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Organize Tennessee

EIN 84-1732329 · Nashville, TN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood71 out of 100GovernanceWeak25 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

VOTER PROTECTION AND EDUCATION

Income
$206,146
Spending
$197,059
Spent on programs
70%
Reserves
1.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 61%
Employees
2
Volunteers
300

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    70% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

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

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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. $137,760 spent. ORGANIZE TENNESSEE HAS CREATED A JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE WEBSITE THAT RECEIVES LEADS THROUGH DIGITAL ADS AND BILLBOARDS THAT MOVE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION IN OUR MOVEMENT. WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE CAN CONTINUE DISPLAYING OUR BILLBOARD WHICH WILL LEAD READERS AND VIEWERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. THIS WILL PROVIDE UP TO 27,646 IMPRESSIONS WEEKLY AND ALLOW US TO OUTREACH FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS. WE WILL ALSO UTILIZE OUR WEBSITE CONTRACTORS TO MAINTAIN OUR WEBSITE, WELCOME SERIES, AND EDUCATIONAL ADS TO KEEP THEM CURRENT AND AS A RAPID RESPONSE TOOL FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
  2. ORGANIZE TENNESSEE WILL BE PRODUCING A DIGITAL AD AND A PHYSICAL BILLBOARD AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF JUSTICE NOT POLITICS. BOTH ADVERTISEMENTS WILL LINK TO OUR WEBSITE, WITH A PAGE DIRECTLY PRIORITIZING EDUCATION ON JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. OUR DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT WILL TARGET TENNESSEE STATEWIDE, AND OUR BILLBOARD WILL TARGET SUMNER COUNTY, ONE OF ORGANIZE TENNESSEES TARGET COUNTIES, WHERE ALL OUT OF STATE SUITS ARE NOW FILED.
  3. 3,000 TO ORGANIZE TENNESSEE (AUTOMATION): TO HIRE A FREELANCE TARGETED EMAIL SPECIALIST TO CREATE AUTOMATION SERIES TO PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS AND POST TRAINING ATTENDEES. BY HIRING A FREELANCE MARKETING SPECIALIST, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE EVERYACTION TO TRACK VOLUNTEERS, CREATE AUTOMATIC FOLLOWUPS AND REMINDERS, AND WORK TO TRANSITION AND RETAIN OUR POLL OBSERVERS. EVERYACTION, WILL ALLOW US TO SET UP SYSTEMS FOCUSED ON RETAINING TRAINING ATTENDEES AND AUTOMATING OUTREACH TO TRANSITION THEM TO IN PERSON POLL OBSERVATION VOLUNTEERS. FACEBOOK ADS (6,000) INSTAGRAM ADS (3,000). BY RUNNING DIGITAL ADS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE CAN OPTIMIZE OUR AUDIENCE AND INCREASE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT INTO OUR POLL OBSERVER TRAINING SESSIONS.
  4. $183 spent. A)VOTER PROTECTION AND EDUCATION B) ORGANIZE TENNESSEE (OT) IS DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO VOTE FOR ALL ELIGIBLE TENNESSEANS. AS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE TIRELESSLY ADVOCATE FOR VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS AND WORK TOWARDS CREATING SAFE, SECURE, AND ACCESSIBLE ELECTIONS. THROUGH COALITION BUILDING, LEGAL SUPPORT, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, OT EMPOWERS DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES, STRIVING TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT HINDER FULL PARTICIPATION IN OUR DEMOCRACY. VOTE PROTECTION TRAINING AT ORGANIZE TENNESSEE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT A STRONG DEMOCRACY HINGES ON THE ABILITY OF EVERY CITIZEN TO CAST THEIR BALLOT WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION. OUR VOTE PROTECTION TRAINING PROGRAM PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENSURING THAT TENNESSEE'S ELECTIONS REMAIN FREE, FAIR, AND TRANSPARENT. BY TRAINING AND MOBILIZING VOLUNTEER POLL OBSERVERS STATEWIDE, WE ESTABLISH A ROBUST NETWORK DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS. IN 2023, OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN 2,700 INDIVIDUALS JOINING US IN THIS CRITICAL MISSION. OF THESE, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 TENNESSEANS COMPLETED ESSENTIAL TRAINING OR TOOK DIRECT ACTION TO PROTECT OUR DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS. ELECTION PROTECTION EP HOTLINE AS THE DESIGNATED STATE PARTNER FOR THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE MANAGES THE NATIONAL ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINE (1-866-OUR-VOTE) FOR VOTER INCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN TENNESSEE. WE PROACTIVELY PROMOTE THE EP HOTLINE STATEWIDE, PARTICULARLY IN THE LEAD-UP TO EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY, ENSURING THAT VOTERS HAVE ACCESS TO IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. LEGAL BOILER ROOM CENTRAL TO