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Nashville Symphony Association
General Information
Nonprofit Nashville Symphony Association
Address One Symphony Place
Phone 615-687-6500
Web Site www.nashvillesymphony.org
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Email info@nashvillesymphony.org
Mission & Impact
Statements
Mission
The Nashville Symphony inspires, entertains, educates, and serves through musical performance,
innovation, collaboration, and inclusion.
Background
Led by music director Giancarlo Guerrero, the Nashville Symphony has been an integral part of
the Music City sound since 1946. The ensemble performs more than 150 concerts annually, with a
focus on contemporary American orchestral music through collaborations with composers such as
Jennifer Higdon, Terry Riley, and Joan Tower. The orchestra is equally renowned for its
commissioning and recording projects with Nashville-based artists including bassist Edgar Meyer,
banjoist Béla Fleck, singer-songwriter Ben Folds, and electric bassist Victor Wooten. An
established leader in Nashville's arts and cultural community, the Symphony has facilitated
several community collaborations and initiatives, most notably Violins of Hope Nashville, which
spotlighted a historic collection of instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust.
This community-wide effort engaged tens of thousands of Middle Tennesseans in 2018 through
concerts, exhibits, lectures and more, and represents one of the largest initiatives ever organized
around the Violins of Hope. The Nashville Symphony remains one of the most prolific recording
orchestras in the U.S., with more 39 releases on Naxos, the world's largest independent classical
label. Encompassing a wide range of repertoire, from Beethoven to Bernstein to Joan Tower, these
recordings have earned 14 GRAMMY® Awards and 27 nominations, including most recently a
2021 Best Contemporary Classical Composition Award (Christopher Rouse, Symphony No. 5) and
a 2022 Best Orchestral Performance nomination (John Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives and
Harmonielehre). Education and community engagement have been at the core of the Nashville
Symphony's mission since its founding. Each year the organization reaches tens of thousands of
children and adults through an array of free and low-cost programs, including Young People's
Concerts for K-12 students; sectional lessons for band and orchestra students; and "Is It a Fiddle
or a Violin?," a collaboration with the Country Music Hall of Fame® & Museum. In 2016, the
Nashville Symphony launched Accelerando, an initiative designed to prepare young musicians
from underrepresented ethnic communities for collegiate study and professional orchestra
careers. Currently, 24 participating students receive individual instrument instruction,
1performance opportunities, and guidance on applying to colleges and conservatories, all offered
free of charge
Impact
Despite the tremendous disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nashville Symphony
kept its mission at the center of its planning and programming during the 2020/21 season,
utilizing a variety of virtual educational activities to inspire, entertain, educate, and serve Middle
Tennessee audiences, while also realigning our vision with the needs of the community during
this time. Education & Community Engagement was at the heart of our programming this season.
Some highlights from this season include: • Online Resources: Since the beginning of the
pandemic, Nashville Symphony staff and musicians curated over 70 educational videos for the
community which collectively received 336,000 views. The Nashville Symphony's video "We Are
Nashville" was acknowledged with a MidSouth Regional Emmy award. The video features 50
Metro Nashville Public School students in a coordinated virtual recording, conducted by Music
Director Giancarlo Guerrero and featuring musicians from the Nashville Symphony. Bryson Finney,
who serves as the Symphony's Accelerando Coordinator, was both the composer and producer. •
Masterclasses: Nashville Symphony facilitated nineteen masterclasses, led by professional
musicians from renowned institutions such as Julliard, the Metropolitan Opera, Longy School of
Music, Dallas Opera, Oberlin Conservatory, New World Symphony, and more. Students from our
Accelerando program performed for these professionals, receiving detailed personal feedback.
