EIN 62-1867910

The National Museum of African American Music

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
63
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The National Museum of African American Music educates the world, preserves the legacy, and celebrates the central role African Americans play in creating the American soundtrack. In addition to that, it has a Black Music Business Certification program dedicated to black music culture and business. This program provides an exploratory approach to all facets of the music business, careers within the industry, and access to courses that delve into it. It is located in Nashville, TN.
Also known as...
African American History Foundation of Nashville; African American H F of Nashville
Total revenues
$10,944,465
2022
Total expenses
$10,462,093
2022
Total assets
$38,517,966
2022
Num. employees
63
2022

Program areas at The National Museum of African American Music

Black Music business certification (bmbc) dedicated to black Music culture and business, this certification program will provide an exploratory approach to all facets of The Music business, careers within The industry, and access to courses that delve into topics such as The history of The business, marketing & branding, artist development, and monetizing creativity. The program will culminate in The development of a business plan that will be presented on at The end of The course. Business plans/presentations will be evaluated by The bmbc program dean and participating professors.emerging artist series-the emerging artist series provides artists The opportunity to gain performance skills and knowledge of business standards through features as Museum artists at programs and events. Bi-quarterly, participants in The series are invited to showcase their growth/talent in concert, each artist representing The diversity of musical genres that can be experienced across Music city. The series celebrates The talent and impact of African americans on American culture and features musicians who embody diverse musical and cultural perspectives.rivers of rhythm institute for social education: The rivers of rhythm institute for social education is an intensive, two-day professional development experience for Tennessee k-12 educators. The goal of rrise is to expose educators to resources and experiences that provide them an accurate knowledge of black stories/voices that emphasize The influence of African americans on The heart and soul of Music city.from nothing to something-a one-hour workshop series, fn2s engages youth in The musical and lyrical construction of The American soundtrack through teaching artist/museum educator led hands-on activities/discussions. The core of The program involves The provision and study of instruments to foster Music education, supporting analytical thinking, and decision making, and critical thinking skills for youth while exploring American history. Sips & stanzas-sips & stanzas is a monthly social networking event that provides adults The opportunity to experience sounds from Music city's emerging artists and participate in engaging discussions on america's Music history. The event gathers professionals to meet, listen to, and have interactive conversations with outstanding Music leaders representing business, performance, media, and other industry aspects thereby capturing all aspects of nashville's Music scene.every year in june, we celebrate black Music month. There are a number of activities hosted by The Museum to include, but not limited to, a block party and community day. With community day, we invite local black owned businesses to setup their wares at a table in our Museum in an effort to support them. We also invite people to various events like learning how to play Music with spoons or planting a tree (which they take with them). For our block party, we showcase various black artists to The public. We have local rising artist all The way up to National recording artist. This year's headliner was ray parker, jr. albeit.

Who funds The National Museum of African American Music

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
James Stephen Turner Family FoundationDigital Education Program Support$500,000
The Winston-Salem Foundation1 Grant(s) for Varying Purposes$250,000
The Frist FoundationSupport To Complete Construction of the New Museum$200,000
...and 15 more grants received

Personnel at The National Museum of African American Music

NameTitleCompensation
H. Beecher HicksPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Henry HicksChief Executive Officer and President$285,000
Dion BrownChief Operating Officer
Daniel HilterbrandVice President , Operations$124,249
James MunchVice President of Finance
...and 24 more key personnel

Financials for The National Museum of African American Music

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,359,621
Program services$2,960,771
Investment income and dividends$1,065
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$667,332
Miscellaneous revenues$955,676
Total revenues$10,944,465

Form 990s for The National Museum of African American Music

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-01990View PDF
2020-062021-04-14990View PDF
2019-062020-11-20990View PDF
2018-062019-07-23990View PDF
2017-062018-11-15990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
July 10, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 1, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 15, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $30,000 from C and M Nelson Family Foundation
October 1, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesAfrican Americans
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
510 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37214
Metro area
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Website URL
nmaam.org/ 
Phone
(615) 301-8724
IRS details
EIN
62-1867910
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A54: History Museums
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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