Disability Rights Tennessee

Analysis

Disability Rights Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Disability Rights Tennessee reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.9m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Disability Rights Tennessee sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arvada Community Food Bank Inc ($3.9m), Family Shelter Service Inc ($3.9m) and Peppers Ranch Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $694k, net assets of $522k. It reported 50 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.