Annual Report Fiscal Year 2018
Shelby County s nonprofit arts sector drives $200 MILLION in annual spending. Sustains the equivalent of 6,000+ full-time local jobs. Generates $22.4 MILLION in local and state government revenue annually. Represents Shelby County s 2ND LARGEST attraction. Engages more than 2.5 MILLION attendees each year.
In 2018 ArtsMemphis provided $2.4 Million to 66 organizations and 8 artists through 160 grants. Project Grants: 9% Grants to Artists: 1% Donor Designated Grants: 30% Unrestricted support to arts groups: 49% Endowment funds held for arts organizations: 11% ARTSMEMPHIS GRANTEES Provided over 2.5 MILLION art experiences in Shelby County. Offered more than 700,000 art experiences for youth in Shelby County. Engaged nearly 5,000 artists. ArtsMemphis distributed over 2,750 ArtsAccess cards for families to receive free tickets to arts events, eliminating financial barriers to experiencing the arts thanks to 20+ arts groups.
32% Contribution Sources Corporate 5% Individual Foundation 16% Government 2% 24% Expenses Grants and Initiatives General and Administrative Marketing and Development 16% Endowment TOTAL = $19.4 MILLION 27% ArtsMemphis Fund Funds held for other art organizations Enhancement Project Grant Fund ArtsMemphis Board giving paired with endowment distribution fully funds all non-grantmaking expenses. ArtsMemphis is supported by 1300+ donors whose support goes directly to grantmaking.
GRANTEES Africa in April Alzheimer's & Dementia Services of Memphis, Inc. AngelStreet ArtWorks Foundation Ballet Memphis Beale Street Caravan Beethoven Club Blues City Cultural Center The Blues Foundation Buckman Performing Arts Center at St. Mary's School Caritas Village Carpenter Art Garden Center for Transforming Communities Circuit Playhouse, Inc. City of Covington - Tipton County Museum Collage Dance Collective Concerts International Company d Creative Aging Memphis Crosstown Arts Dixon Gallery and Gardens Elmwood Cemetery Germantown Community Chorus Germantown Community Theatre GPAC Hattiloo Theatre Indie Memphis IRIS Orchestra Latino Memphis Lauderdale County Council of Arts Levitt Shell Luna Nova Music Mason Caregivers Corporation Memphis Boy Choir Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Memphis Center for Independent Living Memphis Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association Memphis College of Art Memphis Fashion Design Network Memphis Jewish Community Center Memphis ChoralArts Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum Memphis Symphony Orchestra Memphis Wind Symphony Metal Museum National Civil Rights Museum Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc. New Ballet Ensemble & School New Day Children's Theatre Opera Memphis Orpheum Theatre Group Playback Memphis PRIZM Ensemble RiverArtsFest, Inc. The Soulsville Foundation Spiritual Foundation, Inc. SRVS Tennessee Shakespeare Company Theatre Memphis TheatreWorks Thistle & Bee Enterprises, Inc. University of Memphis Foundation UrbanArt Commission Visible Music College Voices of the South Young Arts Patrons MB Maritza Davila Gerard Harris Wilbert Mays Andrea Morales Mark Nowell Catherine Patton Veda Reed BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee: Lucy Lee, Chair Pat Danehy, Vice Chair Gretchen McLennon, Secretary Jon Moorehead, Treasurer Bruce B. Hopkins Greg Baudoin Greg Fletcher Trow Gillespie Dr. Russ Wigginton Gary Wunderlich Members: Oscar Adams Bo Allen Jennie Anderson C. David Biggers, Jr. Terri S. Browne Bill Carkeet Kate Connell Bob Craddock Maysey Craddock Michael Drake Jon Ernst Martin Hand Whitney Hardy Wilton D. "Chick" Hill Pitt Hyde L.R. Jalenak, Jr. Juanita Ortiz Reginald R. Paige Ashley Patterson John Pettey Kathy Gale Uhlhorn Ron Walter Jimmie Williams STAFF Elizabeth Rouse, President & CEO Ashley Ayikwei, Database Coordinator Tracy Lauritzen Wright, Director of Grants & Initiatives Ellen Lester, Chief Financial Officer Kelsea Lewis, Development & Office Coordinator Colleen McCartney, Grants & Initiatives Manager Jana Tayloe, Event & Sponsorship Coordinator