Public Charity

COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC

COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in NASHVILLE, TN. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $73.3M, expenses of $58.2M, total assets of $175.8M. Imperigo tracks 105 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.5M.

EIN: 620753887 NASHVILLE, TN Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$73.3M
Total Expenses$58.2M
Total Assets$175.8M
Grant Records105
Funding Total$3.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION, INC. (CMF) IS TO IDENTIFY AND PRESERVE THE EVOLVING HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC AND TO EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCES. FUNCTIONING AS A LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION, THE CMF SERVES VISITING AND NON-VISITING AUDIENCES INCLUDING FAMILIES, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN THE NASHVILLE AREA, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Country Music Foundation Inc

How Country Music Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Founded in 1967, the Country Music Foundation, inc
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 19 exhibits
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Al Giombetti
VP DEVELOPMENT Ben Hall
SR DIR CULINARY, EVENTS AND MUSEUM SALES Brad Henton
TRUSTEE David Conrad
SECRETARY David Ross
TREASURER Ernest Williams Iii

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,809,298 40 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,089,920 42 grants
Education
$99,480 7 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$35,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$25,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $73.3M $58.2M $175.8M
2023 $57.1M $43.1M $152.0M
2022 $56.0M $39.7M $134.7M
2020 $14.2M $26.3M $103.5M
2019 $43.5M $37.3M $111.6M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $43.5M to $73.3M (+69%), with total assets most recently reported at $175.8M.

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