Data / Nonprofits / Tennessee
Nonprofits in Tennessee: 39,235 registered with the IRS
39,235 nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Tennessee, 33,474 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 10,452 that report revenue took in $65.42 billion. The most are in Memphis (7,068), Nashville (4,079), Knoxville (2,476). The largest by revenue: Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($8.67 billion), American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc ($3.29 billion), Vanderbilt University ($2.82 billion).
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By cause
- Religion-related 4,562
- Education 3,475
- Human services 3,207
- Recreation and sports 1,961
- Arts, culture and humanities 1,916
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations 1,565
- Community improvement and capacity building 1,389
- Youth development 1,082
- Animal-related 981
- Health care 862
- Environment 784
- Housing and shelter 699
- Public and societal benefit 699
- Mental health and crisis intervention 644
- Mutual and membership benefit 513
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief 466
- Food, agriculture and nutrition 403
- International, foreign affairs and national security 371
- Crime and legal-related 329
- Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines 239
- Employment 215
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy 166
- Medical research 99
- Science and technology 76
- Social science 19
By city
- Memphis 7,068
- Nashville 4,079
- Knoxville 2,476
- Chattanooga 1,549
- Brentwood 1,137
- Franklin 1,036
- Murfreesboro 882
- Clarksville 705
- Cordova 492
- Johnson City 491
- Jackson 490
- Cleveland 476
- Kingsport 391
- Cookeville 383
- Germantown 341
- Columbia 336
- Hendersonvlle 333
- Maryville 331
- Bristol 321
- Lebanon 320
- Antioch 302
- Collierville 296
- Bartlett 284
- Gallatin 281
- Crossville 262
- Greeneville 262
- Spring Hill 261
- Morristown 255
- Oak Ridge 254
- Smyrna 215
- Goodlettsvlle 211
- Mount Juliet 205
- Ooltewah 199
- Sevierville 184
- Hixson 170
- Madison 157
- Shelbyville 155
- Hermitage 143
- McMinnville 139
- Tullahoma 138
- Paris 137
- Dickson 132
- Dyersburg 130
- Springfield 129
- Elizabethton 129
- Athens 123
- Lenoir City 122
- Millington 118
- Loudon 117
- Mt Juliet 116
- Jonesborough 113
- Nolensville 113
- Lawrenceburg 111
- Arlington 108
- Fayetteville 107
- La Vergne 99
- Old Hickory 98
- Manchester 94
- Soddy Daisy 90
- Henderson 89
- White House 89
- Dayton 89
- Rogersville 89
- Union City 88
- Pulaski 88
- Signal MTN 87
- Lewisburg 87
- Seymour 86
- Ashland City 86
- Winchester 86
- Sparta 85
- Thompsons STN 84
- Clinton 83
- Newport 82
- Martin 82
- Savannah 82
- Hohenwald 81
- Alcoa 74
- Powell 72
- Blountville 70
- Lexington 70
- Brownsville 69
- Mountain City 68
- Kingston 68
- Fairview 67
- Covington 67
- Waverly 67
- Dunlap 65
- Lafayette 63
- Somerville 61
- Jamestown 61
- Erwin 61
- Portland 60
- Gray 60
- Centerville 58
- Dandridge 58
- Harriman 57
- Ripley 56
- Carthage 56
- Sweetwater 55
- Selmer 54
- Humboldt 54
- Camden 54
- Bolivar 54
- Madisonville 52
- Louisville 52
- Lakeland 51
- Oakland 51
- Jefferson Cty 51
- Livingston 49
- Eads 49
- Milan 49
- College Grove 47
- Bluff City 47
- Atoka 47
- Pikeville 46
- Greenbrier 46
- Huntingdon 46
- Trenton 46
- Spring City 44
- Oneida 44
- Woodbury 44
- Dover 43
- Sewanee 43
- Piney Flats 43
- Smithville 42
- Rockwood 41
- Gatlinburg 41
- Mt Pleasant 40
- Gainesboro 39
- Burns 38
- Westmoreland 38
- Maynardville 38
- Rockvale 38
- Etowah 38
- Hendersonville 38
- Pleasant View 37
- Dresden 37
- Vonore 36
- Corryton 36
- Church Hill 36
- Harrison 36
- Monterey 35
- Farragut 35
- New Tazewell 35
- Jasper 34
- Tazewell 33
- Munford 33
- Chapel Hill 32
- East Ridge 32
- Waynesboro 32
- Kodak 32
- Joelton 32
- Decatur 32
- MC Kenzie 32
- Collegedale 31
- Jacksboro 31
- Brighton 31
- S Pittsburg 30
- Townsend 30
- Talbott 30
- Charlotte 30
- Baxter 30
- Hartsville 30
- Watertown 30
- Tellico PLNS 29
- Kingston SPGS 29
- Linden 29
- Lafollette 29
- Pigeon Forge 29
- Summertown 29
- Tracy City 29
- Erin 28
- Apison 28
- Monteagle 28
- White Bluff 28
- Straw Plains 27
- Rutledge 27
- Christiana 26
- Wartburg 26
- Parsons 26
- Arrington 25
- Whites Creek 25
- Lascassas 24
- Chuckey 24
- Lynchburg 24
- Alamo 24
- Whitwell 24
- Pegram 23
- Decaturville 23
- Limestone 23
- Benton 22
- Sneedville 22
- New Market 22
- Friendsville 22
- Harrogate 21
- Adams 21
- Jellico 21
- Loretto 21
- Lookout MTN 21
- Oliver SPGS 21
- Adamsville 21
- Englewood 19
- Norris 19
- Eagleville 19
- Byrdstown 19
- Riceville 19
- Wartrace 19
- Moscow 19
- Newbern 19
- Medina 18
- Butler 18
- Bon Aqua 18
- Bethpage 18
- Bulls Gap 18
- McEwen 18
- White Pine 18
- Mason 18
- Halls 18
- Rossville 18
- Unicoi 17
- Greenback 17
- Rocky Top 17
- Cross Plains 17
- Andersonville 17
- Charleston 17
- Cottontown 17
- Georgetown 17
- Culleoka 17
- Petersburg 17
- Whiteville 16
- CMBRLND Frnce 16
- Mosheim 16
- Sale Creek 16
