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Knoxville-Area Arts & Cultural Organizations1 Ranked According to Annual Revenue2

Rank '12	Organization	Phone Web site Annual revenue	Annual expenses Program expenses Admin. expenses3	Assets4 Tot. liabilities4	Mission statement	Top local executive Established locally
1	Knoxville Zoological Park5 P.O. Box 6040 Knoxville, TN 37914	865-637-5331 knoxville-zoo.org $7,928,076	$8,781,189 $7,685,705 $689,683	$19,864,284 $1,494,184	Provides educational programs & research about animal welfare & environmental conservation	Lisa New Interim director6 1947
2	Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association 115 Park Headquarters Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738	865-436-7318 smokiesinformation.org $3,755,145	$3,823,949 $1,210,404 $2,613,545	$4,770,080 $2,775,504	Support the Great Smoky Mountains National Park through education, interpretation & research	Terry Maddox Executive director 1953
3	Knoxville Symphony Society 100 S. Gay St., Ste. 302 Knoxville, TN 37901	865-523-1178 knoxvillesymphony.com $3,450,784	$3,410,966 $2,912,221 $350,368	$1,074,144 $852,038	Develop & sustain a symphony orchestra for performance & education programs	Rachel Ford Executive director 1947
4	Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park P.O. Box 1660 Kodak, TN 37764	800-845-5665 friendsofthesmokies.org $3,229,524	$1,445,526 $780,296 $273,021	$9,240,729 $140,588	Assist the National Park Service by securing financial & volunteer support for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park	James Hart Executive director 1999
5	Beck Cultural Exchange Center 1927 Dandridge Ave. Knoxville, TN 37915	865-524-8461 beckcenter.net $2,733,9817	$331,588 $260,953 $33,148	$3,383,859 $7,262	Promote the awareness of American and African-American history & achievement in the U.S., particularly in Knoxville	Avon Rollins Executive director 1975

1 Nonprofit; 2 Financial information is from 2010 IRS Form 990 unless otherwise noted; 3 Does not include fundraising expenses; 4 End of year; 5 2011 Form 990; 6 Executive director Jim Vlna announced his retirement at end of December; 7 Increase due to capital improvements to facility
Source: Guidestar, IRS form 990s, individual organization representatives and Web sites. Guidestar is the registered trademark and operating name of Philanthropic Research Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. NA=not applicable or not available.If you notice an error or omission, please contact Angela Akers at 865-342-6424 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.