Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 271568117
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2019–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Nashville, TN, USA
- Phone
- 6157433051
- Rating
- 93
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Public Transportation Systems
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $154,459
- Expenses
- $195,523
- Assets
- $24,116
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
People named in this filing
- DALE HALL (DIRECTOR)
- ANNIE KLAVER (DIRECTOR)
- JAMIE DUNHAM (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
The mission of the transit alliance of middle Tennessee is to encourage both private and public sector support for new investments in mass transit in the ten county region of middle Tennessee.
What it reported doing in 2025
The transit alliance of middle Tennessee continued to advance its mission in 2025 as a regional convener and educational resource, supporting a more connected, accessible, and economically competitive middle Tennessee.the alliance hosted its 27th award-winning transit citizen leadership academy (tcla), adding new participants and bringing the total alumni network to more than 650 regional leaders. Through this program, participants engaged in educational sessions, field experiences, and collaborative discussions on transportation, land use, and economic development. As a result of their participation, the 2025 cohort developed and presented recommendations to the regional transportation authority (rta) to improve regional mobility, including strategies related to funding, technology, and public engagement.to further its role as a regional convener, the alliance hosted its second annual breakfast for better mobility, which brought together nearly 200 business, elected, and community leaders from across middle Tennessee. The event provided a forum to explore the economic return on investment and the broader community value of transit and mobility infrastructure. The alliance also recognized regional leadership through the presentation of the transit champion and transit development of the year awards and honored mayors rogers anderson and ken moore for their longstanding service and contributions to regional growth and mobility.throughout 2025, the alliance continued its educational and outreach efforts to increase awareness of the importance of transportation and mobility investments. This included sharing information related to local and regional initiatives, including the implementation of the "choose how you move" program in nashville. These efforts helped inform community members, business leaders, and policymakers about the role of transportation in supporting economic opportunity, access to services, and regional quality of life.the alliance's president and ceo continued to serve as a frequent speaker, panelist, and resource on transportation and mobility issues, reinforcing the organization's role as a trusted voice and thought leader in the region.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 23
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
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: -26.6%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 14; 14th 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: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $196K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 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 5/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.