Students from schools across the region were free to join for each, witnessing students like them
perform classical works and gain expert tips from seasoned professionals. • Let Freedom
Sing!: Nashville Symphony's Let Freedom Sing! virtual celebration brought greater public
attention to the art of Black composers and artists, and engaged the larger community in
conversations with our city's key Black stakeholders. The Symphony showcased performances,
compositions, commentaries & discussions, and educational content from fourteen different local
black artists, ensembles, and community leaders. Nashville Symphony provided additional
curriculum and materials, available for free on our website alongside the published videos. •
Accelerando: The Accelerando Program is designed to prepare gifted young students of diverse
ethnic backgrounds to pursue music at the collegiate level and establish themselves as career
musicians in professional orchestras. During the pandemic, our students continued to receive
weekly instruction, regular music theory and history classes, valuable performance opportunities,
mentorship and guidance from successful, professional musicians from diverse backgrounds like
our students, and support with auditions, summer festivals, and college/conservatory
applications. • Community Concerts: In May and June, the Summer Chamber Music Series
welcomed audiences back to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center for the first in-person concerts
since March 2020, a series of six free chamber music performances featuring Nashville Symphony
musicians. On July 4th, the full orchestra joined together for a celebratory performance at
downtown Nashville's outdoor venue Ascend Amphitheater, accompanied by Nashville's record-
breaking fireworks show. Altogether, these free performances reached 351,620 audience
members in person. The 4th of July concert was made viewable via an accompanying television
and online broadcast by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation (NCVC), helping the
Symphony's music reach thousands more who were not able to attend in person. The Nashville
Symphony is envisioning how the institution may evolve to better meet the needs of our
community following the pandemic. We have entered into a period of active engagement with our
community's various stakeholders so that we may assess and better serve their needs in the
immediate and long-term future. We remain dedicated to enriching the cultural life of everyone in
the community.
Needs
In order to ensure a successful future, the Nashville Symphony needs to: Sustain annual
fundraising efforts, which reached appx. $8.4 million in FY 21; build a loyal audience for ticketed
concerts through varied musical offerings of the highest quality; continue building the artistic
excellence of the orchestra by attracting and hiring top-quality musicians to fill open positions in
the ensemble; serve as an educational resource and partner for students and teachers, providing
programs that meet the evolving needs of schools throughout Middle Tennessee; and make its
programming accessible to everyone in the community through free and affordable performances
and fruitful community partnerships. Achieving these goals will require broad community
2investment from dedicated partners and philanthropists to promote and preserve the Nashville
Symphony's indispensable cultural mission.
Statement from CEO/Executive Director
The pandemic forced the cancelation or postponement of numerous concerts from March 2020
through July 2021. Thanks to the strategic efforts at all levels of the organization, the Symphony
has prioritized fair and transparent treatment of patrons, resulting in an 82% audience retention
rate across canceled or postponed concerts. Nashville Symphony has now announced a robust
2021/22 concert season, and we look forward to presenting our audiences with significant
repertoire from the classical canon, a diverse range of music from American composers, and
adventurous commissioning projects. A significant challenge to resuming live programming is
understanding our audiences' willingness to visit our facilities and helping them to feel safe and
comfortable in the concert hall. To address these challenges, we have forged a partnership with
HCA Healthcare/TriStar Health, along with TPAC, in which HCA will serve as Health and Safety
Partner for both institutions' reopening plans. HCA has generously funded a two-year grant to
each institution to help cover the cost of those Health and Safety protocols for reopening.
Statement from Board Chair
The following pillars will guide the Nashville Symphony's strategic vision over the next three
years: CREATIVITY & INNOVATION The Nashville Symphony will expand our art form and our
audience by creating uniquely moving experiences, developing new artistic projects, collaborating
with our community, and cultivating the next generation of artists and listeners. To accomplish
this, we will bring innovative ideas and approaches to concert programming and packaging;
cultivate and champion new repertoire while celebrating the history of our art form; continue
developing the orchestra, the chorus, and the operational abilities and general capacity of the
organization; collaborate with our community to expand our artistic capacity and audience reach;
and expand and deepen the impact of our music education programs. EQUITY, DIVERSITY,
INCLUSION, AND BELONGING We will enact transformational shifts at all levels of the institution to
become equitable, inclusive, and antiracist in our programming, personnel, policies, and
practices. This work will be driven by purposeful self-analysis and meaningful community
engagement, and it will evolve as we continue to learn and grow. In the process, our deepening
commitment to EDIB will position the Nashville Symphony as a leader in our field and will provide
opportunities for us to promote this work nationally. Strategies to carry out this work include:
providing continuing anti-racism training for musicians, board and staff; establishing an EDIB
Steering Committee; following best practices in employee recruitment, hiring, work life, and
retention; conducting an internal analysis of the institution; engaging our community to identify
opportunities for EDIB-informed programming shifts that can better serve the diverse population
of Middle Tennessee; developing a long range plan for EDIB transformation; and developing a
framework for measuring progress and holding the institution accountable to fulfilling our EDIB
goals. FINANCIAL VITALITY Through active stewardship of our resources and achieving success in
our creativity, innovation, and EDIB strategies, we will engender the audience growth,
engagement, investment, and support we need to create a sustainable, financially robust
foundation. Our long-term sustainability will enable even greater creative and community impact.
