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Transformational Business Network US is a community improvement nonprofit based in Nashville, TN, formed in 2018. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $374K in revenue, $205K in expenses, and $215K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2018
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Nashville, TN
Website
www.tbnusa.org
Filings
3 on file (2023–2025)
Revenue
$374KFY2025
Expenses
$205K
Net assets
$215K
People
4
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  83-0560001 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Nashville, TN Founded 2018
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
a community improvement nonprofit
Leadership
Gary O Hopwood · Board Chair
Money in and out
$374K revenue, $205K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$374K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$205K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$215K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $168K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +140% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+45%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×11 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$374K
FY2025▲ +191%
Total revenue
$374K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$205K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$215K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$168K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$215K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $139K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

TBN US participated as a sponsor in two annual conferences hosted by TBN Alliance partner organizations in 2025. TBN US sponsored the TBN Asia Annual Conference connecting impact investors and social entrepreneurs across the Asia-Pacific region and the Media Impact Africa Conference 2025 hosted by TBN Africa in partnership with AfriMass…

$68Kprogram expense
02

TBN US designed and hosted two investment readiness summits for family business leaders and impact investors across Central America and the Caribbean: the Catalytic Capital Summit in Guatemala City and the Family Offices Summit in Antigua Guatemala engaging 35 investors from Guatemala Costa Rica and Panama.

$51Kprogram expense
03

TBN US supported the incubation of a $10 million regional impact fund led by local investors in Guatemala targeting Central America and the Dominican Republic with a structure of 80% expansion capital and 20% early-stage funding for SMEs.

$21Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTransformational Business Network US
EINHdr · item D83-0560001
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.tbnusa.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S41)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$373K
Program service revenue$28
Total revenueLn 12$374K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.04
Program services78%$159K
Management & general18%$36K
Fundraising4%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$215K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $214K · Operating expenses/yr $205K
12.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $159K · Total expenses $205K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $205K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $205K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $8K · Solicited contributions $373K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $373K · Total revenue $374K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $374K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $28 · Total revenue $374K
<0.01%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $374K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $28 · Total expenses $205K
0.01%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $374K · Prior year $128K
+191%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $215K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $374K · Expenses $205K
+45%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $215K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $215K · Total assets $215K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $215K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gary O Hopwood · Reported title Board Chair · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $205K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $78K · Total expenses $205K
38%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 191%

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.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$374K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$128K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$76K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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