Transformational Business Network US envisions educates and connects impact investors and social entrepreneurs across Latin America and the Caribbean channeling fit-for-purpose capital to small and medium-sized businesses that create jobs and strengthen local communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$374K
+191% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$215K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$374K
FY2025▲ +191%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$76K
FY2024$128K
FY2025$374K
Net assets
$215K
FY2025▲ +363%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$53K
FY2024$46K
FY2025$215K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $159K Management & general 18% · $36K Fundraising 4% · $8K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Transformational Business Network US is a community improvement nonprofit based in Nashville, TN, formed in 2018.

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3 programs · $139K · in their 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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$374K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$373K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$159K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$215K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$373K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28
Total revenueLn 12$374K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$215K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$214K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$58K$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$0
Net assetsLn 32$46K$215K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$56K$56K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$47K$25K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$17K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$264$0$264$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$200$0$200$0
TravelLn 17$16K$16K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$12K$9K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$535$392$143$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$159K$36K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $374K$205K$168K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024 $128K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $76K$53K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $373,502 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$373,474
I-9 Program service revenue$28
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$373,502
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$55,716
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$78,140
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$71,213
I-18 Total expenses$205,069
I-19 Revenue less expenses$168,433
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $373,502 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$373,474
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$373,474
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$373,502
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $205,069 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $55,716$55,716
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,647 · Management $24,829 · Fundraising $6,664$78,140
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,712 · Management $2,408 · Fundraising $1,423$20,543
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $264 · Fundraising $0$264
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,030
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $200 · Fundraising $0$200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,933 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,933
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,556 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,556
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,014 · Management $8,638 · Fundraising $0$20,652
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $392 · Management $143 · Fundraising $0$535
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,470 · Management $36,482 · Fundraising $8,087$205,069
Part X · Balance sheet $214,897 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,024$213,535
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$1,362
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,024$214,897
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,560$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,560$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,464$214,897
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,024$214,897
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,897 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,502
XI-2 Total expenses$205,069
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$168,433
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
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$214,897

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