Inspiritus Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
INSPIRITUS GUIDES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON A PATH FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING. WE EMPOWER THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED TO DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS AND RESILIENCE, ACCOMPANYING THEM AS THEY GROW INTO VIBRANT CONTRIBUTORS TO THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR VISION IS: TRANSFORMED COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL, REGARDLESS (See continuation on Sch O)
- Income
- $39.1 million
- Spending
- $28.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 4.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 65%
- Employees
- 264
- Volunteers
- 1,509
- Highest pay
- $303,703, ceo/president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (6)
- $2.2 million spent. IN FY2025, INSPIRITUS PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO SAFELY MEET THE NEEDS OF THE HIGHLY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS INSPIRITUS SERVES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM AREAS: I. DISABILITY SERVICES, II. REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SERVICES, III. CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, IV. DISASTER RELIEF, AND V. MIDDLE TENNESSEE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS. (Expenses $ 3,066,243 including grants of $ 2,434,062) PLEASE SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON DISABILITY SERVICES (Expenses $ 722,904 including grants of $ 0) PLEASE SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON DISASTER RELIEF
- $12.5 million spent. PLEASE SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SERVICES INSPIRITUS REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SERVICES (RIS) OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO EMPOWER REFUGEES FROM ARRIVAL TO SELF-RELIANCE AS THEY CREATE NEW HOMES IN GEORGIA, ALABAMA, AND TENNESSEE. THE INSPIRITUS TEAM HELPS REFUGEES TRANSITION FROM ARRIVAL, WHEN REFUGEES OFTEN HAVE VERY FEW POSSESSIONS, TO ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH RESETTLEMENT SERVICES, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING EXTENDED CULTURAL ORIENTATION, YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING, AND THE INSPIRITUS FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER WHICH PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, INCOME SUPPORTS, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY ENRICHMENT AND COACHING. INSPIRITUS PROVIDES SUPPORT AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES TO THE ATLANTA AND SAVANNAH REFUGEE COMMUNITIES THROUGH ITS GA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. A RESULT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION OF THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES TO BE WELCOMED IN THE U.S., INSPIRITUS PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH GLOBAL REFUGE TO WELCOME AND SERVE A SMALL INFLUX OF REFUGEES IN FY2025. AS A RESULT OF DECREASED REFUGEE NUMBERS INCOMING UNDER THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION, INPSPIRITUS SHARPLY DOWNSIZED ITS REFUGEE SERVICES STAFFING TEAM. INSPIRITUS ALSO PARTNERS WITH GLOBAL REFUGE AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO OFFER FINGER-PRINTING SERVICES FOR RELATIVES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO PLAN TO BECOME SPONSORS OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ACROSS GEORGIA, ALABAMA, AND TENNESSEE, AS WELL AS POST-RELEASE CASE MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO SPONSORS AND ARE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, SAFELY AND SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE INTO THEIR NEW HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. INSPIRITUS OFFERS GROUP INSTRUCTION AND 1:1 DIGITAL LITERACY COACHING TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL, NEEDS-BASED DIGITAL LITERACY COACHING FOR REFUGEES SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. IN FY2025, INSPIRITUS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TVAP) IN ATLANTA, WHICH EMPOWERS FOREIGN NATIONAL SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH TRAUMA-INFORMED, PERSON-CENTERED, COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. TVAP FACILITATES TIMELY ACCESS TO VITAL SERVICES, SUCH AS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, SAFETY PLANNING, BASIC NEEDS, HEALTH, LEGAL, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND LANGUAGE, THAT SURVIVORS NEED TO STABILIZE AND RE-ESTABLISH THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. IN 2025, INSPIRITUS CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ALL REFUGEES IN ALABAMA AS THE STATE REFUGEE COORDINATOR, OPERATING AS THE "ALABAMA OFFICE FOR REFUGEES". IN FY25, INSPIRITUS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ITS MICROENTERPRISE LENDING PROGAM "THRIVE COMMUNITY LENDING (TCL)." TCL IS PURSUING CERTIFICATION AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (CDFI).
- $7.6 million spent. PLEASE SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INSPIRITUS DISABILITY SERVICES HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) LIVE ACTIVE, MEANINGFUL LIVES BY GAINING INDEPENDENCE AND BECOMING CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAM DEVELOPS HOST HOMES WHERE SUPPORT SERVICES TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD ARE PROVIDED IN A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. INSPIRITUS COLLABORATES WITH SUPPORT COORDINATION, THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, STATE HOSPITALS, DFCS, FAMILIES, ADVOCATES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH A REFERRAL PROCESS. INDIVDUALS AND HOST HOMES GO THROUGH AN INTENSE MATCHING PROCESS. INDIVIDUAL CHOICE AND PARTICIPANT DECISION-MAKING IS PRIORITIZED SO THAT INDIVIDUALS SERVED ARE ABLE TO EXERCISE THEIR INPUT IN PLANNING HOW THEY SPEND THEIR TIME. ONCE MATCHED, SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS MEET THEIR GOALS, MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENCE, AND DEVELOP MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. INSPIRITUS PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH MEDICAID GUIDELINES FOR SERVICE PROVISION. INSPIRITUS INVESTED IN FRUITFUL RECRUITING ENDEAVORS THAT INCREASED THE VOLUME OF POTENTIAL CAREGIVERS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE HOST HOMES TO THOSE IN NEED. INSPIRITUS DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAMMING HAS PROVIDED DISASTER LONG- TERM RECOVERY SERVICES SINCE 1994 IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. IN RECENT YEARS, THE INSPIRITUS DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY DISASTER RESPONSE SERVICES DURING THE FIRST 2-12+ WEEKS AFTER A DISASTER. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE SUCH AS: VOLUNTEER COORDINATION, CLEAN UP & DEBRIS REMOVAL SERVICES, AND LOCAL DISASTER RESPONSE CAPACITY BUILDING. IN FY2025, INSPIRITUS DISASTER RESPONSE TEAMS SUPPORTED LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOLLOWING TORNADOS, FLOODS, AND/OR HURRICANES IN LOCAL STATES, SUCH AS GEORGIA, TENNESSEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND FLORIDA. INSPIRITUS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE DISASTER LONG-TERM RECOVERY SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED DURING THE 3-48+ MONTHS AFTER A DISASTER. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: CASE MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, AND LOCAL LONG-TERM RECOVERY CAPACITY BUILDING. IN FY2025, INSPIRITUS LONG-TERM RECOVERY SERVICES SUPPORTED LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND TENNESSEE, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL LONG-TERM RECOVERY COLLABORATIVES TO MEET UNMET NEEDS THAT SUPPORT HOME REPAIRS AND REBUILDS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE SURVIVORS, INCLUDING VULNERABLE HOMEOWNERS WHO CANNOT RECOVER WITHOUT FURTHER ASSISTANCE DUE TO DISABILITIES, LOW-INCOME, UNDER-INSURANCE, AND OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. IN FY2025, INSPIRITUS SUSTAINED AND EXPANDED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFITS AND CORPORATIONS SUCH AS LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE, HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION, AMERICAN RED CROSS, ROTHROCK FOUNDATION, TUNNEL TO TOWERS, AMERICORPS, AND FOUNDING PARTNERS, THE SOUTHEASTERN SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA AND THE FLORIDA-GEORGIA DISTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD, WHILE CONTINUING TO BUILD COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL VOADS TO HELP ENSURE THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE ARE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RECOVER AND BUILD INCREASED LOCAL CAPACITIES. (Expenses $ 3,066,243 including grants of $ 2,434,062) PLEASE SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON DISABILITY SERVICES (Expenses $ 722,904 including grants of $ 0) PLEASE SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON DISASTER RELIEF
- $3.1 million spent. PLEASE SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON DISABILITY SERVICES
- $722,904 spent. PLEASE SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON DISASTER RELIEF
- CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INSPIRITUS' CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES ASSISTS THE GEORGIA DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES (GA-DFCS) IN PLACING CHILDREN AT RISK AND WITH SPECIAL MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS INTO SAFE AND QUALITY FOSTER CARE HOMES THROUGH INSPIRITUS' SPECIALIZED FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IN GEORGIA. FOSTER FAMILIES RECEIVE FULL SUPPORT FROM INSPIRITUS STAFF, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, RESPITE, AND ONGOING TRAINING. INSPIRITUS HAS A PROVEN HISTORY OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. INSPIRITUS WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GA-DFCS TO ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY, WELL-BEING, AND PERMANENCY GOALS FOR CHILDREN ARE MET, INCLUDING REUNIFICATION WITH BIRTH FAMILIES OR ADOPTION AS APPROPRIATE. INSPIRITUS FOCUSES ON MEETING GEORGIA'S NEED FOR SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE WHO HAVE COMPLEX MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, CONCENTRATING IN THE ATLANTA METRO AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONS. IN FY25, INSPIRITUS INCREASED ITS DIGITAL RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES TO HELP INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FOSTER HOMES AVAILABLE TO SERVE CHILDREN MOST IN NEED, CONTINUING ITS EXPANSION EFFORTS TO SERVE MORE CHILDREN EACH YEAR. INSPIRITUS ALSO CONTINUED AN AWARD FROM THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (ACF), OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES TO UNACCOMPANIED MINORS TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING WHILE AWAITING REUNIFICATION WITH APPROPRIATELY VETTED FAMILY OR SPONSORS. INSPIRITUS' EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE PROVIDES SERVICES THAT SUPPORT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON EMPOWERING VULNERABLE WOMEN, CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND ADULTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. INSPIRITUS PROGRAMS INCLUDE: BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES, THRIVE STUDIOS, AND HEALTHY GARDENS. BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES OFFERS HUNGER RELIEF AND COMMUNITY GROUP SUPPORT FOR WOMEN LIVING IN POVERTY TO EMPOWER THEM TO BREAK THE BONDS OF ISOLATION, DEVELOP POSITIVE PARENTING TECHNIQUES, AND INTRODUCE TOOLS FOR IMPROVING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. INSPIRITUS HAS OPERATED ONE OF THE HIGHEST VOLUME FOOD PANTRIES IN NASHVILLE AT ITS SITE IN NORTH NASHVILLE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SECOND HARVEST COMMUNITY FOOD BANK. AT THIS SITE, INSPIRITUS ALSO HAS HISTORICALLY OPERATED A COMMUNITY KITCHEN, PROVIDING WARM MEALS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NASHVILLE RESCUE MISSION AND METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AGENCY. IN FY2025, THE BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS THAN PRIOR YEARS THROUGH ITS FOOD PANTRY, PARTICULARLY TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. INSPIRITUS' THRIVE STUDIOS YOUTH COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM EMPOWERS YOUTH LIVING IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP HEALTHY SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY THROUGH ARTISTIC CREATION AND EXPRESSION. IN FY2025, THRIVE STUDIOS HAS CONTINUED TO DELIVER AN INTENTIONALLY RELEVANT CURRICULUM INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT PARTNER WITH LOCAL ARTISTS TO HELP YOUTH PROCESS THEIR FEARS AND ANXIETIES ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM. INSPIRITUS' HEALTHY GARDENS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALL MATERIALS AND EDUCATION NECESSARY FOR FAMILIES TO PLANT AND HARVEST THEIR OWN NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLES RIGHT OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR, ENABLING COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING WITH FOOD INSECURITY TO ATTAIN FOOD SUSTAINABILITY AND PROMOTING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. IN FY2025, HEALTHY GARDENS HAS INCREASED STAFFING AND PLANTED NEW GARDENS, PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE SOURCE OF FRESH PRODUCE IN DESIGNATED FOOD DESERT COMMUNITIES AND HELPING PROVIDE HUNGER RELIEF DURING A TIME OF NEED. DURING FY2025, HEALTHY GARDENS RECEIVED ACCOLADES FROM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY AND THE US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE FOR ITS INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HEALTH INEQUITIES IN TENNESSEE. IN 2025, INSPIRITUS CONTINUED A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM & CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO REDEVELOP ITS PROPERTY IN NORTH NASHVILLE INTO A MULTILEVEL COMPLEX THAT WILL INCLUDE 80 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A GROUND FLOOR SPACE FOR INSPIRITUS OFFICES AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE CAMPAIGN WILL OPERATE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, WITH CONSTRUCTION THAT BEGAN IN 2025 AND IS ANTICIPATED TO COMPLETE IN 2026. EXPENSES $ 638,867. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 908. REVENUE $ 0.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 September 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 May 2015.
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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