Tennessee
Nonprofits and 501C Tax Exempt Organizations
- Organization Count: 61,381
- Assets Total: $138,451,894,366
- Income Total: $71,153,449,573
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- Highest Asset Amount $13,149,511,362
- Average Asset Amount $10,756,072
- Highest Income Amount $7,965,434,040
- Average Income Amount $5,510,483
Top Nonprofit Organizations in Tennessee with the Most Assets
| # | Organization Name | Assets | Address | Type | Classification | Exempt Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (c/o VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY) |
$10 billion + | 2301 VANDERBILT PL NASHVILLE, TN 37240-7727 |
501(c)(3) | Educational Organization (University or Technological Institute) |
02/1941 |
| 2 | ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | $10 billion + | 262 DANNY THOMAS PL MEMPHIS, TN 38105-3678 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Hospital, Specialty) |
05/1963 |
| 3 | AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOC CHAR INC | $5 billion + | 501 SAINT JUDE PL MEMPHIS, TN 38105-1905 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution) |
01/1980 |
| 4 | EASTMAN CREDIT UNION (c/o OLAN JONES) |
$5 billion + | 2021 MEADOWVIEW LN KINGSPORT, TN 37660-7429 |
501(c)(14) | Credit Union | 06/1952 |
| 5 | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (c/o SCOTT PHILLIPS) |
$5 billion + | 1161 21ST AVE S SUITE D3300 MCN NASHVILLE, TN 37232-0011 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Hospitals and Related Primary Medical Care Facilities) |
05/2015 |
| 6 | KNOXVILLE TVA EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNIO (c/o KIM COPELAN) |
$1 billion + | 1409 CENTERPOINT BLVD KNOXVILLE, TN 37932-1962 |
501(c)(14) | Credit Union | 06/1952 |
| 7 | EDUCATION LOAN FINANCE INC (c/o BILL THOMPSON) |
$1 billion + | 12700 KINGSTON PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN 37934-0917 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards) |
06/1996 |
| 8 | BALLAD HEALTH | $1 billion + | 311 PRINCETON RD STE 1 JOHNSON CITY, TN 37601-2080 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.) |
05/2016 |
| 9 | VOLUNTEER CORPORATE CREDIT UNION (c/o JEFFERY MERRY) |
$1 billion + | 2460 ATRIUM WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37214-5102 |
501(c)(14) | Credit Union | 06/1952 |
| 10 | COVENANT HEALTH (c/o AMY DELONG TAX DEPARTMENT) |
$1 billion + | 1420 CENTERPOINT BLVD BLDG C KNOXVILLE, TN 37932-1960 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Community Health Systems) |
10/1996 |
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501(C) Classification Totals
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• The following table is a list of 501(c) classifications and the number of organizations in Tennessee granted an exempt status under that classification.• The 501(c) section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 defines the category under which an organization may be tax exempt.
| # | Classification | Description | Organization Count | Organization Assets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization | 30,083 | $75,075,382,422 | 501c3 |
| 2 | 501(c)(3) | Educational Organization | 11,633 | $28,509,389,651 | 501c3 |
| 3 | 501(c)(3) | Religious Organization | 6,414 | $722,833,531 | 501c3 |
| 4 | 501(c)(90) | 4947(a)(2) - Charitable Trust (Form 990 Filer) | 1,831 | $0 | 501c90 |
