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Tennessee Charitable Care Network

Public charity · Grantmaker Franklin, TN EIN: 46-4916133 Website

Tennessee Charitable Care Network (TCCN) is a Franklin, Tennessee-based public charity that supports nonprofit organizations providing charitable health care to low-income, uninsured, and underserved Tennesseans. Established in 2014, it works to strengthen Tennessee’s health care safety net through education, advocacy, member support, and funding opportunities.

Tennessee Charitable Care Network at a glance

In short: Tennessee Charitable Care Network gave $311K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Tennessee. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$310,754
-92.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
17
-43.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,280
-86.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,188
Total assets
$1,077,809
-30.8% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
6% first-time grantees (1 of 17, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Tennessee (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Tennessee Charitable Care Network

Contact

Mailing address: 707 Shadycrest Lane, Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: (615) 970-6499
Website: https://tccnetwork.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Tennessee Charitable Care Network funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge: $54KFree Medical Clinic of OakRidge$54KFriends in Need Health Center: $42KFriends in Need Health Center$42KBeersheba Springs Medical Clinic: $27KBeersheba Springs MedicalClinic$27KChurch Health Center: $26KChurch Health Center$26KFaith Family Medical Center: $22KFaith Family Medical Center$22KPartners for Healing: $21KPartners for Healing$21KMountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic Inc: $21KMountain Hope Good ShepherdClinic Inc$21KDickson Community Clinic: $19KDickson Community Clinic$19KCharis Health Center: $15KCharis Health Center$15KMusic City Prep Clinic: $13KMusic City Prep Clinic$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge ($54K). Together the top 10 received $260K.

Grant Size Distribution

120 grants across all recorded years

53<$50K36$50–100K23$100–250K6$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 53 grants of 120 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

TCCN is based in Franklin, Tennessee. Its 2025 grants went primarily to Tennessee recipients: 98% of grant dollars were awarded in Tennessee and 2% in Virginia. The website describes its membership as serving Tennessee’s free and charitable care organizations.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.

Cities

NashvilleChattanoogaKnoxvilleMemphisBristolKingsportOak RidgeSeviervilleShelbyvilleSpeedwellBeersheba SpringsChurch HillClevelandDicksonMt JulietTullahomaJacksonJohnson CitySouth PittsburgS Pittsburg

Is Tennessee Charitable Care Network open to new grantees?

6%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 17 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $19K. How we count

Medians: $6K first-time, $17K repeat.

  • 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 14 grants2021 29 grants2022 30 grants2023 30 grants2024 17 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $84K (2021) to $4.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $311K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$53,687
Friends in Need Health Center Kingsport, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$42,247
Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic Beersheba Springs, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$26,712
Church Health Center Memphis, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$25,990
Faith Family Medical Center Nashville, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$21,530
Partners for Healing Tullahoma, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$21,358
Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic Inc Sevierville, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$21,125
Dickson Community Clinic Dickson, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$19,357
Charis Health Center Mt Juliet, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$15,188
Music City Prep Clinic Nashville, TNTo improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.$13,000
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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
2025$1,077,809$1,079,120$1,138,706$310,75417$12,265
2024$1,556,933$5,645,148$5,471,418$4,027,51430$1,484
2023$1,360,031$5,852,849$5,182,125$4,137,81230$190
2022$716,626$2,149,630$2,062,154$1,340,44529$23
2021$295,029$591,556$535,841$84,00014$27
2020$115,464$181,562$200,528———
2019$122,124$101,610$103,820———

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

TCCN’s mission is to support, educate, and represent nonprofit organizations that provide charitable health care services to low-income, uninsured, and underserved Tennesseans. It envisions a strong, compassionate health care safety net for Tennesseans in need.

TCCN says it provides member clinics with education, training, advocacy, quality-improvement support, networking, and program funding opportunities. Its website identifies past or current program areas including breast and cervical cancer screening, chronic disease management, opioid-abuse prevention and screening, transportation assistance, and Community Health Worker programs. Its grant-resources page describes COVID-19-related Community Health Worker and health-disparities grants.

