Tennessee Landowner's Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
922812593
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone
6155496630
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,253
Expenses
$43,486
Assets
$3,164
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DAN MCEWEN (CHAIR)
  • ED MORGAN (SECRETARY)
  • SAM KENNEDY (DIRECTOR)

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

Tennessee landowner's association is an organization established by like-minded individuals who either own or work the land bordering the duck river or use the river recreationally across various counties in Tennessee. This organization believes its residents have one of the most bio-diverse bodies of water and it should be protected at all costs. We see the duck river as a key natural resource to our own survival since it provides nearby residents with all of their consumable water. The organization will strive to protect the duck from companies or individuals whose business practices could cause contamination either immediately or in the future.

What it reported doing in 2025

We seek the preservation of the river for all local residents. In maury county historically, this river was once polluted and contaminated to the point it was unsafe. Given the high volume of creeks and tributaries that feed the duck, we remain focused on insuring its preservation given its designated nationally as the most bio-diverse body of water in the united states.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.1%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.9%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -62.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -76.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -102.7% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $43K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.