Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation
Donations deductibleTennessee Arts Academy Foundation's network
34 people10 organisationsi34 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (34). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
34 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 34 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Yovanovitch | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Bobby J Frost (also filed as Bobby Frost) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brad Hurley | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brandon Herrenbruck | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| BUD Akers | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Cavit Cheshier | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chuck Blackburn | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diana POE | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Flowerree McDonough | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Frank Bluestein | Executive Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeff Myrick | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jim Holcomb | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jim Rieniets | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joe West | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joey Beckford | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kami Lunsford | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Leah Lyons | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Madeline Bridges | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael McBride | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Meise | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michelle Tripp | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Nicole Briones | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Patricia Hudson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Patricia Smith (also filed as Pat Smith) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rena Ellzy | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ron Meers | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Solie Fott | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephen Coleman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tabor Stamper | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Talmage Watts | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thane Smith | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Todd Tressler | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Wayne Qualls | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| William H Watkins JR (also filed as William H Watkins Jr) | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bluestein | Executive Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Coleman | Director | 0.38 | $0 | ||
| WILLIAM H WATKINS Jr | President | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Flowerree McDonough | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Holcomb | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Brandon Herrenbruck | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bud Akers | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Joey Beckford | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Chuck Blackburn | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Madeline Bridges | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Briones | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Cavit Cheshier | Director | 0.38 | $0 | ||
| Rena Ellzy | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Solie Fott | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Patricia Hudson | Director | 0.38 | $0 | ||
| Brad Hurley | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Kami Lunsford | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Leah Lyons | Director | 0.38 | $0 | ||
| Michael McBride | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Ron Meers | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Michael Meise | Director | 0.38 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Myrick | Director | 0.38 | $0 | ||
| Diana Poe | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Wayne Qualls | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Jim Rieniets | Director | 0.38 | $0 | ||
| Pat Smith | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Thane Smith | Director | 0.38 | $0 | ||
| Tabor Stamper | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Todd Tressler | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Tripp | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Talmage Watts | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Joe West | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Andre Yovanovitch | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Bobby Frost | Director | 0.25 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation
- EIN
- 621721187
- Address
- 801 2nd Avenue N Suite 100, Nashville, TN, 37201-1078
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- To perpetuate the tennessee arts academy (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- WILLIAM H WATKINS Jr (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBobby J Frost
≥8years on the filingsBrandon Herrenbruck
≥8years on the filingsCavit Cheshier
≥8years on the filingsChuck Blackburn
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.4m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $715k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 32
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $846k | $674k | $171k |
| 2023 | $746k | $582k | $164k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.