The Forge Nashville: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 82-2263146)

Jonathan Saad’s $38K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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
Al Clemmons	—	—	$27,667	$65,755	$31,125
Erin Hewgley	—	$53,898	$29,169	—	—
Jonathan Saad	$37,500	—	—	—	—
Roger Conner	$4,740	—	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Provides tools, space, and support for makers and artists, plus youth scholarships and mentorship.

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1 program · $558K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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1) moved into an old abandoned warehouse and completely renovated the space, thanks to more than 10,000 hours of volunteer time. 2) provided free studio space and mentoring to six up-and-coming artists; put on eight different arts shows, including one with the tennessee titans.

$558Kprogram expense

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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

Gause FoundationFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2021–2021

Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,500

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$361K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$130K

Other incomeLn 4–11$29K

Money outPt IX

$570K

Ln 25

Programscol B$558K

Managementcol C$12K

Owns and owesPt X

−$177K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K

Total assetsLn 16$279K

LiabilitiesLn 26$457K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$130K

Other incomeLn 4–11$29K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$25

Total revenueLn 12$361K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$246K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$246K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K

Total assetsLn 16$279K

LiabilitiesLn 26$457K

Net assetsLn 32−$177K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$108K	$246K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$18K	$13K
Total assetsLn 16	$143K	$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$112K	$457K
Net assetsLn 32	$32K	−$177K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$8K	$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$66K	$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$36K	$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$8K	$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$6K		$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$40K	$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$115	$115
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$278K	$278K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K
InterestLn 20	$225	$225
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K	$3K	$500
InsuranceLn 23	$8K	$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$88K	$88K
All other expensesLn 24e	$22K	$17K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$570K	$558K	$12K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$838K	$803K	$35K	−$256K	990 PDF
FY2023	$714K	$660K	$54K	−$291K	990 PDF
FY2022	$472K	$640K	−$168K	−$345K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$361K	$570K	−$209K	−$177K	990 PDF
FY2020	$151K	$170K	−$20K	$32K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $360,558 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,686$201,572

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,835$129,507

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$25

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$29,504

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $150,521$360,558

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,775$8,500

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,783$109,992

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,525$451,193

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $170,083$569,685

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,562−$209,127

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $360,558 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,572

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,572

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $129,507$129,507

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $29,504$29,504

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$25−$25

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $159,011 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$25$360,558

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $569,685 across 15 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,500$8,500

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,755$65,755

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,421$36,421

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,816$7,816

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,376$6,376

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,830$39,830

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $115$115

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,086$3,086

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $278,447$278,447

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,502$1,502

IX-20 InterestPrograms $225$225

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,012 · Management $500$3,512

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,367$8,367

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,915$87,915

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,841 · Management $4,977$21,818

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $557,832 · Management $11,853 · Fundraising $0$569,685

Part X · Balance sheet $279,266 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,920$246,056

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,066$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,000$5,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,714$15,012

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,777$13,198

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $143,477$279,266

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$416

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $111,600$450,300

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$800

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $111,600$456,516

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,877−$177,250

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,877−$177,250

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $143,477$279,266

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$177,250 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$360,558

XI-2 Total expenses$569,685

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$209,127

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,877

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$177,250

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

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