2024-07-18T13:27:12-05:00 2023-12-31 620713250 KRAFTCPAS PLLC 555 GREAT CIRCLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37228 990 2023-01-01 463153789 THE BRANCH OF NASHVILLE INC BRAN 6157525933 41 TUSCULUM RD ANTIOCH TN 37013 MELISSA THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6157525933 2024-07-18 1 MELISSA THOMAS 999009999 1 FRANCES E LEAHY P00713593 6152427351 2024-07-17 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MELISSA THOMAS 41 TUSCULUM RD ANTIOCH TN 37013 2533294 0 X THEBRANCHOFNASHVILLE.ORG X 2013 TN TO NOURISH, EDUCATE, AND EQUIP PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHEAST NASHVILLE COMMUNITY. 7 7 20 4750 0 0 3039458 2483213 46664 38667 38 5847 -2232 -2861 3083928 2524866 2370397 1983312 0 0 346974 504433 0 0 87703 155194 179066 2872565 2666811 211363 -141945 608394 469232 0 2783 608394 466449 X TO NOURISH, EDUCATE, AND EQUIP PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHEAST NASHVILLE COMMUNITY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE CARE, URGENT FOOD SUPPORT, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, AND COLLECTIVE ACTION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 1 1 2221620 1977889 THE FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN 4 HOURS PER DAY/5 DAYS PER WEEK FREE OF CHARGE TO ANYONE WITH NEED. CLIENTS COMPLETE REGISTRATION ONLINE AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DRIVE UP SERVICE. SENIORS DO NOT NEED AN APPOINTMENT TO GET FOOD EACH WEDNESDAY. EACH HOUSEHOLD CAN RECEIVE FOOD ONE TIME PER MONTH. CLIENTS CAN RECEIVE ONE EMERGENCY BOX OF FOOD PER MONTH WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. 240 APPOINTMENTS ARE SCHEDULED PER WEEK WITH SLOTS FULLY BOOKED THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE. THE BRANCH IS A COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR SECOND HARVEST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, FACILITATING ACCESS TO FOOD FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY. THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED IS LARGELY DONATED BY SECOND HARVEST, AREA RETAIL STORES, CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS. THE BRANCH DISTRIBUTED 15,620 CARTS OF FOOD TOTALING 1,273,007 LBS OF FOOD TO 15,261 UNIQUE PEOPLE IN 2023. THE PANTRY WAS STAFFED WITH ONE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE, TWO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, AND APPROXIMATELY 4,750 VOLUNTEERS DONATING 21,000 HOURS.MANY AFGHAN REFUGEES HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN THE NASHVILLE AREA STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2021. WHEN THE BRANCH DISCOVERED IN DECEMBER OF 2021 THAT THESE REFUGEES WERE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FOOD, WE STARTED A ONE-YEAR PROJECT TO PURCHASE AND DELIVER CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD TO THESE PEOPLE. THE AFGHAN WELCOME PROJECT HAD FUNDS LEFT AT THE END OF 2022 TO CONTINUE INTO 2023 AS CRISIS CARE. AFGHAN REFUGEES THAT WERE STILL RECEIVING FOOD AT THE END ON 2022 BECAME REGULAR FOOD PANTRY CLIENTS IN JANUARY 2023. THE BRANCH CONTINUED FOOD DELIVERIES TO NEPALI REFUGEES AND DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO APPROXIMATELY 600 EGYPTIAN IMMIGRANTS NEW TO NASHVILLE THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH TENNESSEE RESETTLEMENT AID AND LOCAL COPTIC CHURCHES. THE FOOD FOR NEPALI'S WAS PURCHASED, BUT A PORTION OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO EGYPTIANS WAS DONATED (INCLUDED IN FOOD PANTRY FOOD POUNDAGE) AND A PORTION WAS PURCHASED. 1,119 DELIVERIES OF FOOD WAS MADE THROUGH CRISIS CARE TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS WITH URGENT FOOD NEEDS. 153712 5423 38667 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAM HOSTED 300 STUDENTS FROM AROUND 30 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES SPEAKING 15 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, WITH 150 STUDENTS ON A WAITING LIST IN 2023. STUDENTS CAME MOSTLY FROM DAVIDSON, RUTHERFORD, WILSON, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TN. THE 25 CLASSES - LED BY ONE FULL TIME TEACHER, 15 PART-TIME TEACHERS, AND ONE ASSISTANT - WERE AVAILABLE DAY AND NIGHT BY VIDEO, IN-PERSON OR HYBRID. STUDENTS STUDIED IN LEVELS BASIC-5 PLUS ADVANCED, MEETING 1.5 HOURS EACH CLASS TWICE PER WEEK FOR 40 WEEKS. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY'S VENTURES CURRICULUM WAS UTILIZED. IN ADDITION TO OUR TRADITIONAL CLASSES, WE ALSO INCORPORATE CONVERSATION PARTNERS, THEMED SIMULATIONS OF LIFE SKILLS EVENTS, AND CAREER COACHING. