Arts and Culture Alliance

KNOXVILLE, TN EIN: 62-0962249 Website

THE MISSION OF THE ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE OF GREATER KNOXVILLE IS TO SERVE AND SUPPORT A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.4M

+41.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

-28.2% YoY

Grant Count

40

-14.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$29K

-15.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$710K$1M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,368,293$970,479$1,199,560
Revenue$2,581,776$2,388,952$1,108,020
Expenses$1,940,346$2,501,583$1,004,381
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,746$168$21
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$410K$820K$1M$2M24 grants202023 grants202123 grants202247 grants202340 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

EAST TN HISTORICAL SOCIETY$72KKNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART$71KKNOXVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHE…$71KDOGWOOD ARTS FESTIVAL$68KMCCLUNG MUSEUM$62KBIJOU THEATRE CENTER$61KCLARENCE BROWN THEATRE$40KASIAN CULTURE CENTER OF TN$40KRIVER AND RAIL THEATRE C…$40KKNOXVILLE COMMUNITY MEDIA$40K

Grant Size Distribution

157 grants across all recorded years

137<$50K20$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LIZA ZENNIEXECUTIVE DI$150K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LIZA ZENNIEXECUTIVE DI40$150,000
STEPHEN BAILEYPRESIDENT0.5
JULIA BENTLEYDIRECTOR0.1
DAVID BUTLERDIRECTOR0.1
MARGO CLARKDIRECTOR0.1
ALLISON EASTERDAYVICE PRESIDE0.1
SUSAN ESREQUISDIRECTOR0.5
CLAUDIO GOMEZDIRECTOR0.1
JAMES JONESTREASURER0.5
REGGIE LAWDIRECTOR0.2
GREG SELLERSDIRECTOR0.1
CAT SHTEYNBERGDIRECTOR0.1
BOB THOMASSECRETARY0.1
CORAL TURNERDIRECTOR0.1
WENDEL WERNERDIRECTOR0.1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

KnoxvilleLa FolletteMadisonvilleMaynardvilleOak RidgeTownsendWhitesburg

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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