Tennessee Bluebird Society

Private foundation Loudon, TN EIN: 38-3922771

Tennessee Bluebird Society is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Loudon, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets.

Tennessee Bluebird Society at a glance

Total assets
$4,982
+53.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,710
+52.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,984
+35.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpenses
2025$4,982$6,710$4,984
2024$3,256$4,405$3,681
2023$2,532$3,675$4,475
2022$3,332$4,541$4,446
2021$3,237$3,449$2,810
2020$2,598$2,052$2,290

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tennessee Bluebird Society is led by Michelle Bayless, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michelle Bayless

    President

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don E. Hazel

    Director

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • H. Dawn Wilkins

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Hoffman

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Hartman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Marshall

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Parker

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl King

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Searle

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Warmbrod

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Simmons

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marie Terkelsen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Murray King

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandford Schaeffer III

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen D. Dooley

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Treasure3r, 2021

    Treasure3r → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Maddux

    Secretary

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chuck Powell

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Ari Lawson Grimsley (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Chuck Cruickshank (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Diane Shelly (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Karen Foutch (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chuck James (2023) — Honorary
  • Former: Farrel P. Roe (2023) — Emeritus
  • Former: Joanne Watson (2023) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Lemza (2023) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Campanis (2023) — Director
  • Former: John Martin (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Rosemary J. Chamberlain (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chuck James Honorary (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Farrel P. Roe Emeritus (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: JANET McDONALD (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rosalind Kurita (2021–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Tennessee Bluebird Society

How large is Tennessee Bluebird Society?

Tennessee Bluebird Society reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $7K.

What is Tennessee Bluebird Society?

Tennessee Bluebird Society is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Loudon, TN. It holds $5K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Tennessee Bluebird Society's EIN?

Tennessee Bluebird Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3922771. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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