TENNESSEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (TPAC) MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

EIN: 581320590 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

NASHVILLE, TN

Total Revenue
$54,163,991
Total Expenses
$31,202,049
Total Assets
$148,272,115
Net Assets
$132,703,609
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1977
Legal Domicile
TN
Principal Officer
JENNIFER TURNER
Phone
6157824000
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

TENNESSEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (TPAC) MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, founded in 1977, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $54.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 55% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. The organization ran a surplus of $23.0M, a strong 42% operating margin.

Mission

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY FOR THE GREATEST BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE, INSTITUTIONS, AND COMMUNITIES OF THE STATE, AND TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN FOSTERING THE PERFORMING ARTS, ARTS EDUCATION, RESIDENT ART GROUPS AND OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $23,257,052 Revenue: $25,736,189

TPAC'S MISSION IS TO CHAMPION EXCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION, FOSTER SUPPORT FOR OUR RESIDENT COMPANIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SERVE AS AN INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR ALL TO ENJOY...

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TPAC'S MISSION IS TO CHAMPION EXCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION, FOSTER SUPPORT FOR OUR RESIDENT COMPANIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SERVE AS AN INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR ALL TO ENJOY MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCES THAT ENRICH LIVES AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY. ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE WAYS TPAC EXTENDS OUR MISSION INTO THE COMMUNITY IS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING. IN FY25, PROGRAMMING CONSISTED OF OUR BROADWAY AT TPAC SERIES, TPAC PRESENTS AND OUR EXPANDED ARTS PROGRAMMING WHICH INCLUDED DANCE, FAMILY PROGRAMMING, AND A REVITALIZED CABARET SERIES. OUR DANCE SERIES WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE FOUR COMPANIES, INCLUDING A NASHVILLE PREMIERE PRESENTATION OF THE WELL-KNOWN JOFFREY BALLET. TPAC IS THE PROUD PERFORMANCE HOME OF THE NASHVILLE OPERA, NASHVILLE BALLET, AND NASHVILLE REPERTORY THEATER. TPAC PROVIDED SUPPORT SERVICES AND SUBSIDIZED RENT TO THESE PRODUCING ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDITION TO INVESTING AND SUPPORTING THEIR WORK. AFTER INVESTING IN OUR RESIDENT COMPANY, NASHVILLE BALLET, FOR THEIR PRESENTATION OF FIREBIRD DURING THE FY24 BUDGET CYCLE, IN FY25 TPAC INVESTED IN MARKETING SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SONDHEIM'S SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, AS PART OF THE NASHVILLE REPERTORY THEATRE'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON. FY25 ALSO INCLUDED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL FOR THEIR WORLD PREMIERE PRESENTATION OF SONGBLAZERS IN JACKSON HALL DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2024.IN RECOGNIZING THE SYNERGIES BETWEEN PROGRAMMING, INCLUSIVE ARTS, AND TPAC'S ROLE AS AN ANCHOR CULTURAL INSTITUTION, WE IMPLEMENTED AN ENGAGEMENT PLAN TO FURTHER ACCESS INITIATIVES, LEARNING, AND INVOLVEMENT AMONG COMMUNITIES. AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE PLAN, I AM QUEEN, A THEATRICAL PRESENTATION PRODUCED, DIRECTED, AND FEATURING THE STORIES OF BLACK WOMEN WAS DEVELOPED BASED ON INTERVIEWS FROM LOCAL NASHVILLE RESIDENTS DURING FY25. ADDITIONALLY, WE INVESTED EXPANDING THE ARTS ACCESS PROGRAM FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO REHEARSE AND PERFORM IN JOHNSON THEATER DURING THE FY25 SEASON.TPAC ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE & THE TENNESSEE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION IN 1978. THE INITIAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED TPAC PRINCIPALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESENTING QUALITY ARTS ENTERTAINMENT & EDUCATION TO TENNESSEE RESIDENTS THROUGH THE OPERATION OF THE TENNESSEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. TPAC HAS ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OVER THE OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FOUR THEATERS LOCATED IN TWO BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE. IN ADDITION TO ITS ROLE WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, TPAC OPERATES SEVERAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES INCLUDING SEVEN ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PUBLIC OFFERINGS SUCH AS A BROADWAY SERIES, CONCERTS, COMEDY SHOWS, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, TPAC RENTS ITS FACILITIES TO THREE PERFORMING ARTS RESIDENT COMPANIES - THE NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION, NASHVILLE BALLET, AND THE NASHVILLE REPERTORY THEATRE, ALL THREE OF WHICH ARE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. TPAC ALSO RENTS ITS FACILITIES TO OUTSIDE PROMOTERS FOR EVENTS IN WHICH THE PROMOTERS ARE AT RISK, AND TO THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (WITH RENT WAIVED) FOR STATE EVENTS. TO SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, TPAC OPERATES ITS OWN TICKETING SERVICES. TPAC SUPPORTS ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING ARTS, CULTURE AND EDUCATION FOR THE COMMUNITY BY FUNDRAISING FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT AND FOUNDATIONS.

