Nashville Arcade Arts Program INC

Nashville, TN · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$346K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$373K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$252K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$346K
FY2025▲ +14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$311K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$346K
Expenses
$373K
FY2025▲ +35%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$60K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$373K
Net assets
$252K
FY2025▼ -10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$251K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$252K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CNashville Arcade Arts Program INC
EINHdr · item D93-3783764
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2024
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jarcadearts.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.06
Program services67%$249K
Management & general28%$103K
Fundraising6%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$373K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -33% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -184% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$268K
FY2025▼ -9%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2023$309K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$268K
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2023$58K
FY2024$16K
FY2025$16K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$27K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$268K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$265K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$252K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$341K · 98%
Program service revenue$3K · 1%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$341K
Program service revenue1%$3K
Investment income1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$29K
Total revenueLn 12$346K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $265K · Operating expenses/yr $373K
8.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $249K · Total expenses $373K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $103K · Total expenses $373K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $373K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $308K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $341K · Total revenue $346K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $29K · Total revenue $346K
8%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $346K
0.9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $346K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $373K
0.8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $346K · Prior year $304K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $252K · Beginning of year $279K
-10%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $346K · Expenses $373K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $16K · Total assets $268K
6%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $252K · Total assets $268K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $268K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mollye Brown · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $373K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $107K · Total expenses $373K
29%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%——
Overhead ratio 28%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth 14%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mollye Brown’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 60th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Mollye Brown$65,000$73,124

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Fosters a supportive community where diverse artists help each other grow.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $249K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Arcade arts' artist in residence is home to 12 rent-free working artist studios located upstairs in the newly renovated nashville arcade. We host an open call to artists with a juried selection panel. Participating artists will remain in residence for 10 months.

$249Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $346K$373K+14% 990 PDF
FY2024 $304K$276K-2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $311K$60K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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