UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

250 VENTURE CIR, NASHVILLE, TN 37228-1604

In care of

% MARY WIGGINS

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

MATT LIM, 250 VENTURE CIRCLE, NASHVILLE, TN 37228

Signed the 990

MATT LIM, CFO

Phone

(615) 255-8501

Website

WWW.UNITEDWAYNASHVILLE.ORG

Mission

UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE UNITES THE COMMUNITY AND MOBILIZES RESOURCES SO THAT EVERY CHILD, INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THRIVES.

Program accomplishments

• THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDING PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING SUPPORT TO 184 NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN CHEATHAM, DAVIDSON, DICKSON, HICKMAN, HOUSTON, MONTGOMERY, STEWART, ROBERTSON, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES, TN. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY PROVIDING MEASURABLE CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR OR CONDITION IN THREE FOCUS AREAS - EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTH. HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES IN THESE AREAS ARE: EDUCATION-94% OF PRE-K CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE READ TO SUCCEED EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM ASSESSED KINDERGARTEN READY. FINANCIAL STABILITY-11,000 FAMILIES BENEFITTED FROM FREE TAX PREPARATION WHICH SAVED FAMILIES MORE THAN $2.75M IN FILING FEES. HEALTH-MORE THAN 374,000 INDIVIDUALS HAD THEIR BASIC NEEDS MET THROUGH FOOD, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR SHELTER REQUESTS.
  Expenses $10,697,184 · grants $8,097,677
• UNITED WAY ADMINISTERS RYAN WHITE PART B FUNDING THAT IS AWARDED TO STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA). THIS GRANT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING HIV CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES (NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, FOOD BANK/HOME-DELIVERED MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT) TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. WITH THESE DOLLARS THE PROGRAM CAN SERVE OVER 2,900 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY.
  Expenses $5,084,350 · grants $3,824,914
• DURING THE ANNUAL UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN, SOME DONORS CHOOSE TO DIRECTLY DESIGNATE SOME PORTION OF THEIR GIFT TO A SPECIFIC NON-PROFIT AGENCY OR UNITED WAY IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY. DESIGNATED GIFTS ARE AGGREGATED AND ARE THEN PAID TO THE AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY ARE COLLECTED, SUBJECT ONLY TO A MODEST ADMINISTRATIVE FEE TO HELP SUPPORT THE COST OF THE UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN. THE DESIGNATED GIFTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE RECIPIENT AGENCIES WITHOUT RESTRICTION, FOR USE AS DETERMINED BY THE AGENCY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATED GIFTS, AGENCIES MUST BE TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 5013, HAVE A HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOCUS, AND HAVE A PRESENCE IN THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE COMMUNITY.
  Expenses $2,784,425 · grants $2,784,425 · revenue $198,850
• IN DECEMBER 2023, THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA WAS HIT WITH TORNADOES, ONCE AGAIN CALLING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND DISASTER RESPONSE INTO ACTION. WE OPENED UP A TORNADO RESPONSE FUND WHICH CARRIED INTO 2024 FOR DEPLOYMENT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED. WITH LONG-TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS STILL NEEDED, UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE SERVES AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR BOTH THE DAVIDSON COUNTY LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUP AND THE CLARKSVILLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUP.
  Expenses $1,119,373 · grants $1,109,358
• THE NASHVILLE ALLIANCE FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE (NAFI) IS A COALITION OF PROFESSIONALS HELPING WORKING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BUILD ASSETS FOR LONG-LASTING FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. NAFI PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MORE THAN 50 LOCAL NONPROFITS ON TOPICS RELATED TO FINANCES AND CONVENES MULTI-SECTOR PARTNERS TO EFFECTIVELY PROBLEM-SOLVE TO CHANGE COMMUNITY CONDITIONS. FREE FEDERAL INCOME TAX PREPARATION IS OFFERED THROUGH VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) SITES SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT HOUSEHOLDS EARNING $84,000 OR LESS. THIS SERVICE ENSURES FILERS CLAIM ALL THEIR ELIGIBLE CREDITS. IN 2025, VITA SITES HELPED 11,130 FAMILIES COLLECT OVER $12.7 MILLION IN TOTAL FEDERAL REFUNDS AND SAVE $3.8 MILLION IN FILING FEES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, UWGN OPERATES THE CITY'S FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER (FEC). THE CENTER PROVIDES FREE ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND TEACHES CLIENTS HOW TO OPEN SAFE AND AFFORDABLE BANK ACCOUNTS, ESTABLISH AND INCREASE CREDIT SCORES, REDUCE DEBT, AND INCREASE SAVINGS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH WELLS FARGO, THE FEC RECEIVED A $300,000 INVESTMENT TO INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY AND DEPLOY COMMUNITY-BASED MOBILE COUNSELORS. WELLS FARGO ALSO PROVIDED A ONE-TIME $20,000 GIFT TO SUPPORT MOVING MEN FORWARD, A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO EXPAND MALE PARTICIPATION IN FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND STRENGTHEN OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE FECS HAVE ASSISTED AND HELPED OVER 11,545 CLIENTS REDUCE DEBT BY OVER $38.6 MILLION AND INCREASE SAVINGS BY OVER $6.4 MILLION THROUGH MORE THAN 36,344 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS. IN 2019, UWGN BECAME THE INTERMEDIARY FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND MONITOR GRANTEES THROUGH SNAP EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING. IN 2023, UNITED WAY TRANSITIONED INTO THE STATEWIDE INTERMEDIARY ROLE, SERVING ALL 95 COUNTIES ACROSS TENNESSEE THROUGH THIS FEDERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN 2025, 1,242 SNAP EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED, 526 PARTICIPANTS OBTAINED AN INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL, AND 469 PARTICIPANTS ARE NOW GAINFULLY EMPLOYED THROUGHOUT UWGN'S NINE-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. MOSTLY ALL PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS HAD NO INCOME AND/OR NO REPORTABLE INCOME PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION.
  Expenses $3,991,958 · grants $2,334,006
• PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP, BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START, CAN CALL THE 2-1-1 COMMUNITY SERVICES HELP LINE TO SPEAK WITH A COMMUNITY RESOURCE SPECIALIST WITH ACCESS TO A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF RESOURCES ACROSS OUR 42-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THE 2-1-1 HOTLINE HAS TAKEN MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION CONTACTS SINCE 2004. TOP NEEDS FREQUENTLY IDENTIFIED ARE FOOD, UTILITIES, RENT PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, AND TAX PREPARATION SITE INFORMATION. 2-1-1 ALSO SERVES AS THE ENTRY POINT FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES THROUGH THE NASHVILLE ALLIANCE FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE SITES.
  Expenses $783,484 · grants $610,053
• EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2013, UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE PARTNERS WITH GOVERNOR'S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION AND THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION TO IMPLEMENT THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE PROGRAM IN DAVIDSON, WILLIAMSON AND SUMNER COUNTIES. IMAGINATION LIBRARY DELIVERS ONE HIGH-QUALITY AND AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK EACH MONTH TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE FIVE, AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF INCOME. WITH IMAGINATION LIBRARY COMPLEMENTING THE READ TO SUCCEED PROGRAM, UNITED WAY WILL BE ABLE TO DISPLAY A CLEAR PATH TO LITERACY FOR CHILDREN BEGINNING AT BIRTH.
  Expenses $1,209,549 · grants $1,092,002
• THREE OUT OF FOUR NASHVILLE THIRD GRADERS ARE NOT READING AT GRADE LEVEL, A CHALLENGE NASHVILLE HAS WRESTLED WITH FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES. UNITED WAY SERVES AS THE LEAD CONVENER FOR A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE CALL RAISING READERS NASHVILLE (FORMERLY BLUEPRINT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SUCCESS). WE ARE CULTIVATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL CHILDREN CAN GROW THE READING SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE BY IMPROVING THE SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT NASHVILLE'S FAMILIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN. THIS WORK EMPOWERS UNITED WAY'S EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE, READ TO SUCCEED (RTS). RTS UNITES EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS TO ALIGN KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR LIFELONG ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. RTS PARTNERS WITH LOCAL CHILDCARE CENTERS SERVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO PREPARE FOR SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN. RTS SERVES OVER 800 STUDENTS WHERE 93% OF THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS ARE AT DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL. BEFORE THE START OF THIS PROGRAM, ONLY 33% OF FOUR-YEAR-OLDS IN THESE CENTERS TESTED AT AVERAGE OR HIGHER ON KINDERGARTEN READINESS ASSESSMENTS. IN THE SPRING OF 2022, 90% AND 92% OF THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS MET THEIR LITERACY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS, RESPECTIVELY. READ TO SUCCEED HAS DEMONSTRATED A SUCCESS RATE OF 90% OR HIGHER SINCE 2007. UNITED WAY IMPLEMENTS A COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAM TO RTS TO SUPPORT FIRST-THROUGH-THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS, RAISE YOUR HAND (RYH). RYH IS A STATE OF TENNESSEE APPROVED TUTORING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TUTORING SERVICES IN THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE REGION. RYH SUPPORTS EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION OF FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADERS, MATCHING TUTORS WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE PERFORMING BELOW GRADE LEVEL IN READING AND MATH. VOLUNTEERS TUTOR IN CLASSROOMS AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING SUMMER. IN SPRING 2022, METRO NASHVILLE COUNCIL APPROVED AND AWARDED UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE OVER $5.3 MILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING TO INCREASE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES' ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILDCARE-A LONGSTANDING CRISIS ACROSS GREATER NASHVILLE. UNITED WAY CONTINUES TO LEVERAGE METRO NASHVILLE FUNDING TO STABILIZE TWELVE (12) CHILDCARE CENTER PROVIDERS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ON A SLIDING SCALE, REPRESENTING A POPULATION OF FAMILIES SERVED WHO LIVE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, AND THOSE ENROLLED IN THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ("DHS") SMART STEPS CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ("SMART STEPS"). THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS ALL TEN (10) READ TO SUCCEED SITES AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED CHILDCARE CENTERS, INCENTIVIZING PROVIDERS FOR THE FIRST TIME TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES IN THIS DEMOGRAPHIC. THESE FUNDS HELP TO FILL THE GAP BETWEEN THE TRUE COST OF HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE AND WHAT PARENTS CAN AFFORD TO PAY AND THE STATE'S INCREASING YET INADEQUATE REIMBURSEMENT RATE. AFTER NEARLY 20 MONTHS, UNITED WAY HAS DEPLOYED NEARLY $3 MILLION TO ERADICATE THE FINANCIAL LOSS ABSORBED BY CENTERS ANNUALLY.
  Expenses $3,171,437 · grants $2,185,784
• THE MAJORITY OF PROGRAM ASSISTANCE INCLUDED HERE ARE ONE-TIME GIFTS OF BASIC NEEDS ITEMS, BOOKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, INFANT CARE ITEMS, ETC. TO PARTNER AGENCIES OF UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE. DURING OUR QUARTERLY DAYS OF ACTION, BOTH MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS AND IN-KIND ITEMS ARE COLLECTED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF HIGHLIGHTING ONE OF OUR IMPACT AREAS (EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, OR HEALTH). VOLUNTEERS JOIN IN THE EFFORTS TO RAISE MONEY, SUPPLIES, AND AWARENESS FOR THOSE PARTNER AGENCIES SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN THAT SPECIFIC IMPACT AREA. THE PROCEEDS, IN THE FORM OF IN-KIND ITEMS, ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THOSE AGENCIES.
  Expenses $279,996 · grants $152,428
• IN 2025, UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE FAMILY COLLECTIVE AND ITS LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SIEMER INSTITUTE TO STRENGTHEN THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE WORK FOCUSED ON FAMILY HOUSING STABILITY, COACHING, AND NAVIGATION. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FRIST FOUNDATION AND THE JOE C. DAVIS FOUNDATION, UNITED WAY INVESTED IN PARTNERS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY, HELPING MORE THAN 150 FAMILIES ACCESS SUPPORT TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING, INCREASE INCOME, AND REDUCE THE RECURRENCE OF HOUSING INSTABILITY. THROUGH THESE PARTNER-LED EFFORTS, 60 FAMILIES OBTAINED AND MAINTAINED HOUSING AND 35 FAMILIES INCREASED INCOME STABILITY. UNITED WAY ALSO USED FUNDING FROM COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COORDINATED PREVENTION AND DIVERSION EFFORT DESIGNED TO LOOK UPSTREAM, IDENTIFY HOUSING RISKS EARLIER, AND CONNECT FAMILIES TO RESOURCES BEFORE INSTABILITY BECOMES A CRISIS. ACROSS THIS WORK, UNITED WAY SERVED AS A CONVENER AND FACILITATOR OF CHANGE BY BRINGING PARTNERS TOGETHER, STRENGTHENING ALIGNMENT ACROSS AGENCIES, AND NURTURING A STRONGER COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOCUSED ON FAMILY STABILITY. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS REFLECT BOTH THE DIRECT IMPACT PARTNERS ARE HAVING WITH FAMILIES AND UNITED WAY'S BROADER ROLE IN CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS, BETTER COORDINATION, AND INCREASED ACCESS TO LOCAL SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT.
  Expenses $899,849 · grants $679,888
• HANDS ON INSPIRES PEOPLE TO SERVE THEIR NEIGHBORS AND MAKES IT EASY FOR THEM TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. HANDS ON FINDS VOLUNTEERS FOR MORE THAN 200 SCHOOLS AND NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE'S SERVICE AREA, WITH A FOCUS ON DAVIDSON, WILLIAMSON, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. IN 2025, MORE THAN 11,500 VOLUNTEERS SIGNED UP FOR 25,400 SERVICE ACTIVITIES BENEFITING OUR NEIGHBORS, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC SPACES THROUGH HANDS ON'S COMMUNITY PARTNER, GEEKCAUSE, CORPORATE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, AND DISASTER PROGRAMS. TOGETHER, THEY DEDICATED MORE THAN 63,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
  Expenses $2,049,249 · grants $234,773 · revenue $7,850

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

62-0533104

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1975

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T70)

Assets (IRS master file)

$68,076,552

Income (IRS master file)

$48,931,622

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 62-0533104).

Questions about UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC

What is the EIN of UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC is 62-0533104.

Is UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.

Are donations to UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MATT LIM.

Who are the officers and directors of UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 56 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $389,940 (ERICA MITCHELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO).

How much revenue does UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $33,469,440, expenses of $37,359,262 and total assets of $68,076,552 at year end.

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