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Civil rights, social action and advocacy nonprofits in Tennessee: 166 registered with the IRS
166 civil rights, social action and advocacy nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Tennessee, 140 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 65 that report revenue took in $73 million. The most are in Nashville (47), Memphis (20), Knoxville (15). The largest by revenue: One Generation Away ($32.5 million), Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition ($7.9 million), Tennesseans for Student Success Inc ($4.3 million).
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Every organization, largest by revenue first
| Organization | City | Type | Since | Revenue | Assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Generation Away | Franklin | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $32.5 million | $3.2 million | 2024-12 |
| Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $7.9 million | $9.5 million | 2024-12 |
| Tennesseans for Student Success Inc | Franklin | 501(c)(4) | 2016 | $4.3 million | $3.3 million | 2024-12 |
| New Memphis Institute | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 1986 | $3.4 million | $5.9 million | 2025-12 |
| Our Revolution | Chattanooga | 501(c)(4) | 2019 | $2.8 million | $1.3 million | 2024-12 |
| Equity Alliance | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $2.1 million | $3.6 million | 2024-12 |
| Civic TN | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $1.6 million | $770,127 | 2024-12 |
| Think Tennessee | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $1.4 million | $1.4 million | 2024-12 |
| Confidential Care Mobile Ministry Inc | Millington | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $1.3 million | $698,811 | 2025-12 |
| Tirrc Votes | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2019 | $991,062 | $821,736 | 2024-12 |
| Future of Free Speech | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $906,399 | $498,323 | 2025-12 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 1985 | $868,406 | $849,132 | 2025-06 |
| Mosaic Institute | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $789,714 | $41,490 | 2025-12 |
| National Black Tech Ecosystem Association | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $778,500 | $486,537 | 2025-12 |
| Nfib the Voice of Free Enterprise Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2012 | $776,797 | $115,391 | 2025-12 |
| Tennessee Court Appointed Special Advocate Association Inc | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $639,349 | $173,478 | 2025-06 |
| Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Acton and Hope | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $572,376 | $431,238 | 2025-12 |
| Birthright of Memphis Inc | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 1974 | $542,757 | $516,577 | 2024-12 |
| Memphis for All | Memphis | 501(c)(4) | 2018 | $484,634 | $102,017 | 2024-12 |
| Voices for A Safer Tennessee Coalition | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $480,086 | $306,314 | 2024-12 |
| Tennesseans for Alternatives To the Dealth Penalty | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $447,539 | $470,812 | 2024-12 |
| Columbia Cares Inc | Columbia | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $434,352 | $96,789 | 2025-06 |
| Community Mediation Center Inc | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $411,118 | $178,092 | 2025-06 |
| Casa for Kids Inc | Kingsport | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $406,821 | $1.1 million | 2025-12 |
| Equity Alliance Fund | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2024 | $406,068 | $440,217 | 2024-12 |
| Tennessee Equality Project Foundation | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $396,467 | $352,604 | 2024-12 |
| East Tennessee Equality Council Inc | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $380,087 | $36,455 | 2025-12 |
| Mulier Care | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $330,007 | $70,108 | 2025-12 |
| Gideons Army Grassroots Army for Children | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $293,442 | $664,935 | 2025-06 |
| Casa of the Tennessee Heartland | Oak Ridge | 501(c)(3) | 1989 | $293,126 | $337,959 | 2025-06 |
| Tennesse Volunteers for Life Educational Foundation Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $275,866 | $326,417 | 2025-12 |
| Mid-South Pride Foundation Inc | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $266,800 | $324,362 | 2025-12 |
| Beacon Impact | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2017 | $253,566 | $251,177 | 2025-12 |
| African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee | Memphis | 501(c)(4) | 2024 | $232,623 | $92,743 | 2025-12 |
| You Have the Power Know How To Use It Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $228,763 | $23,217 | 2025-12 |
| Organize Tennessee | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $206,146 | $19,164 | 2025-12 |
| Propeller Action Fund | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2024 | $197,561 | $2,712 | 2025-12 |
| Tennessee Stands Foundation Inc | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $183,151 | $27,146 | 2024-12 |
| Franklin Pride TN | Franklin | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $182,472 | $95,893 | 2025-12 |
| Sumner County Casa Inc | Gallatin | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $181,537 | $49,800 | 2025-06 |
| Casa of Rutherford County Inc | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $168,702 | $76,575 | 2025-06 |
| Co-Conspirator Institure | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $163,400 | $26,198 | 2025-12 |
| Latinos for Tennessee | Hermitage | 501(c)(4) | 2014 | $162,829 | $23,751 | 2025-12 |
| The Center for Court Involved Children Inc | Jackson | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $162,480 | $138,277 | 2025-06 |