Strategies to achieve financial vitality include: maintaining balanced operating budgets through
the life of the plan; build our long-range funding; maximize our largest physical asset,
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, to support our artistic and community mission; and work with
the Board External Affairs Committee and local government representatives to ensure the
institution's interests are represented in civic dialogues and decision-making.
Service Categories
Primary Category Arts, Culture & Humanities - Symphony Orchestras
Secondary Category Arts, Culture & Humanities - Arts Education
Tertiary Category
Areas Served
During the 2019/20 season, the Nashville Symphony sold more than 120,000 tickets to
performances in the concert hall, purchased by Middle Tennesseans as well as visitors from
3around the world. Over 90% of ticket purchases are made by Tennesseans from across the state.
Visitors from across the United States and more than 20 international countries also attended
Nashville Symphony performances, an indication of the Nashville Symphony's stature as a
performing arts organization on a global scale.
TN - Bedford,TN - Cheatham,TN - Cumberland,TN - Davidson,TN - Dickson,TN - Franklin,TN -
Giles,TN - Houston,TN - Humphreys,TN - Lawrence,TN - Marshall,TN - Maury,TN - Montgomery,TN -
Putnam,TN - Robertson,TN - Rutherford,TN - Sumner,TN - Warren,TN - Williamson,TN - Wilson
Programs
Amazon Classical Series
Description
The Nashville Symphony's 2021/22 Amazon Classical Series will feature a
robust mixture of classical music from living American composers as well as
classical Masterworks. American repertoire to be performed include works
by Joan Tower, Jessie Montgomery, Philip Herbert, Florence Price, jennifer
Higdon, and Brian Raphael Nabors, among others. The orchestra will also
feature repertoire such as Stravinsky's "The Firebird" suite, Debussy's La
Mer, and Beethoven's epic Symphony No. 9. To view upcoming concerts,
please visit: https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/tickets/season-
tickets/classical-series/
Budget
FirstBank Pops Series
Description
The Nashville Symphony's 2021/22 FirstBank Pops Series consists of eight
concert weekends, pairing the orchestra with musical icons such as Stewart
Copland, Leslie Odom Jr., and Ben Folds, as well as musical tributes to The
Beatles, Disco Fever, Nat King Cole, and more. These performances
highlight the orchestra's depth and excellence in performance across a wide
variety of musical styles. To view upcoming concerts, please visit:
https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/tickets/season-tickets/pops-series/
Budget
Community Engagement Programs
Description
The Nashville Symphony's community engagement programs connect the
orchestra with people across Middle Tennessee through free concerts at
Schermerhorn Symphony Center and other venues across the region.
Community Concerts bring the Nashville Symphony to public parks each
summer, culminating with the orchestra's annual performance for the
Nashville Fourth of July celebration. The free Chamber Music Series gives
audience members a chance to explore the artistry behind the music and to
interact with the performers in a relaxed, casual setting. "Let Freedom
Sing!" celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the ongoing
impact of the Civil Rights movement. To learn more about our community
engagement programs, please visit
www.nashvillesymphony.org/education/community-programs/
Budget
Education Programs
Description
Nashville Symphony offers the following educational programs:
1) Young People's Concerts, which give K-12 students the opportunity to
experience the full orchestra. Programs are accompanied with in-depth,
4downloadable curriculum that align with state learning standards.
2) Open Dress Rehearsals invite students to observe the orchestra in action.
3) Ensembles in the Schools sends small groups of Nashville Symphony
musicians to perform in schools.
