Civic Intelligence

Tennessee Equality Project

EIN 20-1627192 • 501(c)4 • Nashville, TN

Profile

To promote equality for lgbt citizens of tennessee

PO Box 330875Nashville, TN 37203

www.tnep.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

79th percentile

22%

Higher net margin than 79% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

87th percentile

31%

Faster asset growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

21st percentile

-29%

Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$72,357

Up $16,972 (+31%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$72,357

Up $16,972 (+31%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin79th percentile

Revenue

Down

$76,166

Down $31,532 (-29%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$59,196

Down $5,313 (-8.2%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$16,970

Down $26,219 (-61%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth87th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0-$50KAssets 2010: $1,283Liabilities 2010: $8,4652010Assets 2014: $5,818Liabilities 2014: $7,592Net Assets 2014: -$1,7742014Assets 2015: $7,074Liabilities 2015: $3,757Net Assets 2015: $3,3172015Assets 2016: $3,233Liabilities 2016: $10,154Net Assets 2016: -$6,9212016Assets 2017: $7,551Liabilities 2017: $9,939Net Assets 2017: -$2,3882017Assets 2018: $1,853Liabilities 2018: $9,756Net Assets 2018: -$7,9032018Assets 2019: $5,368Liabilities 2019: $2,562Net Assets 2019: $2,8062019Assets 2020: $3,915Net Assets 2020: $3,9152020Assets 2021: $22,580Net Assets 2021: $22,5802021Assets 2022: $12,195Net Assets 2022: $12,1952022Assets 2023: $55,385Net Assets 2023: $55,3852023Assets 2024: $72,357Net Assets 2024: $72,3572024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$72,357
Liabilities-
Net Assets$72,357
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth21st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2010: $30,688Expenses 2010: $37,644Net Income 2010: -$6,9562010Revenue 2014: $92,371Expenses 2014: $102,128Net Income 2014: -$9,7572014Revenue 2015: $59,645Expenses 2015: $54,554Net Income 2015: $5,0912015Revenue 2016: $40,833Expenses 2016: $51,071Net Income 2016: -$10,2382016Revenue 2017: $56,136Expenses 2017: $51,602Net Income 2017: $4,5342017Revenue 2018: $36,195Expenses 2018: $41,710Net Income 2018: -$5,5152018Revenue 2019: $50,684Expenses 2019: $39,975Net Income 2019: $10,7092019Revenue 2020: $36,064Expenses 2020: $34,956Net Income 2020: $1,1082020Revenue 2021: $52,574Expenses 2021: $33,909Net Income 2021: $18,6652021Revenue 2022: $49,158Expenses 2022: $59,542Net Income 2022: -$10,3842022Revenue 2023: $107,698Expenses 2023: $64,509Net Income 2023: $43,1892023Revenue 2024: $76,166Expenses 2024: $59,196Net Income 2024: $16,9702024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$76,166
Expenses$59,196
Net Income$16,970
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$72,357
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$72,357
Revenue
$76,166
Expenses
$59,196
Net income
$16,970
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.72$0.72$0.76$0.59$0.17
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.55$1.08$0.65$0.43
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.12$0.49$0.60$0.10
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.23$0.53$0.34$0.19
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.36$0.35$0.01
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.03$0.03$0.51$0.40$0.11
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.10$0.08$0.36$0.42$0.06
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.10$0.02$0.56$0.52$0.05
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.10$0.07$0.41$0.51$0.10
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.04$0.03$0.60$0.55$0.05
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.08$0.02$0.92$1.02$0.10
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.08$0.31$0.38$0.07
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 22, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$76,166
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote equality for lgbt citizens of tennessee

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
DIRECT LOBBYING EFFORTS ADVOCATING AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF LGBT CITIZENS OF TENNESSEE.-$34,250
GRASSROOTS LOBBYING EFFORTS ADVOCATING FOR LGBT RIGHTS AND EQUAL TREATMENT AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS WITHIN TENNESSEE.-$16,959
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CHRISTOPHER SANDERSExecutive DiPT$0--
GINGER LEONARDChair & PresPT$0--
CARLA FENSWICKBoard Member-$0--
BRENDA GADDSecretary-$0--
BRENDON HOLLOWAYTreasurer-$0--
MICHAEL FLUCKVice Preside-$0--
PAUL BRISCOBoard Member-$0--
DAKERRI RHONEBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Tennessee Equality Project
EIN
20-1627192
Phone
6153905252
Address
PO BOX 330875, NASHVILLE, TN 37203

Signing Officer

Name
Christopher Sanders
Title
Executive Director
Phone
6153905252
Signed
2025-10-22
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Carson & Mckinney Cpas Pllc
Address
2723 BERRYWOOD DR, NASHVILLE, TN 37204
Preparer
Chad Mckinney Cpapfs
Phone
6153672476
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 656 office supplies 69 technology expenses 7,928 travel 3,056 bank & paypal fees 1,577 business fees 340 contributions 51 shared service expense 7,300 sponsorships 2,500 total 23,477”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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