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← TENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by TENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,678,995
Total expenses
$2,566,456
Contributions and grants received
$3,547,156
Grants paid
$79,500
Program service revenue
$30,365
Investment income
$106,075
Other revenue
-$4,601
Total assets, end of year
$9,776,670
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,917,214
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,859,456
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,925,188
Management and general expenses
$344,608
Fundraising expenses
$296,660
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,925,188

Program services were 75.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $160,808

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,386,348

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $80,005

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $30,365 · related or exempt $30,365

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $106,075 · excluded $106,075

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $160,808

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $51,957

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$51,957 · excluded -$51,957

  • 11a · Other revenue: SKADDEN FELLOWSHIP

    total $42,481 · excluded $42,481

  • 11b · Other revenue: HONORARIA

    total $4,875 · excluded $4,875

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $47,356

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $79,500 · program services $79,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $451,351 · program services $346,735 · management and general $52,491 · fundraising $52,125

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,208,019 · program services $928,020 · management and general $140,491 · fundraising $139,508

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $69,871 · program services $53,676 · management and general $8,126 · fundraising $8,069

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $103,055 · program services $79,169 · management and general $11,985 · fundraising $11,901

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $123,641 · program services $94,983 · management and general $14,379 · fundraising $14,279

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,876 · management and general $41,876

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,528 · program services $30,909 · management and general $3,228 · fundraising $8,391

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $95,085 · program services $75,203 · management and general $13,805 · fundraising $6,077

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $245,371 · program services $188,637 · management and general $28,367 · fundraising $28,367

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,258 · management and general $1,680 · fundraising $6,578

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,501 · program services $9,611 · management and general $1,446 · fundraising $1,444

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,781 · management and general $9,781

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $29,089 · program services $26,077 · management and general $905 · fundraising $2,107

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS

    total $6,017 · program services $4,758 · management and general $874 · fundraising $385

  • 24c · Other expenses: MOVING

    total $38 · program services $30 · management and general $4 · fundraising $4

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $40,475 · program services $7,880 · management and general $15,170 · fundraising $17,425

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,980,466 · end of year $741,292

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $416,515 · end of year $400,012

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $389,177

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,602,400

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $87,506

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $51,781

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $48,226 · end of year $35,725

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,580,131 · end of year $1,424,581

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,956,463 · end of year $183,483

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,188

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,914,026

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,004,759 · end of year $3,382,379

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,977,042 · end of year $3,477,077

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE TENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF POOR TENESSEANS:- IN AREAS OF PUBLIC POLICY HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THEIR HEALTH AND WELFARE;- BY MEANS WHICH AFFORD CLIENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THEIR OWN VOICES HEARD; AND- WHICH EMPHASIZE COLLABORATION ACROSS LINES OF RACE, CLASS, AND GENERATION.THE CENTER ALSO SUPPORTS THE WORK OF OTHERS ENGAGED IN SIMILAR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, BEYOND STATE BOUNDARIES, ON BEHALF OF THE POOR.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TJC USES THE LAW AND ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THAT TENNESSEANS CAN MEET THEIR MOST BASIC NEEDS.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $1,093,985 · Revenue $30,365

  • TJC'S MEDICAID, INDEPENDENCE AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH ADVOCACY PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF TENNESSEANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE VULENERABLE AND HAVE LOW INCOME, BY ENSURING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE. TJC IS CURRENTLY LEADING A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO GET THE TN LEGISLATURE TO EXPAND TENNCARE. TJC ENGAGES ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS AND GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEERS TO CONTACT TN LAWMAKERS TO ASK THEM TO DRAW DOWN $1.4 BILLION/YEAR IN FEDERAL HEALTHCARE FUNDING IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE TO 300,000 TENNESSEANS (INCLUDING 24,000 VETERANS), GENERATE 15,000 JOBS, PROTECT THE STATE'S RURAL HOSPITALS, AND PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC.TJC'S INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM AIMS TO ENSURE SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. TJC HELPS INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS, PROVIDES TRAINING SESSIONS TO HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND ADVOCATED FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DIASBILITIES TO LIVE WITH SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND INDEPENDENCE.ALSO AMONG TJC'S GOALS IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN TENNESSEE IS ENROLLED IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND THAT PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS WORK EFFECTIVELY TO MEET CHILDREN'S NEEDS. THE TEAM EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VITAL CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS MEDICAID AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP), AND THE NEED TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THESE PROGRAMS TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN TENNESSEE. IT ALSO EDUCATES COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ADVOCATES THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS, EDUCATION MATERIALS, AND A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.

    Expenses $553,550 · Grants $79,500

  • TJC'S NUTRITION ADVOCACY PROGRAM SUPPORTS GREATER ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE NUTRITION, INCLUDING DEFENDING AND IMPROVING SAFETY NET PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP (FORMERLY FOOD STAMPS) AND SCHOOL-BASED MEAL PROGRAMS. TJC PROTECTS THESE PROGRAMS AGAINST CUTS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. TJC EDUCATES AND CONVENES OTHER AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS WHO INTERSECT WITH LOW INCOME TENNESSEANS. OUR TEAM WORKS WITH LOW-INCOME CLIENTS ACROSS THE STATE THAT HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY DENIED OR LOST THEIR SNAP BENEFITS. WE ADDRESS CHILD HUNGER AND POVERTY THROUGH WIC EXPANSION EFFORTS AND ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. WE EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW NUTRITION PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP AND WIC PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR TENNESSEANS WHO STRUGGLE WITH HUNGER AND PULL FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY. OVER 1,000 STAKEHOLDERS RECEIVE OUR MONTHLY UPDATES AND DOZENS OF PARTNERS STATEWIDE JOIN US AT TRAININGS AND REGIONAL ANTI-HUNGER MEETINGS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A STATE WHERE NO TENNESSEAN GOES HUNGRY.IN 2021, TJC CONTINUED TO PLAY A PIVOTAL AND CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENSURING THAT TENNESSSEE FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PANDEMIC-EBT, A BENEFIT CREATED IN THE RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE SCHOOL MEALS AS A PART OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM (NSLP). TJC ALSO WORKED WITH REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PARTNERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO HELP AFGHAN REFUGEES RECEIVE MUCH-NEEDED NUTRITION BENEFITS FOLLOWING THEIR DESPERATE EVACUATION FROM KABUL AND SUBSEQUENT ARRIVAL IN TENNESSEE.

    Expenses $277,653

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • NATE GILMER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFF GIBSON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NEIL MCBRIDE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOSHUA HEDRICK

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DENISE ALPER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHANNON COLEMAN EGLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • DEBORAH FARRINGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHINDANA L FEAGINS MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • SABRINA FINNEY MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • SARAH F GARDIAL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIKE GARDNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • SARAH GRISWOLD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • NITA GUINN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • PATRICIA GUNN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • JOE HAASE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LA'KISHIA HARRIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • SADIATOU JALLOW

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • KEVIN JAMES MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • JENNIFER LANKFORD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEORGE T BUCK LEWIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • SARA LYNES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANA MIGLIACCIO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRISTIE HELMS NETTLES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • FRIEDA H OUTLAW PHD RN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • STEVE THOMAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN TISHLER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SUSANNE TROPEZSIMS MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • TEAKA JACKSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRITNEY KIRKSEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBBIN PAGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELE JOHNSON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $166,608
    From this org
    $158,957
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,651
    Hours/week
    58

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,957
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $158,957

  • ROB WATKINS

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $123,817
    From this org
    $111,718
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,099
    Hours/week
    45

  • KATHRYN BEASLEY

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $81,114
    From this org
    $74,415
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,699
    Hours/week
    47

  • ROBERT BRANT HARRELL

    LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $114,612
    From this org
    $107,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,689
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323139349305707

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