Program 2
Expenses: $615,594 Revenue: $386,500

TPAC MAINTAINS HIGH STANDARDS FOR PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING A DIVERSE SEASON OF CULTURALLY ENGAGING PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL AND...

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TPAC MAINTAINS HIGH STANDARDS FOR PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING A DIVERSE SEASON OF CULTURALLY ENGAGING PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS, TPAC PROVIDES SIX DISTINCT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EXTENDED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND TPAC AUDIENCES:DURING THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR, THE SEASON FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (PREVIOUSLY CALLED HUMANITIES OUTREACH IN TENNESSEE) PRESENTED PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES OF THEATER, DANCE AND MUSIC FOR STUDENT AUDIENCES. THE SEASON INCLUDED LIVE PERFORMANCES AT TPAC AS WELL AS VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS TO VIEW REMOTELY FROM THEIR CLASSROOM. DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, 37,351 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM 298 SCHOOL GROUPS ATTENDED SEASON FOR YOUNG PEOPLE PERFORMANCES (45,527 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM 295 SCHOOL GROUPS DURING THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR).TWO PROGRAMS WERE DISCONTINUED AS OF 2025: THE "ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND "WOLF TRAP EARLY LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS." RESOURCES FOR THESE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS WERE REALLOCATED TO FURTHER DEVELOP TPAC'S COMMUNITY-FOCUSED OPPORTUNITIES. AS A RESULT IN 2024-25, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERVICES REACHED 1,356 THROUGH ACTIVITIES BENEFITING ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. INSIDEOUT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WHO WANT TO GROW IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS. EVENTS AT TPAC AND IN COMMUNITY LOCATIONS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCES TO INTERACT WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS. 462 INDIVIDUALS VIEWED AND PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF EVENTS FOR ADULT LEARNERS IN 2024-25. PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS HIGHLIGHTED LOCAL AND TOURING PERFORMANCES, AND A SERIES OF MASTERCLASSES OFFERED INTRODUCTORY AND ADVANCED DANCE INSTRUCTION FROM OUTSTANDING DANCE TOURING COMPANIES. (1,182 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN INSIDEOUT DURING 2023-2024).CAMPS & ADVENTURES BUILD INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUTH. TPAC'S SUMMER MUSICAL THEATER CAMPS STARTED IN JULY OF 2022. IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, CAMP TPAC OFFERED SEVEN WEEK-LONG DAY CAMPS TO IMMERSE CHILDREN AGED 8-18 IN MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE AND TRADITIONS. ARTS ADVENTURES PROVIDED 90-MINUTE IMMERSIVE WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH ON A SERIES OF WEEKENDS IN TPAC'S JOHNSON THEATER. TPAC'S CAMPS AND ADVENTURES REACHED 435 YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN 2024-25. (411 YOUTH AND FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN 2023-24.)DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS ("DMIS") DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLE MUSICAL THEATRE PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOL FACULTY WITH THE TRAINING AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO DO SO. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS RECEIVE (AT NO COST) A PERFORMANCE LICENSE TO ANY DISNEY KIDS MUSICAL, SHOWKIT MATERIALS, INCLUDING DIRECTORS' GUIDES, STUDENT SCRIPTS, ACCOMPANIMENT AND VOCAL CDS AND A CHOREOGRAPHY DVD, AND CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. SCHOOLS ALSO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM TEAMS OF TWO TPAC TEACHING ARTISTS DURING AFTER-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES THAT RUN FOR 20 WEEKS. IN 2024-2025 DMIS TEACHING ARTIST FIRST-YEAR RESIDENCIES TOOK PLACE IN SIX SCHOOLS IN MNPS/DAVIDSON, WILSON AND CHEATHAM COUNTIES. 24 ADDITIONAL SCHOOL TEAMS COMPLETED DISNEY MUSICALS UNDER THEIR OWN DIRECTION AND WITH SUPPORT FROM THE DMIS PROGRAM MODEL. 890 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN DMIS IN 2024-25. (IN 2022-23, 909 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN DMIS.)THE SPOTLIGHT AWARDS CELEBRATES, SUPPORTS, AND GROWS THE ARTISTRY AND CAPACITY OF HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE PROGRAMS IN TENNESSEE. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEATRE PROFESSIONALS, AND THEIR SCHOOL MUSICALS ARE EVALUATED BY A DIVERSE PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES IN MAY WHEN EXEMPLARY WORK IS RECOGNIZED WITH THE SPOTLIGHT AWARDS CEREMONY AT TPAC, WHERE THE TOP CONTENDERS FOR "OUTSTANDING MUSICAL" PERFORM AND HONORS ARE PRESENTED IN A VARIETY OF CATEGORIES, INCLUDING TWO WHO ARE RECOGNIZED AS "OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMER." THE RECIPIENTS OF THESE TWO AWARDS THEN MOVE ON TO NATIONAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE JIMMY AWARDS IN NEW YORK. IN 2024-2025, 65 TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOLS AND 4,031 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING MORE THAN 2,000 ATTENDING THE LIVE SPOTLIGHT AWARDS CEREMONY AT TPAC. (IN 2023-24, 53 HIGH SCHOOLS AND 3,082 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SPOTLIGHT ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY TPAC.)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $23,605,190
Program Service Revenue $21,553,164
Investment Income $4,659,183
Other Revenue $4,346,454
TOTAL REVENUE $54,163,991

