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Kindling Arts Inc
EIN 87-4809252 • 501(c)3 • Nashville, TN
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Net Margin
49th percentile
Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.
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Asset Growth
68th percentile
Faster asset growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
82nd percentile
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Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$14,997
Up $1,307 (+9.5%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$14,997
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$136,747
Up $39,430 (+41%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$135,440
Up $42,143 (+45%) from 2023
Net Income
Down$1,307
Down $2,713 (-67%) from 2023
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Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
- Assets
- $14,997
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $14,997
- Revenue
- $136,747
- Expenses
- $135,440
- Net income
- $1,307
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Jun 17, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $136,747
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Kindling arts develops innovative new works by nashvilles experimental artists, empowering diverse creators with the resources required to explore challenging ideas in a multidisciplinary context. By providing local artists with space, resources, and practical support, kindling arts promotes underrepresented voices and aesthetics, making space for boundary-pushing work that would otherwise be impossible. Emphasizing an artist-centered process, the kindling arts festival is a multi-day annual event that showcases interdisciplinary collaborations in surprising spaces.
Kindling arts develops innovative new works by nashvilles experimental artists, empowering diverse creators with the resources required to explore challenging ideas in a multidisciplinary context. By providing local artists with space, resources, and practical support, kindling arts promotes underrepresented voices and aesthetics, making space for boundary-pushing work that would otherwise be impossible. Emphasizing an artist-centered process, the kindling arts festival , is a multi-day celebration of local artists that showcases more than a dozen diverse performances and events in various venues throughout nashville, as well as unique arts events year-round.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Kindling Arts Festival 2024: Imperfections KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024: IMPERFECTIONS PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST LIVELY AND IMPORTANT CELEBRATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE IN THE SOUTHEAST. THIS YEAR?S FESTIVAL SHOWCASED A TOTAL OF 220 TENNESSEE-BASED ARITSTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH A FINANCIALLY RISK=FREE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR MOST DARING CREATIONS WITH ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES. A DIZZYING TOTAL OF 22 UNIQUE PERFORMANCE PROJECTS EXPLORING THE THEME OF IMPERFECTIONS WERE PRESENTED AT 7 DIFFERENT LOCALLY-OWNED VENUES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: PYDANCE?S MURDER OF CROWS, AN IMMERSIVE DANCE-THEATER MURDER-MYSTERY PIECE STAGED OVER 2 FLOORS OF A MUSIC STUDIO; MONSTERBALL, AN INTERGENERATIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE STAGED AS A FAKE SPORTING EVENT WITH A TEAM OF MONSTERS VERSUS A TEAM OF HUMANS; NEW PLAYS FROM LATINX PLAYWRIGHT DIEGO GOMEZ AND KOSOVO-BORN WRITER FJOLLA HOXHA; AND 16 NEW SHORT-FORM DANCE AND AERIAL PERFORMANCES FROM LOCAL CHOREOGRAPHERS AND PERFORMANCE COMPANIES. WITH ADDED INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024 WELCOMED A RECORD-SETTING 2,743 AUDIENCE MEMBERS, INCLUDING 120 FESTIVAL PASS-HOLDERS WHO ON AVERAGE SAW 7 DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES OVER THE 4-DAY EVENT. | - | $93,472 |
| The Disco Ball: Space Odyssey IN LATE APRIL, KINDLING ARTS LAUNCHED AUDIENCES INTO A SPARKLY, RETRO SPACE ODYSSEY AT THE DISCO BALL, AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT OF GROOVES, POP-UP PERFORMANCES, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. THE LIVELY BENEFIT BOASTED INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCES FROM LOCAL DANCE COMPANY PYDANCE, CHOREOGRAPHER KAYLEE LANE, AND THEATER LEGEND JAMES RUDOLPH II. THE UPBEAT DANCEFLOOR WAS BLASTED INTO THE NEXT DIMENSION WITH BEATS FROM DJ COLE AND DJ AFROSHEEN, AND ICONIC DRAG QUEENS SHELBY LABANKS, JUSTINE VAN DE BLAIR, AND SXA PERFORMED LIVELY NUMBERS. THE EVENING ALSO FEATURED THE BURLESQUE TALENTS OF SAVOYA FOXX AND BETSEY BITS. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 150 ARTS SUPPORTERS CLAD IN THEIR FUTURISTIC, SEQUINED BEST, ALL TO SUPPORT ARTIST PROJECTS FOR KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024. | - | $11,403 |
