COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TENNESSEE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TENNESSEE (EIN 46-1196944)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2025-12-12
IRS object ID
202513469349300516
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-12-12T08:44:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN275360847PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CROSSLIN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13803 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461196944EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TENNESSEEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6157271341PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 INTERSTATE BLVD S STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37210ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEREDITH BENTONPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6157271341PhoneNum
Signature2025-12-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRODNEY C BROWERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00168898PTIN
Phone6153205500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMEREDITH BENTONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 INTERSTATE BLVD S STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37210ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,926,817GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressCISTN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee88TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers497TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,872,197PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$12,346,619CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,081,780PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,403,551CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$411,568PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$95,135CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$86,199PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$62,068CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,451,744PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$13,907,373CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,816,989PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,450,364CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$340,320CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$726,870PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,564,493CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,543,859PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,014,857CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,092,115PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,892,516CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,665,317TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,454,616TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$76,884TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$725,209TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,588,433NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,729,407NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,709,606ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,403,551RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION IS THE STATE'S LARGEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED NONPROFIT EVIDENCE-BASED WRAPAROUND SERVICE PROVIDER. OUR HIGHLY TRAINED SCHOOL-BASED STAFF WORK DIRECTLY INSIDE OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE TO HELP CONNECT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SUPPORT BY ADDRESSING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND MORE TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$8,709,606TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee88EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEREDITH BENTONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6157271341PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 INTERSTATE BLVD S STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37210ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
RACHEL TOMPKINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIANA SPRICK SCHUSTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA SCARLETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMBER RANGEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DULCE QUINTERO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY OLHAUSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA BETH MEYERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SARA MORRISON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY VAN ALLSBURG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER WADE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN KAHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDY GATTAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN DINKINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DARLY CURRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENT CLARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAINA CASTILLO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSANNAH BERRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE BALLEW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE LEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATI LOHR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEREDITH BENTON
CEO40.00$160,969$0$15,684Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$160,969TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Noncash Contributions$39,822NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,346,619TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSCHOOL FEESDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,403,551TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,403,551RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,403,551TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$95,135TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$95,135ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$81,512FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$19,444FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62,068TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$62,068ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,907,373TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,403,551RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$157,203ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,969TotalAmt
Management And General$160,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,020,850TotalAmt
Program Services$4,504,526ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$276,987ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$239,337FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$873,194TotalAmt
Program Services$778,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,152FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$395,351TotalAmt
Program Services$345,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,578FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,278TotalAmt
Program Services$102,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$119,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,675TotalAmt
Program Services$34,660ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,250FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,061TotalAmt
Management And General$65,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,073TotalAmt
Program Services$80,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,155FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,940TotalAmt
Management And General$11,940ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,845TotalAmt
Management And General$30,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TANF PASS-THRU EXPENSES$2,460,893$2,460,893
SCHOOL PROGRAM MATERIAL$322,221$322,221
OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC$94,989$94,989
TRAINING$69,799$50,816$18,688$295

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,719TotalAmt
Program Services$29,791ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,553FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,014,857TotalAmt
Program Services$8,709,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$964,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$340,320FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,084,166BOYAmt
EOY$742,482EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,889BOYAmt
EOY$327,598EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,696BOYAmt
EOY$18,285EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$64,841LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$16,169LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,196BOYAmt
EOY$48,672EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,234,370BOYAmt
EOY$3,185,883EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,000BOYAmt
EOY$5,131,696EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,665,317BOYAmt
EOY$9,454,616EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,884BOYAmt
EOY$409,299EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$24,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$291,910EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,884BOYAmt
EOY$725,209EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,159,350BOYAmt
EOY$4,796,730EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$429,083BOYAmt
EOY$3,932,677EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,588,433BOYAmt
EOY$8,729,407EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,665,317BOYAmt
EOY$9,454,616EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,892,516ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$248,458NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,895,487CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,203,075CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,085,604CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,872,197CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,346,619CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,402,982TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,895,487CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,203,075CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,085,604CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,872,197CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,346,619CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,402,982TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,457,055SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,945,927PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,144CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,931CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$82,230CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$108,659CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,135CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$305,099TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$24,708,081TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,881,280GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88820PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98570PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$64,841InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,169DepreciationAmt
Book Value$48,672BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$48,672TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
GRANTS RECEIVABLE$5,119,808
DEPOSITS$11,888
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,131,696TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$291,910Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$291,910TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,155,831TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$248,458NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$248,458RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,907,373RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,907,373TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,014,857TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,014,857ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,014,857TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCISTN IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THE ACCONPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CISTN IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. CISTN ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN POSITIONS BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX POSITIONS FOR CISTN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND DETERMINATION OF WHETHER INCOME IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX; HOWEVER, CISTN HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1KIDS BREAKFASTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$81,512GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$81,512GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$19,444OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$81,512GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$81,512GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$19,444OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$19,444DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$62,068NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEREDITH BENTONPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$160,969BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,684NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$176,653TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSUPPLIESDesc
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$39,822NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF COMPLETED 990 IS SENT TO CEO AND BOARD TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING THE 990 WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS ISSUED TO EVERY BOARD OF DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR SIGNATURE AS TO AGREEMENT & COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. CEO MONITORS AND ENFORCES POLICY THROUGH MONTHLY INTERACTION WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CEO RECEIVES A SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT FROM EACH BOARD DIRECTOR AND MAINTAINS THESE FORMS IN THEIR OFFICE RECORDS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE CEO AND REVEIWS THE RESULTS WITH THE CEO PRIOR TO APPROVING TO APPROVING SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A COPY OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ITS NASHVILLE OFFICE. IN ADDITION, A COPY IS MAINTAINED ON A THIRD-PARTY LOCAL DONOR WEBSITE AT GIVINGMATTERS.CIVICCORE.COM

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