| 5 | 501(c)(7) | Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club | 1,695 | $861,799,245 | 501c7 |
| 6 | 501(c)(6) | Business League | 1,226 | $1,712,931,897 | 501c6 |
| 7 | 501(c)(8) | Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association | 1,151 | $88,515,939 | 501c8 |
| 8 | 501(c)(4) | Social Welfare Organization | 1,139 | $260,935,482 | 501c4 |
| 9 | 501(c)(4) | Civic League | 1,136 | $130,972,477 | 501c4 |
| 10 | 501(c)(5) | Labor Organization | 900 | $239,152,662 | 501c5 |
| 11 | 501(c)(19) | Post or Organization of War Veterans | 773 | $91,913,544 | 501c19 |
| 12 | 501(c)(10) | Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations | 676 | $53,718,780 | 501c10 |
| 13 | 501(c)(6) | Board of Trade | 392 | $361,972,054 | 501c6 |
| 14 | 501(c)(3) | Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Animals | 366 | $168,819,231 | 501c3 |
| 15 | 501(c)(13) | Burial Association | 298 | $19,037,945 | 501c13 |
| 16 | 501(c)(13) | Cemetery Company | 258 | $42,162,785 | 501c13 |
| 17 | 501(c)(5) | Agricultural Organization | 241 | $239,082,227 | 501c5 |
| 18 | 501(c)(9) | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.) | 237 | $1,274,657,038 | 501c9 |
| 19 | 501(c)(6) | Chamber of Commerce | 172 | $147,438,775 | 501c6 |
| 20 | 501(c)(14) | Credit Union | 126 | $22,306,056,433 | 501c14 |
| 21 | 501(c)(3) | Literary Organization | 73 | $24,738,469 | 501c3 |
| 22 | 501(c)(4) | Local Association of Employees | 60 | $2,575,307 | 501c4 |
| 23 | 501(c)(2) | Title-Holding Corporation | 58 | $71,438,214 | 501c2 |
| 24 | 501(c)(3) | Scientific Organization | 51 | $115,878,525 | 501c3 |
| 25 | 501(c)(3) | Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Children | 37 | $6,803,473 | 501c3 |
| 26 | 501(c)(3) | Organization for Public Safety Testing | 37 | $6,175,255 | 501c3 |
| 27 | 501(c)(92) | 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer) | 35 | $33,116,469 | 501c92 |
| 28 | 501(c)(15) | Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine | 33 | $16,426,792 | 501c15 |
| 29 | 501(c)(12) | Organization Like Those on Three Preceding Lines | 21 | $3,626,979,069 | 501c12 |
| 30 | 501(c)(1) | Government Instrumentality | 19 | $1,971,391 | 501c1 |
| 31 | 501(c)(6) | Real Estate Board | 13 | $25,235,831 | 501c6 |
| 32 | 501(c)(9) | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.) | 13 | $48,112,929 | 501c9 |
| 33 | 501(c)(12) | Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co. | 10 | $1,670,599,159 | 501c12 |
| 34 | 501(c)(12) | Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc. | 8 | $364,794,852 | 501c12 |
| 35 | 501(c)(5) | Horticultural Organization | 7 | $143,101 | 501c5 |
| 36 | 501(c)(12) | Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co. | 4 | $4,003,282 | 501c12 |
| 37 | 501(c)(21) | Black Lung Trust | 4 | $0 | 501c21 |
| 38 | 501(c)(17) | Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan | 3 | $10,747,254 | 501c17 |
| 39 | 501(c)(25) | Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc. | 2 | $3,185,585 | 501c25 |
| 40 | 501(c)(29) | ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers | 1 | $48,418,625 | 501c29 |
| False | - none - | No Classification | 145 | $63,778,666 |
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Tennessee Places Ranked by Nonprofit Assets
Cities
| Rank # | City | Organization Count | Asset Amount | Income Amount |