The organizations receiving 2025 grants illustrate the range of charitable clinics TCCN supports. Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge says it provides no-charge primary care to low-income and uninsured residents of three Tennessee counties. Friends in Need Health Center says it provides medical and dental care to uninsured and under-insured people in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Partners for Healing says it provides free primary health care to uninsured people who are working, disabled, or transitioning into work. Other recipients describe services including care and medications for people without health insurance, affordable care for medically uninsured adults and children, and PrEP medication and education.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, TCCN reported 17 grants totaling $310,754. Grants ranged from $5,250 to $53,687, with a median of $15,188. The stated purpose for the listed grants was to improve health care services for low-income, underserved Tennesseans.

The largest 2025 awards included $53,687 to Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, $42,247 to Friends in Need Health Center, $26,712 to Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic, and $25,990 to Church Health Center. Other notable grants were $21,530 to Faith Family Medical Center, $21,358 to Partners for Healing, $21,125 to Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, and $19,357 to Dickson Community Clinic.

TCCN’s grant-resources page provides materials for subaward applications and invoicing related to its Disparities Grant, as well as resources for its Community Health Worker project. The page describes the Community Health Worker grant as supporting efforts to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and access, especially in under-represented communities and high-risk areas. It describes the Disparities Grant as addressing COVID-19-related health disparities and expanding services for higher-risk and underserved populations. The page does not provide general application instructions or a current application deadline.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists the following directors: Billy Edmonds, Andrea Brady-Verzi, Helen Scott, Clint Cummings, Bobbi Hubbard, Jason Butler, Dr. Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi, Mary Ann Watson, Melissa Knight, and Lisa Eggers.

Tennessee Charitable Care Network is led by Sherry Mast, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sherry Mast

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Ann Watson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Scott

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Knight

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Brady-Verzi

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Edmonds

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Eggers

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobbi Hubbard

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clint Cummings

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Butler

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trey Darnell

    Alternate Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennie Robbins

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mario Flores

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Murph

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Glenn Bradley (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Laura Camp (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Rebecca Leslie (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Radhika Yogesh (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Rockett (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rae Bond (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Shelly Ames (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jenny Bartlett-Prescott (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Ashley Evans (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Rhonda Switzer Nadasdi (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jason Boyd (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Flanagan (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Kiger (2019) — Executive Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Tennessee Charitable Care Network

How much does Tennessee Charitable Care Network give each year?

Tennessee Charitable Care Network gave $311K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 30 grants.

What is Tennessee Charitable Care Network's typical grant size?

Tennessee Charitable Care Network's median grant in 2025 was $15,188, and its average grant was $18,280, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Tennessee Charitable Care Network that year got $6K on average.

Where does Tennessee Charitable Care Network give grants?

Tennessee Charitable Care Network gives mostly in Tennessee: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Memphis, TN (2 grants) and Nashville, TN (2 grants).

Does Tennessee Charitable Care Network give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Tennessee Charitable Care Network's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Tennessee Charitable Care Network's largest grantees?

Tennessee Charitable Care Network's largest 2025 grantees include Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge ($53,687), Friends in Need Health Center ($42,247) and Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic ($26,712), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Tennessee Charitable Care Network?

Tennessee Charitable Care Network reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What does Tennessee Charitable Care Network fund?

TCCN’s mission is to support, educate, and represent nonprofit organizations that provide charitable health care services to low-income, uninsured, and underserved Tennesseans. It envisions a strong, compassionate health care safety net for Tennesseans in need. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Tennessee Charitable Care Network?

Tennessee Charitable Care Network has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check tccnetwork.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Tennessee Charitable Care Network's EIN?

Tennessee Charitable Care Network's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4916133. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 8, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 28, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
  6. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Tennessee Charitable Care Network funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/tennessee-charitable-care-network-morg_541e3642b82040d090135105b8ad68b9

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