Nami Tennessee

“Form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee, noted in the committee minutes, and shared with the board of directors via email prior to filing with the irs.”

“Nami tennessee has a conflict of interest policy requiring disclosure of any conflict as they arise and it is renewed annually.”

“The board, via the executive committee who serves as a personnel committee, evaluates compensation using an annual performance evaluation to determine the appropriate salary of the executive director.”

“The executive director, who has hiring authority for the staff, evaluates compensation using an annual performance evaluation to determine the appropriate salary. This information is shared with the finance committee and is then available to the full board.”

“Governing documents are available upon request, on giving matters website, and on our nami tennessee website.”

“Line 4a - program service accomplishment education: over 200 individuals participated in our sharing hope initiative, which connected historically underserved communities with mental health resources and support. The ending the silence program, nami on campus clubs, and nextgen young adult advisory groups reached more than 1,100 students across tennessee with mental health education and stigma reduction content. Nami in our own voice program reached more than 300 with 18 presentations presented by 12 newly trained volunteers. 7 family to family classes were led for 42 families; 15 family & friends seminars were held serving 92 people. Advocacy: nami tennessee hosted two advocacy training courses and coordinated a successful day on the hill, empowering community members to speak directly with 55 legislators about mental health priorities. In addition, nami tennessee engaged in congressional advocacy in person on an array of issues. Nami tennessee engaged in nine top priority bills which would impact the work of mental health in the community. Line 4b - program service accomplishment the cit model is a solution focused community response to helping people with mental illness by bringing stakeholders together from law enforcement, behavioral health and advocacy sectors, along with people with lived experience of mental illness, to develop solutions for safely redirecting people in crisis away from the judicial system and into the behavioral health care system whenever appropriate. The centerpiece of the model is forty (40) hours of specialized training for a select group of police officers who volunteer to become cit officers. Additionally, nami tennessee worked closely with the cookeville fire and police departments to develop a specialized community response team, connect & protect, of emts and mental health counselors, funded by a grant from the tennessee department of criminal justice. This program has connected hundreds of community members in crisis with mental health resources in the cookeville area.”

“Professional fees 260,444 24,605 0”

“Restatement of net assets -150,559 subsequent to the issuance of the organization's june 30, 2024 financial statements, management determined that a liability related to questioned costs identified by the tennessee department of mental health and substance abuse services should have been recorded as of june 30, 2024. Accordingly, the june 30, 2024 financial statements have been restated to reflect this liability. The restatement resulted in a decrease to net assets of 150,559.”