Nashville Public Television Inc

Analysis

Nashville Public Television Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1990, 36 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 June 2023, Nashville Public Television Inc reported income of $6.6m and spending of $7.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $6.6m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Nashville Public Television Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include B H Music Center ($6.6m), African American Museum in ($6.6m) and MK Level Playing Field Institute ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $409k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $13.0m against liabilities of $223k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 37 employees.