Tennessee Justice Center Inc

Analysis

Tennessee Justice Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Tennessee Justice Center Inc reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.4m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $4.6m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Tennessee Justice Center Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girls Incorporated of New York City ($4.6m), Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut Inc ($4.6m) and Safechild ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $464k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $10.0m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 45 employees.