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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NASHVILLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,706,515
Total expenses
$1,906,961
Contributions and grants received
$1,752,184
Grants paid
$170,519
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$50,968
Other revenue
-$96,637
Total assets, end of year
$2,332,574
Total liabilities, end of year
$131,153
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,201,421
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,530,571
Management and general expenses
$129,070
Fundraising expenses
$247,320
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,530,571

Program services were 80.3% 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

    $411,118

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $476,081

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $864,985

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $77,325

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $53,261 · excluded $53,261

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $130,526

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $132,819

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$2,293

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,293 · excluded -$2,293

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $16,534

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

    $411,118

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $113,171

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$96,637 · excluded -$96,637

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $30,500 · program services $30,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $140,019 · program services $140,019

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $206,591 · program services $106,800 · management and general $68,802 · fundraising $30,989

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $442,697 · program services $342,866 · management and general $4,485 · fundraising $95,346

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,777 · program services $19,295 · management and general $336 · fundraising $5,146

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,803 · program services $14,712 · fundraising $4,091

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,378 · program services $33,184 · management and general $4,924 · fundraising $9,270

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $66,156 · program services $46,309 · management and general $6,616 · fundraising $13,231

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $371,972 · program services $329,148 · management and general $14,274 · fundraising $28,550

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,791 · program services $1,954 · management and general $279 · fundraising $558

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $228,287 · program services $159,803 · management and general $22,348 · fundraising $46,136

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,349 · program services $6,544 · management and general $935 · fundraising $1,870

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $46,753 · program services $32,728 · management and general $4,675 · fundraising $9,350

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,743 · program services $3,743

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $253,221 · program services $253,221

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $147 · program services $103 · management and general $15 · fundraising $29

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,053 · program services $4,237 · management and general $605 · fundraising $1,211

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & MEMBERS

    total $3,643 · program services $2,549 · management and general $366 · fundraising $728

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $2,149 · program services $1,504 · management and general $216 · fundraising $429

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK, SERVICE, AND PERM

    total $1,932 · program services $1,352 · management and general $194 · fundraising $386

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,066,227 · end of year $1,973,226

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $93,214 · end of year $38,025

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $213,860 · end of year $302,150

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

    $22,531

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

    $20,911

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,620

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $87,253 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $58,278 · end of year $17,553

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $55,704 · end of year $110,945

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $63,684 · end of year $20,208

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,284,492 · end of year $1,354,964

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,114,952 · end of year $846,457

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTS TEACHERS AND LEADERS TO BUILD SCHOOLS WHERE ALL KIDS THRIVE. THE FOUNDATION DOES THIS BY ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE, SUPPORTING MNPS AS A CONSULTING PARTNER, PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION, AND CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS TO DRIVE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AT NASHVILLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION, WE BELIEVE ALL STUDENTS DESERVE TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL.

  • IN FY25, NPEF WAS ABLE TO FURTHER OUR MISSION TO ADVANCE STUDENT OUTCOMES IN METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MNPS) IN MULTIPLE WAYS AS WE FOCUSED ON FOUR KEY AREAS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES: 1) SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING MNPS STUDENTS; 2) CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS TO SOLVE CHALLENGES TOGETHER; 3) DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES; AND 4) STRATEGICALLY PARTNERING WITH THE DISTRICT AROUND SPECIFIC PRIORITIES. WE SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUES AFFECTING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH A SERIES OF INFOGRAPHICS AND BRIEFS ON KEY TOPICS, INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING; STATE STANDARDS, ASSESSMENTS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY; CAREER PATHWAYS IN MNPS; EDUCATION POLICIES SUCH AS SCHOOL VOUCHERS AND POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR THRIVING SCHOOLS WORK, WHERE WE PARTNERED WITH THE TENNESSEE EDUCATION RESEARCH ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PROFILES BASED ON THE DATA POINTS FAMILIES WANT. WE CONVENED STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH TWO KEY INITIATIVES - LEADERSHIP PUBLIC EDUCATION (LPE) AND THE NASHVILLE CHILD AND YOUTH COLLABORATIVE (NCYC). LPE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IS A COHORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES THAT INFORMS PARTICIPANTS ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HOW THEY CAN BEST SUPPORT STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. THE NCYC, WHICH NPEF LAUNCHED IN 2023, IS A COALITION OF 20 NASHVILLE NONPROFITS SEEKING TO ELEVATE THE VOICES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND DRIVE MORE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THIS YEAR, THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERED AGAIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ZULFAT SUARA ON A YOUTH DAY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BRINGING OVER 50 YOUTH TO NASHVILLE'S COURTHOUSE TO MEET WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PRESENT ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES. WE ALSO CONVENED THE NCYC THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE COLLABORATIVE SHOULD FOCUS ON GOING FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY, WE DELIVERED KEY ANNUAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES. TEACHERPRENEUR IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HARNESS EDUCATOR INNOVATION TO REMOVE INEQUITIES AND BUILD SCHOOLS WHERE ALL STUDENTS THRIVE. THIS UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY HELPS TEACHERS IDENTIFY, DESIGN, PITCH, AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. TECH GOES HOME, BASED ON A NATIONAL MODEL, IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NPEF AND MNPS. IN EXCHANGE FOR ATTENDING TRAINING SESSIONS ON DIGITAL LITERACY, INCLUDING HOW FAMILIES CAN ACCESS MNPS-SPECIFIC APPS TO TRACK STUDENT PROGRESS, FAMILIES RECEIVE A FREE LAPTOP. OUR BLUE RIBBON TEACHER AWARDS PROVIDE RECOGNITION FOR SOME OF THE DISTRICT'S MOST OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, REWARDING THEM WITH A CHECK AND A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. NPEF PROVIDED STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO DISTRICT LEADERS THIS PAST YEAR IN TWO KEY AREAS. FIRST, WE PARTNERED WITH THE URBAN SCHOOLS HUMAN CAPITAL ACADEMY TO PERFORM A TEACHER SUPPLY AND DEMAND STUDY, HIGHLIGHTING KEY AREAS TO FOCUS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS. WE ALSO OVERHAULED AND RELAUNCHED THE TEACH-NASHVILLE.ORG WEBSITE, WHICH IS A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR INFORMATION ABOUT TEACHING IN OUR DISTRICT, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON WORKING IN MNPS AND LIVING IN NASHVILLE.

    Expenses $1,530,571 · Grants $170,519

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ralph Davis

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kate Chinn

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sheila Calloway

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harry Allen

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alfonzo Alexander

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Heard

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE- AT LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Gaskin Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ashley Cook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Meg Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Greg Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Wanda Lyle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert E McNeilly III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Byron Trauger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Thomas J Sherrard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Gail Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jerry B Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brenda Wynn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Regina Riley

    VP OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $76,558
    From this org
    $73,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,962
    Hours/week
    40

  • Katie Cour

    PRESIDENT AND CEO (END 7/25)

    Total calculated
    $200,948
    From this org
    $191,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,588
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,360
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,568
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20
    Filer's total
    $200,948

  • Melinda Judd

    SVP OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $138,461
    From this org
    $131,848
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,613
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues

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
  • 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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630859349300223

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