Forge Nashville
Donations deductibleRevenue
$838k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$803k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$312k
$568k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $256k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
6.4 years on average
Staff
6
100 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Charles Hewgley
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Forge Nashville's network
6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hewgley Chair | Chairperson | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ashley Heeren | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Ludwig | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Nicholas Georgiou (also filed as Nick Georgiou) | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Roger Conner | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Walter Lewis | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Al Clemmons | Outgoing Exec. Director | since 2021 |
| Erin Hewgley | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Jeff Estes | Executive Director | 2019 |
| Roger Conner | Treasurer | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Saad | Executive Director | 40 | $38k | ||
| Roger Conner | Board Member | 1 | $5k | ||
| Nicholas Giorgiou | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Walter Lewis | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Armon Means | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Arriola | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jake Larson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Hewgley | Treasurer | 15 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Yontz | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Heeren | Board Chair | 6 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Buntin | Vice Chair | 6 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Forge Nashville
- EIN
- 822263146
- Address
- 650 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN, 37210-3520
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- To give more people affordable access to the professional tools, space, and support they need to succeed as makers and artists, and to provide new opportunities to youth in underserved communities with scholarship programs and mentorship. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A11 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2017
- Principal officer
- Ashley Heeren (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsCharles Hewgley
≥7years on the filingsNicholas Georgiou
≥6years on the filingsRoger Conner
≥6years on the filingsWalter Lewis
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $312k
- Total liabilities
- $568k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $256k
- Contributions and grants received
- $489k
- Program service revenue
- $345k
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 100