excellence. Key to achieving this vision, the Nashville Symphony will: - Entertain and educate audiences with varied opportunities to engage with orchestral music. - Be recognized as a leading arts organization defined by performing an innovative and excellent portfolio distinguished by a commitment to American music, including underrepresented voices. - Strengthen diversified revenue streams in order to routinely deliver a balanced operating budget and meet goals for endowment contributions. - Build a diverse, welcoming, and effective organization that is a great place to work and is reflective of the Middle Tennessee community.

Where $100 goes at Nashville Symphony Association

How Nashville Symphony Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$75
Artistic Programming
92% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 14 awards; 200 concerts; 550,000 people
$7
Education & Community Engagement Programs
8% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 36,000 students; 400 students; 550,000 people
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,618
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
2024
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT (GRANT CORRECTION DUE TO CONVERSION) FUNDS PAID IN OCTOBER.
$400,000

Showing up to 5 of 344 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President & CEO Alan D Valentine
VP of Artistic Admin & General Mgr Alison Bolton
CFO (Hired 11/01/2024) Amy Killett
Director Anthony Giarratana
Director Benjamin Scott
Director Betsy Wills

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$19,647,988 142 grants
Arts & Culture
$4,909,557 160 grants
Education
$320,218 16 grants
Environment & Conservation
$22,858 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$22,000 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $28.1M $30.4M $87.0M
2024 $32.0M $32.7M $89.6M
2023 $22.0M $29.1M $89.2M
2022 $29.9M $25.7M $95.2M
2021 $12.4M $10.3M $100.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.4M to $28.1M (+127%), with total assets most recently reported at $87.0M.

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