Tennessee Lions Charities Inc

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1995

Legal Domicile

Phone

6156908644

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Tennessee Lions Charities Inc, founded in 1995, is a small nonprofit in the Philanthropy & Grantmaking sector that reported $335K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 13% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $108K, a strong 32% operating margin.

Mission

To coordinate the vision screening funding support and to perpetuate the Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $145,482

The organization that supported eye screening for the Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderibilt Childrens Hospital.

Program 2

Expenses: $26,093

To support the school for the blind.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $161,601

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $81,962

Other Revenue $91,507

TOTAL REVENUE $335,070

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $26,093

Salaries & Benefits $64,016

Fundraising Expenses $8,680

Program Expenses $171,575

Other Expenses $137,174

TOTAL EXPENSES $227,283

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$335,070	$297,427	+0.1%
Expenses	$227,283	$221,669	+0.0%
Net Income	$107,787	$75,758	+0.4%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

300

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Paulette Bailey	Advisor	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BJ Blankenship	President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ron Birdwell	1st Vice President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim McFarland	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Allen Broughton	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Phillip Barnes	2nd Vice President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ed Gibbons	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Keith Lawrence	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nick Nixon	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bill Slover	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Fields	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carolyn Blankenship	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Anderson	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark Cook	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lelia Gibson	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ralph Brewer	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dianne Corlew	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bob Borlew	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bob Pruett	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Shelia Chesanow	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Linda Justice	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lynn Wilhoite	Trustee	40.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Arthur Wilhoite	Executive Director	0.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$335,070	$227,283	$2,125,558	$107,787
2024	$297,427	$221,669	$2,230,132	$75,758
2023	$362,561	$238,499	$2,064,540	$124,062
2022	$15,701	$189,100	$1,794,179	$-173,399
2021	$417,836	$171,820	$1,966,661	$246,016
2020	$165,689	$187,590	$1,739,206	$-21,901
2019	$172,419	$186,642	$1,760,594	$-14,223
2019	$172,419	$186,643	$1,760,594	$-14,224