2022-09-09T18:04:37-05:00 2021-12-31 620713250 KRAFTCPAS PLLC 555 GREAT CIRCLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37228 990 2021-01-01 463153789 THE BRANCH OF NASHVILLE INC BRAN 6157525933 41 TUSCULUM RD ANTIOCH TN 37013 MELISSA THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6157525933 2022-09-09 1 MELISSA THOMAS 999009999 FRANCES E LEAHY P00713593 6152427351 2022-09-09 0 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MELISSA THOMAS 41 TUSCULUM RD ANTIOCH TN 37013 3199384 0 X THEBRANCHOFNASHVILLE.ORG X 2013 TN TO NOURISH, EDUCATE, AND EQUIP PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHEAST NASHVILLE COMMUNITY. 6 6 15 3800 0 0 444609 3147191 48094 51330 4 122 -1926 741 490781 3199384 16000 2615770 0 0 201116 282434 0 8600 32279 120181 113643 337297 3020447 153484 178937 194314 399269 0 2238 194314 397031 X TO NOURISH, EDUCATE, AND EQUIP PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHEAST NASHVILLE COMMUNITY THROUGH OPERATING A FOOD PANTRY, PROVIDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, AND ASSISTING WITH REFERRALS TO OTHER NEEDED RESOURCES. 0 0 2789266 2613548 741 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. EACH HOUSEHOLD CAN RECEIVE FOOD ONE TIME PER MONTH. 300 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 11,696 CARTS TOTALING 1,537,000 LBS OF FOOD TO 15,851 PEOPLE IN 2021. THE PANTRY WAS STAFFED WITH TWO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 3800 VOLUNTEERS. 114595 51330 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAM HOSTED 187 STUDENTS FROM AROUND 20 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN 2021. OUR STUDENTS CAME MOSTLY FROM THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA - SPECIFICALLY DAVIDSON, RUTHERFORD, WILSON, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES, BUT WE ALSO HOSTED A SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH NASHVILLE CONNECTIONS IN OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES. OF THE 16 CLASSES - LED BY ONE FULL TIME ENGLISH DIRECTOR/FULL-TIME TEACHER, FIVE PART-TIME TEACHERS, AND ONE ASSISTANT - THREE CLASSES MET IN PERSON, WITH THE OPTION OF ZOOMING IN WHEN NECESSARY, AND 13 MET ONLINE. STUDENTS STUDIED IN LEVELS 0-5 PLUS ADVANCED AND WE OFFERED FREE READING TUTORIALS FOR PRE-LITERACY STUDENTS. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY'S VENTURES CURRICULUM WAS UTILIZED. CLASSES WERE HELD FOR 40 WEEKS, ADDING UP TO ABOUT 120 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION PER STUDENT. IN ADDITION TO OUR TRADITIONAL CLASSES, WE OFFERED OPTIONAL IN-PERSON LIFE SKILLS SIMULATIONS INCLUDING MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, JOB INTERVIEWS, AND PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH BELMONT UNIVERSITY STAFF AND EDUCATION AND ELL STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, BELMONT UNIVERSITY PROVIDED TWO VOLUNTEER INTERNSALONG WITH VOLUNTEER CONVERSATION PARTNERS FOR OUR ONLINE CLASSES. OUR STUDENTS INVESTED ABOUT $4 PER HOUR IN THEIR ENGLISH EDUCATION, AND WE OFFERED SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR BRANCH VOLUNTEERS OR STAFF MEMBERS. FINANCIAL PARTNERS INCLUDED NEW SONG CHURCH, ST. GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL, EZELL FOUNDATION, AND DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION. 2222 2222 MANY AFGHAN REFUGEES HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN THE NASHVILLE AREA STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2021. WHEN THE BRANCH DISCOVERED IN DECEMBER 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 PROJECT WILL CONCLUDE AT THE END OF 2022 WITH AFGHANS BECOMING FOOD PANTRY CLIENTS. THE BRANCH WILL ALSO PROVIDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING CLASSES FREE OF CHARGE TO THE AFGHAN REFUGEES INTO 2023. 2906083 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 TN X MELANIE BAKER 6153301892 41 TUSCULUM RD ANTIOCH TN 37013 MELISSA THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 54135 0 0 MELANIE BAKER CFO - BEGIN SEPT 21 35.00 X 20340 0 0 MICHAEL JONES CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC LEE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLIE MICKLES DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 KEVIN PETERS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHN GONAS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY AGORONAS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 74475 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81113 3066078 2686941 3147191 TUITION REVENUE 611630 51330 51330 51330 122 122 MISCELLANEOUS 624210 741 741 741 3199384 52071 0 122 2615770 2615770 74475 32481 31167 10827 185829 161108 23928 793 22130 16458 4684 988 1300 1300 8600 8600 7311 5523 1788 8857 8857 8715 756 7584 375 8501 1328 6804 369 24058 21563 2302 193 1824 10 1814 5904 5795 100 9 7929 7219 574 136 DELIVERY CHARGES 26845 26845 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 12399 11227 40 1132 3020447 2906083 82085 32279 175206 194213 18728 26350 81113 380 45023 500 68786 16716 0 52070 194314 399269 2238 0 2238 X 194314 324707 72324 194314 397031 194314 399269 178937 23780 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 199684 299771 193729 428139 3147191 4268514 199684 299771 193729 428139 3147191 4268514 4268514 22 25 4 122 173 4268687 51330 1.00000 0.96580 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 1 IN 2021, THE BRANCH BEGAN REPORTING THE VALUE OF NON-CASH FOOD RECEIVED AS CONTRIBUTIONS. 2017 - 2020 CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED WERE CASH ONLY AND HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 1. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 68786 16716 52070 52070 X 3248644 49260 49260 3199384 0 3199384 3069707 49260 49260 3020447 0 3020447 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. 1 FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTIONS 15851 2615570 FAIR MARKET VALUE FOOD PANTRY ITEMS $20 GROCERY STORE GIFT CARDS 10 200 GIFT CARDS 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. X 1537040 2612968 BASED ON $1.70 PER LB X DONATED WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT 5 28800 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): FOOD IS QUANTIFIED BASED ON NUMBER OF POUNDS RECEIVED, NET OF ESTIMATED SPOILAGE 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 TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1: THE BRANCH HAS CHANGED ITS BASIS OF ACCOUNTING FOR TAX PURPOSES FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL TO MATCH THE AUDITED GAAP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ISSUED FOR 2021. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UBI AND THE ADJUSTMENT RELATES PRIMARILY TO CAPITALIZING PRIOR YEAR ASSET ADDITIONS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS IS THE INITIAL YEAR OF AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE SELECTION OF THE CURRENT YEAR AUDIT FIRM.