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Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Nashville, TN EIN: 62-1274899 Website

Nashville Inner City Ministry is a christ-centered community organization dedicated to empowering the spiritual, educational and vocational development of at-risk youth and their families.

Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc at a glance

In short: Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $1.5M), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,495,704
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$1,495,704
Median grant
$1,495,704
Total assets
$643,072
-71.5% vs 2023
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

ICM Foundation: $1.5MICM Foundation$1.5M

The largest 2024 recipient was ICM Foundation ($1.5M).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Nashville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $1.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ICM Foundation Nashville, TNGeneral Support$1,495,704
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$643,072$3,966,160$3,733,363$1,495,7041$3,700
2023$2,260,157$2,171,818$2,179,816———
2022$2,382,289$2,745,935$3,202,544———
2021$2,880,498$2,531,285$2,361,095———
2020$2,908,375$2,195,665$1,958,074——$3,940

About Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc

Based on IRS filings

Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc is a public charity, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $643K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $4K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc is led by Lytle Thomas, President on every filing since 2021; 2 of 16 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Lytle Thomas

    President

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $40K (2023) → $48K (2024)

  • Larry Cantrell

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $38K (2023) → $38K (2024)

  • Buck Dozier

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Tomlin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jarrod Watson

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Hunter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Smith

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lewis Moorer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walt Leaver

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Pollock

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Cornwell

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry Edsell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Sutton

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Huffine

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Barry

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meg McCarthy

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Helen James (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Butch Stinson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Parker (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Zach Baldwin (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Al Carman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rosalind Jenkins Cox (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Meg Gillespie (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Peek (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Lytle Thomas — President: $48KLytle ThomasPresident$48KLarry Cantrell — Executive Director: $38KLarry CantrellExecutive Director$38K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $48K, to Lytle Thomas (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc

How much does Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc give each year?

Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc?

Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc reported $643K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.0M.

Where does Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc operate?

Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc's EIN?

Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1274899. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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