Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$14,992,273

Total expenses

$14,347,781

Contributions and grants received

$10,298,684

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$4,466,733

Investment income

$226,856

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$16,949,451

Total liabilities, end of year

$7,560,228

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$9,389,223

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,359,849

Management and general expenses

$7,126,411

Fundraising expenses

$1,861,521

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,359,849

Program services were 37.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:THE CHAMBER'S WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ITS MEMBERS AND INVESTORS WHO ARE DRIVING OUR REGION'S FUTURE. THE CHAMBER REPRESENTS NEARLY 2,000 MEMBER COMPANIES. APPROXIMATELY 77% OF CHAMBER-MEMBER BUSINESSES HAVE 50 OR FEWER EMPLOYEES. THE CHAMBER CONTINUES TO ENHANCE ITS FOCUS ON SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES. OVERALL, OVER 9,200 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED MORE THAN 140 CHAMBER EVENTS AND WEBINARS. THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERS HAVE GROWN THEIR BUSINESSES, TAKEN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY, MENTORED EACH OTHER, AND HELPED OUR REGION GROW AND PROSPER.

  Expenses $908,576 · Revenue $4,466,733

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO THE REGION AND FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF EXISTING AREA BUSINESSES. THE CHAMBER'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM WORK TO PROMOTE THE NASHVILLE REGION GLOBALLY TO SITE SELECTORS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND BUSINESS LOCATION DECISION MAKERS. EFFORTS OF THE CHAMBER RESULTED IN 26 ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH INCLUDES 10 RELOCATIONS AND 16 EXPANSIONS AND 5,456 ANNOUNCED NEW JOBS.