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Counties
| Rank # | County | Asset Amount | Percentage of Total State Assets | Income Amount | Organization Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson County TN | $40,359,876,565 | 29.15% | $25,594,547,624 | 8,192 |
| 2 | Shelby County TN | $39,184,131,388 | 28.30% | $19,225,944,854 | 14,849 |
| 3 | Knox County TN | $16,445,257,524 | 11.88% | $6,685,000,352 | 4,501 |
| 4 | Sullivan County TN | $8,823,178,391 | 6.37% | $784,184,183 | 1,537 |
| 5 | Hamilton County TN | $5,979,196,360 | 4.32% | $3,166,427,522 | 3,632 |
| 6 | Washington County TN | $4,115,981,652 | 2.97% | $3,068,961,691 | 1,038 |
| 7 | Williamson County TN | $3,873,639,463 | 2.80% | $2,309,313,198 | 3,319 |
| 8 | Rutherford County TN | $1,954,856,450 | 1.41% | $1,487,672,082 | 1,915 |
| 9 | Madison County TN | $1,527,166,676 | 1.10% | $428,641,266 | 862 |
| 10 | Greene County TN | $937,546,919 | 0.68% | $165,198,989 | 539 |
| 11 | Montgomery County TN | $914,826,076 | 0.66% | $577,233,948 | 1,071 |
| 12 | Franklin County TN | $905,121,389 | 0.65% | $329,611,135 | 278 |
| 13 | Bradley County TN | $826,532,396 | 0.60% | $656,189,431 | 816 |
| 14 | Bedford County TN | $708,781,970 | 0.51% | $340,432,817 | 310 |
| 15 | Obion County TN | $563,429,999 | 0.41% | $134,247,201 | 229 |
| 16 | Claiborne County TN | $543,754,542 | 0.39% | $312,105,959 | 156 |
| 17 | Jefferson County TN | $531,272,919 | 0.38% | $224,335,875 | 288 |
| 18 | Hamblen County TN | $519,371,101 | 0.38% | $245,710,230 | 448 |
| 19 | Blount County TN | $493,999,030 | 0.36% | $262,176,376 | 811 |
| 20 | Warren County TN | $471,738,110 | 0.34% | $188,593,907 | 252 |
| 21 | Macon County TN | $415,155,257 | 0.30% | $218,680,102 | 100 |
| 22 | Maury County TN | $405,293,584 | 0.29% | $222,086,187 | 906 |
| 23 | Anderson County TN | $395,053,142 | 0.29% | $287,928,788 | 696 |
| 24 | Carter County TN | $392,306,851 | 0.28% | $103,783,789 | 244 |
| 25 | Meigs County TN | $377,951,771 | 0.27% | $301,947,994 | 69 |
| 26 | McMinn County TN | $354,648,463 | 0.26% | $82,497,728 | 328 |
| 27 | Monroe County TN | $297,854,934 | 0.22% | $188,222,916 | 300 |
| 28 | Sevier County TN | $280,530,059 | 0.20% | $206,498,926 | 579 |
| 29 | Putnam County TN | $279,011,438 | 0.20% | $110,319,448 | 676 |
| 30 | Gibson County TN | $266,861,366 | 0.19% | $133,183,792 | 318 |
| 31 | Wilson County TN | $256,780,415 | 0.19% | $213,369,545 | 948 |
| 32 | Haywood County TN | $251,235,832 | 0.18% | $134,684,836 | 130 |
| 33 | Hawkins County TN | $229,833,792 | 0.17% | $159,403,121 | 211 |
| 34 | Sumner County TN | $216,720,879 | 0.16% | $136,515,753 | 1,273 |
| 35 | Smith County TN | $210,820,281 | 0.15% | $132,635,042 | 120 |
| 36 | Marion County TN | $208,922,731 | 0.15% | $128,696,102 | 188 |
| 37 | Hickman County TN | $200,316,888 | 0.14% | $139,189,997 | 139 |
| 38 | Jackson County TN | $194,554,570 | 0.14% | $66,525,971 | 59 |
| 39 | Chester County TN | $192,421,264 | 0.14% | $82,042,782 | 96 |
| 40 | Lawrence County TN | $173,883,596 | 0.13% | $22,722,421 | 274 |
| 41 | Fayette County TN | $168,635,521 | 0.12% | $112,679,378 | 303 |
| 42 | Tipton County TN | $161,462,756 | 0.12% | $269,819,922 | 308 |
| 43 | Benton County TN | $156,656,429 | 0.11% | $11,264,833 | 116 |
| 44 | Henry County TN | $155,718,535 | 0.11% | $40,760,531 | 238 |
| 45 | Cumberland County TN | $145,545,015 | 0.11% | $88,841,006 | 393 |
