Nonprofit · EIN 62-6048895
TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37217
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $974,352 | $1,010,402 | -$36,050 | $1,902,611 | $27,197 | $1,875,414 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $913,294 | $919,228 | -$5,934 | $2,047,766 | $104,385 | $1,943,381 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $758,231 | $990,772 | -$232,541 | $2,111,668 | $162,353 | $1,949,315 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $909,946
- Investment income
- $64,406
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $28,489
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $327,499
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $427,950
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,132
- Accounting fees
- $10,609
- Occupancy
- $42,619
- Travel
- $12,194
- Depreciation
- $864
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,047,766
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,902,611
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $27,197
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,875,414
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,450
- Gross receipts
- $974,352
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1947
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS BAKER | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $194,840 | $33,149 |
| BRENDA HEIDT | VP OPERATION Officer | 40 | $73,354 | $15,504 |
| HALLIE COLOMBO | VP MEMBER SE Officer | 40 | $59,305 | $21,174 |
| D WHIT ADAMSON | PRESIDENT-EM Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK WIMBERLY | OUTREACH COO Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES REED | ADMINISTRATO Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTY PARHAM | DATA COORDIN Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG PIERCE | COUNSEL Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB MORTENSEN | GOVERNMENT R Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HASKELL | LEGISLATIVE Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE HARDIN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON WARREN | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALLIE STARNES | CHAIRMAN ELE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE DEVAULT | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HUNT | VP TV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID WIDENER | VP RADIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN MCRAE | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALLIE STARNES | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELSEY GRESHAM | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN FORT | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD QUILLEN | DIRECTOR EAS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS PROTZMAN | DIRECTOR EAS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN DUKE | DIRECTOR MID Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSIE JAMES | DIRECTOR MID Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR GEORGE FLINN | DIRECTOR WES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD STARNES | DIRECTOR WES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NIC DUGGER | DIRECTOR ASS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH FORTE | NAB BOARD ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS BAKER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $189,791 | $14,550 |
| BRENDA HEIDT | VP OPERATION Officer | 40 | $74,900 | $4,875 |
| HALLIE COLOMBO | MEMBER SERVI Officer | 40 | $38,714 | $0 |
| D WHIT ADAMSON | PRESIDENT-EM Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK WIMBERLY | OUTREACH COO Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES REED | ADMINISTRATO Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTY PARHAM | DATA COORDIN Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG PIERCE | COUNSEL Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB MORTENSEN | GOVERNMENT R Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HASKELL | LEGISLATIVE Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON WARREN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY RICHARDS | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE HARDIN | CHAIRMAN ELE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE DEVAULT | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WIDENER | VP TV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNEST HARPER | VP RADIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HUNT | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALLIE STARNES | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY GRESHAM | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLE HARTMAN | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD QUILLEN | DIRECTOR EAS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS PROTZMAN | DIRECTOR EAS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MALONE | DIRECTOR MID Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSIE JAMES | DIRECTOR MID Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GEORGE FLINN | DIRECTOR WES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD STARNES | DIRECTOR WES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE EARLY | DIRECTOR ASS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH FORTE | NAB BOARD ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS BAKER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $182,055 | $13,867 |
| BRENDA HEIDT | VP OPERATION Officer | 40 | $72,854 | $0 |
| D WHIT ADAMSON | PRESIDENT-EM Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| HALLIE COLOMBO | MEMBER SERVI Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK WIMBERLY | OUTREACH COO Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES REED | ADMINISTRATO Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTY PARHAM | DATA COORDIN Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG PIERCE | COUNSEL Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HASKELL | TAB LOBBYIST Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY RICHARDS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM TEAGUE | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON WARREN | CHAIRMAN ELE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE DEVAULT | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE HARDIN | VP TV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHIP THOMAS | VP RADIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HUNT | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WIDENER | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNEST HARPER | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLE HARTMAN | DIR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD QUILLEN | DIRECTOR EAS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS PROTZMAN | DIRECTOR EAS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN ANDERSON | DIRECTOR MID Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE STREMLER | DIRECTOR MID Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GEORGE FLINN | DIRECTOR WES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD STARNES | DIRECTOR WES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE EARLY | DIRECTOR ASS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH FORTE | NAB BOARD ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2 INTERNATIONAL PLZ STE 902, NASHVILLE, TN 37217-2087
- In care of
- % WHIT ADAMSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRIS BAKER, TWO INTERNATIONAL PLAZA DR STE 902, NASHVILLE, TN 37217
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS BAKER, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (615) 365-1840
- Website
- WWW.TABTN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC
Mission
TO ADVANCE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INTENDED TO EDUCATE BROADCASTERS TO ASSIST THEM IN BETTER SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND TO FOSTER STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BROADCASTERS, THE CITIZENS OF TENNESSEE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND FEDERAL AND TENNESSEE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICIALS.
Program accomplishments
- THE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (THE "ASSOCIATION") HAS LONG MAINTAINED A NONCOMMERCIAL SUSTAINING ANNOUNCEMENT PROGRAM ("NCSA PROGRAM") THROUGH WHICH MEMBER AND NONMEMBER RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE STATE VOLUNTARILY DONATE AIRTIME WHICH THE ASSOCIATION, UNDER THE PROGRAM, MAKES AVAILABLE TO GOVERNMENTAL AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE STATE-WIDE COVERAGE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS WHICH BENEFIT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NCSA PROGRAM, THESE ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS PAY THE ASSOCIATION CUSTOMARILY A FRACTION OF WHAT IT WOULD COST THESE ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PURCHASE THE AIRTIME FROM INDIVIDUAL STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AT NORMAL COMMERCIAL RATES. THE MONIES RECEIVED BY THE ASSOCIATION ARE USED BY THE ASSOCIATION SOLELY FOR ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES, SUCH AS CONDUCTING SEMINARS FOR STATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. IMPORTANTLY, THE NCSA PROGRAM SERVES TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENTAL AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-6048895
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,902,611
- Income (IRS master file)
- $974,352
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $974,352 | $1,010,402 | $1,902,611 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $913,294 | $919,228 | $2,047,766 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $758,231 | $990,772 | $2,111,668 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $889,947 | $871,270 | $2,391,710 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 62-6048895).
Questions about TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
- What is the EIN of TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS is 62-6048895.
- Is TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1965.
- Are donations to TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 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 TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 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 TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 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 TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRIS BAKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $194,840 (CHRIS BAKER, PRESIDENT/CE).
- How much revenue does TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $974,352, expenses of $1,010,402 and total assets of $1,902,611 at year end.
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