Program areas at ArtsMemphis
Operating support grants: Artsmemphis, through this cornerstone grant program, nurtures small, community-based arts organizations and supports larger organizations that create the seeds for new initiatives and lend stability to the overall arts landscape. Artsmemphis seeks to enable all effective arts organizations to succeed. We recognize that unrestricted operating support is the most valuable funding that an arts organization can receive and the most difficult type of funding to raise.
Enhancement grants: the purpose of these grants, which come from a specific fund of our endowment, is to build an organization's long-term capacity, increase long-term earned income streams, catalyze and assist an organization in going to the next level, and/or fund venture capital/risk-taking initiatives with potential for return on investment and broad community impact.
Recovery fund: the purpose of these grants, is to provide funding to individual artists and arts organizations to facilitate recovery from the covid-19 pandemic.
Project grants: these grants are given to grantees for specific projects executed by the grantees. These grants include:artsfirst - (funded by first horizon foundation and administered by Artsmemphis) - artsfirst grants enrich the arts in memphis. Funding is determined by a grant panel composed of first horizon foundation representatives.artszone - (funded by autozone and administered by Artsmemphis) - artszone grants enrich the arts in memphis. Funding is determined by a grant panel composed of autozone representatives.belz family foundation grants - (funded by the belz foundation)arts build communities - (funded by Tennessee arts commission) - abc grants provide support for projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises.fedex - (funded by fedex and administered by Artsmemphis) - fedex grants enrich the arts in memphis. Funding is determined by a grant panel composed of fedex representatives.
Grants made by ArtsMemphis
Who funds ArtsMemphis
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at ArtsMemphis
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Elizabeth Rouse | President and Chief Executive Officer | $155,872 | 2023-09-18 |
| Tracy Lauritzen Wright | Chief Operating Officer | $101,500 | 2023-09-18 |
| Julie Wiklund | Chief Financial Officer | $87,725 | 2024-02-11 |
| Deanna Littlejohn | President | | 2021-06-30 |
| Josie Ballin | Director of Donor Engagement | | 2023-09-18 |
| ...and 8 more key personnel |
Financials for ArtsMemphis
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $2,743,672 | $4,558,469 | -39.8% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $105,867 | $71,994 | 47% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $8,621 | $175,979 | -95.1% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $431,095 | $42,993 | 902.7% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $3,289,255 | $4,849,435 | -32.2% |
Organizations like ArtsMemphis
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Allied Arts | 501(c)(3) | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,223,136 |
| United Arts of Central Florida | 501(c)(3) | Orlando, FL | $12,274,047 |
| Culture Works | 501(c)(3) | Dayton, OH | $1,482,846 |
| Cultural Alliance of York County | 501(c)(3) | York, PA | $1,327,152 |
| Bravo Greater Des Moines | 501(c)(3) | Des Moines, IA | $7,284,497 |
| Lexarts | 501(c)(3) | Lexington, KY | $2,039,631 |
| Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) | 501(c)(3) | Shreveport, LA | $1,611,506 |
| Arts Council of Anne Arundel County | 501(c)(3) | Annapolis, MD | $2,187,500 |
| Lower Manhattan Cultural Council | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $5,022,154 |
| Erie Arts and Culture | 501(c)(3) | Erie, PA | $1,470,612 |
Data update history
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Kresge Foundation September 18, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
June 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Provides grantsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 575 S Mendenhall Rd
- Memphis, TN 38117
- Metro area
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- County
- Shelby County, TN
- Website URL
- artsmemphis.org/Â
- Phone
- (901) 578-2787
- Facebook page
- artsmemphisÂ
- Twitter profile
- @artsmemphisÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 62-0693547
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1962
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A26: Arts Council/Agency
- NAICS code, primary
- 7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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