4) Masterclasses and Sectional Lessons provide resources, instruction, and
performance coaching for individual student musicians and small groups.
5) The Accelerando Program is an intensive education program designed to
prepare gifted young students of diverse backgrounds for the pursuit of
music at the collegiate level and beyond.
The Nashville Symphony engages area youth and their families through a
variety of Education programs in addition to those listed above. For a full
listing, visit: https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/education/
Budget
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
In addition to the concert series listed, the Nashville Symphony produces
many more concerts each year. Special event concerts pair the orchestra with
popular guest artists for one or two nights throughout the year. During the
2019/20 season, notable performances included concerts with Michael W.
Smith, Patti LaBelle, and a special presentation of the NFM Wroclaw
Philharmonic conducted by Nashville Symphony's own Giancarlo Guerrero.
The orchestra performed a series of movie concerts, playing the soundtracks
of Home Alone, Disney's Coco, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Return
of the Jedi, and the 1989 Batman while the films are projected overhead. The
Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Family Series offers four Saturday-morning
concerts for children and families, with pre-concert activities and an
interactive Instrument Petting Zoo. The 2019/20 season included
performances of beloved pieces by Aaron Copland and John Phillips Sousa, as
well as a Holiday Spectacular and Sing-a-long. All Family Concerts are now
sensory friendly; accessible amenities include closed captioning, booster
seats, a no-shushing policy, raised lighting, quiet spaces away from the
concert hall, and free access to fidget toys, headphones, social stories, and
more.
Governance
Board Chair Pamela Carter
Company Affiliation Cummins Corporation (Retired)
Term August 2020 to July 2023
Email pcarter49@icloud.com
Board of Directors
Name Affiliation Status
Ms. Melinda Balser Vanderbilt University Voting
Father Dexter Brewer Christ the King Church Exofficio
Mr. Steven Brown Nashville Symphony Musician Voting
Mrs. Pamela Carter Retired Exofficio
Ms. Mary Cavarra Ingram Industries Inc. Voting
Ms. Michelle Collins Nashville Symphony musician Voting
Mrs. Carol Daniels Tennessee Press Association Voting
Mr. Keith Davis Pinnacle Financial Partners Voting
Mr. Tra is Dunn Brown Brothers Harriman Voting
Mr. Rodney Essig Creative Artist Agency Voting
5Mr. Christopher Farrell Nashville Symphony Musician Voting
Mr. Andrew Giacobone Retired Executive Voting
Mr. Anthony Giarratana Giarratana, LLC Voting
Mr. Edward Goodrich Caterpillar Financial Services Exofficio
Ms. Brenda Griffin Griffin Investments Voting
Mr. Austin Hatley Seed Six Ventures Voting
Mr. Derek Hawkes Nashville Symphony Exofficio
Mr. Michael Hayes C.B. Ragland Company Exofficio
Ms. Vicki Horne Community Volunteer Voting
Mrs. Emily Humphreys Voting
Mr. Orrin Ingram Exofficio
Mrs. Lee Ann Ingram Voting
Mrs. Martha Ingram Ingram Industries Inc. Exofficio
Dr. Edmund Jackson PhD HCA Healthcare Voting
Mr. William Jones Jr. Turner Law Offices, P.C. Voting
Ms. Amanda Kane Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock Voting
Mrs. Laura Kimbrell TKO Artist Management Voting
Mr. George Lee III Real Time Neuromonitoring, Voting
Real Time Tele-Epilepsy
Consultants
Mrs. Sandra Lipman Remax Homes & Estates, The Exofficio
Lipman Group
Mrs. Cynthia Matthews US Equal Employment Voting
Opportunity Commission
Mrs. Victoria McCluggage Voting
Mr. Andy Miller Nashville Symphony Chorus Voting
President
Mr. Richard Miller Earl Swensson Associates, Inc Exofficio
Mr. Pat Murphy Retired Voting
Mrs. Phylanice Nashe J.D. MaxxContent Voting
Mr. Robert Olsen AutoZone, Inc (Retired) Exofficio
Mrs. Victoria Pao Angel Investors Voting
Mr. Jeremie Papin Nissan North America, Inc. Voting
Dr. Mark Peacock Mid State Pulmonary Associates Exofficio
Mr. W. Phillips Jr. Bass, Berry & Sims Exofficio
Ms. Jennifer Puryear Community Volunteer Voting
Dr. Janice Riley-Burt Family Medicine Physician Voting
Dr. E. Sanford Tennessee State University Voting
