Public Charity

CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART

Based in NASHVILLE, TN, CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $29.2M in revenue, $18.2M in expenses, $73.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 298 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.6M.

EIN: 620627921 NASHVILLE, TN Art Museums NTEE: A51 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$29.2M
Total Expenses$18.2M
Total Assets$73.3M
Grant Records298
Funding Total$5.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CHEEKWOOD'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE CHEEKWOOD AS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK WHERE BEAUTY AND EXCELLENCE IN ART AND HORTICULTURE NURTURE THE SPIRIT AND SERVE AS INSPIRATION FOR A DIVERSE AND BROAD AUDIENCE.CHEEKWOOD WILL BE A LOCALLY CELEBRATED AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DESTINATION RENOWNED FOR ITS DISTINCTIVE BEAUTY, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND EXCELLENCE IN ART AND HORTICULTURE.

Where $100 goes at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

How Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$75
Art, exhibitions, and programming
91% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,100 trees
$8
Restaurant, rentals & gift shop
9% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Aaron Dorn
TRUSTEE Alberto R Gonzales
TRUSTEE Barry Stowe
TRUSTEE Ben L Rechter
TRUSTEE Cameron Wells
TRUSTEE Chris Simonsen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,456,204 107 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,976,314 92 grants
Environment & Conservation
$621,435 29 grants
Research & Policy
$150,000 3 grants
Education
$105,905 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $29.2M $18.2M $73.3M
2024 $20.7M $18.7M $60.8M
2023 $18.4M $17.5M $58.8M
2022 $15.3M $15.5M $55.9M
2021 $17.7M $13.3M $58.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $17.7M to $29.2M (+65%), with total assets most recently reported at $73.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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