Tennessee Charitable Care Network
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
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
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
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
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.
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
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $53,687 |
| Friends in Need Health Center Kingsport, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $42,247 |
| Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic Beersheba Springs, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $26,712 |
| Church Health Center Memphis, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $25,990 |
| Faith Family Medical Center Nashville, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $21,530 |
| Partners for Healing Tullahoma, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $21,358 |
| Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic Inc Sevierville, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $21,125 |
| Dickson Community Clinic Dickson, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $19,357 |
| Charis Health Center Mt Juliet, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $15,188 |
| Music City Prep Clinic Nashville, TN | To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans. | $13,000 |
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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 | $1,077,809 | $1,079,120 | $1,138,706 | $310,754 | 17 | $12,265 |
| 2024 | $1,556,933 | $5,645,148 | $5,471,418 | $4,027,514 | 30 | $1,484 |
| 2023 | $1,360,031 | $5,852,849 | $5,182,125 | $4,137,812 | 30 | $190 |
| 2022 | $716,626 | $2,149,630 | $2,062,154 | $1,340,445 | 29 | $23 |
| 2021 | $295,029 | $591,556 | $535,841 | $84,000 | 14 | $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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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