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COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC (EIN 62-0753887)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-12
IRS object ID
202533169349307258
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-12T14:46:26-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 GREAT CIRCLE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37228ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN620753887EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6154162043PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 REP JOHN LEWIS WAY SAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37203ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNINA BURGHARDPersonNm
Person TitleEXEC VP OF FINANCES/OPERATIONSPersonTitleTxt
Phone6154162043PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANCES E LEAHYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00713593PTIN
Phone6152427351PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKYLE YOUNGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 REP JOHN LEWIS WAY SAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$78,784,316GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COUNTRYMUSICHALLOFFAME.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1964FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionIDENTIFY & PRESERVE THE EVOLVING HISTORY & TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC & TO EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee506TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers132TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$18,052,777TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$2,021,444NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,935,579PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$15,776,540CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$44,786,510PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$48,217,928CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,116,001PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,806,266CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,305,890PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,533,651CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$57,143,980PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$73,334,385CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$20,461,412PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$22,802,394CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,001,146CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$22,634,036PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$35,366,448CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$43,095,448PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$58,168,842CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$14,048,532PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$15,165,543CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$152,048,376TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$175,831,153TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$23,696,959TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$28,829,953TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$128,351,417NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$147,001,200NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION, INC. (CMF) IS TO IDENTIFY AND PRESERVE THE EVOLVING HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC AND TO EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCES. FUNCTIONING AS A LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION, THE CMF SERVES VISITING AND NON-VISITING AUDIENCES INCLUDING FAMILIES, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN THE NASHVILLE AREA, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$52,740,970ExpenseAmt
Revenue$36,657,814RevenueAmt
DescFOUNDED IN 1967, THE COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION, INC. ("CMF"), WHICH DOES BUSINESS AS THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM (THE "MUSEUM"), IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT PRESERVES AND INTERPRETS THE EVOLVING HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC. FUNCTIONING AS A NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 1.4 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS IN A TYPICAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM SAFEGUARDS A DIVERSE ARTIFACT AND ARCHIVAL COLLECTION COMPRISED OF MOVING IMAGES ON FILM; VIDEO AND DIGITAL FORMATS; PHOTOGRAPHS; SOUND RECORDINGS; ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS; STAGE COSTUMES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; POSTERS; PRINTED MATERIALS; OBJECTS ILLUSTRATING THE LIVES AND CAREERS OF MUSICIANS, INDUSTRY FIGURES AND THE CULTURE OF COUNTRY MUSIC. THROUGH 19 EXHIBITS CURATED AND PRESENTED, THE MUSEUM INTERPRETS ITS COLLECTION WITH SUPPORT OF THE MORE THAN 2,000 ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN 2024.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$52,740,970TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document282IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee506EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NINA BURGHARDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6154162043PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 REP JOHN LEWIS WAY SAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37203ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JODY WILLIAMS
BOARD CHAIR8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL GIOMBETTI
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ROSS
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNEST WILLIAMS III
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BLOOM
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID CONRAD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J WILLIAM DENNY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROD ESSIG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN LEVITAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ANN MCCREADY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYLE YOUNG
CEO40.00Yes (X)$881,776$0$13,184
NINA BURGHARD
EXEC VP FINANCES & OPERATI40.00Yes (X)$356,377$0$13,965
LISA DAVIS
EXEC VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40.00$265,297$0$8,723Yes (X)
MARK DE LELYS
VP REVENUE40.00$229,066$0$10,778Yes (X)
JOHNNY CUNNINGHAM
SR DIR OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY40.00$208,433$0$6,353Yes (X)
BEN HALL
VP DEVELOPMENT40.00$156,879$0$8,564Yes (X)
WARREN DENNY
VP CREATIVE40.00$153,873$0$7,413Yes (X)
BRAD HENTON
SR DIR CULINARY, EVENTS AND MUSEUM SALES40.00$141,059$0$5,151Yes (X)
JEREMY RUSH
SR DIR PUBLIC RELATIONS40.00$134,043$0$6,255Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$80,386TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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CARTER GROUP LLC
517 HAGAN ST SUITE 201NASHVILLETN37203CONSTRUCTION$1,712,127
EVENT WORKS-HOFG
5901 CALIFORNIA AVE SUITE 218NASHVILLETN37209RENTALS AND SETUP SERVICE$1,158,560
UNITED DATA TECHNOLOGIES
2900 MONARCH LAKES BLVDMIRAMARFL33027IT EQUIP AND SUPPORT$967,568
PLEASE BE SEATED
7119 CENTENNIAL BLVDNASHVILLETN37209RENTALS AND SETUP SERVICE$752,800
WALDEN SECURITY
PO BOX 88134CHICAGOIL60680SECURITY SERVICES$751,563
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K19CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$314,446FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$996,613GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$14,465,481AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$160,157NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,776,540TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSION FEES900099$25,983,185$25,983,185
