Nonprofit · EIN 37-1551739
THE CONTRIBUTOR INC
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,919,444 | $1,645,240 | $274,204 | $1,221,543 | $22,804 | $1,198,739 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,487,420 | $1,400,579 | $86,841 | $982,587 | $58,052 | $924,535 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,284,315 | $1,206,375 | $77,940 | $897,746 | $60,052 | $837,694 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,749,269
- of which government grants
- $1,267,315
- Program service revenue
- $141,194
- Investment income
- $16,851
- Net rental income
- $14,319
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$2,189
- Other revenue
- $12,130
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $196,339
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $206,413
- Other salaries and wages
- $702,060
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,082,203
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,948
- Occupancy
- $16,864
- Travel
- $18,904
- Depreciation
- $10,762
- Program services (functional)
- $1,444,440
- Management and general (functional)
- $130,241
- Fundraising (functional)
- $70,559
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $982,587
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,221,543
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $22,804
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,198,739
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $34,496
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,198,739
- Gross receipts
- $1,923,093
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILL CONNELLY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $124,325 | $4,672 |
| CATHY JENNINGS | FINANCE DIRE Officer | 40 | $68,424 | $8,992 |
| AMBER DUVENTRE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE DOEG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE NELSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRY GRAHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW MORRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEMETRIA KALODIMOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KIMBROUGH-HAYES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SHULMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY CHARLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVIN GRAHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YURI CUNZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILL CONNELLY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $120,000 | $2,908 |
| CATHY JENNINGS | BOARD MBR/FI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $65,000 | $7,987 |
| TOM WILLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $45,000 | $7,387 |
| AMBER DUVENTRE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRY GRAHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE DOEG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEMETRIA KALODIMOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEROME MOORE | PART YR BOAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| O WADE NELSON JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADDELL WRIGHT | PART YR BOAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KIMBROUGH-HAYES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SHULMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW MORRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY JENNINGS | BOARD MBR/FI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $64,568 | $7,987 |
| TOM WILLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $39,032 | $7,387 |
| WILL CONNELLY | PART YEAR EX Officer | 40 | $8,308 | $0 |
| KERRY GRAHAM | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER DUVENTRE | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE DOEG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEMETRIA KALODIMOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEROME MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| O WADE NELSON JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADDELL WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KIMBROUGH-HAYES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SHULMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW MORRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 332023, NASHVILLE, TN 37203-7519
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WILL CONNELLY, PO BOX 332023, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
- Signed the 990
- WILL CONNELLY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 499-6829
- Website
- THECONTRIBUTOR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC
Mission
PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THAT FOCUSES ON ISSUES SURROUNDING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY AND IS SOLD BY HOMELESS AND FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ON THE STREET AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PANHANDLING.
Program accomplishments
- OUR C.O.V.E.R. HOUSING NAVIGATION PROGRAM OFFERS PERSON-CENTERED SUPPORT TO OUR VENDORS, FROM OBTAINING IDENTIFICATION AND LIFE-LINE PHONES, TO FINDING AND FURNISHING AN APARTMENT, OUR APPROACH IS TESTED ON THE GROUND EVERY SINGLE DAY AND IS ALSO BACKED UP BY ROBUST LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ACROSS COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. THE HOUSING FIRST MODE HAS SHOWN PROMISING RESULTS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND CHANGING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF UNHOUSED PERSONS. HOWEVER, THE CONTRIBUTOR'S MODEL PROVIDES A CRUCIAL MISSING PIECE: CONSISTENT, REGULAR CONTACT AND SMALL-SCALE AID TO ITS CONSTITUENTS, COMBINED WITH ACTUAL INCOME TO SECURE INTERIM HOUSING AND NECESSITIES. RESEARCH SHOWS OF ALL VENDORS WHO SELL THE CONTRIBUTOR FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE, OVER SEVENTY PERCENT TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.Expenses $1,268,529 · grants $196,339
- WE PRINT A BI-WEEKLY, HYPERLOCAL NEWSPAPER THAT CHALLENGES STEREOTYPES SURROUNDING HOMELESSNESS AND TELLS THE STORIES OF OUR CONTRIBUTOR VENDORS. PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RECEIVE TRAINING AND CREATE THEIR OWN MICRO-BUSINESS BY PURCHASING COPIES OF THE PAPER AND SELLING THEM TO THE PUBLIC. CONTRIBUTOR VENDORS RECEIVE A STARTER PACK THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BEGIN SAFELY SELLING PAPERS IMMEDIATELY, AND A BUS PASS TO RETURN. NOT ONLY DOES THIS INCOME ENCOURAGE DIGNITY AND SELF-ESTEEM AMONG CONTRIBUTOR VENDORS, IT'S ALSO OFTEN THE CRUCIAL LIFELINE BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN NIGHTS ON THE STREETS AND SIGNING THE LEASE ON A HOME TO CALL ONE'S OWN. UNLIKE PANHANDLING, A VENDOR'S PAPER PURCHASES ARE TRACKED IN OUR DATABASE AND CAN BE USED FOR SUBSIDIZED AND TRADITIONAL HOUSING APPLICATIONS.Expenses $175,911 · revenue $141,194
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
- 37-1551739
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,221,543
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,923,093
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,919,444 | $1,645,240 | $1,221,543 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,487,420 | $1,400,579 | $982,587 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,284,315 | $1,206,375 | $897,746 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,249,483 | $1,021,739 | $762,462 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 37-1551739).
Questions about THE CONTRIBUTOR INC
- What is the EIN of THE CONTRIBUTOR INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CONTRIBUTOR INC is 37-1551739.
- Is THE CONTRIBUTOR INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to THE CONTRIBUTOR INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CONTRIBUTOR 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 THE CONTRIBUTOR 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 THE CONTRIBUTOR 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 THE CONTRIBUTOR INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WILL CONNELLY.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CONTRIBUTOR INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,325 (WILL CONNELLY, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does THE CONTRIBUTOR INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,919,444, expenses of $1,645,240 and total assets of $1,221,543 at year end.
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