  Expenses $916,553

• EDUCATION AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT:THE AVAILABILITY AND PREPAREDNESS OF THE NASHVILLE AREA'S LABOR FORCE IS THE NUMBER ONE DRIVER OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. THE FOUNDATION'S WORK HELPS ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, TENNESSEE RECONNECT ADULTS, AND CURRENT WORKERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND PREPAREDNESS OF NASHVILLE AREA TALENT.NEW SKILLS READY IN OCTOBER 2020, JPMORGAN CHASE SELECTED NASHVILLE AS ONE OF SIX U.S. SITES FOR THE NEW SKILLS READY NETWORK, A $7 MILLION INVESTMENT OVER FIVE YEARS TO SUPPORT THE SEAMLESS TRANSITION OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS FROM METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MNPS) INTO POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS, DEGREES, AND HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND CAREERS. THE FOUNDATION SERVES AS SITE LEAD AND FISCAL AGENT. PARTNERS INCLUDE MNPS, NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TCAT NASHVILLE, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE TENNESSEE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS NETWORK, THE SCARLETT FAMILY FOUNDATION, AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.DURING FY25, THE GRANT ENTERED AN EXTENSION PERIOD THROUGH OCTOBER 2025, WITH THE FOUNDATION INVITED TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE A SUBSEQUENT NO-COST EXTENSION RUNNING THROUGH MARCH 2027. SUSTAINABILITY DEFINED THE YEAR'S WORK, WITH PARTNERS EMBRACING SHIFTS THAT POSITIONED THE COLLABORATIVE TO CONTINUE BEYOND THE ORIGINAL FIVE-YEAR TERM.CAREER-BASED LEARNING AT MNPS EXPANDED FROM 55 STUDENTS IN 20212022 TO 360 STUDENTS BY THE CLOSE OF FY25, SUPPORTED BY GROWTH IN EMPLOYER PARTNERS FROM 15 TO 23. WHILE NEW SKILLS READY ANCHORED THE MODEL, WORK-BASED LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE SCALED DISTRICT-WIDE BEYOND THE ORIGINAL FOUR NSR HIGH SCHOOLS. DUAL ENROLLMENT CONTINUED TO GROW AS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS ASSUMED SUSTAINED ROLES IN COORDINATION AND DELIVERY, WITH TCAT NASHVILLE CONTINUING ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH MNPS TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR ACADEMIES OF NASHVILLE STUDENTS.COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS COACHES ORIGINALLY SEEDED BY THE NSR INVESTMENT WERE SUSTAINED THROUGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL FUNDING AT ALL FIVE PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS, INCLUDING GLENCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WAS ADDED DURING FY25 AND RETAINED ITS NEWLY PLACED COACH. A FOUNDATION-SUPPORTED PILOT AT OVERTON HIGH SCHOOL PLACED A SECOND COACH TO TEST WHETHER EXPANDED CAPACITY COULD ADDRESS ACUTE STUDENT NEEDS; OVERTON SUSTAINED ONE COACH FOLLOWING THE PILOT, WITH LEARNINGS ABOUT COACH CAPACITY INFORMING BROADER STRATEGY. A SEPARATE PILOT TESTED A VIRTUAL WORK-BASED LEARNING MODEL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HARI MEDICAL COLLEGE, COMPLETING ONE COHORT OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT STUDENTS; WHILE THE DISTRICT DID NOT SUSTAIN THE VIRTUAL MODEL, LEARNINGS ABOUT VIRTUAL WORK-BASED LEARNING INFORMED GO-FORWARD STRATEGY.ACROSS THE GRANT PERIOD, THE NEW SKILLS READY COLLABORATIVE BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN SEVENTEEN PARTNERS SPANNING K-12, POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, STATE AGENCIES, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, ALL WORKING TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES AND BARRIERS TO POSTSECONDARY ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE. THE FOUNDATION'S ROLE AS BACKBONE ORGANIZATION CONVENING AND COORDINATING ACROSS THE COLLABORATIVE HAS BEEN A KEY DRIVER OF PROGRESS AND A FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONVENES THE ACADEMIES OF NASHVILLE PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL, THE DISTRICT-WIDE ADVISORY BODY FOR THE ACADEMIES MODEL. DURING FY25, THE COUNCIL'S FOCUS CENTERED ON CONTINUED GROWTH OF WORK-BASED LEARNING AND EMBEDDING THE H3 (HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND) PATHWAY DEFINITION INTO MNPS'S PATHWAY APPROVAL PROCESS. TWENTY-ONE OF MNPS'S THIRTY-NINE CAREER PATHWAYS ARE NOW ALIGNED WITH H3 SECTORS, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, IT, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.SOCIAL CAPITAL GRANT THE SOCIAL CAPITAL GRANT FROM THE GATES FOUNDATION, ADMINISTERED BY EDUCATION STRATEGY GROUP, CONCLUDED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. DURING FY25, THE FOUNDATION CONNECTED THE MNPS TEAM WITH GATES AND ESG PARTNERS FOR FINAL REPORTING AND HIGHLIGHTING. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE SOCIAL CAPITAL WORK FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING PARENT-FACING MATERIALS A TRAINING SERIES TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE MNPS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICE, GROUNDED IN THE PREMISE THAT STUDENTS' CAPACITY TO BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL IS SHAPED BY THEIR PARENTS' CAPACITY TO SUPPORT AND MODEL IT. MATERIALS WERE UNDER DEVELOPMENT AT GRANT CLOSEOUT; NO PARENT COHORT WAS PILOTED BEFORE THE WORK CONCLUDED.NASHVILLE RECONNECT NASHVILLE RECONNECT AND THE NASHVILLE TALENT HUB CONTINUE TO SERVE ADULTS RETURNING TO EARN A DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL, WITH A FOCUS ON NASHVILLE PROMISE ZONE RESIDENTS. THE PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH THE FAMILY COLLECTIVE, PART OF UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE, TO