Middle Tennessee Highland Games

Analysis

Middle Tennessee Highland Games is a registered charity in United States, based in Old Hickory, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Middle Tennessee Highland Games reported income of $113k and spending of $49k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $43k to $113k (+165%), an average of +165% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Middle Tennessee Highland Games sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allies for Cherry Points Tomorrow ($113k), McCall Arts & Humanities Council Inc ($113k) and Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka LA ($113k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $110k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $110k.