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US nonprofit · EIN 680506249 · Nashville, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 680506249) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 July 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Rhythms of the South

Revenue
$600k
year to 31 July 2025
Expenses
$470k
year to 31 July 2025
Total assets
$805k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$805k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
6.8y av
Staff
0
6 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Rhythms of the South's network

6 people6 organisationsi6 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

6 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brandon BarnesBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Deana IveyPresident2018
8 yrs
Kim PriezBoard Secretary2018
8 yrs
Laurel BennettBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Walter Leger IIIBoard Member2023
3 yrs
William PateBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jeff MeffordAccounting Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 July 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Deana IveyPresident2$0
Walter Leger IIIBoard Member2$0
William PateBoard Member2$0
Kim PriezBoard Secretary2$0
Laurel BennettBoard Member2$0
Brandon BarnesBoard Member2$0
Jeff MeffordAccounting Director0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Rhythms of the South
EIN
680506249
Address
500 11th Ave N Ste 650, Nashville, TN, 37203-6289
State
Tennessee
Mission
International tourism travel promotion for the southeastern U. S., with a specific focus on Atlanta GA, Nashville TN, and New Orleans LA. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S41 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2002
Principal officer
Deana Ivey (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2004
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBrandon Barnes
≥8years on the filingsDeana Ivey
≥8years on the filingsKim Priez
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Pate

Latest return

year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$805k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$805k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$600k
Employees
0
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$700k$419k$281k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.