Tennessee Nurses Association FY2023 filing

Not tax-deductible

Nashville, TN501(c)(6)Since 1905EIN 62-0382015Revenue $512K in FY2023

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.

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 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
$22K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$512K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$498K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$502K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$512K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$514K
Expenses
$498K
FY2023▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$523K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$502K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$410K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$636K

From the FY2023 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

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $451K Management & general 9% · $47K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$107,564Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$451Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$512K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$498K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$502K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Total revenueLn 12$512K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$174K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$174K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$312K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$502K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K$174K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$281K$312K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$491K$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$467K$502K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$108K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$2K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K$694
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$81K$81K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$108K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$498K$451K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $514K$483K$30K$636K 990 PDF
FY2024 $522K$466K$56K$570K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $511,538 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $472,470$454,482
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,333$12,556
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $76,449$44,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $559,252$511,538
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 $249,365$208,342
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $273,779$289,710
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $523,144$498,052
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,108$13,486
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $511,538 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 $454,482 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$454,482
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,556$12,556
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,966$11,966
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $32,534 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$32,534
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $487,016 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,522$511,538
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $498,052 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,564$107,564
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,000$65,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,600$13,600
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,776$8,776
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,402$13,402
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,725 · Management $5,075$6,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,514 · Management $694$15,208
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,512$4,512
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,406$28,406
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $81,154$81,154
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,123$2,123
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,201 · Management $1,630$3,831
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,946 · Management $39,730$147,676
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,923 · Management $47,129 · Fundraising $0$498,052
Part X · Balance sheet $523,796 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $174,216$173,526
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,133$34,025
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,960$4,589
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $280,711$311,656
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $491,020$523,796
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,253$15,243
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,853$6,863
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,106$22,106
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $466,914$501,690
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $466,914$501,690
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $491,020$523,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $501,690 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$511,538
XI-2 Total expenses$498,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,486
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$466,914
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,120
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses−$3,830
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$501,690

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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