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United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Nashville, TN EIN: 62-0533104 Website

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc is a public charity based in Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 1954. Its stated mission is to unite the community and mobilize resources so that every child, individual, and family thrives. Its 2025 filing describes support for nonprofit programs serving people in Middle Tennessee and administration of services for people living in Tennessee.

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc at a glance

In short: United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc gave $19.7M across 347 grants in 2025 (avg $57K), mostly in Tennessee. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$19,720,896
-32.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
347
-25.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$56,833
-8.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$22,500
Total assets
$68,076,552
-3.2% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
17% first-time grantees (48 of 282, 2025)
Primary geography
Tennessee (97% 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 United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc

Contact

Mailing address: 250 Venture Circle, Nashville, TN 37228
Phone: (615) 255-8501
Website: https://unitedwaynashville.org

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

Who United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Nashville Cares: $740K across 3 grantsNashville Cares$740K · 3 grantsOlympic Career Training Institute: $697KOlympic Career TrainingInstitute$697KPivot Technology School LLC: $558KPivot Technology School LLC$558KSafe Haven Family Shelter Inc: $530K across 3 grantsSafe Haven Family Shelter Inc$530K · 3 grantsCatholic Charities of Tennesse: $501K across 3 grantsCatholic Charities of Tennesse$501K · 3 grantsPlanned Parenthood of Middleeast TN: $456K across 2 grantsPlanned Parenthood ofMiddleeast TN$456K · 2 grantsUw South Central TN: $415K across 2 grantsUw South Central TN$415K · 2 grantsStars: $412KStars$412KMcNeilly Center for Children: $373KMcNeilly Center for Children$373KMen of Valor: $357KMen of Valor$357K

The largest 2025 recipient was Nashville Cares ($740K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $5.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

1,721 grants across all recorded years

1148<$50K240$50–100K223$100–250K83$250–500K19$500K–1M8$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,148 grants of 1,721 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Community Impact Funding program serves agencies in Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart, Robertson, and Williamson counties in Tennessee. The Ryan White Part B program described in the filing serves individuals living in Tennessee. The 2025 grant listing shows grants to recipients in Tennessee and also reports recipient states of Mississippi, Maryland, New York, and North Carolina.

Grant Distribution by State

19states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 347 itemized grants.

Cities

NashvilleFranklinClarksvilleMemphisMurfreesboroSpringfieldBrentwoodChattanoogaColumbiaKnoxvilleMadisonLebanonAshland CityNew YorkDicksonGallatinJacksonBoca RatonAntiochGoodlettsville

Is United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc open to new grantees?

17%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 48 of 282 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $33K; repeat grants $78K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $32K repeat.

  • 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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$10M$20M$30M$40M229 grants2019 520 grants2020 281 grants2021 314 grants2022 313 grants2023 466 grants2024 347 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14.1M (2019) to $32.2M (2020). In 2025 it made 347 grants totaling $19.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Olympic Career Training Institute Memphis, TNSub-Recipient Grants$697,309
Nashville Cares Nashville, TNSub-Recipient Grants$693,825
Pivot Technology School LLC Nashville, TNSub-Recipient Grants$558,352
Planned Parenthood of Middleeast TN Memphis, TNSub-Recipient Grants$442,203
Safe Haven Family Shelter Inc Nashville, TNProgram Opns (CIF)$432,729
Stars Nashville, TNProgram Opns (CIF)$411,972
Catholic Charities of Tennesse Nashville, TNProgram Opns (CIF)$380,625
McNeilly Center for Children Nashville, TNProgram Opns (CIF)$372,500
Men of Valor Antioch, TNSub-Recipient Grants$357,157
Positively Living Chattanooga Knoxville, TNSub-Recipient Grants$345,987
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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$68,076,552$33,469,440$37,359,262$19,720,896347$2,741,118
2024$70,291,972$46,222,332$46,498,758$29,008,101466$2,200,435
2023$69,413,140$44,647,179$45,267,399$26,933,228313$1,735,360
2022$65,106,220$43,208,497$45,418,476$30,824,326314$-518,633
2021$71,875,939$59,642,100$37,294,678$19,845,746281$2,616,265
2020$46,577,049$49,296,824$45,470,737$32,239,216520$3,035,620
2019$42,723,116$35,208,754$28,146,286$14,101,010229$1,739,809

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s mission is: “United Way of Greater Nashville unites the community and mobilizes resources so that every child, individual, and family thrives.”

The Community Impact Funding program supports services in education, financial stability, and health. The filing reports that the program provides funding to 184 nonprofit agencies in nine Tennessee counties. Reported outcomes include 94% of pre-K children enrolled in the Read to Succeed early literacy program assessed as kindergarten ready; 11,000 families benefiting from free tax preparation; and more than 374,000 individuals having basic needs met through food, financial assistance, or shelter requests.

The filing also describes administration of Ryan White Part B funding for HIV care and support services across Tennessee, serving more than 2,900 people annually. Other described activities include distributing donor-designated gifts to eligible agencies and serving as fiscal agent for two long-term tornado recovery groups.

Examples among the grantees show the range of supported work. Nashville CARES says its mission is to end the HIV epidemic and promote comprehensive sexual health through prevention, education, treatment, support, advocacy, and partnership. McNeilly Center for Children describes providing quality, affordable child care for children from six weeks through age five. Men of Valor says it supports men who have experienced incarceration in re-entering society. These are the grantees’ own descriptions of their work.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the organization reported 347 grants totaling $19,720,896. Grant amounts ranged from $5,015 to $697,309, with a median of $22,500.

Among the largest reported grants were $697,309 to Olympic Career Training Institute and $693,825 to Nashville CARES, both for sub-recipient grants; $558,352 to Pivot Technology School LLC for sub-recipient grants; and $432,729 to Safe Haven Family Shelter for program operations through the Community Impact Funding program. Other notable awards included $411,972 to STARS and $380,625 to Catholic Charities of Tennessee for program operations through that program, and $325,977 to UW South Central TN for donor-directed designations.

The filing also lists 2025 grants of $372,500 to McNeilly Center for Children, $357,157 to Men of Valor, $238,500 to Oasis Center, $227,098 to Chattanooga Cares, $213,000 to Martha O’Bryan Center, $211,733 to St. Luke’s Community House, and $211,406 to Friends for Life Corporation.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Erica Mitchell as President and CEO; Lee Blank as Board Chair and Trustee; Dave Walton as Secretary; and David Freeman as Trustee. It also lists Robert Dittus, Sara Correa, Eric Stuckey, Ed Lanquist, and Dr. Shanna Jackson as members at large, and Rev. Robert Gardenhire for the Community Impact Funding Committee.

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc is led by Brian Hassett, Former President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 12 of 56 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Hassett

    Former President & CEO

    President & CEO → Former President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $325K (2019) → $236K (2025)

  • Erica Mitchell

    President & CEO

    Chief Community Impact Officer → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2019) → $390K (2025)

  • Lee Blank

    Board Chair & Trustee

    Member at Large → Vice Chair- Trustee, 2024

    Vice Chair- Trustee → Board Chair & Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Briggs

    Campaign Committee Chair

    Trustee → Campaign Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $130K (2023) → $138K (2025)

  • Matt Lim

    Senior Director & Finance

    Director & Finance → Senior Director & Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2023) → $124K (2025)

  • Niki Easley

    Director, Hiv & Aids Initiative

    Director & Ryan White → Director, Hiv & Aids Initiative, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2023) → $128K (2025)

  • Tracey Dill

    Senior Director & Community Impact Officer

    Senior Director & Community Impact → Senior Director & Community Impact Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2023) → $170K (2025)

  • Kim Bundy

    Senior Director & Leadership Giving

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2024) → $125K (2025)

  • Rod Devore

    Senior Director, Innovation & Strategy

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2025)

  • Anne Russell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon Knapp

    Trustee

    Immediate Past Board Chair → Member at Large, 2021

    Member at Large → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Weaver

    Trustee

    Board Chair-Trustee → Immediate Past Chair, 2024

    Immediate Past Chair → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Crosslin

    Trustee

    Chair- Trustee → Immediate Past Chair-Trust, 2023

    Immediate Past Chair-Trust → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • R. Milton Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Becker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Heard

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Freeman

    Trustee

    Trustee → Campiagn Committee Chair, 2024

    Campiagn Committee Chair → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Doerge

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Gibson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Tibbs

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Junaid Odubeko

    General Counsel- Trustee

    Trustee → General Counsel- Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deb Reiner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Chinn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurel Graefe

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nelson Andrews

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Candice McQueen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • L. Gregory Jones

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart R. Gordon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chandra Vasser

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Honorable William C. Koch Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Trusley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karl Sprules

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucibeth Mayberry

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tonya Hallett

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clay Stauffer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fahad Tahir

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Stonesifer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mayor Bob Rial

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sydney Savion

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Summor Pennington

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $139K (2019) → $257K (2025)

  • Courtney Barlar

    Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $97K (2020) → $205K (2025)

  • Angela Stacy

    Chief Marketing Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $165K (2024) → $177K (2025)

  • Lori Shinton

    Chief Volunteerism Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $168K (2024) → $188K (2025)

  • Alberto R. Gonzales

    Imm. Past Board Chair & Board Succ. Plan.

    Vice Chair & Gov't Relations Committee Chair → Board Chair- Trustee, 2024

    Board Chair- Trustee → Imm. Past Board Chair & Board Succ. Plan., 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blake Stinnette

    Treasurer & Finance Committee

    Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair - Trustee → Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair- Trustee, 2024

    Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair- Trustee → Treasurer & Finance Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Walton

    Secretary

    Campaign Committee Chair → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Weiss

    Member at Large

    Member at Large → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Stuckey

    Member at Large

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Dittus MD MPH

    Member at Large

    Strategy Committee Chair- Member at Large → Strategy Committee Chair-Obici, 2024

    Strategy Committee Chair-Obici → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Burke Nihill

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2024

    Member at Large → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Gardenhire

    Community Impact - Cif Committee

    Trustee → Community Impact - Obi Committee Chair, 2024

    Community Impact - Obi Committee Chair → Community Impact - Cif Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shanna Jackson

    Member at Large

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • O'Neal Wiggins

    Member at Large

    Member at Large → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Correa

    Member at Large

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Lanquist

    Member at Large

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (44)
  • Former: Jenneen Kaufman (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Gingrich (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Rob McNeilly (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Tim Adams (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard Manson (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Neil Hafer (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Charlie Cook (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Heather Rohan (2019–2023) — Member at Large
  • Former: Jennifer Wright (2019–2023) — Chief Marketing Officer · Filing note: Ended aug 2023
  • Former: Kristi Morrow (2019–2023) — Community Impact Investment
  • Former: Scott Pohlman (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: William C. Koch Jr. (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Doug Rohleder (2022–2023) — Secretary- Trustee
  • Former: Angela Stacy Start Aug (2023) — Chief Marketing Officer
  • Former: Ben L. Rechter (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Schmitz (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Mickey McKay (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Wayne Smith (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Cher Porties (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret Dolan (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Greg Jones (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Paolo Ferrari (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Cathy Stewart Brown (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Celeste Wilson (2019–2021) — Senior Director & Major Gifts
  • Former: Honorable Karl Dean (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Dennis (2019–2021) — Strategy Committee Chair-Member at Large
  • Former: Ronald Roberts (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Sam Devane (2019–2021) — Investment Committee Chair-Trustee
  • Former: William F. Carpenter III (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephanie Whitfield (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Damon Hininger (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: John Ball (2019–2020) — Senior Director
  • Former: Kevin Rome PhD (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Lee Ann Ingram (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Leigh Spruill (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Pam Bryant (2019–2020) — Area President
  • Former: Don Cochran (2019) — Executive Officio Trustee
  • Former: James Bearden (2019) — Secretary-Trustee
  • Former: Janet Ayers (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Joelle Phillips (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Laura Hollingsworth (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary Jo Wiggins (2019) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Mike Schatzlein (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Mike Shmerling (2019) — Trustee

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

Erica Mitchell — President and CEO: $390KErica MitchellPresident and CEO$390KSummor Pennington — Chief Financial Officer: $257KSummor PenningtonChief Financial Officer$257KBrian Hassett — Former President and CEO: $236KBrian HassettFormer President and CEO$236KCourtney Barlar — Chief Development Officer: $205KCourtney BarlarChief Development Officer$205KLori Shinton — Chief Volunteerism Officer: $188KLori ShintonChief Volunteerism Officer$188KAngela Stacy — Chief Marketing Officer: $177KAngela StacyChief Marketing Officer$177KTracey Dill — Sr. DIR., Community Impact Off.: $170KTracey DillSr. DIR., Community Impact Off.$170KJason Miller — Director, It: $138KJason MillerDirector, It$138KNiki Easley — Director, HIV/AIDS Initiative: $128KNiki EasleyDirector, HIV/AIDS Initiative$128KKim Bundy — Sr. Director, Leadership Giving: $125KKim BundySr. Director, Leadership Giving$125KMatt Lim — Senior Director, Finance: $124KMatt LimSenior Director, Finance$124KRod Devore — Senior DIR., Innovation & Strategy: $119KRod DevoreSenior DIR., Innovation &…$119K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $390K, to Erica Mitchell (President and CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc

How much does United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc give each year?

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc gave $19.7M across 347 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $29.0M across 466 grants.

What is United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc's typical grant size?

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc's median grant in 2025 was $22,500, and its average grant was $56,833, across 347 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc that year got $33K on average.

Where does United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc give grants?

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc gives mostly in Tennessee: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Nashville, TN (189 grants), Franklin, TN (28 grants), Clarksville, TN (18 grants) and Memphis, TN (14 grants).

Does United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 347 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Opns (CIF)" (175 grants), "Donor Directed Designations" (90 grants) and "Sub-Recipient Grants" (77 grants).

Who are United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc's largest grantees?

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Nashville Cares ($740,465 across 3 grants), Olympic Career Training Institute ($697,309) and Pivot Technology School LLC ($558,352), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 10% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc?

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc reported $68.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $33.5M.

What does United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc fund?

The organization’s mission is: “United Way of Greater Nashville unites the community and mobilizes resources so that every child, individual, and family thrives.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc?

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check unitedwaynashville.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc's EIN?

United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0533104. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 19, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 23, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 1, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/united-way-of-middle-tennessee-inc-morg_5ca1e3420dcf4a6bb57bd7a05818590a

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  title        = {{United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc funder profile}},
  howpublished = {GrantGraph},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://grantable.co/funders/united-way-of-middle-tennessee-inc-morg_5ca1e3420dcf4a6bb57bd7a05818590a},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-05. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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