RESTAURANT AND CATERING REVENUE722100$13,861,294$919,559$12,941,735
EVENT REVENUE900099$8,373,449$5,158,661$3,214,788
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$48,217,928TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,807,599TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,807,599ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$213,802TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$213,802ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$584OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,917SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,917SecuritiesAmt
Other$584OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,333TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,333ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$49,423FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$314,446ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$222,237FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$172,814TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$172,814ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$10,970,196GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$5,225,777CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,744,419TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,137,560RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,606,859UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$748,244TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$458,849RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$289,395UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$748,244OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$73,334,385TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$36,657,814RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$18,052,777UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,847,254ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,779,165TotalAmt
Program Services$854,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$444,792ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$479,697FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,333,376TotalAmt
Program Services$16,231,368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,371,136ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$730,872FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,075TotalAmt
Program Services$187,124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,544FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,026,075TotalAmt
Program Services$875,321ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,567FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,454,703TotalAmt
Program Services$1,236,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,202FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,694TotalAmt
Program Services$72,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,896FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,672TotalAmt
Management And General$64,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,260TotalAmt
Management And General$112,260ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,466,935TotalAmt
Program Services$1,306,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,719FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,763,827TotalAmt
Program Services$1,571,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$141,080ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,365FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,095,081TotalAmt
Program Services$2,892,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$126,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,127FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,363,117TotalAmt
Program Services$1,247,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,657ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,841FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$706TotalAmt
Program Services$706ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,342,901TotalAmt
Program Services$2,978,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$267,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,349FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,566TotalAmt
Program Services$107,605ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,832FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$326,104TotalAmt
Program Services$290,524ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,083ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,497FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,006,304TotalAmt
Program Services$4,460,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$400,429ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$145,789FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO$341,750$341,750
EXHIBIT, MUSEUM SERVICE$12,052,199$12,052,199
RESTAURANT, CATERING, A$5,866,366$5,866,366
GRANT AND OTHER FUNDRAI$181,846$23,389$158,457

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,120TotalAmt
Program Services$145,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,392FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,168,842TotalAmt
Program Services$52,740,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,426,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,001,146FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,910,137BOYAmt
EOY$30,775,130EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$327,492BOYAmt
EOY$8,953,993EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,051,708BOYAmt
EOY$160,077EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,784,123BOYAmt
EOY$2,613,305EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$527,372BOYAmt
EOY$464,262EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$108,971,389LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$62,728,189LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,114,304BOYAmt
EOY$46,243,200EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,336,020BOYAmt
EOY$70,051,214EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$299,532BOYAmt
EOY$340,678EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,697,688BOYAmt
EOY$16,229,294EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,048,376BOYAmt
EOY$175,831,153EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,788,801BOYAmt
EOY$3,221,446EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,308,269BOYAmt
EOY$2,901,594EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,000BOYAmt
EOY$5,725,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,299,889BOYAmt
EOY$16,981,913EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,696,959BOYAmt
EOY$28,829,953EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$123,872,167BOYAmt
EOY$133,642,112EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,479,250BOYAmt
EOY$13,359,088EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,351,417BOYAmt
EOY$147,001,200EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,048,376BOYAmt
