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Project Transformation Tennessee INC

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Nashville, TN501(c)(3)Since 2011ReligionEIN 45-3265261Revenue $770K in FY2025

On file with the IRSprojecttransformation.org/tennessee1008 19th Ave S, 37212-2126 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since Nov 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Project Transformation Tennessee, INC.'s mission is to transform communitites by engaging children, college-age young adults, and churches in purposeful relationships. Project transformation's collaborative model harnesses the creative energy and leadership of college age young adults, who live in an intentional christian community, and lead summer and afterschool programs for children in various under-resourced neighborhoods. Each week, interns meet with church and nonprofit leaders to explore variuos ministry-related vocations and spend time discerning their vocational call to life-long service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,575 volunteers and 45 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $43K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$770K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$938K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$560K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$770K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$948K
FY2022$882K
FY2023$843K
FY2024$967K
FY2025$770K
Expenses
$938K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$823K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$938K
Net assets
$560K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$854K
FY2024$752K
FY2025$560K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $633K Management & general 17% · $156K Fundraising 16% · $148K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Carrie Yoder
Executive Di
$90,875Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emily Dougherty
Current Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Drew Lamb
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Yoder’s $91K as Executive Di is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carrie Yoder$90,875$101,978$47,282———
Courtney Lawson——$25,666$82,040$80,500—
Courtney Aldrich—————$79,118
James Thomas Laney JR——$9,297———

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects children, college students, and churches to build stronger communities.

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2 programs · $633K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Summer program for elementary and middle school students focused on literacy and social-emotional health at six locations throughout tennessee.

$417Kprogram expense
02

Summer program engaged young adults in leadership and vocation exploration, participating in weekly coaching, services, and group learning.

$216Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Charity Circle of MurfreesboroFY2025$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$770K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$938K
Ln 25
Programscol B$633K
Managementcol C$156K
Fundraisingcol D$148K
Owns and owesPt X
$560K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K
Total assetsLn 16$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Total revenueLn 12$770K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$281K
SavingsLn 2$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$560K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 61,575
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$430K$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$800K$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$752K$560K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$45K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$468K$356K$5K$107K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$26K$2K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$33K$2K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$5K$25K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$177K$153K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$6K$11K$127
Total functional expensesLn 25$938K$633K$156K$148K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $770K$938K−$167K$560K 990 PDF
FY2024 $967K$1.1M−$102K$752K 990 PDF
FY2023 $843K$1.1M−$267K$854K 990 PDF
FY2022 $882K$1.0M−$165K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $948K$823K$124K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$818K$322K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $770,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $846,754$666,216
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,255$3,888
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,341$7,851
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $103,979$92,495
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $967,329$770,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $769,842$639,189
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $299,849$298,661
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,069,691$937,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$102,362−$167,400
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $770,450 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,506
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$658,710
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,128
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$666,216
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,888$3,888
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,851$7,851
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$92,495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,888 · Excluded from tax $7,851$770,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $937,850 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,716 · Management $22,359 · Fundraising $22,359$89,434
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $355,845 · Management $4,860 · Fundraising $106,879$467,584
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,788 · Management $1,752 · Fundraising $8,319$35,859
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,304 · Management $2,263 · Fundraising $10,745$46,312
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,054$49,054
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $7,857$7,857
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,118$3,118
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,960 · Management $24,960$29,920
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,541 · Management $2,385$11,926
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,020 · Management $1,525$2,545
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $152,511 · Management $24,852$177,363
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,626 · Management $11,125 · Fundraising $127$16,878
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $633,311 · Management $156,110 · Fundraising $148,429$937,850
Part X · Balance sheet $588,444 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,464$280,973
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $139,702$98,317
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $319,983$175,298
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,104$6,563
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,132$10,590
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $29,185$11,879
X-15 Other assets$4,824
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $799,570$588,444
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,228$3,618
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $42,619$24,610
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,847$28,228
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $426,740$379,918
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $324,983$180,298
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $751,723$560,216
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $799,570$588,444
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $560,216 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$770,450
XI-2 Total expenses$937,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$167,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$751,723
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$24,107
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$560,216

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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