TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $139K · expenses $122K · assets $368K

EIN
46-2374043
Address
PO BOX 4011, BRENTWOOD, TN 37024-4011
Website
PROJECTLIFE4TN.ORG
NTEE code
P40
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO PROVIDE PREGNANT WOMEN WITH OPTIONS AND INFORMATION, FREE OF CHARGE, TO MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE ABOUT HER PREGNANCY, BY PROVIDING HER EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, AN ULTRASOUND OF HER UNBORN BABY, AND COUNSELING FOR THE NEW LIFE SHE IS CARRYING AND TO SUPPORT DECISIONS FOR LIFE, BY PROVIDING CHILD NECESSITIES FOR MOTHERS, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 15 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jacqueline Mcdonald PRESIDENT2019-2025 6 $0 reported 1
May Bennett SECRETARY2019-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Tom Thompson BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Johnny Mcdaniel BOARD MEMBER2018-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Cathy Bane (former) FORMER BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Ron Creech (former) President2019-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Bill Hemrick resigned 9-18 (former) President2018 6 $0 reported 1
Steve Lane resigned 8-18 (former) vice president2018 3 $0 reported 1
Stacy Snyder resigned 9-18 (former) Secretary2018 2 $0 reported 1
Ron Creech Director 7-18 to 12-18 t (former) President2018 2 $0 reported 1
Rodney Duncan resigned 9-18 (former) director2018 1 $0 reported 1
Adam Palmer resigned 12-18 (former) vice president2018 3 $0 reported 1
May Bennett director 9-18 to 12-18 (former) Secretary2018 2 $0 reported 1
Amanda Curtis (former) director2018 1 $0 reported 1
Myra Simons resigned 12-18 (former) director2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACQUELINE MCDONALD PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
MAY BENNETT SECRETARY8 $0-$0 $01
TOM THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JOHNNY MCDANIEL BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACQUELINE MCDONALD PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
MAY BENNETT SECRETARY8 $0-$0 $01
TOM THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JOHNNY MCDANIEL BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CATHY BANE FORMER BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 40 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACQUELINE MCDONALD PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
MAY BENNETT SECRETARY6 $0$0$0 $01
CATHY BANE BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JOHNNY MCDANIEL BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jacqueline McDonald President6 $0-$0 $01
May Bennett secreatary6 $0-$0 $01
Cathy Bane board member0 $0-$0 $01
Johnny McDaniel board member0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ron Creech President2 $0-- $01
May Bennett Secretary2 $0-- $01
Johnny McDaniel director1 $0-- $01
Jacqueline McDonald director1 $0-- $01
Cathy Bane director1 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ron Creech President2 $0-- $01
May Bennett Secretary2 $0-- $01
Johnny McDaniel director1 $0-- $01
Jacqueline McDonald director1 $0-- $01
Cathy Bane director1 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ron Creech President2 $0-- $01
May Bennett Secretary2 $0-- $01
Johnny McDaniel director1 $0-- $01
Jacqueline McDonald director1 $0-- $01
2018 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bill Hemrick resigned 9-18 President6 $0-- $01
Steve Lane resigned 8-18 vice president3 $0-- $01
Stacy Snyder resigned 9-18 Secretary2 $0-- $01
Ron Creech Director 7-18 to 12-18 t President2 $0-- $01
Rodney Duncan resigned 9-18 director1 $0-- $01
Adam Palmer resigned 12-18 vice president3 $0-- $01
May Bennett director 9-18 to 12-18 Secretary2 $0-- $01
Johnny McDaniel director1 $0-- $01
Amanda Curtis director1 $0-- $01
Myra Simons resigned 12-18 director1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,921$122,279 $368,185$368,185 $129,384$9,836 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,546$103,818 $351,543$351,543 $117,031$10,931 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$182,967$51,010 $334,815$334,815 $173,620$8,200 $0040
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,838$84,886 $202,858$202,858 $23,856$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,971$54,947 $204,906$204,906 $133,867- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,690$50,126 $125,882$125,882 $45,890- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,223$77,528 $97,318$97,318 $57,223- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,567$113,852 $117,623$117,623 $101,567- ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $68,523 in all, tax years 2018 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HOPE CENTER INC Public charity Fuzzy filed as “Tennessee Action Council” 2021 1$31,800 2021$31,800
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018, 2023-2024 3$31,350 2024$18,500
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THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL” 2022 1$4,550 2022$4,550
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL” 2022 1$500 2022$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL” 2020-2023 4$323 2023$83
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $122,279 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $33,103
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $121,648 99.5%
Printing, publications, postage $631 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$33,103reported apart
Total$122,279100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $103,818 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $28,001
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $103,582 99.8%
Printing, publications, postage $236 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$28,001reported apart
Total$103,818100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $51,010 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,000 · events $19,211
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $20,550$20,550-- 40.3%
Other (as described)VEHICLE REGISTRATION AN $11,677$11,677-- 22.9%
Other (as described)HELPING HANDS BAGS $7,890$7,890-- 15.5%
Office expenses $4,351$826$1,630$1,895 8.5%
Insurance $2,495-$2,495- 4.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,000$2,000-- 3.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,070$1,070-- 2.1%
Information technology $558-$558- 1.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $419$419-- 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $19,939$18,792reported apart
Total$51,010100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $84,886 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $17,007
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $84,886 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$17,007reported apart
Total$84,886100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $54,947 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $48,975 89.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,000 9.1%
Printing, publications, postage $972 1.8%
Total$54,947100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $50,126 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $48,619 97.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,507 3.0%
Total$50,126100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $77,528 spent · pay $3,002 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,702 95.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,002 3.9%
Printing, publications, postage $824 1.1%
Total$77,528100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $113,852 spent · pay $36,660 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $65,317 57.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $36,660 32.2%
Fees to independent contractors $11,662 10.2%
Printing, publications, postage $213 0.2%
Total$113,852100%

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