EOY$175,831,153EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$15,165,543ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,484,240NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,626,085CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,409,144CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,464,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,935,579CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,776,540CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,211,718TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,626,085CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,409,144CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,464,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,935,579CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,776,540CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,211,718TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,286,023SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$37,925,695PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$366,991CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$94,143CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$598,951CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,090,610CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,021,401CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,172,096TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,890CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$382,443CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$531,582CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,021,444CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,984,359TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,229,164CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$631,135CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$516,038CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$529,591CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$458,849CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,364,777TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$57,732,950TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$112,175,393GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76630PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$59,336,020BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,936,474InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,108,846OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$112,434AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$70,051,214EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$43,249,851BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$13,000,045ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,509,189InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$351,826OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$71,239AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$59,336,020EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,846,026BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$39,018,782ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$400,578InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$183,352OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$31,027AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$43,249,851EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,015,693BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,025,674InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$167,241OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$28,100AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,846,026EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,734,879BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$451,017InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$166,901OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$23,302AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,015,693EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.94376BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.03263PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02362TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,926,300OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,926,300BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,656,931OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,745,328DepreciationAmt
Book Value$32,911,603BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,042,850OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,387,112DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,655,738BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,345,308OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,595,749DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,749,559BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$46,243,200TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRIGHT-OF-USE ASSETSDesc
Book Value$16,229,294BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$16,229,294TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY$16,643,933
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES$337,980
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$16,981,913TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$82,267,035TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,484,240NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$112,656DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,596,896RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$78,670,139RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$112,260InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$5,448,014OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$5,335,754RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$73,334,385TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$63,617,252TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$112,656DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$112,656ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$63,504,596ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$112,260InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included-$5,448,014OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$5,335,754ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$58,168,842TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE FOUNDATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF REFERENCE AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS. THE ARCHIVAL AND REFERENCE MATERIALS INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS, FILMS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTERS, DOCUMENTS, BOOKS, AND PERIODICALS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM RECORDS AND PRESERVES ITS OWN PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING PODCASTS, INTERVIEWS, AND PERFORMANCES. THE OBJECT COLLECTION COMPRISES INSTRUMENTS, STAGE WEAR, PERSONAL AND PROMOTIONAL OBJECTS RELATED TO THE MUSIC AND CAREERS OF COUNTRY MUSIC PERFORMERS, SONGWRITERS, AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. THESE ITEMS ARE CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF GAAP (GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES), THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT CAPITALIZE DONATED ARTIFACTS OR RECOGNIZE THEM AS REVENUES OR GAINS. GAAP PROVIDES THAT SUCH DONATIONS NEED NOT BE RECOGNIZED IF THEY ARE ADDED TO COLLECTIONS THAT ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, OR RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN; ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR, AND PRESERVED; AND ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. DURING 2024, THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS, INSTRUMENTS, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CLOTHING, AND OTHER TANGIBLE ITEMS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TRADITION AND HISTORY OF COUNTRY, AMERICAN, ROCK AND ROOTS MUSIC. THIS HAS BEEN UNDERWRITTEN BY THE GENEROSITY AND LEADERSHIP GIFTS OF ANONYMOUS AND NON-ANONYMOUS DONORS. THIS COLLECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC TRUST FOR ALL TIME, RECEIVING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE AND MANAGEMENT AND BEING MADE ACCESSIBLE TO GENERATIONS OF LEARNERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF THE ARTIFACTS DONATED, OR ACQUIRED AND UNDERWRITTEN BY DONORS IN 2024 IS $16,603,000 ($1,796,000 IN 2023).
