Centennial Park Conservancy: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 58-1609026)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.9M
FY2021	$2.8M
FY2022	$4.2M
FY2023	$3.5M
FY2024	$3.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$920K
FY2021	$3.0M
FY2022	$1.9M
FY2023	$2.7M
FY2024	$8.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.3M
FY2021	$5.1M
FY2022	$7.4M
FY2023	$8.2M
FY2024	$4.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1985.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

89%

Program services 89% · $2.6M Management & general 9% · $255K Fundraising 3% · $75K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $146K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

John Tumminello

President

$146,208Pt VII · Sec A

Phyllis Hildreth

Vice Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Hackett

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tayo Atanda

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melinda Buntin

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Cook

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yolanda Cox-Bey

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Ewing

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Tumminello’s $181K as President is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
John Tumminello	$181,223	$195,000	$179,524	$146,208	$139,881
Wendy Buntin	$105,234	$135,000	—	—	—
Justin Branam	$131,555	$112,083	$100,045	—	—
Justin Tam	$117,719	$112,083	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves, enhances, and shares the Parthenon and Centennial Park for the city and community.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Centennial park conservancy is a private, nonprofit organization, serving the community through stewardship, programming, and promotion of centennial park and the parthenon in nashville, tennessee.

$2.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Creek Bed FoundationFY2025$25K

Metro Nashville Parks FoundationFY2025$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

Grants paid · 11 grants · $7.3M · 2021–2024

Metro Nashville Parks and RecreatioFY2024$5,139,416

Friends of Metro DanceTN · FY2024$22,721

Creative Parks NashvilleTN · FY2024$19,000

Tennessee Association of Craft ArtistsTN · FY2024$6,000

Metro Nashville Parks and RecreatioFY2023$185,575

Friends of Metro DanceTN · FY2023$12,500

Creative Parks NashvilleTN · FY2023$12,500

The Nashville Tree FoundationTN · FY2023$7,500

Native American Indian Association of TennesseeTN · FY2023$7,500

Metro Nashville Parks and RecreatioFY2022$145,862

Metro Nashville Parks and RecreationFY2021$1,782,609

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K

Other incomeLn 4–11$67K

Money outPt IX

$3.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.6M

Managementcol C$255K

Fundraisingcol D$75K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M

Total assetsLn 16$5.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$160K

PeoplePt VI, VII

27

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a26

IndependentVI 1b26

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M

Government grantsLn 1e$404K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$399K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K

Investment incomeLn 3$21K

Other incomeLn 4–11$67K

Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M

Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$894K

Other assetsLn 15$358K

Total assetsLn 16$5.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$160K

Net assetsLn 32$5.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY21	FY20	FY19	FY18	FY17
End of yearLn 1g	$176K	$160K	$143K	$120K	$127K
SpentLn 1d–1f	$819	$892	$843	$841	$775

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.7M	$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$5.5M	$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$183K	$160K
Net assetsLn 32	$5.3M	$5.1M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.8M	$1.8M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$178K	$121K	$45K	$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$338K	$215K	$92K	$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$5K	$3K	$1K	$505
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$44K	$28K	$12K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$38K	$25K	$10K	$3K
Management feesLn 11a	$67K	$67K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$29K		$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$59K	$11K	$32K	$15K
Office expensesLn 13	$30K	$7K	$16K	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$11K	$4K	$8K
InsuranceLn 23	$13K	$6K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$375K	$375K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$328	$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.0M	$2.6M	$255K	$75K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025	$3.8M	$8.0M	−$4.2M	$4.1M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024	$3.5M	$2.7M	$798K	$8.2M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023	$4.2M	$1.9M	$2.4M	$7.4M	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2022	$2.8M	$3.0M	−$207K	$5.1M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021	$3.9M	$920K	$2.9M	$5.3M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,768,009 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,664,348$2,476,194

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,022$204,007

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,841$21,056

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $109,867$66,752

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,864,078$2,768,009

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,782,609

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $550,182$604,326

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $369,495$588,295

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $919,677$2,975,230

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,944,401−$207,221

Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26

VI-1b Independent voting members26

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,768,009 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $99,402 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$398,564

VIII-1e Government grants$403,687

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,673,943

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,476,194

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $204,007$204,007

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,056$21,056

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $57,155$57,155

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$89,805−$89,805

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $303,409 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,594$2,768,009

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,975,230 across 14 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,782,609$1,782,609

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $121,364 · Management $44,619 · Fundraising $12,493$178,476

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $215,281 · Management $91,576 · Fundraising $31,612$338,469

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,388 · Management $1,451 · Fundraising $505$5,344

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,274 · Management $11,894 · Fundraising $4,051$44,219

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,587 · Management $9,983 · Fundraising $3,248$37,818

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $66,572$66,572

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,719$28,719

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,233 · Management $32,313 · Fundraising $15,288$58,834

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,533 · Management $16,103 · Fundraising $7,483$30,119

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,730 · Management $7,680$11,410

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,500 · Management $6,833$13,333

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $374,814$374,814

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $328 · Management $4,166$4,494

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,645,213 · Management $255,337 · Fundraising $74,680$2,975,230

Part X · Balance sheet $5,267,235 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,736,815$4,015,473

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,402,337$893,513

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $318,374$358,249

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,457,526$5,267,235

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $140,503$16,355

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $42,550$143,750

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $183,053$160,105

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,249,967$1,614,936

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,024,506$3,492,194

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,274,473$5,107,130

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,457,526$5,267,235

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,107,130 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,768,009

XI-2 Total expenses$2,975,230

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$207,221

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,274,473

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$39,878

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,107,130

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Centennial Park Conservancy FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Centennial Park Conservancy

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV