Tennessee Nurses Association

Not tax-deductible

Nashville, TN501(c)(6)Since 1905EIN 62-0382015Revenue $514K in FY2025

On file with the IRStnaonline.org545 Mainstream Dr Ste 401, 37228-1231 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since Apr 1976

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The Tennessee Nurses Association is a statewide Association of registered Nurses which exists primarily to advance the practice of nursing and to assure a healthier Tennessee.

89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $418K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$514K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$483K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$636K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$514K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$514K
Expenses
$483K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$523K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$636K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$410K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$636K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1976.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $429K Management & general 11% · $55K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$114,550Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kirk Lawson$114,550$110,250$107,564$95,000$23,750—
Tina Gerardi————$92,317$108,462

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advancing nursing practice and ensuring a healthier Tennessee for all.

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1 program · $429K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The tennessee nurses association mission is to empower the registered nurse, advocate for the practce of nursing, model nurse advocacy and political involvement, and champion quality health care equity for all tennesseans.

$429Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$418K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$514K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$467K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$483K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$636K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$283K
Total assetsLn 16$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$467K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Total revenueLn 12$514K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$283K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$283K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$373K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$427
Total assetsLn 16$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$636K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K$283K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$335K$373K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$427
Total assetsLn 16$592K$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$570K$636K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$115K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$73K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$0$9K$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$766$0
Information technologyLn 14$22K$22K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K$0$0
TravelLn 17$842$842$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$54K$54K$49$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$92K$43K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K$429K$55K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $514K$483K$30K$636K 990 PDF
FY2024 $522K$466K$56K$570K 990 PDF
FY2023 $512K$498K$13K$502K 990 PDF
FY2022 $559K$523K$36K$467K 990 PDF
FY2021 $546K$523K$24K$410K 990 PDF
FY2020 $537K$560K−$23K$376K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $513,627 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $460,845$467,248
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,378$3,662
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,640$42,717
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $521,863$513,627
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $216,833$228,733
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $249,084$254,476
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $465,917$483,209
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,946$30,418
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $513,627 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $467,248 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$467,248
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,662$3,662
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,613$8,613
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $34,104 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$34,104
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $501,352 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,275$513,627
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $483,209 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,550 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$114,550
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,412 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$73,412
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,837 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,837
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,429 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,429
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,505 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $8,860 · Fundraising $0$8,860
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,894 · Management $766 · Fundraising $0$7,660
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,966 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,966
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,774 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,774
IX-17 TravelPrograms $842 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$842
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $54,362 · Management $49 · Fundraising $0$54,411
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,039 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,039
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,281 · Management $1,693 · Fundraising $0$2,974
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,621 · Management $43,329 · Fundraising $0$134,950
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $428,512 · Management $54,697 · Fundraising $0$483,209
Part X · Balance sheet $691,226 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $209,187$283,191
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,779$34,437
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,466$427
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $335,134$373,171
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $591,566$691,226
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,290$19,953
X-19 Deferred revenue$6,300
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,133$29,406
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,423$55,659
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $570,143$635,567
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $570,143$635,567
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $591,566$691,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $635,567 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$513,627
XI-2 Total expenses$483,209
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$570,143
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$35,006
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$635,567

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

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