NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

As filed

Subsection

06

Classification

3000

Street

500 11TH AVE N STE 200

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

• KOLIN HOLLADAY

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• TERRY HARDESTY

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• C WRIGHT PINSON

  CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JEFF DRUMMONDS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ROBERT HIGGINS

  IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ANDY MARSHALL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• BARRY VANDEVIER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• BURKE NIHILL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CHRIS HOLMES

  FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CLAY HART

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DAMON HININGER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DANIEL DIERMEIER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DAVE WALTON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DAVID BRIGGS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DAVID DILL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• HAL LAWTON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JIM REGNIER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JOHN R INGRAM

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JOHNNY MOORE

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JOSHUA MUNDY

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• KEN LEVITAN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• KRIS AHREND

  BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LEE BLANK

  VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LINDSAY PORTER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LUCINDA BAIER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $14,992,273

  Expenses

  $14,347,781

  Contributions

  $10,298,684

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $13,644,766

  Expenses

  $12,925,628

  Contributions

  $9,790,094

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $12,125,233

  Expenses

  $11,917,254

  Contributions

  $8,799,019

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $11,367,959

  Expenses

  $11,119,565

  Assets (EOY)

  $10,361,007

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,196,086

  Expenses

  $7,760,048

  Assets (EOY)

  $10,414,739

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,982,595

  Expenses

  $9,645,865

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,344,686

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $10,629,314

  Expenses

  $10,017,708

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,114,054

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $10,601,093

  Expenses

  $10,111,933

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,058,812

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,589,820

  Expenses

  $10,871,380

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,332,754

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $11,793,859

  Expenses

  $10,194,098

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,572,595

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,479,675

  Expenses

  $9,114,264

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,673,936

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,528,176

  Expenses

  $9,128,529

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,203,694

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $8,469,266

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,154,852

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION

  $1,024,605

  2023 · K-12 & POST SECONDARY EDUCATION - CAREER READINESS (JPMORGAN CHASE), PARTNERSHIP 2030 INITIATIVE, & POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

• THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION

  $981,607

  2024 · K-12 & POST SECONDARY EDUCATION - CAREER READINESS (JPMORGAN CHASE), PARTNERSHIP 2030 INITIATIVE, & POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

• THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION

  $608,057

  2022 · K-12 & POST SECONDARY EDUCATION - CAREER READINESS (JPMORGAN CHASE), PARTNERSHIP 2030 INITIATIVE, & POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

• VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

  $153,350

  2022 · Contribution

• VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

  $81,200

  2024 · Program Support

• UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC

  $42,436

  2022 · SUB-RECIPIENT

• UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC

  $35,283

  2023 · SUB-RECIPIENT

• VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

  $34,400

  2023 · Contribution

• COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC

  $30,000

  2024 · INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP

• COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC

  $30,000

  2023 · INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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