| Tennessee Freedom Circle | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2025 | $135,624 | $21,374 | 2024-12 |
| Tennessee Freedom Circle Education Fund | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $124,001 | $92,398 | 2024-12 |
| Citizens for Limited Government and Constitutional Integrity Inc | Franklin | 501(c)(4) | 2020 | $106,494 | $9,916 | 2024-12 |
| Tripride TN Inc | Kingsport | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $104,167 | $113,866 | 2025-12 |
| Lafayette Macon County Senior Citizens Center Inc | Lafayette | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $98,790 | $31,300 | 2025-06 |
| April 4TH Foundation Inc | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $94,760 | $85,430 | 2025-12 |
| Friends of Georges Inc | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $94,230 | $96,889 | 2025-12 |
| Harvest Time Ministries of Jacksonville Inc | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $92,975 | $1,494 | 2025-12 |
| League of Women Voters of Tennessee Education Fund | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 1974 | $84,429 | $184,635 | 2025-06 |
| Tennessee Gun Owners | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2023 | $77,476 | $33,665 | 2024-12 |
| Tennessee Equality Project | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2005 | $76,166 | $72,357 | 2024-12 |
| Secular Rising Us | Antioch | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $53,138 | $44,272 | 2025-12 |
| Pride Community Center of the Tri Cities Inc | Johnson City | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $29,288 | $18,487 | 2023-12 |
| Free Tennessee Inc | Centerville | 501(c)(4) | 2023 | $29,000 | $1,848 | 2025-12 |
| Sumner County Special Needs Collaborative | Cottontown | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $17,525 | $13,843 | 2025-12 |
| Foxhole Fund | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $14,259 | $13,567 | 2025-12 |
| The Black Childrens Institute of Tennessee | Mount Juliet | 501(c)(3) | 1989 | $8,760 | $15,448 | 2025-12 |
| Security Alliance for Equal Rights | Germantown | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $3,908 | $114 | 2025-12 |
| Standing Together Tennessee Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2024 | $3,568 | $2,921 | 2023-12 |
| Middle Tennessee National Action Network | Antioch | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $973 | $1 | 2024-12 |
| Republic USA 2121 | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $323 | $63 | 2023-12 |
| A Life Is Precious | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Advocacy for Individuals With Disab Ilities | Thompsons STN | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Aiding Those in Need Company | Bulls Gap | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Altruist Club of Marshall County | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| American Mideast Coalition for Democracy Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2019 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Appalachian Outreach | Maryville | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Arc of Putnam County | Cookeville | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Atheist Society of Knoxville | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Black Star Books | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | |||
| Broadway for Democracy Foundation | Nolensville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Brothers United Network Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Casa of Midwest Tennessee | Trenton | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2026-06 |
| Chattanooga Dsa | Chattanooga | 501(c)(4) | 2026 | |||
| Chattanooga Scenic City TN Chapter of National Action Network | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Columbia Pride | Columbia | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Community Bridges | Hermitage | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Conservative Club of Tellico | Lenoir City | 501(c)(4) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Copper To Gold | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-06 |
| Deer Lodge-Abner Ross Memorial Center Inc | Deer Lodge | 501(c)(3) | 1992 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Desi Physician Moms Foundation | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Dickson Love Initiative | Vanleer | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Dig Again | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Dignity Defense Institute | Franklin | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Edquity at the Margins | Gallatin | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Enough Is Enough | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Everybody VS Racism Foundation | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Focus Center Foundation | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Getting Heard | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Handcuffs To Hope | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Hoist Inc | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2026-02 |
| Homelessness Education & Advocacy L Eaders | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Iabpff Brothers United Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Indivisible Tri-Cities TN Inc | Johnson City | 501(c)(4) | 2026 | $0 | $0 | 2026-06 |
| Joseph Veterans Place of Hope | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | |||
| Just Scales Inc | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Keys To Me | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Knox Coalition for Great Schools | Knoxville | 501(c)(4) | 2024 | $0 | $3,628 | 2025-12 |