PART III, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF REFERENCE AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS. THE ARCHIVAL AND REFERENCE MATERIALS INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS, FILMS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTERS, DOCUMENTS, BOOKS, AND PERIODICALS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM RECORDS AND PRESERVES ITS OWN PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING PODCASTS, INTERVIEWS, AND PERFORMANCES. THE OBJECT COLLECTION COMPRISES INSTRUMENTS, STAGE WEAR, PERSONAL AND PROMOTIONAL OBJECTS RELATED TO THE MUSIC AND CAREERS OF COUNTRY MUSIC PERFORMERS, SONGWRITERS, AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. THESE ITEMS ARE CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THESE ITEMS FURTHER THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF IDENTIFYING AND PRESERVING THE EVOLVING HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC AND TO EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ENDOWMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT POLICY. THE CORPUS IS HELD AND THE EARNINGS OF A ROLLING 3 YEAR AVERAGE UP TO 5% ARE DISTRIBUTED TO OPERATIONS. ANY RESTRICTED FUNDING IS USED AS DESIGNATED. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE FUNDS THAT GROW IN VALUE AND PROVIDE A SOURCE OF INCOME PRIMARILY FOR THE SUPPORT OF OPERATING COSTS.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE FOUNDATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALTIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOOD SOLD RECLASS -5,225,777. DIRECT SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -222,237.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD RECLASS -5,225,777. DIRECT SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -222,237.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ALL FOR THE HALL DALLASEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$363,869GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$314,446CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$49,423GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$31,837RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$127,105EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$63,295OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$363,869GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$314,446CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$49,423GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$31,837RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$127,105EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$63,295OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$222,237DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$172,814NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KYLE YOUNG
CEO$848,701$0$33,075$0$0$0$10,350$0$2,834$0$894,960$0$0$0
NINA BURGHARD
EXEC VP FINANCES & OPERATI$342,839$0$13,538$0$0$0$9,944$0$4,021$0$370,342$0$0$0
LISA DAVIS
EXEC VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS$254,937$0$10,360$0$0$0$6,716$0$2,007$0$274,020$0$0$0
MARK DE LELYS
VP REVENUE$220,447$0$8,619$0$0$0$6,679$0$4,099$0$239,844$0$0$0
JOHNNY CUNNINGHAM
SR DIR OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY$200,664$0$7,769$0$0$0$6,020$0$333$0$214,786$0$0$0
BEN HALL
VP DEVELOPMENT$150,917$0$5,962$0$0$0$4,555$0$4,009$0$165,443$0$0$0
WARREN DENNY
VP CREATIVE$148,006$0$5,867$0$0$0$4,579$0$2,834$0$161,286$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERNIE WILLIAMSPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBER AND MEMBER OF ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT MANAGERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$72,690TransactionAmt
TransactionCMF'S ENDOWMENT IS MANAGED BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGER OF WHICH MR. WILLIAMS IS A PART OWNER. TRANSACTION AMOUNT IS MANAGEMENT FEES PAID TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGERTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Miscellaneous SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$47,258NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution67ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$22,631NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesREPLACEMENT COSTSMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT2$96,690SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)OTHER2$43,500SELLING PRICE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 33:IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ELECTED THAT CERTAIN OBJECTS ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE ASSOCIATION'S INCEPTION NOT BE VALUED ON THE BALANCE SHEET. THE COST OF SUCH OBJECTS PURCHASED ARE REFLECTED AS PROGRAM EXPENSES AND TREATED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF ANY DEACCESSIONED ITEMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS, TO BE APPLIED TOWARD FUTURE COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS. THE VALUE OF COLLECTION ITEMS CONTRIBUTED EACH YEAR BY DONORS IS NOT RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B):PART 1, COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS AN ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS, EXCEPT FOR COLLECTIBLES WHICH ARE THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ERNEST WILLIAMS III, DIRECTOR, AND KYLE YOUNG, CEO, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BCOMMITTEE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE LESS FORMAL, BUT A WRITTEN AGENDA IS PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR EACH MEETING. SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS MUST STILL BE APPROVED BY THE FULL VOTING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE A COPY OF ITS FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. HOWEVER THE EXECUTIVE VP OF FINANCES AND OPERATIONS REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BOARD CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH BOARD MEMBER TO REVIEW ITS ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY PERIODICALLY AND SIGN A STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A BOARD MEMBER MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATED TO AN ISSUE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD, THAT BOARD MEMBER DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTING ON THAT ISSUE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS AND REVIEWS ANNUALLY THE CEO COMPENSATION FOR MARKET AND/OR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR STAFF TEAM, MANAGEMENT COMPARES PUBLISHED DATA FROM OTHER NONPROFITS AND/OR CONSULTS WITH HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS REGARDING MARKET SALARY RANGES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS SENIOR STAFF SALARIES PERIODICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
HALL OF FAME GRILL AND CATERING LLC
222 REP JOHN LEWIS WAY SNASHVILLETN37203270146678OPERATION OF RESTAURANT IN MUSEUM/CATERING EVENTS AND VENUE RENTALSTN$13,861,444$1,049,471COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION
HALL OF FAME SONGS LLC
222 REP JOHN LEWIS WAY SNASHVILLETN37203MUSIC PUBLISHINGTN$0$1,000COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION

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Address Line1222 REP JOHN LEWIS WAY SAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472394270EIN
Primary ActivitiesOPERATION OF RESTAURANT IN MUSEUMPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Share Of Total Income$50,996ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$384,932ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.40000OwnershipPct
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
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Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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Business Name Line1FOOD ON FIFTH LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeFTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$60,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationREPORTED DISTRIBUTION FROM K-1MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt