The Family Action of Tennessee Inc
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO EQUIP TENNESSEANS AND THEIR PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE AND DEFEND A CULTURE THAT VALUES THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY, FOR THE SAKE OF THE COMMON GOOD.
- Income
- $70,924
- Spending
- $150,450
- Highest pay
- $40,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $12,733 spent. MONTHLY, FACT DISTRIBUTES A PRINT LETTER TO APPROXIMATELY 1500 TENNESSEANS (AND A FEW FORMER TENNESSEANS) WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT MARRIAGE, FAMILY, LIFE, AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.FACT PUBLISHES A WEEKLY EMAIL, FIVE MINUTES FOR FAMILIES, REACHING ON AVERAGE AROUND 15,000 PEOPLE PER WEEK. IT PROVIDES AN ORIGINAL COMMENTARY ON CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO MARRIAGE, FAMILY, LIFE, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, OR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.FACT'S PRESIDENT MET WITH AND PROVIDED PREPARED MATERIALS TO VARIOUS LEGISLATORS IN CONJUCTION WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. FACT'S LEGAL AND POLICY PERSONNEL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND BRIEFING MATERIALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR USE BY ALLIANCE FOR LAW & LIBERTY FOR WHICH FACT IS REIMBURSED. FACT ALSO PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PODCAST CALLED GOD, LAW, & LIBERTY, AND CHANNELS BY WHICH IT IS DISTRIBUTED.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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