West Tennessee Forensic Services INC EIN 26-3375986

West Tennessee Forensic Services INC

EIN  26-3375986 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Jackson, TN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides official mental health evaluations for individuals facing criminal prosecution.
Leadership
Lynne Zager · CEO · $282K
Money in and out
$842K revenue, $878K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Provides official mental health evaluations for individuals facing criminal prosecution. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $842K in revenue, $878K in expenses, and $659K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$842K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$878K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$659K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$36K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -35% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -115% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$842K
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses
$878K
FY2025▲ +42%
Total assets
$663K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2025▲ +651%
Total revenue
$842K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$878K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$659K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$36K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$663K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $878K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Psychological Testing

$878Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWest Tennessee Forensic Services INC
EINHdr · item D26-3375986
Principal addressHdr · item CJackson, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a2
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$281,678Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynne Zager’s $282K as CEO is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynne Zager$281,678$166,920$221,520$195,000$195,000$187,200

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$808K · 96%
Other revenue$26K · 3%
Investment income$8K · 1%
Program service revenue96%$808K
Other revenue3%$26K
Investment income1%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$842K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$878K
Total functional expensesLn 25$878K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$534K
Total assetsLn 16$663K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$659K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $534K · Operating expenses/yr $878K
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $878K · Total expenses $878K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $878K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $878K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $842K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $842K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $808K · Total revenue $842K
96%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $842K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $808K · Total expenses $878K
92%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $842K · Prior year $868K
-3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $596K · FY2025 $842K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $659K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $842K · Expenses $878K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $663K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $659K · Total assets $663K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $663K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lynne Zager · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $282K · Total expenses $878K
32%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $627K · Total expenses $878K
71%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Revenue growth -3%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$842K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$868K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$765K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$554K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$615K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$596K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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