Grants paid by Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
EIN 02-0700616 · Nashville, TN · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE S41
Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau of Nashville, TN (EIN 02-0700616) reported 27 grants paid totaling $10,816,037 to 16 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$10,816,037
27 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | $2,085,000 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | $1,586,316 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $79,721 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $2,275,000 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $3,010,000 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | $1,780,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music City Bowl Inc 62-1720086 | A | Nashville, TN | 5 | $4,750,000 | 2025 |
| Country Music Association Inc 62-0606066 | A | Nashville, TN | 4 | $4,000,000 | 2025 |
| Nashville Now Events Foundation 99-3693795 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| United Way of Metro Nashville 62-0533104 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $500,000 | 2020 |
| National Museum of African American Music 62-1867910 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Music City Inc 34-2064764 | A | Nashville, TN | 2 | $71,037 | 2022 |
| Greater Nashville Hospitality Association 62-1862311 | A | Nashville, TN | 2 | $60,000 | 2020 |
| Fisk University 62-0202000 | A | Nashville, TN | 2 | $35,000 | 2022 |
| Andrew Jackson's Hermitage 62-0478087 | A | Hermitage, TN | 2 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Nashville Parks and Recreation 62-0694743 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Adventure Science Center 62-0479192 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Competitor Group Inc 26-1399945 | A | Tampa, FL | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Vanderbilt University 62-0476822 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Nashville Songwriters Association International 62-1004587 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Destinations International Foundation 62-1527945 | A | Potomac Falls, VA | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Fountains of Musica 47-1626557 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 27 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Country Music Association Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist with the production of the CMA Music Festival which brings thousands of visitors to Nashville each year | 202601899349300325 |
| 2025 | Music City Bowl Inc Nashville, TN | A | $750,000 | paid | To assist with the production of the Music City Bowl college football game which takes place in Nashville each December and brings thousands of visitors to the city | 202601899349300325 |
| 2025 | Fountains of Musica Nashville, TN | A | $10,000 | paid | Capital maintenance of this public art project | 202601899349300325 |
| 2025 | Andrew Jackson's Hermitage Hermitage, TN | A | $10,000 | paid | Capital maintenance of this historic President's home, a popular visitor attraction | 202601899349300325 |
| 2025 | Destinations International Foundation Potomac Falls, VA | A | $10,000 | paid | Donation to an industry-wide effort to bring relief to victims of the Los Angeles wild fires | 202601899349300325 |
| 2024 | Nashville Now Events Foundation Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist the recipient in the recruitment of large amateur sporting events to Nashville. | 202541349349302504 |
| 2024 | Country Music Association Inc Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist with the production of the CMA Music Festival which brings thousands of visitors to Nashville each year. | 202541349349302504 |
| 2024 | Music City Bowl Inc Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist with the production of the Music City Bowl college football game which takes place in Nashville each December and brings thousands of visitors to the city. | 202541349349302504 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | A | $10,000 | paid | Charitable donation | 202541349349302504 |
| 2023 | Country Music Association Inc Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist in the production of the CMA Music Festival which brings thousands of visitors to Nashville each year. | 202441349349301324 |
| 2023 | Music City Bowl Inc Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist with the production of the Music City Bowl college football game which takes place in Nashville each December and brings thousands of visitors to the city. | 202441349349301324 |
| 2023 | National Museum of African American Music Nashville, TN | A | $250,000 | paid | To participate in a capital campaign to reduce construction debt. | 202441349349301324 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Nashville Parks and Recreation Nashville, TN | A | $25,000 | paid | Sponsor a feasibility study regarding the restoration of historic Ft. Negley | 202441349349301324 |
| 2022 | Music City Inc Nashville, TN | A | $29,721 | paid | To sponsor the acquisition of needed capital equipment for the foundation | 202331309349302373 |
| 2022 | Fisk University Nashville, TN | A | $25,000 | paid | To sponsor a performance of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, which will showcase the broad array of musical opportunities available to visitors in the city, and to support this HBCU group that gave Music City its brand name. | 202331309349302373 |
| 2022 | Andrew Jackson's Hermitage Hermitage, TN | A | $25,000 | paid | To support the ongoing operations of this historic home of President Andrew Jackson, which is one of the major visitor attractions in Nashville. | 202331309349302373 |
| 2020 | Music City Bowl Inc Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist with the production of the Music City Bowl college football bowl game which takes place in December each year, and brings thousands of visitors to Nashville. | 202131259349302523 |
| 2020 | United Way of Metro Nashville Nashville, TN | A | $500,000 | paid | To help establish a charitable giving fund in the city to assist the victims of the March 2020 tornado that impacted sections of the city. | 202131259349302523 |
| 2020 | Music City Inc Nashville, TN | A | $41,316 | paid | Donation representing the net proceeds of a special T-Shirt sale to raise funds for a program of the recipient that provided assistance to local victims of the 2020 tornado and pandemic. | 202131259349302523 |
| 2020 | Greater Nashville Hospitality Association Nashville, TN | A | $35,000 | paid | To support the recipient organization in their mission, which mirrors that of the reporting organization to bring visitors to Nashville. | 202131259349302523 |
| 2020 | Fisk University Nashville, TN | A | $10,000 | paid | To sponsor a performance of the Fisk Jubilee Singers at the Ryman Auditorium, which will showcase the broad array of musical opportunities available to visitors in the city and to support this HBCU group that gave Music City its nickname. | 202131259349302523 |
| 2018 | Country Music Association Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist with the production of the CMA Music Festival which brings thousands of visitors to Nashville each June | 201921339349303432 |
| 2018 | Music City Bowl Inc Nashville, TN | A | $1,000,000 | paid | To assist with the production of the Music City Bowl college football bowl game which takes place in December each year, and brings thousands of visitors to Nashville | 201921339349303432 |
| 2018 | Greater Nashville Hospitality Association Nashville, TN | A | $25,000 | paid | To support the recipient organization in their mission, which mirrors that of the reporting organization | 201921339349303432 |
| 2018 | Competitor Group Inc Tampa, FL | A | $25,000 | paid | To support the production of the Nashville Rock n Roll Marathon, which brings thousands of visitors to Nashville each April | 201921339349303432 |
| 2018 | Adventure Science Center Nashville, TN | A | $25,000 | paid | To support a new Music and Sound exhibit at the museum, which serves as a major attraction to visitors coming to Nashville | 201921339349303432 |
| 2018 | Nashville Songwriters Association International Nashville, TN | A | $10,000 | paid | To support the ability of the NSAI to strengthen the Nashville songwriting community, which is one of the key drivers of Nashville's ability to attract visitors | 201921339349303432 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202601899349300325 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202541349349302504 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202441349349301324 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202331309349302373 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202131259349302523 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.0 | 201921339349303432 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/020700616.json.
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