Turnip Green Creative Reuse

Nashville, TN · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2013 · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$1.1M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$383K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$762K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$997K
FY2024$975K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$557K
FY2021$979K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$383K
FY2025▼ -26%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$891K
FY2022$914K
FY2023$717K
FY2024$517K
FY2025$383K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
Yes — exemption reinstated (2015-05-15)
Per the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CTurnip Green Creative Reuse
EINHdr · item D45-4123101
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2015
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A90)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program services87%$1.1M
Management & general8%$95K
Fundraising6%$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -33% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +41% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$423K
FY2025▼ -24%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$545K
FY2021$943K
FY2022$954K
FY2023$750K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$423K
Total liabilities
$40K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$52K
FY2022$40K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$42K
FY2025$40K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$133K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$423K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$351K
Total assetsLn 16$423K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$40K
Total net assetsLn 32$383K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$583K · 53%
Program service revenue$474K · 43%
Other revenue$22K · 2%
Investment income$12K · 1%
Contributions & grants53%$583K
Program service revenue43%$474K
Other revenue2%$22K
Investment income1%$12K
— government grantsLn 1e$123K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $351K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.2M · Less non-cash grants $125K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.1M
3.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.2M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $95K · Total expenses $1.2M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $68K · Total expenses $1.2M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $79K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $499K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $583K · Total revenue $1.1M
53%
Government reliance
Government grants $123K · Total revenue $1.1M
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $474K · Total revenue $1.1M
43%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $1.1M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $474K · Total expenses $1.2M
39%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $975K
+12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $762K · FY2025 $1.1M
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $383K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $1.2M
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $423K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $383K · Total assets $423K
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $423K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erin Boddy · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $91K · Total expenses $1.2M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $714K · Total expenses $1.2M
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 12%——
Revenue growth 12%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$91,409Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Boddy’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin Boddy$91,409$91,436————
Leah Sherry———$66,203$61,239$55,081
Wallace Joiner——$60,506$44,608——

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Promote sustainability, creativity, and community by reusing resources and sharing knowledge.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Reuse Center

TGCR aims to divert materials from the landfill and get them back to people who need them. We do this through a retail space where anyone is able to drop off materials they no longer need and/or shop for materials with a "donate what you can" model.

$848Kprogram expense
02

Education

TCGR uses donated reuse materials to offer waste reduction and art education programs to support learning objectives. These programs are primarily offered at local schools and libraries, in which case there is a fee for service, funded by the host or, in some cases, directly from the participant.

$159Kprogram expense
03

Turnip Green facilitates the exhibition and sales of artwork by local artists using materials from Turnip Green or other sustainable sources. Artists donate a percentage of art sales to Turnip Green.

$53Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$15,000

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.2M+12% 990 PDF
FY2024 $975K$1.2M-2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $997K$1.2M-27% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M-3% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$979K+85% 990 PDF
FY2020 $762K$557K 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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