OUR VOTER PROTECTION EFFORTS ARE THE DEDICATED ATTORNEYS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE. ON EACH ELECTION DAY, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE COORDINATES A LEGAL BOILER ROOM WHERE THESE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE CRUCIAL GUIDANCE ON NAVIGATING VOTER ISSUES FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE. THIS ENSURES SWIFT RESPONSES TO CHALLENGES AND ENABLES STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR FURTHER ACTION WHEN NECESSARY. CLE ADDITIONALLY, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE HOSTS COMPLIMENTARY CONTINUED LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) SESSIONS FOR ATTORNEYS FOCUSED ON TENNESSEE ELECTION LAW TWICE A YEAR. THESE SESSIONS COVER VITAL TOPICS SUCH AS THE STRUCTURE OF ELECTIONS AND TN LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW, FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT & VOTER RESTORATION IN TN, AND THE STATE AND ELECTION LAW. NOTABLE FACILITATORS INCLUDE A TN STATE SENATOR, AN OT BOARD MEMBER, AN ELECTION COMMISSIONER, AND COUNSEL FROM A VALUED PARTNER ORGANIZATION. IN 2023, THESE SESSIONS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN EQUIPPING LEGAL PROFESSIONALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS NEEDED TO PROTECT VOTERS' RIGHTS EFFECTIVELY.
  5. A)VOTER PROTECTION AND EDUCATION B) ORGANIZE TENNESSEE (OT) IS DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO VOTE FOR ALL ELIGIBLE TENNESSEANS. AS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE TIRELESSLY ADVOCATE FOR VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS AND WORK TOWARDS CREATING SAFE, SECURE, AND ACCESSIBLE ELECTIONS. THROUGH COALITION BUILDING, LEGAL SUPPORT, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, OT EMPOWERS DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES, STRIVING TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT HINDER FULL PARTICIPATION IN OUR DEMOCRACY. VOTE PROTECTION TRAINING AT ORGANIZE TENNESSEE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT A STRONG DEMOCRACY HINGES ON THE ABILITY OF EVERY CITIZEN TO CAST THEIR BALLOT WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION. OUR VOTE PROTECTION TRAINING PROGRAM PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENSURING THAT TENNESSEE'S ELECTIONS REMAIN FREE, FAIR, AND TRANSPARENT. BY TRAINING AND MOBILIZING VOLUNTEER POLL OBSERVERS STATEWIDE, WE ESTABLISH A ROBUST NETWORK DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS. IN 2023, OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN 2,700 INDIVIDUALS JOINING US IN THIS CRITICAL MISSION. OF THESE, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 TENNESSEANS COMPLETED ESSENTIAL TRAINING OR TOOK DIRECT ACTION TO PROTECT OUR DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS. ELECTION PROTECTION EP HOTLINE AS THE DESIGNATED STATE PARTNER FOR THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE MANAGES THE NATIONAL ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINE (1-866-OUR-VOTE) FOR VOTER INCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN TENNESSEE. WE PROACTIVELY PROMOTE THE EP HOTLINE STATEWIDE, PARTICULARLY IN THE LEAD-UP TO EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY, ENSURING THAT VOTERS HAVE ACCESS TO IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. LEGAL BOILER ROOM CENTRAL TO OUR VOTER PROTECTION EFFORTS ARE THE DEDICATED ATTORNEYS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE. ON EACH ELECTION DAY, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE COORDINATES A LEGAL BOILER ROOM WHERE THESE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE CRUCIAL GUIDANCE ON NAVIGATING VOTER ISSUES FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE. THIS ENSURES SWIFT RESPONSES TO CHALLENGES AND ENABLES STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR FURTHER ACTION WHEN NECESSARY. CLE ADDITIONALLY, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE HOSTS COMPLIMENTARY CONTINUED LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) SESSIONS FOR ATTORNEYS FOCUSED ON TENNESSEE ELECTION LAW TWICE A YEAR. THESE SESSIONS COVER VITAL TOPICS SUCH AS THE STRUCTURE OF ELECTIONS AND TN LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW, FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT & VOTER RESTORATION IN TN, AND THE STATE AND ELECTION LAW. NOTABLE FACILITATORS INCLUDE A TN STATE SENATOR, AN OT BOARD MEMBER, AN ELECTION COMMISSIONER, AND COUNSEL FROM A VALUED PARTNER ORGANIZATION. IN 2023, THESE SESSIONS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN EQUIPPING LEGAL PROFESSIONALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS NEEDED TO PROTECT VOTERS' RIGHTS EFFECTIVELY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 January 2020.

    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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