Tennessee Performing Arts Center

What it reported doing in 2024

Tpac maintains high standards for programming and education activities that benefit the entire community. In addition to offering a diverse season of culturally engaging performances by local and national artists, tpac provides six distinct programs that provide extended educational services to students, families and tpac audiences: during the 2025 fiscal year, the season for young people (previously called humanities outreach in Tennessee) presented professional performances of theater, dance and music for student audiences. The season included live performances at tpac as well as virtual performances available for students to view remotely from their classroom. During the 2024-2025 academic year, 37,351 students and teachers from 298 school groups attended season for young people performances (45,527 students and teachers from 295 school groups during the 2023-2024 academic year).two programs were discontinued as of 2025: the "arts integration programs in schools and "wolf trap early learning through the arts." resources for these school-based programs were reallocated to further develop tpac's community-focused opportunities. As a result in 2024-25, community engagement services reached 1,356 through activities benefiting organizations and individuals. Insideout program activities provide opportunities for adults who want to grow in their knowledge and enjoyment of the performing arts. Events at tpac and in community locations provided opportunities for audiences to interact with the performing arts. 462 individuals viewed and participated in a series of events for adult learners in 2024-25. Panel discussions and presentations highlighted local and touring performances, and a series of masterclasses offered introductory and advanced dance instruction from outstanding dance touring companies. (1,182 individuals participated in insideout during 2023-2024).camps & adventures build interest and engagement in the performing arts for families and youth. Tpac's summer musical theater camps started in july of 2022. In the summer of 2025, camp tpac offered seven week-long day camps to immerse children aged 8-18 in musical theater performance and traditions. Arts adventures provided 90-minute immersive workshops for youth on a series of weekends in tpac's johnson theater. Tpac's camps and adventures reached 435 youth and families in 2024-25. (411 youth and families participated in 2023-24.)disney musicals in schools ("dmis") develops sustainable musical theatre programs in public elementary and middle schools. The program provides school faculty with the training and tools necessary to support student performance and production and to empower them to do so. Participating schools receive (at no cost) a performance license to any disney kids musical, showkit materials, including directors' guides, student scripts, accompaniment and vocal cds and a choreography dvd, and cross-curricular activities. Schools also receive support from teams of two tpac teaching artists during after-school residencies that run for 20 weeks. In 2024-2025 dmis teaching artist first-year residencies took place in six schools in mnps/davidson, wilson and cheatham counties. 24 additional school teams completed disney musicals under their own direction and with support from the dmis program model. 890 students and teachers participated in dmis in 2024-25. (in 2022-23, 909 students and teachers participated in dmis.)the spotlight awards celebrates, supports, and grows the artistry and capacity of high school musical theatre programs in Tennessee. Through the program, high school theatre students and teachers participate in workshops and development opportunities with theatre professionals, and their school musicals are evaluated by a diverse panel of adjudicators. The program culminates in may when exemplary work is recognized with the spotlight awards ceremony at tpac, where the top contenders for "outstanding musical" perform and honors are presented in a variet

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 46.1%; rating input score 46
• Program expense ratio: 76.5%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 42.4%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.75; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings