CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART

Financials

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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1200 FORREST PARK DR, NASHVILLE, TN 37205-4242

In care of

% CHEE

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

JANE O MACLEOD, 1200 FORREST PARK DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 372054242

Signed the 990

JANE O MACLEOD, CEO

Phone

(615) 356-8000

Website

WWW.CHEEKWOOD.ORG

Return prepared by

BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

CHEEKWOOD'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE CHEEKWOOD AS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK WHERE BEAUTY AND EXCELLENCE IN ART AND HORTICULTURE NURTURE THE SPIRIT AND SERVE AS INSPIRATION FOR A DIVERSE AND BROAD AUDIENCE.CHEEKWOOD WILL BE A LOCALLY CELEBRATED AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DESTINATION RENOWNED FOR ITS DISTINCTIVE BEAUTY, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND EXCELLENCE IN ART AND HORTICULTURE.

Program accomplishments

• ART, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMMING: CHEEKWOOD MAINTAINS PERMANENT COLLECTIONS FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART FROM THE 18TH TO MID-20TH CENTURIES AS WELL AS MONUMENTAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE. THE INSTITUTION ALSO HOSTS SIGNIFICANT TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AGES TO COMPLEMENT ITS PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS, BOTH IN CHEEKWOOD'S HISTORIC MANSION AND MUSEUM, AND ACROSS THE ESTATE GROUNDS. DURING 2025, CHEEKWOOD HOSTED ROBERT INDIANA'S "LOVE" SCULPTURE, ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED WORKS IN THE POP ART MOVEMENT, AS PART OF ITS TRADITION TO BRING HIGH-QUALITY MASTERWORKS TO NASHVILLE. IN ADDITION, IT PRESENTED ENCHANTED CASTLES AT CHEEKWOOD, FEATURING FIVE LARGE-SCALE CASTLES. CHEEKWOOD ALSO OFFERS AN ANNUAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM AND INTERVENTIONS, WHICH PLACES CONTEMPORARY WORKS WITHIN THE MANSION'S HISTORIC PERIOD ROOMS. YEAR-ROUND PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, LECTURES, STORY TIMES, YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS, AND LIVE MUSIC AND DANCE. CHEEKWOOD HOSTS FOUR ANNUAL CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS (EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, BLACK ARTS BASH, JAPANESE MOON VIEWING, AND HOLI) AND PROVIDES COMMUNITY AND ACCESS INITIATIVES FOR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES INCLUDING THROUGH DESTINATION CHEEKWOOD FIELD TRIPS, CHEEKWOOD ON THE ROAD, HEAD START TOTS, AND MULTIPLE FREE-ADMISSION PROGRAMS. CHEEKWOOD CONTINUALLY DEVELOPS NEW INITIATIVES TO BROADEN ITS PRESENCE AND IMPACT ON THE GREATER COMMUNITY. GARDENS: CHEEKWOOD'S LANDSCAPE SUPPORTS BOTH HORTICULTURAL EXCELLENCE AND THE DISPLAY OF OUTDOOR CONTEMPORARY ART, HELPING ENSURE THE ESTATE'S CONTINUED RELEVANCE. THE HISTORIC GROUNDS WERE DESIGNED BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT BRYANT FLEMING AND INCLUDE WOODLANDS, PONDS AND WATERWAYS, PASTORAL MEADOWS, AND 13 DISPLAY GARDENS, INCLUDING A JAPANESE GARDEN AND A 1.5-MILE WOODLAND SCULPTURE TRAIL. CHEEKWOOD'S CHILDREN'S GARDEN SUPPORTS FAMILY PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE LITERARY, PERFORMING, AND VISUAL ARTS AND INCLUDES A TURTLE HABITAT, STUDIO AND PERFORMANCE PAVILIONS, AND ADVENTURE PATHS. WITH MORE THAN 2,100 TREES ON THE PROPERTY, CHEEKWOOD HAS GARNERED NATIONAL ACCLAIM AS AN ARBNET LEVEL II ACCREDITED ARBORETUM AND A TENNESSEE URBAN FORESTRY COUNCIL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. KEY TREE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CORNUS COLLECTION, THE HISTORIC COLLECTION, AND TREES NATIVE TO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. OTHER PLANT COLLECTIONS INCLUDE DAYLILIES, IRIS, NATIVES, DAFFODILS, FERNS, HERBS, HYDRANGEAS, MAGNOLIAS, REDBUDS, ROSES, AND HISTORIC BOXWOODS. ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT ENRICHMENT TO PLANT COLLECTIONS AND NEW PATHWAYS AND LIGHTING TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY, AND 100% OF OUR GARDEN WASTE IS NOW RECYCLED AND RETURNS TO CHEEKWOOD AS TOPSOIL AND COMPOST. OUR PUBLIC INTERFACE FOR THE LIVING COLLECTIONS HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED VIA PHOTOGRAPHS AND TAXON INFORMATION. THIS PUBLIC DATABASE CAN BE USED BY VISITORS TO FURTHER THEIR LEARNING OR AS A RESOURCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ON PROPERTY. IN 2025, WE HAD A DRONE FLIGHT TO UPDATE AND IMPROVE AERIAL IMAGERY USED TO SUPPORT LIVING COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND THE GIS PROGRAM.EACH YEAR, CHEEKWOOD HOSTS FOUR SEASONAL GARDENS FESTIVALS - CHEEKWOOD IN BLOOM, SUMMERTIME AT CHEEKWOOD, CHEEKWOOD HARVEST, AND HOLIDAY LIGHTS - FEATURING GARDEN DISPLAYS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND LIVE PERFORMANCES. CHEEKWOOD IN BLOOM HIGHLIGHTS A RADIANT DISPLAY OF AZALEAS, DOGWOODS, AND MORE THAN A QUARTER-MILLION SPRING TULIPS AND FLOWERS. SUMMERTIME AT CHEEKWOOD SHOWCASES ART AND THEMED DISPLAYS OF ANNUAL FLOWERS AS WELL AS THURSDAY NIGHTS OUT, AND THE UNDER THE STARS CONCERT SERIES. CHEEKWOOD HARVEST OFFERS A PUMPKIN VILLAGE WITH PUMPKIN HOUSES, A COMMUNITY SCARECROW SHOW, AND THOUSANDS OF PUMPKINS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS ACROSS THE GROUNDS. WINTER PROGRAMMING INCLUDES HOLIDAY LIGHTS, A NASHVILLE HOLIDAY TRADITION FEATURING MORE THAN ONE MILLION LIGHTS ALONG A ONE-MILE BARRIER-FREE PATH. IN 2025, MANSION ROOMS WERE AGAIN DECORATED BY FORMER CHIEF WHITE HOUSE FLORIST LAURA DOWLING. ALSO DURING THE WINTER, CHEEKWOOD ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL ORCHID SHOW.HISTORY: CHEEKWOOD'S HISTORIC MANSION AND MUSEUM FEATURES FURNISHED PERIOD ROOMS REFLECTING THE 1930S ORIGINS OF THE ESTATE, ALONG WITH GALLERIES FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AND SELECTIONS FROM CHEEKWOOD'S PERMANENT ART COLLECTIONS. THE HISTORY OF THE CHEEKWOOD MANSION IS BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH INTERPRETATION, PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS INFORMED AND INSPIRED BY THIS UNIQUE HISTORIC ASSET IN NASHVILLE. EXHIBITION MATERIALS HIGHLIGHT THE CHEEK FAMILY HISTORY AND THE HISTORICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN CHEEKWOOD AND MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE. CHEEKWOOD'S FRIST LEARNING CENTER CONTAINS MEETING ROOMS, CLASSROOMS, AND ART STUDIOS, AS WELL AS HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION OF FORMER HORSE STABLE AND TACK ROOM USED BY THE CHEEK FAMILY DURING THEIR TIME ON THE ESTATE.
  Expenses $13,417,119 · revenue $5,874,382
• RESTAURANT, RENTALS & GIFT SHOP: CHEEKWOOD OFFERS VISITOR AMENITIES THROUGH ITS ONSITE CAFE AND GIFT SHOPS. VISITORS ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES INCLUDING IN-CAFE DINING OR TAKEAWAY OPTIONS FOR PICNICS ON THE GROUNDS. THE GIFT SHOPS OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE ITEMS FOCUSED ON ART AND NATURE AS WELL AS ITEMS REPRESENTING CHEEKWOOD'S UNIQUE PROGRAMS AND ESTATE OFFERINGS. CHEEKWOOD ALSO PROVIDES RENTAL AND CATERING FACILITIES TO FURTHER OPEN CHEEKWOOD TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOSTING OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS IN ITS BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT.
  Expenses $1,385,590 · revenue $1,024,761

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

62-0627921

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

1962

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A510)

Assets (IRS master file)

$73,309,585

Income (IRS master file)

$44,587,687

Filing history

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 62-0627921).

Questions about CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART

What is the EIN of CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART?

The employer identification number (EIN) of CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART is 62-0627921.

Is CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.

Are donations to CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART 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 CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JANE O MACLEOD.

Who are the officers and directors of CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 46 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $505,449 (JANE MACLEOD, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,207,911, expenses of $18,176,619 and total assets of $73,309,585 at year end.

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