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Tennessee Holocaust Commission Inc

EIN 62-1649210 · Nashville, TN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Educate about the history of the Holocaust, seeking to remind citizens that prejudice, hatred, and violence, as manifested in the Holocaust and other genocides, leads to the destruction of a humane society.

Income
$2.8 million
Spending
$668,476
Spent on programs
71%
Reserves
58.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 75%
Employees
4
Highest pay
$84,000, executive dir.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 58.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 76% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    71% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 15 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (5)
  1. $235,718 spent. Exhibitions - The Commission manages several exhibits. The most ambitious project for the state of Tennessee, entitled Living On: Portraits of Tennessee survivors and liberators, recorded stories and portraits of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and US Army personnel who liberated survivors or experienced the events of the Holocaust firsthand. What began as an intention to record biographical accounts for historical purposes became a rich, multifacted artistic and education model that has drawn audiences from across the state. Living on Now includes a museum exhibition, public programs, a teacher seminar and a variety of printed materials supplied to every venue, including teacher materials. The Commission also manages two other exhibits/ An exhibit entitled Perpetrators portrays the people who made Hitler possible and is designed to educate and provoke study and discussion. The Nelly Toll exhibit is a series of watercolor paintings based on the childhood memories of Nelly Toll who was 6 years old when the Nazis occupied Poland in September 1939.
  2. $95,716 spent. Community Events - The Commission plans and hosts a variety of community events around the state and virtually. These include Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance) events, Survivor speakers, Library programming, and various educational webinars that are open to the public. These programs are either requested by an outside entity or created by staff and put on in locations and manners to provide Holocaust education to the community at large.
  3. $64,639 spent. Education Outreach Programs - These programs serve teachers and students in public, private, home-school, and parochial settings throughout the state. These programs include annual conferences in the three grand divisions of the state. These conferences are designed to introduce teachers and students to in-depth study on research focused topics regarding the Holocaust. Conferences include sessions with survivors who were eyewitnesses to this crisis in history or their children as well as training from staff historian or other experts in the field. These programs typically are requested by an outside educational entity. During 2025, the program supported 25 educators on an educational 8 day tour of Poland that included visiting Auschwitz, Treblinka and both Warsaw and Krakow Ghettos.
  4. $62,818 spent. Teacher Resources and Lending Library - This education program provides classrooms with multimedia tools, including books, first-person testimonies, videos, maps, lesson plans, student activities, and reference materials about the Holocaust to public school systems as well as private schools and colleges in Tennessee. Upon request from the schools, resources and materials are loaned and shipped to the schools at no expense to the schools.
  5. $14,183 spent. Belz-Lipman Award - This is an annual award presented to teacher participants in each of the three grand divisions of the state for excellence in teaching about the Holocaust.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 1998.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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