Ms. Carolyn Schott Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison Voting
PLC
Mr. James Seabury III Enterprise Electric, LLC Exofficio
Mrs. Teresa Sebastian The Dominion Asset Group Voting
Mr. Michael Sposato Caterpillar Financial Services Voting
Mr. Karl Sprules AllianceBernstein Voting
Mr. Mark Tillinger Retired Voting
Mr. James Todd Hagan & Todd Voting
Mr. Alan Valentine Nashville Symphony President Exofficio
and CEO
Peri Widener Voting
Mrs. Gail Williams Voting
Ms. Betsy Wills Courage Capital Management Exofficio
Ms. Clare Yang Nashville Symphony Musician Voting
Ms. Shirley Zeitlin Zeitlin & Co., Realtors Voting
Board Demographics - Ethnicity
African American/Black 8
Asian American/Pacific Islander 2
Caucasian 46
Hispanic/Latino 0
Native American/American Indian 0
Other 0
6Board Demographics - Gender
Male 30
Female 26
Unspecified 0
Governance
Board Term Lengths 3.00
Board Term Limits 2
Board Meeting Attendance 85%
Does the Organization have written Yes
Board Selection Criteria?
Does the Organization have a Written Yes
Conflict of Interest Policy?
Percentage Making Monetary 100%
Contributions
Percentage Of Board Members 2%
Making In Kind Contributions
Does the Board include Client
Representation?
Number of Full Board Meetings 4
Annually
Standing Committees
Audit
Board Governance
Building
Community Outreach / Community Relations
Development / Fund Raising
Education
Executive
Finance
Marketing
Program
Strategic Planning
Other
Other
Risk Provisions
Accident and Injury Coverage
Automobile Insurance
Commercial General Liability
Computer Equipment and Software
Crime Coverage
Directors and Officers Policy
Disability Insurance
Fine Arts and Collectibles
General Property Coverage
Life Insurance
Medical Health Insurance
Property in Transit and off Premises
Special Event Liability
Umbrella or Excess Insurance
Workers Compensation and Employers' Liability
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
The Nashville Symphony is governed by a 56-member Board of Directors
comprised of a cross-section of the community. Board members agree to a set
of mutual expectations when they accept a seat on the Nashville Symphony
Board of Directors:
71. To make a significant, personally meaningful contribution to the Annual
Campaign.
2. Leverage personal and corporate influence to secure individual
contributions and sponsorship support for the Annual Campaign.
3. Purchase subscriptions (preferably the Classical Series), attend concerts,
and bring guests to enjoy the Nashville Symphony's artistic excellence.
4. Attend Board meetings and actively participate in policy discussions and
decisions.
5. Serve on at least one committee to support the artistic and cultural mission
of the orchestra.
6. Attend at least one educational activity or event to better understand the
organization's work in the community.
7. Advocate on behalf of the orchestra to the community.
Management
Executive Director Mr. Alan Valentine
Email avalentine@nashvillesymphony.org
Term Start June 1998
Alan’s Experience: Alan D. Valentine joined the Nashville Symphony as its President and
CEO in June 1998. Since then, he has presided over an unprecedented period of growth at
the Symphony, highlighted by 14 GRAMMY Awards and 26 GRAMMY nominations; over 30
highly regarded and best-selling CD releases on Naxos, Decca and other labels; a total of
nine national television broadcasts, one of which won the Symphony an Emmy Award;
multiple national radio appearances; a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut and sold-out
East Coast tour; two consecutive and very successful endowment campaigns in which a
total of $145 million was raised; and the construction of the world-class, acoustically superb
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, which opened in September 2006. Prior to his Nashville
appointment, Valentine served for 10 years as executive director of the Oklahoma
Philharmonic Society in Oklahoma City, Okla. In addition, he served on the adjunct faculty
of Oklahoma City University, where he taught graduate-level arts administration courses. A
graduate of the University of Houston, Valentine also served as the chief executive of the
Mid-Columbia Symphony in Richland, Wash., the Greensboro (N.C.) Symphony and the
Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association.
