Mission
TO FOSTER COMMUNITY AND CIVILITY IN TENNESSEE THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT EXAMINE AND REFLECT UPON IDEAS, STORIES, HISTORY, ARTS, AND CULTURE.
Public Charity
HUMANITIES TENNESSEE
Based in NASHVILLE, TN, HUMANITIES TENNESSEE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.3M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, $1.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 38 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $942K.
EIN: 620933337
NASHVILLE, TN
Humanities
NTEE: A70
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$942K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Humanities Tennessee
How Humanities Tennessee divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$75
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$10
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $75 for programs
$44
Southern festival of books since 1989, the southern festival of books: a celebration of the written word has welcomed authors and readers to downtown Nashville for a weekend…
$29
Grants & awards humanities tn makes funding investments in all three grand divisions of the state to support the efforts of cultural, educational, and community-based organizations providing public…
$2
Chapter 16 in response to the loss of book coverage in newspapers around the state, Humanities Tennessee founded chapter16.Org in 2009 to provide comprehensive coverage of literary news…
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
MELLON FOUNDATION SUBGRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$250,000
CULTURE & ARTS
$251,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$48,050
Program Support
$12,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$10,950
Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Allison Stansberry
DIRECTOR
Angie Davis Jones
DIRECTOR
Barry Allen
DIRECTOR
Bonnie Grzeszczak
DIRECTOR
Caroline Bradshaw
PART YEAR DI
Carol Mccoy
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.3M | $1.7M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $608K |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $677K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $635K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $559K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $2.3M (+84%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.