Nonprofit · EIN 51-0141454
BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · KNOXVILLE, TN 37915
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,031,031 | $701,995 | $329,036 | $3,753,637 | $31,352 | $3,722,285 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $305,869 | $518,352 | -$212,483 | $3,848,109 | $17,377 | $3,830,732 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $396,758 | $500,116 | -$103,358 | $3,304,223 | $41,822 | $3,262,401 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $992,819
- of which government grants
- $366,250
- Membership dues
- $22,082
- Program service revenue
- $192
- Investment income
- $11,520
- Net rental income
- $5,825
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $20,675
- Other revenue
- $26,500
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $260,137
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $280,385
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,700
- Occupancy
- $32,087
- Depreciation
- $75,956
- Program services (functional)
- $561,597
- Management and general (functional)
- $140,398
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,848,109
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,753,637
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $31,352
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,722,285
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,074,116
- Publicly traded securities
- $76,075
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,203,727
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $518,558
- Gross receipts
- $1,031,031
- Employees
- 10
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENEE KESLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 |
| SAM ANDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STAN BOWIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARNOLD COHEN | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE E DOEBLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNARD DREWERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAROLD C HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNAZETTE HOUSTON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENEE KESLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $100,865 |
| HAROLD C HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNARD DREWERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA VENABLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE E DOEBLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STAN BOWIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM ANDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARNOLD COHEN | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNAZETTE HOUSTON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENEE KESLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $60,776 |
| DEWEY ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAROLD C HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J HARVEY GILLESPIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERVEN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA VENABLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STAN BOWIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRNARD DREWERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE E DOEBLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CECELIA WHITTINGTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SAM ANDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNAZETTE HOUSTON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARNOLD COHEN | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK D ROBINSON | IMMEDIATE PAST BD CHAIR Former | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1927 DANDRIDGE AVE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37915-1909
- In care of
- % RENEE KESLER
- Signed the 990
- RENEE KESLER, CEO PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (865) 524-8461
- Website
- WWW.BECKCENTER.NET
- Return prepared by
- Brandon Silvers LLC
Mission
BECK IS THE PLACE WHERE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE ARE PRESERVED.
Program accomplishments
- BECK IS THE PLACE WHERE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CULTURE ARE PRESERVED. BECK WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1975 AS A PRIMARY REPOSITORY OF BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURE IN EAST TENNESSEE AND IS THE STOREHOUSE OF REGIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE WITH AN EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE COLLECTION. THE HISTORIC MANSION FEATURES PREMIER EXHIBITS, ARTWORK, ARTIFACTS AND MEMORABILIA. BECK HAS A FULL RESEARCH CENTER, AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY COLLECTION AND A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER. BECK REMAINS DEDICATED YEAR ROUND TO RESEARCHING, COLLECTING, CONSERVING, PRESERVING AND YEAR EXHIBITING WORKS OF ART, WRITINGS, ARTIFACTS, MEMORABILIA, AND OTHER EVIDENCE RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF AFRICAN AMERICA IN THIS REGION WHILE FOSTERING AND PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL, ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES. BECK REACHES MORE THAN 20,000 GUESTS THROUGH THE CENTER AND ITS OUTSIDE COMMUNITY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.Expenses $561,597
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0141454
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,753,637
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,031,031
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,031,031 | $701,995 | $3,753,637 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $305,869 | $518,352 | $3,848,109 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $396,758 | $500,116 | $3,304,223 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $809,030 | $381,136 | $3,396,429 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 51-0141454).
Questions about BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC is 51-0141454.
- Is BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,031,031, expenses of $701,995 and total assets of $3,753,637 at year end.
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