Staff
Number of Full Time Staff 109
Number of Part Time Staff 76
Volunteers 245
Contractors 6
Staff Retention Rate 93%
Plans & Policies
Fundraising Plan? Yes
Strategic Plan? Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers 4
When Strategic Plan Adopted? December 2019
Management Succession Plan? No
Policy and Procedures Plan? Yes
Nondiscrimination Policy? Yes
Whistle Blower Policy? Yes
Document Destruction Policy? Yes
Senior Staff
Name Title
Sonia Mussaw Director of Human Resources & Inclusion
Katie Sejba Vice President of Marketing
Eric Swartz Vice President of Venue Management
Jessica Slais Vice President of Artistic Administration
8Jonathan Norris Vice President of Development
Jonathan Marx Chief Operating Officer
Kimberly McLemore Vice President of Education and Community
Engagement
Sonja Thoms Vice President of Operations
Marye Lewis Chief Financial Officer
Formal Evaluations
Is there a formal evaluation for… Frequency
CEO/Executive Director Yes Annually
Senior Management Yes Annually
Non-Management Yes Annually
Affiliations
Affiliation Year
AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) 1997
American Association of Grant Professionals 2010
Americans for the Arts 2009
ANE (Association of Nonprofit Executives) 2001
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence 1999
Network
International Auditorium and Arena Managers 2006
Organization
League of American Orchestras 1946
Metro Arts Commission 1991
Nashville Arts Coalition 2001
Nashville Downtown Partnership 2006
National Endowment for the Arts 1987
National Recording Academy of Arts and 1999
Sciences (NARAS)
Planned Giving Council of Nashville 2005
Tennesseans for the Arts 2002
Tennessee Arts Commission 1987
Williamson County Chamber of Commerce 2008
Awards
Award/Recognition Organization Year
Achievement in Marketing Nashville American Marketing Association 2009
Award
Award for Excellence in Internat'l Association of Fundraising 2008
Fundraising Professionals
Awards for Adventurous ASCAP 2007
Programming - 2nd place
Awards for Adventurous ASCAP 2012
Programming - 2nd Place
Awards for Adventurous ASCAP 2008
Programming - 3rd Place
Awards for Adventurous ASCAP 2011
Programming - 3rd Place
Awards for Adventurous ASCAP 2013
Programming - 3rd Place
Awards for Excellence, Urban Land Institute 2009
recognizing building projects
across North and South
America - Finalist
Emmy Award - Best Live National Academy of Television Arts & 2008
Special Televised Event (for Sciences
Opening Gala 2006)
Excellence in Development Urban Land Institute - Nashville Chapter 2009
Award
Gold Addy Award - for Nat'l Advertising Federation - Local 2008
nsokids.org website Chapter
Grammy Award - Best National Academy of Recording Arts & 2008
9Classical Album Sciences
GRAMMY Award - Best National Academy of Recording Arts & 2016
Classical Compendium Sciences
Grammy Award - Best National Academy of Recording Arts & 2011
Classical Contemporary Sciences
Composition
Grammy Award - Best National Academy of Recording Arts & 2011
Engineered Album, Classical Sciences
Grammy Award - Best National Academy of Recording Arts & 2012
Instrumental Solo, Classical Sciences
Grammy Award - Best National Academy of Recording Arts & 2008
Orchestral Performance Sciences
Grammy Award - Best National Academy of Recording Arts & 2011
Orchestral Performance Sciences
GRAMMY Awards - Best National Academy of Recording Arts and 2017
Classical Compendium, Best Sciences
Classical Instrumental Solo,
and Best Contemporary
Classical Composition
GRAMMY Awards - Best National Academy of Recording Arts and 2018
Contemporary Classical Sciences
Composition
presented to the Nashville Campbell & Company National Awards for 2007
Symphony?s fundraising Excellence in Fundraising
team for the A Time for
Greatness Campaign
Silver Anvil Award Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2011
Silver Anvil Award of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2009
Excellence
GRAMMY Awards - Best National Academy of Recording Arts and 2021
Contemporary Classical Sciences
Composition
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
The Nashville Symphony is dedicated to achieving the highest standard for
excellence in musical performance and educational programs, while engaging
the community, enriching audiences and shaping cultural life.
