Senior Citizens Inc
Fiftyforward supports, champions and enhances life for those 50 and older.
Senior Citizens Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $17,300,378
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,784,549
- +29.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $27,376
- -87.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,921,218
- -5.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Senior Citizens Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $63K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $63K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville Adult Literacy Council Nashville, TN | Program Assistance | $54,500 |
| Catholic Charities of TN Inc Nashville, TN | Program Assistance | $8,258 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,300,378 | $6,784,549 | $4,921,218 | — | — | $27,376 |
| 2024 | $15,333,520 | $5,239,017 | $5,201,278 | — | — | $213,464 |
| 2023 | $15,021,830 | $6,136,176 | $5,228,434 | $62,758 | 2 | $47,515 |
| 2022 | $13,263,290 | $3,837,335 | $4,749,710 | $8,258 | 1 | $113 |
| 2021 | $15,035,258 | $3,867,382 | $4,569,523 | $8,258 | 1 | $7,243 |
| 2019 | $15,435,588 | $4,794,705 | $5,665,116 | $8,946 | 1 | $9,193 |
About Senior Citizens Inc
Based on IRS filings
Senior Citizens Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $27K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Senior Citizens Inc is led by Sallie Hussey, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sallie Hussey
CEO
CEO → Executive Di, 2022
Executive Di → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$22K (2019) → $130K (2025)
Cynthia Whitfield-Story
Board Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Winans
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
Board Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manju Kandula
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Ewing
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fatima Karwandyar
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Penny Grogan
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher McClintock
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Felicia Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Garrett Miller
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Pope
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Horrell
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Mason
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Frost
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Lashlee
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Sawyers
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Donna Yurdin (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lamar Moore (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Alleyne (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Edgeworth (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tracy Evers (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Javier Martinez (2021–2024) — Pt Yr Board
- Former: Nicholas Trice (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Adam Hill (2023–2024) — Pt Yr Board
- Former: Brittany Irby (2023–2024) — Pt Yr Board
- Former: Becky Nergenah Sanders (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Newtonia Coleman (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Paige Thompson (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Theresa Zuckowsky (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jimmy Allen (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Karen E. Williams (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sally C. McKay (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Crigger (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Neil Amrhein (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ashley Perkins (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca Nofi (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Andrea Turner (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Beth Woodard (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Erin Johnson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Pete Stringer (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Vanessa Hickman (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: William Scarborough (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Lancaster (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Charles E. Cardwell (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Cullen Earnest (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Crigger Cih Csp (2019) — Committee Co
- Former: Janet Jernigan (2019) — Executive Di
- Former: Jennifer Joyce (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Jeri Hasselbring (2019) — Committee Ch
- Former: Jim Lancaster (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Herbert Kelly (2019) — Endowment Bo
- Former: Meera Wright (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Michelle Baron (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Patricia I. Hart (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Lenz Jr. (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sondra Cruickshanks (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $130K, to Sallie Hussey (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Senior Citizens Inc
How large is Senior Citizens Inc?
Senior Citizens Inc reported $17.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.
What is Senior Citizens Inc?
Senior Citizens Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $17.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Senior Citizens Inc operate?
Senior Citizens Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Senior Citizens Inc's EIN?
Senior Citizens Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0566419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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