CONNECT STUDENTS AT RISK OF BECOMING UNHOUSED, OR CURRENTLY UNHOUSED, WITH INTENSIVE SERVICES AND RESOURCES. BANK OF AMERICA FUNDING SUPPORTED THE NASHVILLE RECONNECT NAVIGATOR ROLE DURING FY25.FY25 BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS TO THE PROGRAM. A REVISED STATE DATA-SHARING AGREEMENT CHANGED HOW THE NAVIGATOR COULD IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE PROSPECTIVE RECONNECTORS, MOVING FROM A MODEL IN WHICH THE NAVIGATOR RECEIVED DIRECT, SYSTEMATIZED CONNECTIONS TO STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR TENNESSEE RECONNECT APPLICATIONS TO A REFERRAL-BASED MODEL LED BY PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. THE NAVIGATOR'S ACTIVE CASELOAD NARROWED AS A RESULT, AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR FY25 DUE TO THE CHANGE IN HOW PARTICIPANT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED UNDER THE REFERRAL-BASED MODEL. STUDENTS WITHIN THE NAVIGATOR'S COHORT CONTINUED TO PROGRESS, EARNING CREDENTIALS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.AS NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S STRATEGY FOR STUDENT SUPPORT EVOLVED DURING FY25 AND WITH THE RETIREMENT OF ONE OF NASHVILLE STATE'S RECONNECT NAVIGATORS THE CHAMBER AND NASHVILLE STATE BEGAN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TRANSITIONING THE FOUNDATION'S NAVIGATOR ROLE INTO THE COLLEGE TO ALIGN WITH NASHVILLE STATE'S BROADER STUDENT SUPPORT STRATEGY. THAT TRANSITION WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2025, WITH THE NAVIGATOR MOVING INTO A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST ROLE AT NASHVILLE STATE SERVING ALL STUDENTS RATHER THAN ADULT LEARNERS EXCLUSIVELY.TENNESSEE SKILLS COALITION THE CHAMBER LEADS A STATEWIDE COALITION FOCUSED ON POLICY ISSUES IMPACTING WORKFORCE ACCESS PART OF A NATIONAL EFFORT LED BY THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION. DURING FY25, THE COALITION FORMALLY REBRANDED FROM TN BUSINESS LEADERS UNITED (BLU)-SKILLSPAN TO THE TENNESSEE SKILLS COALITION, REFLECTING BOTH THE MATURATION OF THE COALITION'S IDENTITY AND ITS EXPANDED REACH. THE COALITION NOW INCLUDES MORE THAN SIXTY-FIVE CHAMBERS, EMPLOYERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, TRAINING PROVIDERS, AND PUBLIC SECTOR RESOURCE PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS POLICY BARRIERS THAT KEEP EMPLOYERS FROM FILLING MIDDLE-SKILLS JOBS. THE COALITION CONTINUES TO BE CO-LED BY THE CHAMBER AND MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER.FY25 PRIORITIES FOCUSED ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ACCESS TO SHORT-TERM CREDENTIALS, AND ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO CHILDCARE. CHILDCARE EMERGED AS THE CENTRAL ORGANIZING FOCUS FOR THE YEAR, WITH SUBSTANTIAL COALITION ENERGY DEVOTED TO BUILDING SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF RESOURCES, SUPPORTS, AND POLICY LEVERS. THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE COALITION'S GROWTH AND DIRECTION.IN FY25, THE COALITION WAS AWARDED A $100,000 GRANT FROM THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY LEARNING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING. THE FOUNDATION EXPENDED APPROXIMATELY $46,000 OF THE AWARD DURING FY25, WITH THE REMAINING BALANCE CARRYING INTO FY26 UNDER A NO-COST EXTENSION RUNNING THROUGH DECEMBER 2026. THE GRANT SUPPORTED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ADVOCACY STRATEGIES DRAWN FROM PEER COMMUNITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THINKTENNESSEE, THE COALITION CO-DEVELOPED THE "LET'S GET TO WORK" POLICY BRIEF PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2025 SURFACING THE TRUE COST OF POSTSECONDARY ATTENDANCE FOR TENNESSEE STUDENTS AND ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO TENNESSEE PROMISE AND TENNESSEE RECONNECT, INCLUDING ALLOWING BOTH PROGRAMS TO OPERATE AS "FIRST DOLLAR" SUPPORTS, CLOSING THE AGE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS, AND EXPANDING PROMISE TO PART-TIME STUDENTS. THE BRIEF DREW ON OUTCOMES FROM LOCAL PILOTS INCLUDING NASHVILLE GRAD, NASHVILLE FLEX, AND KNOX PROMISE TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT OF ADDITIONAL STUDENT SUPPORTS ON RETENTION AND COMPLETION.THE COALITION ALSO PURSUED LEGISLATION IN THE SHORT-TERM CREDENTIAL SPACE, SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE MARK WHITE, THAT WOULD HAVE PILOTED A TRI-SHARE MODEL TARGETING HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-WAGE INDUSTRIES. AS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION PROGRESSED, THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS, TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, AND TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ALL SIGNALED FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH TENNESSEE WORKS THAT WERE EXPECTED TO ADDRESS SHORT-TERM CREDENTIAL SUPPORT. FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH THESE PARTNERS,

  Expenses $1,696,549

• Expenses $1,838,171

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations 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.

• THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FDN

  501(C)(3) · COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SUCH AS PUBLIC EDUCATION, POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS · TN

• PRESERVING OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE

  501(C)(4) · ADVOCATE AND SUPPORT BUSINESS FRIENDLY POLICY · TN

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

8 June 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202611599349301816

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