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Tennessee Voices for Children

Public charity · Grantmaker Goodlettsville, TN EIN: 62-1576400 Website

Tennessee Voices for Children, inc. (TNV) is a statewide and national source of referral, support, and advocacy for families and the systems that serve them. Our mission is to be the collaborative leader guiding mental health transformation. Our vision is to build hope for all generations. TNV takes an active role in the development of family-friendly policies and encourages and supports family involvement on advisory boards such as the statewide mental health planning council, behavioral health organizations, advisory councils, and community planning groups. Funding for services is provided principally by federal and state grants. TNV has reached more than 50,000 children, youth, young adults, parents/caregivers, family members, and professionals, and has taken the lead in promoting the use of a coordinated system of care in tn that includes family support and community engagement as key components.

Tennessee Voices for Children at a glance

Total assets
$18,268,254
+30.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$24,272,103
+31.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$95,837
+202.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$23,053,204
+39.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Tennessee Voices for Children funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Nashville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee Nashville, TNExpand Warmline to Non-Funded Sites$45,000
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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$18,268,254$24,272,103$23,053,204——$95,837
2024$13,973,320$18,455,500$16,542,675——$31,640
2023$11,496,310$14,202,326$13,264,312$45,0001$10,790
2022$9,128,710$11,111,524$9,068,904——$194,151
2021$7,791,891$6,497,196$5,533,814——$427,300
2020$5,324,776$4,171,211$3,500,082——$82,583
2019$4,541,151$3,251,840$3,199,825——$94,065

About Tennessee Voices for Children

Based on IRS filings

Tennessee Voices for Children is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Goodlettsville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $96K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tennessee Voices for Children is led by Rikki Harris, CEO on every filing since 2019; 9 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rikki Harris

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $128K (2019) → $383K (2025)

  • Jonathan Joyce

    President

    President → Immediate Past President, 2024

    Immediate Past President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Hanlon

    Director of Adult Services

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $137K (2023) → $141K (2025)

  • Bill Kirby

    Director

    Interim President Elect → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Poff

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Devika Kumar

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Kmita

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Deitman

    Director

    President-Elect → President, 2024

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandra Marple

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allie Haynes

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Weber

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clif Tant

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mario Vangell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valentina Bain

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Taylor

    Vice President of Finance

    CFO & COO → Vice President of Finance, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $85K (2019) → $108K (2025)

  • Shelby Brown

    Vice President of Administrator

    CFO Starts → Vice President of Administrator, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $22K (2023) → $119K (2025)

  • Willie Voss

    COO

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2023) → $172K (2025)

  • Monica Schmidt

    Vice President of Programs

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2024) → $116K (2025)

  • David Lamberth

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $91K (2025)

  • Michael Kirschner

    Cgo

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $87K (2025)

  • Tishika Jarmon

    Ils West Program Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2025)

  • Logan Garrett

    Immediate Past President

    Director → President-Elect, 2024

    President-Elect → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Chisolm

    President-Elect

    Director → President-Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greer Redden

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kinika Young

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Valentina Alexander (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: David Lamberth Start (2024) — CFO
  • Former: Andrew Buckwalter (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Laura Fair (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brian Shulman (2020–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Morenike Murphy (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Devin Arnold (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan McFerran (2023) — CDO Ends
  • Former: Rebecca Rahman (2023) — Housing Director
  • Former: Roman McPherson (2023) — Vice President of Clinical Services
  • Former: Krischan Krayer (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Patrick Sims (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Stacy Downs (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bama Wood (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Molly Rollins (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Rhonda Ashley-Dixon (2019–2020) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Rikki Harris — CEO: $383KRikki HarrisCEO$383KWillie Voss — COO: $172KWillie VossCOO$172KNatalie Hanlon — Director of Adult Services: $141KNatalie HanlonDirector of Adult Services$141KShelby Brown — VP of Admin: $119KShelby BrownVP of Admin$119KMonica Schmidt — VP of Programs: $116KMonica SchmidtVP of Programs$116KTishika Jarmon — ILS West Program Manager: $115KTishika JarmonILS West Program Manager$115KBrian Taylor — VP of Finance/It: $108KBrian TaylorVP of Finance/It$108KDavid Lamberth — CFO: $91KDavid LamberthCFO$91KMichael Kirschner — CGO: $87KMichael KirschnerCGO$87K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $383K, to Rikki Harris (CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Tennessee Voices for Children

How large is Tennessee Voices for Children?

Tennessee Voices for Children reported $18.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24.3M.

What is Tennessee Voices for Children?

Tennessee Voices for Children is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Goodlettsville, TN. It holds $18.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Tennessee Voices for Children operate?

Tennessee Voices for Children has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Tennessee Voices for Children's EIN?

Tennessee Voices for Children's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1576400. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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