Public Charity

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE CUMBERLANDS

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE CUMBERLANDS, of NASHVILLE, TN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $15.1M in revenue, $13.7M in expenses, $12.6M in total assets. 168 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $38.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 620800756 NASHVILLE, TN Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$15.1M
Total Expenses$13.7M
Total Assets$12.6M
Grant Records168
Funding Total$38.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO ENFORCE, ADVANCE AND DEFEND THE CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF LOW INCOME AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ON BEHALF OF ELDERLY, CHILDREN, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, BY PROVIDING FREE, CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP OBTAIN FOR THEM THE BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE, INCLUDING FOOD, SHELTER, SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE.

Where $100 goes at Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands

How Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$81
The legal aid society gives free legal aid to people who have nowhere else to turn
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 7,143 cases; 1,191 cases; 59 cases
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
PROGRAM OPNS (CIF)
$107,000
2025
Fair Housing & Eviction Prevention
$15,947
$15,000
2025
DONOR DIRECTED DESIGNATIONS
$10,843
2025
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.
$10,700

Showing up to 5 of 168 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Anna Catlin
DIRECTOR Ashley Waters
DIRECTOR Brad Hornsby
DIRECTOR Cameron R Hoffmeyer
SECRETARY Christina Sanders
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Darkenya Waller

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$32,549,407 26 grants
General Support
$3,816,762 59 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$377,105 2 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$220,000 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$174,900 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $15.1M $13.7M $12.6M
2023 $11.7M $11.8M $11.1M
2022 $9.3M $9.4M $12.1M
2021 $10.5M $8.9M $8.5M
2020 $8.0M $8.8M $8.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.0M to $15.1M (+89%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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