| Lawyers Association for Women Marion Griffin Chapter Foundation | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Lovex2 | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Lynching Sites Project of Memphis | Germantown | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Middle Tennessee Fund for Women & Girls | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $0 | $0 | 2026-06 |
| Middle Tennessee Pride Alliance | Tullahoma | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Milliganforall | Milligan Coll | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Morristown Taskforce On Diversity Inc | Morristown | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Music City Sisters | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Music City Wheels TN | Brentwood | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| NPHC of Nashville | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Nabfeme Foundation | Cordova | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Nashville Tea Party | Gallatin | 501(c)(4) | 2013 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| New American Populist Foundation | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| North Side Boys Basketball Booster Club | Jackson | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | |||
| One Fourteen Legacy | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2023-12 |
| Patriot Coalition | Winchester | 501(c)(4) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| People Power Institute | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Peoples PWR | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Power To the People | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Project Liberal Foundation | Hendersonvlle | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Project Twothree Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| R I S E Coalition | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2023-12 |
| Remember Justice for Us | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $0 | $0 | 2023-12 |
| Rozaria Memorial Trust | Johnson City | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Rutherford County Conservatives | Readyville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Sapphic Empowerment | Antioch | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Shield Maidens Social Club | Indian Mound | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Sister in Success | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | |||
| Stand in Pride Inc | Oneida | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $103,366 | 2024-12 | |
| State and Local Elections Matter | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Street X Change | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| T Time Foundation | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2023-12 |
| Taxpayer Justice Institute | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Tennesseans for Capital Punishment Reform | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Tennessee Eagle Forum Foundation | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Tennessee Norml | Nashville | 501(c)(4) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Tennessee United for Human Rights | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Tennessee Valley Pride Inc | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Tennessee Valley Trans Association | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| The Family Room | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| The Gathering Place Ministries Inc | Belvidere | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| The Little City Sisters | Johnson City | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2023-12 |
| The Love Foundation Inc of TN | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| The Native Street Team Inc | Madison | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| The Project for Independence Inc | Goodlettsvlle | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Tri-Cities Mutual Aid and Solidarity Network | Johnson City | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Truth Alkebulan | Antioch | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Ulster Project of East Tennessee | Oak Ridge | 501(c)(3) | 1987 | $0 | $0 | 2025-09 |
| Unified America | Ashland City | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| United Community Action Alliance | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2023-10 |
| United Freedom Federation of the Americas Inc | Chattanooga | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Unjustly Served Foundation | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Unlock the Vote | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Upper Cumberland Diversity Advocates Inc | Crossville | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2026-06 |
| Upper Cumberland Pride | Cookeville | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $0 | $0 | 2025-06 |
| Vote Nashville | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| WV & Associates | Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| We Are Stronger Together Blount County United | Maryville | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Weakley County Reconciliation Project | Martin | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| William C Woods American Legion Post 89 Ladies Auxiliary | Springville | 501(c)(19) | 2014 | $0 | $0 | 2026-06 |
| Williams Family Advocacy Services | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Wings for Justice | Hendersonvlle | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Youth Minds United | Memphis | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Zachary A Juszkiewicz Foundation Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
Read from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, updated by the IRS on October 24, 2026 and rebuilt here every morning. Revenue and assets are from each organization's latest filing as the IRS lists it; the IRS record is the official one. Organizations only: no people are named on these pages.