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $10,275,628
Fundraising Expenses $1,781,444
Program Expenses $23,872,646
Other Expenses $20,926,421
TOTAL EXPENSES $31,202,049

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $54,163,991 $119,394,667 -0.5%
Expenses $31,202,049 $30,465,093 +0.0%
Net Income $22,961,942 $88,929,574 -0.7%
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Governance

Voting Members
28
Independent Members
28
Employees
413
Volunteers
160

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
9
$1,228,046
Total Directors
28
$0
Key Employees
1
$182,979
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
MELVIN MALONE CHAIR 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
JAMES SCHMITZ VICE CHAIR 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
SHEILA GIBSON SECRETARY 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
J REGINALD HILL TREASURER 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ADAM SANSIVERI DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALEXIA POE DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANDREW TAVI DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CLAIRE TUCKER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CYBELE RAVER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DEBBIE HOLLENSTEIN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DON HARDIN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR CHRISTOPHER REHM DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR PHILIP WENK DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
EMANUAL BUTCH EADS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
GAIL CARR WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOY HEINRICHS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
KEVIN HARTLEY DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARTHA INGRAM DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHAEL CARTER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
NATHAN POSS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
RHONDA TAYLOR DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ROBERT HEBERT DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHELLE GASKIN BROWN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
LIZZETTE REYNOLDS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ROSALYN CARPENTER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
VICTOR BERRIOS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DALE ALLEN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
TRISH MUNRO DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JENNIFER TURNER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00
Officer
$404,471 $28,807 $433,278
JAMES TIMM MANAGING DIRECTOR & CAO 40.00
Officer
$286,760 $17,953 $304,713
JULIE GILLEN CFO 40.00
Officer
$181,407 $21,722 $203,129
ROBERTA CIUFFO CHIEF INCLUSIVE ARTS OFFIC 40.00
Officer
$158,811 $20,239 $179,050
SUZANNE ILER END 52024 CHIEF CAMPAIGN OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$97,207 $10,669 $107,876
LEON SCIOSCIA VP OF OPERATIONS 40.00
Key Emp
$164,985 $17,994 $182,979
DENISE MINATOYA CAPITAL PROJECTS & FACILIT 40.00
Highest
$149,675 $20,010 $169,685
JEFF CONDON VP OF IT 40.00
Highest
$140,141 $24,205 $164,346
KIM MARRONE VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00
Highest
$112,054 $16,264 $128,318
CHRISTIAN LYHUS DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING 40.00
Highest
$114,703 $16,704 $131,407
DIANA PELHAM VP OF LEADERSHIP GIVING 40.00
Highest
$120,885 $8,237 $129,122
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $54,163,991 $31,202,049 $148,272,115 $22,961,942
2024 $119,394,667 $30,465,093 $130,144,891 $88,929,574
2023 $30,406,735 $28,354,818 $36,779,579 $2,051,917
2022 $25,885,364 $21,786,105 $35,782,071 $4,099,259
2021 $11,738,774 $7,614,048 $22,129,130 $4,124,726
2020 $27,400,374 $27,325,868 $18,241,048 $74,506
2019 $23,869,581 $23,785,719 $20,680,246 $83,862
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