| 46 | Hardin County TN | $140,214,664 | 0.10% | $90,097,755 | 174 |
| 47 | Johnson County TN | $137,681,593 | 0.10% | $78,289,156 | 135 |
| 48 | Robertson County TN | $131,537,063 | 0.10% | $39,576,011 | 423 |
| 49 | Carroll County TN | $129,805,458 | 0.09% | $83,350,530 | 189 |
| 50 | Lewis County TN | $123,676,479 | 0.09% | $49,995,646 | 93 |
| 51 | Dekalb County TN | $123,137,907 | 0.09% | $35,321,738 | 119 |
| 52 | Dickson County TN | $122,094,224 | 0.09% | $39,228,958 | 384 |
| 53 | Scott County TN | $116,060,402 | 0.08% | $96,013,833 | 105 |
| 54 | Loudon County TN | $108,949,490 | 0.08% | $78,095,005 | 357 |
| 55 | Morgan County TN | $105,782,477 | 0.08% | $36,765,045 | 100 |
| 56 | Coffee County TN | $103,201,487 | 0.07% | $82,627,999 | 402 |
| 57 | McNairy County TN | $100,279,856 | 0.07% | $58,177,392 | 181 |
| 58 | Roane County TN | $83,233,419 | 0.06% | $60,227,397 | 328 |
| 59 | Humphreys County TN | $82,798,971 | 0.06% | $28,373,640 | 170 |
| 60 | Rhea County TN | $76,216,917 | 0.06% | $49,310,674 | 219 |
| 61 | Lauderdale County TN | $72,371,227 | 0.05% | $31,966,776 | 138 |
| 62 | Bledsoe County TN | $56,491,077 | 0.04% | $26,435,972 | 75 |
| 63 | Moore County TN | $56,442,313 | 0.04% | $5,167,628 | 32 |
| 64 | Campbell County TN | $45,606,178 | 0.03% | $30,531,880 | 164 |
| 65 | Cheatham County TN | $43,438,737 | 0.03% | $29,069,435 | 257 |
| 66 | Dyer County TN | $40,940,012 | 0.03% | $28,481,607 | 251 |
| 67 | Weakley County TN | $38,231,737 | 0.03% | $48,021,373 | 261 |
| 68 | Lincoln County TN | $33,262,966 | 0.02% | $49,216,360 | 212 |
| 69 | Decatur County TN | $32,057,864 | 0.02% | $19,161,989 | 96 |
| 70 | Sequatchie County TN | $29,868,354 | 0.02% | $21,841,263 | 77 |
| 71 | Marshall County TN | $25,393,689 | 0.02% | $16,827,388 | 194 |
| 72 | Cocke County TN | $24,836,061 | 0.02% | $17,664,567 | 183 |
| 73 | Hardeman County TN | $24,236,763 | 0.02% | $18,740,512 | 170 |
| 74 | Polk County TN | $17,135,106 | 0.01% | $9,286,834 | 103 |
| 75 | Grainger County TN | $16,482,716 | 0.01% | $8,299,356 | 79 |
| 76 | Fentress County TN | $14,964,307 | 0.01% | $11,385,762 | 116 |
| 77 | Grundy County TN | $14,077,137 | 0.01% | $12,071,575 | 89 |
| 78 | Cannon County TN | $12,085,153 | 0.01% | $7,368,005 | 76 |
| 79 | Unicoi County TN | $11,322,826 | 0.01% | $7,865,181 | 126 |
| 80 | White County TN | $10,361,339 | 0.01% | $7,454,231 | 132 |
| 81 | Giles County TN | $9,569,939 | 0.01% | $4,403,619 | 208 |
| 82 | Perry County TN | $8,929,219 | 0.01% | $7,207,458 | 62 |
| 83 | Clay County TN | $8,851,487 | 0.01% | $9,689,673 | 42 |
| 84 | Crockett County TN | $8,359,024 | 0.01% | $2,559,508 | 76 |
| 85 | Wayne County TN | $6,912,921 | 0.00% | $10,309,652 | 74 |
| 86 | Union County TN | $6,684,264 | 0.00% | $4,156,731 | 86 |
| 87 | Lake County TN | $5,074,727 | 0.00% | $4,865,783 | 27 |
| 88 | Henderson County TN | $4,973,786 | 0.00% | $2,937,404 | 131 |
| 89 | Overton County TN | $3,875,168 | 0.00% | $3,203,211 | 125 |
| 90 | Stewart County TN | $3,054,656 | 0.00% | $3,538,468 | 82 |
| 91 | Houston County TN | $2,898,724 | 0.00% | $4,994,929 | 62 |
| 92 | Trousdale County TN | $986,951 | 0.00% | $800,255 | 51 |
| 93 | Hancock County TN | $954,385 | 0.00% | $271,345 | 30 |
| 94 | Pickett County TN | $420,699 | 0.00% | $386,949 | 31 |
| 95 | Van Buren County TN | $357,533 | 0.00% | $642,081 | 21 |
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