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Country Music Foundation Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on November 12, 2024.

222 Rep John Lewis Way S
Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Country Music Foundation Inc. (EIN: 62-0753887), also known as Country Music Hall of Fame and Museu, has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, Country Music Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 474 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $280,758. The highest compensated employee at Country Music Foundation Inc. is Kyle Young with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $860,389.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$57,143,980

Expenses

$43,095,448

Employee compensation

$20,461,412
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Kyle Young
Chief Executive Officer
$860,389
$846,852 No related comp$13,537
Nina Burghard
Executive Vice President Finances and Operations
$344,025
$330,614 No related comp$13,411
Lisa Davis
Executive Vice President External Affairs
$259,669
$248,489 No related comp$11,180
Mark de Lelys
Vice President Revenue
$226,483
$216,536 No related comp$9,947
Hernando Rodriguez
SR Director of Events and Culinary
$208,019
$198,541 No related comp$9,478
Johnny Cunningham
SR Director of Information and Technology
$203,297
$197,289 No related comp$6,008
Warren Denny
Vice President Creative
$154,921
$147,843 No related comp$7,078
Ben Hall
Vice President, Development
$136,026
$128,966 No related comp$7,060
Michael Gray
Vice President Museum Services
$133,996
$126,339 No related comp$7,657

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Al Giombetti
Executive Vice President
David Conrad
Trustee
David Ross
Secretary
Ernest Williams III
Treasurer
J William Denny
Trustee
Jody Williams
Trustee
Ken Levitan
Trustee
Mark Bloom
Trustee
Mary Ann McCready
Board Chair
Rod Essig
Trustee

Contractors

Event Works
Event Rentals
$1,029,673
Please Be Seated
Event Rentals
$756,726
Frantz Building Services
Housekeeping
$627,844
United Data Technologies
IT Equip and Support
$576,169
Garda World Security Services
Security
$529,906

Mission Statement

THE MISSION OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION, INC. (CMF) IS TO IDENTIFY AND PRESERVE THE EVOLVING HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC AND TO EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCES. FUNCTIONING AS A LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION, THE CMF SERVES VISITING AND NON-VISITING AUDIENCES INCLUDING FAMILIES, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN THE NASHVILLE AREA, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 12, 2025:
2024 Country Music Foundation Inc. 990 filed
November 12, 2024:
2023 Country Music Foundation Inc. 990 filed
November 14, 2023:
2022 Country Music Foundation Inc. 990 filed

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