- Bells 16
- South Fulton 16
- Cornersville 16
- Stanton 16
- Bell Buckle 16
- Celina 15
- Fall Branch 15
- La Follette 15
- Leoma 15
- Parrottsville 15
- Troy 15
- Decherd 15
- Morrison 15
- MC Donald 15
- Rockford 15
- Michie 15
- Grand JCT 15
- Estill SPGS 14
- Lyles 14
- Greenfield 14
- Nashvile 14
- Tiptonville 14
- Spencer 14
- Roan Mountain 13
- Dyer 13
- Collinwood 13
- Copperhill 13
- Springville 13
- Cosby 13
- Woodlawn 13
- Castalin SPGS 12
- Afton 12
- Niota 12
- Sharps Chapel 12
- Big Sandy 12
- Mount Carmel 12
- Heiskell 12
- Huntsville 12
- Cunningham 12
- Walland 12
- Indian Mound 12
- Sunbright 11
- Mascot 11
- Normandy 11
- Red BLNG SPGS 11
- New Johsonvle 11
- Coalmont 11
- Birchwood 11
- Henning 11
- Calhoun 11
- Taft 10
- Scotts Hill 10
- Cedar Grove 10
- Clarkrange 10
- Bethel SPGS 10
- Obion 10
- Unionville 10
- Coopertown 10
- Surgoinsville 10
- Medon 10
- Brush Creek 10
- Chapmansboro 10
- Readyville 10
- Belvidere 10
- Williamsport 9
- Deer Lodge 9
The 100 largest by revenue
| Organization | City | Category | Type | Since | Revenue | Assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $8.67 billion | $7.79 billion | 2025-06 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc | Memphis | Religion-related | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $3.29 billion | $10.93 billion | 2025-06 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1941 | $2.82 billion | $14.82 billion | 2025-06 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1963 | $2.21 billion | $12.93 billion | 2025-06 |
| Methodist Healthcare-Memphis | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1935 | $1.97 billion | $1.24 billion | 2024-12 |
| University Health System Inc | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $1.62 billion | $1.32 billion | 2024-12 |
| Erlanger Health | Chattanooga | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $1.62 billion | $1.31 billion | 2025-06 |
| Mountain States Health Alliance | Johnson City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1954 | $1.31 billion | $788 million | 2025-06 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1954 | $1.12 billion | $517.8 million | 2025-09 |
| Middle Tennessee Electric Membershi P Corporation | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(12) | 1947 | $991.2 million | $1.25 billion | 2024-12 | |
| Wellmont Health System | Johnson City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $933.2 million | $539.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Shelby County Health Care Corporation | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $809.1 million | $378.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Dialysis Clinic Inc | Nashville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $705.8 million | $674.5 million | 2025-09 |
| CHS Community Health Systems Inc Veba Trust | Franklin | Mutual and membership benefit | 501(c)(9) | 2002 | $698.1 million | $7,529 | 2025-12 |
| Eastman Credit Union | Kingsport | 501(c)(14) | 1952 | $602.5 million | $9.91 billion | 2025-12 | |
| Belmont University | Nashville | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1951 | $579.5 million | $1.85 billion | 2025-05 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $487.8 million | $342.7 million | 2025-09 |
| Youth Villages Inc | Bartlett | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 1987 | $483.5 million | $354.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $469.8 million | $289.9 million | 2024-12 |
| Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $439.8 million | $2.40 billion | 2024-12 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $423.2 million | $249.5 million | 2024-12 |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Association Inc | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1952 | $413.8 million | $740.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Cumberland Electric Membership Corp | Clarksville | 501(c)(12) | 1963 | $404.7 million | $686.9 million | 2025-06 | |
| Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $397 million | $1.86 billion | 2025-09 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Memphis | Environment | 501(c)(3) | 1956 | $380.3 million | $449.9 million | 2025-06 |
| The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc | Knoxville | Education | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $344.8 million | $1.26 billion | 2025-06 |
| Knoxville Tva Employees Credit Unio | Knoxville | 501(c)(14) | 1952 | $331.4 million | $5.14 billion | 2025-12 | |
| Volunteer Energy Cooperative | Decatur | 501(c)(12) | 1956 | $314.8 million | $394.5 million | 2025-06 | |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Jonesboro Inc | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $303.6 million | $292.6 million | 2025-09 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1942 | $285.2 million | $538.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | 501(c)(3) | 1940 | $272.1 million | $474.9 million | 2025-05 | |
