TN AFL-CIO Labor Council
Labor organization
TN AFL-CIO Labor Council at a glance
- Total assets
- $506,263
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $938,805
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,266
- -66.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $942,946
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who TN AFL-CIO Labor Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
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 $3K (2023) to $30K (2021). In 2023 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Worker's Alliance Nashville, TN | — | $30,000 |
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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 | $506,263 | $938,805 | $942,946 | — | — | $1,266 |
| 2024 | $510,259 | $888,926 | $905,656 | — | — | $3,747 |
| 2023 | $524,724 | $917,708 | $990,518 | $2,500 | Total only | $2,755 |
| 2022 | $597,534 | $912,688 | $960,594 | $5,000 | Total only | $2,206 |
| 2021 | $645,440 | $1,144,692 | $1,066,099 | $30,000 | 1 | $414 |
| 2020 | $566,847 | $1,120,551 | $1,160,762 | $5,000 | Total only | $490 |
| 2019 | $607,058 | $1,075,873 | $1,023,196 | $3,250 | Total only | $-1,929 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About TN AFL-CIO Labor Council
Based on IRS filings
TN AFL-CIO Labor Council is a public charity focused on Community and economic development, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $506K in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
TN AFL-CIO Labor Council is led by Billy Dycus, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Billy Dycus
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $129K (2025)
Aj Starling
Secretary
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$81K (2019) → $98K (2025)
Bill Brock
3rd Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Corey Hester
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Eric Coons
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jim Robertson
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Johnny Orton
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kevin Huddleston
1st Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Larry Patton
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ralph Beard
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rodney Wood
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sanchez Anthony
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Cathy Busbee
Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Kermit Moore
Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Randall Payne
Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Ray Mehaffey
Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Ricky King
Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jacen Davidson
Vice President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Joel Brauchi
Vice President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Kevin Bradshaw
Vice President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Luther Tate
Vice President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Ryan Gurley
Vice President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Toby Shelton
Vice Presien
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Angie Hartley
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Bill Benson
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Charlie Woody
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
David Sawyer
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Ethan Link
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Noel Sherman
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Pam Battle
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Paula Pendergrass
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Sabrena Gillespie
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Scott May
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
David Newberry
Vice President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Billy Givens
2nd Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Nicky Ray
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
William L. Johnson Jr.
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Ron Hardison (2019–2024) — 4th Vice President
- Former: Ernie Epps (2022–2024) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Jeff Foster (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Brad Rayson (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Carla Leslie (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: James Morrow (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Judith Webb (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Keith McFarland (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Lisa Hartman (2019–2022) — 4th Vice President
- Former: Paul Shaffer (2019–2022) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Robert Lunsford (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Anthony Sanchez (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Charles Woody (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Anthony Nicholson (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Donna Cummins (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Gary Watkins (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Kurt McAbee (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Mike Lee (2019–2021) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Randy Clark (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Tony Easley (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Vonda McDaniel (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Brian Lohsl (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Debbie Sisco (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: James Shaw Sr. (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Susie McFarland (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Tim Stannard (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Rick Kueber (2019) — Vice President
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 $129K, to Billy Dycus (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about TN AFL-CIO Labor Council
How large is TN AFL-CIO Labor Council?
TN AFL-CIO Labor Council reported $506K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $939K.
What is TN AFL-CIO Labor Council?
TN AFL-CIO Labor Council is a public charity focused on Community and economic development, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $506K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does TN AFL-CIO Labor Council operate?
TN AFL-CIO Labor Council has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is TN AFL-CIO Labor Council's EIN?
TN AFL-CIO Labor Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0561921. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
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