The Tennessee Association of Community Action
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF THE POOR, ELDERLY & HANDICAPPED.
- Income
- $141,507
- Spending
- $130,887
- Reserves
- 15.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $62,811, executive dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 June 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 (1)
- $130,887 spent. TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ACTION (TACA) IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF POVERTY WITHIN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. TACA STRIVES TO PROMOTE THE CAUSES OF TENNESSEANS THAT ARE POOR, ELDERLY AND DISABLED; TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST AND INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MEMBER AGENCIES; AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.TACA IS THE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR THE 20 COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES (CAAS) IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. IN COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESS, EDUCATION, FAITH-BASED, HEALTHCARE, NON-PROFIT, FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS, AGENCIES PRODUCE OUTCOMES TO MOVE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FORWARD TO SELF SUFFICIENCY AND BRING CHANGES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.TACA ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELP CUSTOMERS OF MEMBER AGENCIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POTENTIAL. TACA CONDUCTS RESULTS-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY (ROMA) TRAINING THROUGH OUT TENNESSEE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1987.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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