Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
3 people listed on the 990.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Empowering people with skills, tools, and opportunities to create and innovate.
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We provided a safe space for people from all backgrounds to come and learn how to express themselves creatively. We offered training to hundreds of individuals of all age groups. Make Nashville provided a 12,000 square-foot makerspace where members from all backgrounds worked on hobbies, made repairs, and expressed themselves creatively.
Make Nashville facilitates a number of classes, workshops, and opportunities for our members and the general public to learn about making from local experts. Over the last year, we have conducted over 50 hands-on classes covering various topics, such as ceramics, woodworking, welding, and sewing.
To support local makers in their professional pursuits, we provide tools, expert guidance, and rental spaces tailored for professional use. All of our rental spaces are currently occupied. Make Nashville encourages its members to take advantage of the high-quality equipment and mentorship available to them to elevate their making to a…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $237K | $419K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $211K | $393K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $211K | $393K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $101K | $0 | $101K | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $53 | $53 | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $0 | $2K | |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $156K | $107K | $49K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $1K | $1K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $112K | $87K | $25K | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $13K | $13K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $387K | $194K | $193K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $569K | $387K | $182K | $393K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $463K | $368K | $94K | $211K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $254K | $192K | $62K | $119K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $179K | $79K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021 | $155K | $97K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2020 | $160K | $67K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $569,405 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $569,405 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $387,131 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $393,379 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $393,379 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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