| Kindling?s Very Special Holiday Special ft. The Muppet Christmas Carol KINDLING?S VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL RETURNED FOR A THIRD YEAR, PROVIDING AN ESSENTIAL "ESCAPE HATCH" FROM THE HOLIDAY MADNESS WITH A FESTIVE, INTERACTIVE SCREENING OF THE CULT CLASSIC FILM ?THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL.? THIS EVENT PROVIDED A SPACE FOR ARTS-LOVERS AND PUPPET-ADMIRERS ALIKE TO SHAKE AWAY THE HOLIDAY BLUES, ENJOY SEASONAL DRINKS IN THE POP-UP "BAR HUMBUG, AND DELIGHT IN THE BEAUTY OF OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY AT THE END OF A DYNAMIC YEAR. THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL WAS PRESENTED FOR 3 PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR, DELIGHTING OVER 250 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH GRAND MUSICAL NUMBERS AND THE ICONIC MUPPET SUPERSTARS WITH THAT SIGNATURE KINDLING ARTS TWIST. | - | $8,903 |
| Andrew Newton?s ALIVE KINDLING ARTS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREMIERE PRESENTATION OF NASHVILLE-BASED QUEER PLAYWRIGHT ANDREW NEWTON?S FIRST FULL-LENGTH PLAY, ?ALIVE.? THE DEEPLY PERSONAL PIECE EXAMINED MENTAL HEALTH AND ISOLATION WITHIN THE GAY COMMUNITY AND IN A TECHNOLOGY-FUELED MILLENIAL GENERATION, WITH SUPPORT PROVIDED BY A HILARIOUS CAST OF TALKING PLANTS THAT FILL THE MAIN CHARACTER?S APARTMENT. THE SMART, CHARMING, AND INVENTIVE PRODUCTION WAS DIRECTED BY FREQUENT KINDLING ARTS COLLABORATOR AND NASHVILLE?S QUEEN OF THE D.I.Y. MADELEINE HICKS AND FEATURED AN ALL-STAR CAST OF DIVERSE LOCAL TALENT. OVER 275 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED THE PREMIERE RUN OVER THE COURSE OF 3 NIGHTS AT THE DARKHORSE THEATER, WITH SEVERAL COMING BACK TO SEE IT A SECOND TIME WITHIN THE SAME WEEKEND. | - | $7,311 |
| East Nashville Facebook Page: The Musical UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR EMMA SUPICA AND COMPOSER ALEX DOLEZAL, NASHVILLE?S HILARIOUS AND INNOVATIVE MUSICAL THEATER IMPROV COMPANY CHERRY BOMB PRESENTED AN ALL-NEW VERSION OF THEIR ACCLAIMED ?EAST NASHVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE: THE MUSICAL? FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT RIVERSIDE REVIVAL IN EAST NASHVILLE. THE LIVELY AUGUST PERFORMANCE WAS THE FIRST TIME THE SHOW HAD BEEN REVIVED AFTER IT?S BUZZWORTHY PREMIERE AT KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 THE PREVIOUS SUMMER, AND THIS SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE 2024 EDITION OF THE MUSICAL CO-INCIDED WITH A VIBRANT EAST NASHVILLE TRADITION, THE TOMATO ART FESTIVAL. MORE THAN 220 ARTS AND COMEDY-LOVERS FILLED THE ROOM WITH BOUYANT LAUGHTER, AND RIVERSIDE REVIVAL HAS ALREADY INVITED KINDLING & CHERRY BOMB TO PRESENT THE SHOW AGAIN IN AUGUST 2025. | - | $3,503 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL JONES | Executive Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JESSIKA MALONE | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JACLYN JOHNSON TIDWELL | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| HAYLEY MAURER | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| BRITTANEY BAKER | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| EMMANUEL LEGRAIR | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| COLETTE DIVINE | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| THEA JONES | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES KYSON | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| LIZ JOSEY | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| LEAH LOWE | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| SARAH SATURDAY | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| COURTNEY STONE | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| JENNIFER WHITCOMB-OLIVA | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| SAMUEL WIBLE | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Kindling Arts Inc
- EIN
- 87-4809252
- Phone
- 6173562664
- Address
- 207 Dupont Ave, Madison, TN 37115
Signing Officer
- Name
- Daniel Jones
- Title
- Director
- Signed
- 2025-06-17
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Ryan M Armento CPA PLLC
- Address
- 1001 Bannock St Suite 428, Denver, CO 80204
- Preparer
- Ryan M Armento
- Phone
- 9708190885
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Other Expenses.1002
“Office Expenses $2112”
Other Expenses.1005
“Travel $5187”
Other Expenses.1012
“Insurance $2145”
Other Expenses.1
“Artist fees - cogs $42391”
Other Expenses.2
“VENUE RENTAL $25111”
Other Expenses.3
“Production labor - cogss $15000”
Other Expenses.4
“Advertising & marketing $10967”
Other Expenses.5
“Supplies and Materials $6906”
Other Expenses.6