In the 2018/19 season, the Nashville Symphony:
- Performed 158 concerts at Schermerhorn Symphony Center and at locations
across the Middle Tennessee region.
- Reached 45,000 children and adults through 20+ free education and
engagement programs tailored to the needs of local schools and communities.
- Welcomed more than 188,730 ticket buyers to Schermerhorn Symphony
Center.
Financials
Financials
Fiscal Year Start
08/01/2021
Fiscal Year End
07/31/2022
Projected Revenue
$25,582,748.00
Projected Expenses
$25,582,747.00
10Detailed Financials
Revenue and Expenses
Fiscal Year 2020 2019 2018
Total $15,947,022. $23,179,344. $23,557,261.
Revenue 00 00 00
Total $23,610,906. $27,421,525. $26,456,868.
Expenses 00 00 00
Revenue ($7,663,884. ($4,242,181. ($2,899,607.
Less 00) 00) 00)
Expense
Revenue Sources
Fiscal Year 2020 2019 2018
Foundation $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
and
Corporation
Contribution
s
Government $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
- Federal
Government $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
- State
Government $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
– Local
Government $25,000.00 $249,700.00 $277,130.00
– Unspecified
Individual $8,163,437.0 $7,957,743.0 $6,616,845.0
Contribution 0 0 0
s
Indirect $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Public
Support
Earned $5,552,895.0 $11,174,696. $12,876,077.
Revenue 0 00 00
Investment $64,928.00 $381,036.00 $640,930.00
Income, Net
of Losses
Membership $5,925.00 $11,325.00 $10,485.00
Dues
Special $883,923.00 $1,066,229.0 $845,687.00
Events 0
Revenue In- $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Kind
Other $1,250,914.0 $2,338,615.0 $2,290,107.0
0 0 0
Expense Allocation
Fiscal Year 2020 2019 2018
Program $19,537,841. $22,851,856. $22,374,053.
Expense 00 00 00
Administrativ $2,836,923.0 $3,123,602.0 $2,693,609.0
11e Expense 0 0 0
Fundraising $1,236,142.0 $1,446,067.0 $1,389,206.0
Expense 0 0 0
Total 68% 85% 89%
Revenue/Tot
al Expenses
Program 83% 83% 85%
Expense/Tot
al Expenses
Fundraising 5% 5% 5%
Expense/Con
tributed
Revenue
Top Funding Sources
Fiscal Year 2020 2019 2018
Top Funding Contributions, Program Program
Source & Gifts and Revenue - Revenue -
Dollar Grants - $11,174,696. $12,876,077.
Amount $8,163,437.0 00 00
0
Second Program Contributions, Contributions,
Highest Revenue - Gifts and Gifts and
Funding $5,552,895.0 Grants - Grants -
Source & 0 $7,957,743.0 $6,616,845.0
Dollar 0 0
Amount
Third Highest Other Other Other
Funding Revenue - Revenue - Revenue -
Source & $1,250,914.0 $2,338,615.0 $2,290,107.0
Dollar 0 0 0
Amount
Assets and Liabilities
Fiscal Year 2020 2019 2018
Total Assets $92,523,857. $97,192,767. $101,369,90
00 00 5.00
Current $8,379,809.0 $8,671,003.0 $13,214,482.
Assets 0 0 00
Long-Term $2,847,380.0 $0.00 $0.00
Liabilities 0
Current $26,498,048. $26,362,252. $26,315,206.
Liabilities 00 00 00
Total Net $63,178,429. $70,830,515. $75,054,699.
Assets 00 00 00
Endowment Info
Do you have an endowment?
Yes
Endowment Value
$715,166.00
Spending Policy
Income plus capital appreciation
12Percentage (if selected)
Capital Campaign Info
Currently in a Capital Campaign?
No
Solicitation Permit Info
State Charitable Solicitations
Permit
Under Extension
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