| Kingsway Charities Inc | Bristol | International, foreign affairs and national security | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $266.3 million | $131.3 million | 2024-12 |
| Baptist Memorial Medical Group Inc | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $264.2 million | $511.7 million | 2025-09 |
| Duck River Electric Membership Corporation | Shelbyville | 501(c)(12) | 1959 | $263.6 million | $352.5 million | 2025-06 | |
| Auxiliary Services Foundation | Memphis | Education | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $257.1 million | $270.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Nissan North America Inc Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association | Franklin | 501(c)(9) | 1994 | $250.8 million | $21 million | 2024-12 | |
| University of the South | Sewanee | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1947 | $246.1 million | $882.4 million | 2025-06 |
| The Community FDN of Middle TN Inc | Nashville | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 501(c)(3) | 1992 | $239.9 million | $832 million | 2024-12 |
| Covenant Health | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $235.7 million | $1.96 billion | 2024-12 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1937 | $234.1 million | $587.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Baptist Memorial Medical Ministries Employee Health & Welfare Trust | Memphis | 501(c)(9) | 1990 | $226.1 million | $18.5 million | 2025-09 | |
| Southern District Ubc Health Trust | Goodlettsvlle | Employment | 501(c)(9) | 1966 | $205.6 million | $237.4 million | 2024-12 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Inc | Johnson City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1925 | $196.4 million | $320 million | 2025-06 |
| Methodist Medical Center | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1960 | $184.4 million | $93.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Wellmont Medical Associates Inc | Johnson City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $181.4 million | $32.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Life Care Centers of America Inc Associate Benefit Trust | Cleveland | Mutual and membership benefit | 501(c)(9) | 2006 | $180.7 million | $34.5 million | 2025-12 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $178 million | $665.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Guardian Foundation Inc | Ooltewah | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $173.5 million | $129.9 million | 2024-06 |
| Centerstone of Tennessee Inc | Nashville | Mental health and crisis intervention | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $172 million | $73.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc | Memphis | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $171.4 million | $953.1 million | 2025-04 |
| Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation | Lafayette | 501(c)(12) | 1943 | $168 million | $278.7 million | 2026-06 | |
| Morristown Hamblen Hosp | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1957 | $161.2 million | $109.8 million | 2024-12 |
| Leconte Medical Center | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1981 | $160.4 million | $87.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee Inc | Nashville | Food, agriculture and nutrition | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $156.6 million | $88.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Dci Donor Services Inc | Nashville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1992 | $155.9 million | $146.4 million | 2025-09 |
| Education Loan Finance Inc | Knoxville | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $152.8 million | $2.03 billion | 2024-12 |
| Takoma Regional Hospital Inc | Johnson City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $152.3 million | $89.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp | Brownsville | 501(c)(12) | 1941 | $150.7 million | $266.8 million | 2025-06 | |
| Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative | Centerville | 501(c)(12) | 1942 | $146 million | $206.4 million | 2025-06 | |
| Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation | Carthage | Public and societal benefit | 501(c)(12) | 2018 | $143 million | $225.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Operation Compassion A Tennessee Non-Profit Corporation | Cleveland | Religion-related | 501(c)(3) | 1998 | $140.3 million | $18.9 million | 2024-12 |
| Appalachian Electric Cooperative | New Market | 501(c)(12) | 1943 | $139.1 million | $293.6 million | 2025-06 | |
| Gibson Electric Membership Corp | Trenton | 501(c)(12) | 1937 | $137.3 million | $281.5 million | 2025-12 | |
| Ballad Health | Johnson City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $130.2 million | $1.97 billion | 2025-06 |
| Volunteer Corporate Credit Union | Nashville | 501(c)(14) | 1952 | $130 million | $1.80 billion | 2025-12 | |
| Hca Short-Term Disability Benefits Plan Trust | Nashville | Mutual and membership benefit | 501(c)(9) | 2024 | $129.7 million | $1.4 million | 2024-12 |
| Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee Inc | Nashville | Employment | 501(c)(3) | 1962 | $127.9 million | $133 million | 2025-12 |
| Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South Inc | Memphis | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 501(c)(3) | 1998 | $125.4 million | $229 million | 2025-04 |
| Health Services Management Inc | Murfreesboro | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $121.3 million | $159 million | 2024-12 |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative | S Pittsburg | 501(c)(12) | 1941 | $121.2 million | $195.2 million | 2025-06 | |
| The Helen Ross McNabb Center | Knoxville | Mental health and crisis intervention | 501(c)(3) | 1953 | $121.1 million | $103.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Trousdale Foundation Inc | Cleveland | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $120.8 million | $3.2 million | 2024-06 | |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc | Oak Ridge | 501(c)(3) | 1948 | $118.3 million | $43.6 million | 2025-09 | |
| National Federation of Independent Business Inc | Nashville | 501(c)(6) | 1953 | $114.9 million | $133.7 million | 2025-12 | |
| Union University | Jackson | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1968 | $113.7 million | $242.4 million | 2025-07 |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective | Nashville | Employment | 501(c)(6) | 2020 | $111.3 million | $1.42 billion | 2024-12 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | 501(c)(3) | 1951 | $111.3 million | $208.4 million | 2025-06 | |
| Holston Electric Cooperative Inc | Rogersville | 501(c)(12) | 1943 | $110.2 million | $158.7 million | 2025-06 | |
| Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $110.2 million | $118 million | 2024-12 |
| Centerstone of Indiana Inc | Nashville | Mental health and crisis intervention | 501(c)(3) | 1968 | $107.6 million | $52.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Inc | Knoxville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $105.2 million | $82.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Ut Regional One Physicians Inc | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $101.9 million | $7 million | 2025-06 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Nashville and Middle Tennessee | Nashville | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 1968 | $98.5 million | $179.6 million | 2025-12 |
| Ocoee Foundation Inc | Cleveland | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $98.3 million | $110 million | 2025-12 |
| Dollywood Foundation | Sevierville | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $98.1 million | $141.5 million | 2025-12 | |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative | Vonore | 501(c)(12) | 1942 | $97.4 million | $126.4 million | 2026-06 | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $95.9 million | $237.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System | Chattanooga | Mental health and crisis intervention | 501(c)(3) | 1958 | $95 million | $77.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Mental Health Cooperative Inc | Nashville | Mental health and crisis intervention | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $94.2 million | $153.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Cherokee Health Systems | Talbott | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $94.1 million | $155.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Leaders Credit Union | Jackson | Public and societal benefit | 501(c)(14) | 2023 | $93.3 million | $1.14 billion | 2024-12 |
| Frontier Health | Gray | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $88.8 million | $68.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Soles 4 Souls | Nashville | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $88.3 million | $42.8 million | 2025-06 |
| Ut Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists Inc | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $85.7 million | $33.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Franklin | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $85.5 million | $89 million | 2025-03 |
| Ut Medical Group Inc | Memphis | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $85.5 million | $43.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Caney Fork Electric Cooperative Inc | McMinnville | 501(c)(12) | 1942 | $85 million | $174.8 million | 2025-06 | |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association | Sweetwater | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $84.9 million | $96.8 million | 2025-06 |
| Ensworth School | Nashville | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1960 | $83.7 million | $313.5 million | 2025-05 |
| Charity Global Inc | Franklin | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $82.3 million | $144.1 million | 2025-09 |
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.