Nashville Public Media Inc
Donations deductibleNashville Public Media Inc's network
4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). 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
4 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Whitley Chair | Board Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Beth Fortune | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bruce Dobie | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tene Franklin | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paige Hendrickson | Director of Marketing | 2022 |
| Stephen Cavendish | Director/ President and Ed | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cavendish | President | 40 | $83k | $9k | |
| Michael Whitley | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Dobie | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tene Franklin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beth Fortune | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Nashville Public Media Inc
- EIN
- 831703750
- Address
- 308 Timmons St, Nashville, TN, 37211-2433
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- Nashville banner is a locally owned, community supported, civic news organization. We exist to empower the people of nashville to make informed decisions by providing non-partisan journalism from an independent, nonprofit newsroom. We are digital-first, with no paywall for our stories, because we believe everyone should have access to news. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A30 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
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- Steve Cavendish (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsMichael Whitley
≥4years on the filingsBeth Fortune
≥4years on the filingsTene Franklin
≥3years on the filingsBruce Dobie
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
- $76k
- Total liabilities
- $8k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $68k
- Contributions and grants received
- $753k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 4