United Ways of Tennessee

Analysis

United Ways of Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Murfreesboro, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1999, 27 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, United Ways of Tennessee reported income of $455k and spending of $495k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $295k to $455k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Ways of Tennessee sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Opportunity School for Women Inc ($455k), Shepherds Pathway ($455k) and Tidewater Pastoral Counseling Services Inc ($455k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (30% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $562k against liabilities of $7,043, net assets of $555k. It reported 1 employees.