Tennessee Sheriffs Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510195259
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lebanon, TN, USA
Phone
6155470277
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,428,596
Expenses
$2,970,040
Assets
$6,097,753
Liabilities
$336,318

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFF BLEDSOE (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEFF BLEDSOE (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $148,000 total reported compensation
  • GARY CORDELL (PROGRAM COORDINATOR): $109,033 total reported compensation
  • DUSTIN WEATHERFORD (MANAGER OF OPERATIONS & SERVICES): $78,079 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Tennessee sheriffs association exists to promote professional law enforcement, support the constitutional offices of Tennessee sheriffs, & enhance public safety across the state. Tsa works to improve law enforcement practices, promote ethical standards & provide training.

What it reported doing in 2024

Tnsavin -statewide automated victim information & notification. Tnsavin is a statewide victim notification system designed to enhance the safety of crime victims & the public by providing timely & reliable information regarding the custody status of offenders housed in county jails. Through the savin system, victims, law enforcement personnel, criminal justice professionals & concerned citizens may register to receive automated notifications when an offenders custody status changes, including release, transfer, or escape. The program improves communication between detention facilities & victims of crime & provides an important public safety service that supports victims protection & awareness across tn. The savin systems operates in partnership with the tn dept of finance & administration & the office of criminal justice programs & utilizes a contracted technology to deliver notification services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.9%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.4%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.05; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.3%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.9% of revenue deployed · 81.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $148K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.