Preserve Lindsley Avenue Now Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473305702
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone
0000000000
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.*
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$102,123
Expenses
$103,172
Assets
$55,974
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GINA TEK (CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT)
  • ROBBIE NEWLIN (VICE-PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY)

People named in this filing

  • GINA TEK (CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT)
  • ROBBIE NEWLIN (VICE-PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY)
  • HOWELL TOWNES (TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Repair renovate restore and preserve the historic church building built in 1894 which is owned and operated by the active Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ This historic church building is located at 3 Lindsley Avenue Nashville Tennessee 37210-2490 Attendance in the church building for Sunday morning worship of God and Jesus Christ can vary from about 50 to 80 people or so Many of these people are poor unhoused or marginally unhoused

What it reported doing in 2025

Part of the multi-year project for the restoration maintenance and repair of Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ Stained-Glass Windows built and installed in 1894 This window is known as the Kitchen Hallway Demilune or Window 16 The window work was completed during early 2026 The expenses shown here are only the initial payment actually made during calendar year 2025 to get the work scheduled planned The remainder due was paid in full in early 2026 after completion of the work

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.6% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $96K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.