Nonprofit · EIN 62-1497469
BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37220
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $643,808 | $126,885 | $516,923 | $3,619,908 | $491,000 | $3,128,908 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $458,894 | $124,016 | $334,878 | $3,636,985 | $1,025,000 | $2,611,985 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,113,364 | $85,045 | $1,028,319 | $2,277,107 | $0 | $2,277,107 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $557,696
- of which government grants
- $516,465
- Program service revenue
- $3,706
- Investment income
- $80,326
- Other revenue
- $2,080
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,000
- Accounting fees
- $19,850
- Depreciation
- $1,140
- Program services (functional)
- $126,885
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,636,985
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,619,908
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $491,000
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,128,908
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,357,126
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,128,908
- Gross receipts
- $643,808
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1992
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAY BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM LAWRENCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JAMES A BLAIR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MALCOLM LILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMUEL ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| R BRANDON HULETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIMMY PICKEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN RODDEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRADLEY T GERICKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARY ALLYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GREG BRIGGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HOWARD MANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARDS HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GREG WADE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES KAY JR | COO Officer | 7 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOBBY WHITSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PRESTON BAIN | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT CHILTON | SECRETARY Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAY BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN BANKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SIDNEY MCALISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHILLIP DUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM LAWRENCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM OZIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES A BLAIR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MALCOLM LILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DWIGHT PITTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMUEL ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT CHILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| R BRANDON HULETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIMMY PICKEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN RODDEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRADLEY T GERICKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARY ALLYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES KAY JR | COO Officer | 7 | $0 |
| BOBBY WHITSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JIM ATKINSON MD | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PRESTON BAIN | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN ALLYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CLAY BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN BANKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SIDNEY MCALISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHILLIP DUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM LAWRENCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PETE MCALISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELLEN DUER MCCLANAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL OZIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES A BLAIR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MALCOLM LILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DWIGHT PITTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMUEL ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT CHILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| R BRANDON HULETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIMMY PICKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN RODDEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAM WHITSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES KAY JR | COO Officer | 7 | $0 |
| BOBBY WHITSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JIM ATKINSON MD | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PRESTON BAIN | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4700 LEALAND LN, NASHVILLE, TN 37220-1039
- In care of
- % JAMES KAY JR
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 222 Second Ave North Suite 340-M, Nashville TN 37201
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JAMES D KAY JR, 4700 LEALAND LANE, NASHVILLE, TN 37220
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Bill Ozier, 222 Second Ave North Suite 340-M, Nashville TN 37201
- Signed the 990
- JAMES D KAY JR, COO
- Phone
- (615) 405-9000
- Return prepared by
- LBMC PC
Mission
THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE PRESERVATION SOCIETY, INC. (BONPS) WAS FORMED IN 1992 BY A GROUP OF NASHVILLIANS WHO RECOGNIZED THAT THE LAST REMNANTS OF THE BATTLEFIELD WERE QUICKLY DISAPPEARING, AND THAT THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE WAS POORLY UNDERSTOOD BY BOTH NASHVILLIANS AND VISITORS ALIKE.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATING NASHVILLIANS AND VISITORS ABOUT THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE AND PRESERVING THE BATTLEFIELD ON WHICH THE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT.Expenses $126,885 · revenue $5,786
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
- 62-1497469
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,619,908
- Income (IRS master file)
- $643,808
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $643,808 | $126,885 | $3,619,908 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $458,894 | $124,016 | $3,636,985 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,113,364 | $85,045 | $2,277,107 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $795,473 | $39,920 | $1,248,788 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Bill Ozier | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: James D Kay Jr | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: James Kay | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 62-1497469).
Questions about BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC
- What is the EIN of BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC is 62-1497469.
- Is BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST 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 BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST 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 BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST 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 BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JAMES D KAY JR.
- Who are the officers and directors of BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BATTLE OF NASHVILLE TRUST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $643,808, expenses of $126,885 and total assets of $3,619,908 at year end.
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