Northwest Tennessee Development

Analysis

Northwest Tennessee Development is a registered charity in United States, based in Martin, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Northwest Tennessee Development reported income of $7.0m and spending of $7.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $5.8m to $7.0m (+20%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Northwest Tennessee Development sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sparc Services ($7.0m), Rural Action Inc ($7.0m) and River City Food Bank ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of -$71k. It reported 51 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.