Action TN FY2021 filing

Nashville, TN · Membership association

Latest data FY2021
Revenue
$200K
▼ -18% vs prior year
Spent
$0
Net assets
$9K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2021 (IRS tax year 2021).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/14/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Not on file
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
2 funders, incl. Tennessee Investor Fund
$881K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
Not on file
Size and trend
$1–10M
↓ -18% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAction TN
EINHdr · item D82-3008452
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2018
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$200K
FY2021▼ -18%
Expenses
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
Operating surplus
+100%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Program spending
35%
of expenses reach member services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$9K
FY20210%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$200K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B—
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$9K

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$200K
Total revenueLn 12$200K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $64K · Operating expenses/yr $0
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $50K · Total expenses $145K
35%
Management & General
Management & general $70K · Total expenses $145K
48%
Fundraising
Fundraising $25K · Total expenses $145K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $222K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $200K · Total revenue $200K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $200K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $200K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $200K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $0
—
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $200K · Prior year $244K
-18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $200K · Expenses $0
+100%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9K · Total assets $9K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aftyn Behn · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $0
Total expenses not reported — showing dollar figure only
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $0
—
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Fundraising cost ratio 12%——
Revenue growth -18%——

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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Empowering communities through voter engagement and fostering multiracial democracy.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $50K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Action TN is dedicated to helping grassroots groups across tennessee expand and coordinate their civic and political engagement efforts in service of building power around our shared values, with a particular focus on empowering underrepresented and disenfranchised communities, from black and brown communities to rural tennesseans.

$50Kprogram expense
02

Action TN is dedicated to helping grassroots groups across tennessee expand and coordinate their civic and political engagement efforts in service of building power around our shared values, with a particular focus on empowering underrepresented and disenfranchised communities, from black and brown communities to rural tennesseans.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Civic TNFY2024$170K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$881K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $719K · 2020–2024
The Equity Alliance FundTN · FY2024$167,000
Tennessee ProgressTN · FY2024$105,000
Tirrc VotesTN · FY2024$102,500
Memphis for AllTN · FY2024$88,000
Civic TNTN · FY2024$37,500
Emerge Action FundFY2024$10,000
Center for Voter InformationFY2020$20,346
Civic TNTN · FY2020$6,801

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $1.6M$1.1M×12 990 PDF
FY2023 $135K$123K-31% 990 PDF
FY2022 $195K$190K-2% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $200K$0-18% 990 PDF
FY2020 $244K$273K 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

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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