“Misc production - cogs $6424”
Other Expenses.7
“Equipment rental - cogs $5835”
Other Expenses.8
“Artistic programming - cogs $5000”
Other Expenses.9
“Admin contract labor - cogs $2700”
Other Expenses.10
“Bar services - cogs $1682”
Other Expenses.11
“MERCHANDISE - COGS $1459”
Other Expenses.12
“Hospitaliy gifts - cogs $1088”
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | Kindling Arts Festival 2024: Imperfections KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024: IMPERFECTIONS PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST LIVELY AND IMPORTANT CELEBRATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE IN THE SOUTHEAST. THIS YEAR?S FESTIVAL SHOWCASED A TOTAL OF 220 TENNESSEE-BASED ARITSTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH A FINANCIALLY RISK=FREE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR MOST DARING CREATIONS WITH ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES. A DIZZYING TOTAL OF 22 UNIQUE PERFORMANCE PROJECTS EXPLORING THE THEME OF IMPERFECTIONS WERE PRESENTED AT 7 DIFFERENT LOCALLY-OWNED VENUES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: PYDANCE?S MURDER OF CROWS, AN IMMERSIVE DANCE-THEATER MURDER-MYSTERY PIECE STAGED OVER 2 FLOORS OF A MUSIC STUDIO; MONSTERBALL, AN INTERGENERATIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE STAGED AS A FAKE SPORTING EVENT WITH A TEAM OF MONSTERS VERSUS A TEAM OF HUMANS; NEW PLAYS FROM LATINX PLAYWRIGHT DIEGO GOMEZ AND KOSOVO-BORN WRITER FJOLLA HOXHA; AND 16 NEW SHORT-FORM DANCE AND AERIAL PERFORMANCES FROM LOCAL CHOREOGRAPHERS AND PERFORMANCE COMPANIES. WITH ADDED INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024 WELCOMED A RECORD-SETTING 2,743 AUDIENCE MEMBERS, INCLUDING 120 FESTIVAL PASS-HOLDERS WHO ON AVERAGE SAW 7 DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES OVER THE 4-DAY EVENT. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | East Nashville Facebook Page: The Musical UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR EMMA SUPICA AND COMPOSER ALEX DOLEZAL, NASHVILLE?S HILARIOUS AND INNOVATIVE MUSICAL THEATER IMPROV COMPANY CHERRY BOMB PRESENTED AN ALL-NEW VERSION OF THEIR ACCLAIMED ?EAST NASHVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE: THE MUSICAL? FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT RIVERSIDE REVIVAL IN EAST NASHVILLE. THE LIVELY AUGUST PERFORMANCE WAS THE FIRST TIME THE SHOW HAD BEEN REVIVED AFTER IT?S BUZZWORTHY PREMIERE AT KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 THE PREVIOUS SUMMER, AND THIS SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE 2024 EDITION OF THE MUSICAL CO-INCIDED WITH A VIBRANT EAST NASHVILLE TRADITION, THE TOMATO ART FESTIVAL. MORE THAN 220 ARTS AND COMEDY-LOVERS FILLED THE ROOM WITH BOUYANT LAUGHTER, AND RIVERSIDE REVIVAL HAS ALREADY INVITED KINDLING & CHERRY BOMB TO PRESENT THE SHOW AGAIN IN AUGUST 2025. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 3 | The Disco Ball: Space Odyssey IN LATE APRIL, KINDLING ARTS LAUNCHED AUDIENCES INTO A SPARKLY, RETRO SPACE ODYSSEY AT THE DISCO BALL, AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT OF GROOVES, POP-UP PERFORMANCES, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. THE LIVELY BENEFIT BOASTED INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCES FROM LOCAL DANCE COMPANY PYDANCE, CHOREOGRAPHER KAYLEE LANE, AND THEATER LEGEND JAMES RUDOLPH II. THE UPBEAT DANCEFLOOR WAS BLASTED INTO THE NEXT DIMENSION WITH BEATS FROM DJ COLE AND DJ AFROSHEEN, AND ICONIC DRAG QUEENS SHELBY LABANKS, JUSTINE VAN DE BLAIR, AND SXA PERFORMED LIVELY NUMBERS. THE EVENING ALSO FEATURED THE BURLESQUE TALENTS OF SAVOYA FOXX AND BETSEY BITS. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 150 ARTS SUPPORTERS CLAD IN THEIR FUTURISTIC, SEQUINED BEST, ALL TO SUPPORT ARTIST PROJECTS FOR KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 4 | Kindling?s Very Special Holiday Special ft. The Muppet Christmas Carol KINDLING?S VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL RETURNED FOR A THIRD YEAR, PROVIDING AN ESSENTIAL "ESCAPE HATCH" FROM THE HOLIDAY MADNESS WITH A FESTIVE, INTERACTIVE SCREENING OF THE CULT CLASSIC FILM ?THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL.? THIS EVENT PROVIDED A SPACE FOR ARTS-LOVERS AND PUPPET-ADMIRERS ALIKE TO SHAKE AWAY THE HOLIDAY BLUES, ENJOY SEASONAL DRINKS IN THE POP-UP "BAR HUMBUG, AND DELIGHT IN THE BEAUTY OF OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY AT THE END OF A DYNAMIC YEAR. THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL WAS PRESENTED FOR 3 PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR, DELIGHTING OVER 250 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH GRAND MUSICAL NUMBERS AND THE ICONIC MUPPET SUPERSTARS WITH THAT SIGNATURE KINDLING ARTS TWIST. |
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