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER SEMESTERS, STUDENTS INVESTED ABOUT $4 PER HOUR IN THEIR INSTRUCTION. IN THE FALL, A GRANT AWARDED THROUGH WORKFORCE ESSENTIALS ALLOWED STUDENTS TO ONLY PAY THE COST OF THEIR WORKBOOKS, $43 PER YEAR. 61896 COMPREHENSIVE CARE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL CLIENTS WHO WANT TO ADDRESS THE ROOT ISSUES OF THEIR INSECURITY. CLIENTS ARE CONNECTED TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND HAVE THE OPTION OF WORKING MONTHLY WITH A STAFF MEMBER, INTERN OR VOLUNTEER "CARE PARTNER OR COACH WHO HELPS THEM DEFINE THEIR SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN MAY 2023. IN 2023, 156 CLIENTS SIGNED UP FOR THE PROGRAM, AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE MADE MORE THAN 120 REFERRALS TO 56 REFERRAL PARTNERS IN THE AREAS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND MORE. COMPREHENSIVE CARE IS STAFFED BY ONE STAFF MEMBER, TWO INTERNS AND 14 VOLUNTEERS. 2437228 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN X X MELANIE BAKER 6153301892 41 TUSCULUM RD ANTIOCH TN 37013 MICHAEL JONES CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN BROWN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICK MEURRIER TREASURER 0.30 X 0 0 0 VEN SAMUEL IGWE DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHN GONAS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ERICA TURNER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 YARDEN STEWART DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 MELISSA THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 68721 0 0 MELANIE BAKER CFO 28.00 X 39998 0 0 108719 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138967 2344246 1938890 2483213 TUITION REVENUE 611630 38667 38667 38667 6910 6910 1063 -1063 -1063 -1063 4504 138967 7365 -2861 -2861 2524866 38667 0 2986 1983312 1983312 108718 30924 57178 20616 348126 268591 27113 52422 11886 4693 3850 3343 35703 23465 6659 5579 11300 11300 8735 150 7785 800 48715 39965 8168 582 25557 13776 11781 49644 45104 3876 664 3746 79 1379 2288 9296 8403 787 106 13655 10348 2004 1303 DELIVERY CHARGES 8418 8418 2666811 2437228 141880 87703 431025 276954 32000 59044 60446 39907 2980 10109 118123 34905 81943 83218 608394 469232 2783 0 2783 X 476146 412311 132248 54138 608394 466449 608394 469232 -141945 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 193729 428139 3147191 3024074 2483213 9276346 193729 428139 3147191 3024074 2483213 9276346 9276346 4 122 38 6910 7074 9283420 136661 0.99920 0.99540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 118123 34905 83218 83218 X 2585016 52785 52785 2532231 -7365 -7365 2524866 2726961 52785 7365 60150 2666811 0 2666811 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURN TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALTIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -7,365. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 7,365. SPRING 23408 23408 FALL 120063 115559 4504 2893 3048 143471 138967 4504 2893 3048 5941 -1437 1 FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTIONS 15261 1975138 FAIR MARKET VALUE FOOD PANTRY ITEMS GROCERY STORE GIFT CARDS AND ELDER SUPPLIES 55 2751 FAIR MARKET VALUE GIFT CARDS TUITION SCHOLARSHIP 20 5423 FAIR MARKET VALUE DISCOUNTED ELL TUITION PART I, LINE 2: MONITORING INLCUDES RECIPIENTS COMPLETING AN ONLINE APPLICATION AND SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR FOOD PICKUP. THEIR ID IS CHECKED AND MATCHED WITH APPLICATION AND VERIFIED THAT THE CLIENT HAS ONLY RECEIVED FOOD ONCE DURING THE MONTH. NEW CLIENT INFORMATION IS ENTERED WITH DATE OF SERVICE AND RETURN CLIENTS ARE VERIFIED AND DATE OF SERVICE RECORDED IN SECOND HARVEST'S DATABASE LINK2FEED. GIFT CARDS ARE GIVEN TO SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR ITEMS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE, SUCH AS CLOTHING, DIAPERS, GAS, ETC. X 1266922 1938390 BASED ON $1.53 PER LB X IPAD AND COMPUTER 2 1650 SALE OF COMPARABLE I 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): CALCULATED AS POUNDS OF FOOD RECEIVED, NUMBER OF IPADS AND COMPUTERS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 COMPREHENSIVE CARE ORIGINATED AS FRESH SOLUTIONS IN THE PRIOR YEAR AND HAS BEEN EXPANDED. COMPREHENSIVE CARE IS LIKE AN UMBRELLA PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONALSERVICES TO THOSE IN THE OTHER PROGRAMS. THE PEOPLE (FOR THE MOST PART) WHO RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES ARE COUNTED IN THE NUMBERS SERVED IN THE OTHER PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE AFGHAN PROGRAM HAS BEEN ROLLED INTO THE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM FOR 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PROCCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IDENTIFYING ANY AREAS IN WHICH A CONFLICT MAY BE PERCEIVED. DOCUMENTATION IS PRESENTED TO THE TREASURER WHO REVIEWS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS WHERE CONFLICTS ARE OR MAY BE PRESENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUBMITS PAY REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE EVALUATED BY THE BOARD. BOARD REVIEWS FOR REASONABLENESS BY COMPARING TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FULL BOARD VOTES ON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON GIVING MATTERS AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.