Operation Stand Down Tennessee

Analysis

Operation Stand Down Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 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 December 2023, Operation Stand Down Tennessee reported income of $9.1m and spending of $7.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $9.1m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Stand Down Tennessee 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 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blind Industries & Services of Maryland ($9.1m), Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc ($9.1m) and Family Services of Tulare County ($9.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $425k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.6m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 83 employees.