COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Extends Service And Scope Beyond Museum Walls

Being a part of the nonprofit community requires focus on the Museum’s mission-based work, while sharing resources that enrich our collective quality of life. In 2022, the Museum provided free educational programming online, as well as for Metro Nashville Public Schools and in 125 diverse community settings—from the Oasis Center’s Emergency Shelter program for teens who need a safe place to stay, to the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Williamson County; donated our prepared food surplus to the Nashville Rescue Mission, providing 34,668 meals for food insecure neighbors; and completed volunteer projects at Nashville nonprofits, such as the Room In The Inn and The Store. The Museum also became a Community Impact Partner of WeGo, Nashville’s public transit provider, encouraging its users to visit the Museum and other local attractions.

New to our outreach work in 2022 was the Words & Music®: Journey of a Song program. Through this intensive, academic, year-long effort, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Museum is in residence at Nashville School of the Arts, guiding forty high school students through the process of writing, recording, performing, and sharing demos of their original songs. In addition to engaging with the creative process, students are gaining exposure to the various professional roles and responsibilities that carry songs through each stage of their journey via master classes, coaching, panel discussions with industry professionals, and field trips.

OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE*

8%

*The 2022 Income and Expense summary is not audited. The Museum’s audited financial statement and IRS form 990 will be publicly available on GivingMatters.com.

**Contributed revenue excludes funds raised for auxiliary activities.

$45,749,841

9% Restricted: Preservation and Education

Unrestricted 91%