2025-11-03T16:45:37-06:00 2024-06-30 275360847 CROSSLIN PLLC 3803 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 201 NASHVILLE TN 37215 990 2023-07-01 621413808 THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION NASH 6157433000 500 11TH AVENUE NORTH 200 NASHVILLE TN 37203 STEPHANIE COLEMAN PRESIDENT 6157433000 2025-11-03 1 0 RODNEY C BROWER P00168898 6153205500 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEPHANIE COLEMAN 500 11TH AVENUE NORTH 200 NASHVILLE TN 37203 1816517 0 X N/A X 1990 TN THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION COORDINATES EFFORTS WITH BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT. 6 0 0 3 0 0 1712050 1737000 10001 74 59644 79443 0 0 1781695 1816517 1471615 1066013 0 0 0 0 0 0 29953 809 908278 1472424 1974291 309271 -157774 4192067 4586864 904709 1457281 3287358 3129583 X THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THROUGH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION, ENCOURAGE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EFFORTS AROUND EDUCATION, AND TO FACILITATE THE EFFORTS TO COMBAT COMMUNITY DETERIORATION. 0 0 1868360 1066013 EDUCATION AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT:THE AVAILABILITY AND PREPAREDNESS OF THE NASHVILLE AREA'S LABOR FORCE IS THE NUMBER ONE DRIVER OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. THE FOUNDATION'S WORK HELPS ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, TENNESSEE RECONNECT ADULTS, AND CURRENT WORKERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND PREPAREDNESS OF NASHVILLE AREA TALENT.NEW SKILLS READY IN OCTOBER 2020, JPMORGAN CHASE ANNOUNCED NASHVILLE AS ONE OF SIX U.S. SITES SELECTED FOR THE NEW SKILLS READY GRANT, PROVIDING A $7 MILLION INVESTMENT IN NASHVILLE OVER FIVE YEARS. THE GRANT SUPPORTS THE SEAMLESS TRANSITION OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS FROM METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MNPS) INTO POSTSECONDARY TO EARN A CREDENTIAL OR DEGREE AND ENTER A HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND CAREER. THE FOUNDATION IS SERVING AS THE SITE LEAD AND FISCAL AGENT FOR THE GRANT. OTHER PARTNERS INCLUDE MNPS, NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TCAT NASHVILLE, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS, TENNESSEE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS NETWORK, THE SCARLETT FAMILY FOUNDATION, AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY (TCAT) NASHVILLE IS OFFERING TECHNICAL DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH THE NSR INVESTMENT. STUDENTS ATTENDING ACADEMIES OF NASHVILLE SCHOOLS CAN NOW EARN CLOCK HOURS TOWARD TCAT PROGRAMS IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES IN COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CIT) ARE BEING OFFERED IN ALL FOUR NEW SKILLS READY HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR. SINCE THE START OF THE INVESTMENT, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE NEW SKILLS HIGH SCHOOLS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING AT LEAST ONE DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE HAS TRIPLED. THE INVESTMENT SUPPORTS DUAL ENROLLMENT COORDINATION AT NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TCAT-NASHVILLE AS WELL AS COLLEGE AND CAREER COACHES AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS WHO LINK STUDENTS TO ADVANCED COURSEWORK OPPORTUNITIES LIKE DUAL ENROLLMENT.IN JUNE 2023, NEW SKILLS READY PARTNER TENNESSEE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS NETWORK RELEASED A REPORT FUNDED THROUGH THE NSR INVESTMENT THAT MAPS AND ANALYZES TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR THE MOST COMMON POSTSECONDARY DESTINATIONS OF METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES. RELEASED IN JUNE 2023, THE REPORT INCLUDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS TO POSTSECONDARY ACCESS. "POINT OF DEPARTURE: NAVIGATING NASHVILLE AS A COLLEGE COMMUTER" CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.TNCOLLEGEACCESS.ORG/POINT-OF-DEPARTURE. SOCIAL CAPITAL GRANT ALL FOUR NEW SKILLS READY HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN AN ALIGNED INVESTMENT TO NEW SKILLS READY FUNDED BY THE GATES FOUNDATION AND ADMINISTERED BY EDUCATION STRATEGY GROUP (ESG) AROUND SOCIAL CAPITAL. COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS COACHES FACILITATED LESSON PLANS WITH STUDENTS TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY WHO IS IN THEIR NETWORKS AND HOW TO LEVERAGE THEIR NETWORKS TO SUPPORT THEIR CAREER GOALS. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO PRACTICE THEIR NETWORKING AND INTERVIEWING SKILLS WITH CHAMBER MEMBERS AND OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.NASHVILLE RECONNECT NASHVILLE RECONNECT AND THE NASHVILLE TALENT HUB CONTINUE TO SERVE ADULTS RETURNING TO EARN A DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL WITH A FOCUS ON NASHVILLE PROMISE ZONE RESIDENTS. CURRENTLY, NASHVILLE RECONNECT SERVES 834 RECONNECTORS (594 ENROLLED AND 240 PRE-ENROLLED). OF THESE ACTIVE RECONNECTORS, 65% ARE FEMALE, 30% ARE MALE, 50% ARE BLACK, 28% ARE WHITE, AND 6% ARE HISPANIC. THERE HAVE BEEN 40 GRADUATES. NASHVILLE RECONNECT HAS PARTNERED WITH THE FAMILY COLLECTIVE, PART OF UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE, TO CONNECT STUDENTS WHO ARE AT-RISK OF BECOMING UNHOUSED, OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNHOUSED, WITH INTENSIVE SERVICES AND RESOURCES.NASHVILLE FLEX MORE THAN HALF OF NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S STUDENT BODY ENROLL PART-TIME (56%). TENNESSEE'S LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP, TN PROMISE, IS LIMITED TO STUDENTS WHO ENROLL FULL-TIME. RECOGNIZING THESE AND OTHER BARRIERS, TENNESSEE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS NETWORK (TCASN), NASHVILLE STATE, THE NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY'S PEABODY COLLEGE, AND KRESGE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION MADE THE DECISION TO FOCUS ON THE SUCCESS OF PART-TIME STUDENTS WITH A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT CALLED NASHVILLE FLEX. THROUGH NASHVILLE FLEX, PART-TIME STUDENTS RECEIVE $150 PER SEMESTER FOR TEXTBOOKS, $150 MONTHLY FOR TRANSIT AND/OR FOOD, A LOANER LAPTOP, A STRONG PEER NETWORK, AND A DEDICATED ADVISOR WHO PROVIDES MENTORING AND SUPPORT. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, THE CHAMBER HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS RECONNECT AMBASSADORS TO CONNECT POTENTIAL STUDENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AT NASHVILLE STATE AND OTHER COLLEGE CAMPUSES. TN BLU-SKILLSPAN THE CHAMBER LEADS A STATEWIDE COALITION CALLED TN BUSINESS LEADERS UNITED (BLU)-SKILLSPAN THAT FOCUSES ON POLICY ISSUES IMPACTING WORKFORCE ACCESS PART OF A NATIONAL EFFORT LED BY THE NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION. IN 2023, THE TENNESSEE BLU-SKILLSPAN COALITION TRANSITIONED TO BEING CO-LED BY THE CHAMBER AND MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER. THE COALITION PRIORITIZED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES IN 2023: EXPANDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE APPRENTICESHIPS AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING; MOVING TO ONE TUITION LEVEL FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO EXPAND ENROLLMENT; CREATING GREATER ACCESS TO WORK SUPPORTS TO HELP ADULT STUDENTS MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND CARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES WHILE PARTICIPATING IN SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS; CLOSING THE ELIGIBILITY GAP BETWEEN TENNESSEE PROMISE AND TENNESSEE RECONNECT; AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, SHORT-TERM TRAINING.CLEAN SLATE THE CLEAN SLATE PROGRAM IS PART OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK WITH BLU AND SKILLSPAN. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2021 AT NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND IS DESIGNED TO REENGAGE STUDENTS WITH A PAST DUE BALANCE AND MOVE THEM TO COMPLETION OF A DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, AS CURRENT STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW SCHOOLS TO FORGIVE A PAST DUE BALANCE. THIS PILOT HOPES TO SHOW A POSITIVE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF FORGIVING THAT BALANCE. 74 74 1868360 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 TN X X KIMMI HAYES 6157433000 500 11TH AVENUE NORTH SUITE 200 NASHVILLE TN 37203 BERT MATHEWS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON E NICHOLS DIRECTOR, GENERAL COUNSEL, & SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RON SAMUELS CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH SCHULZ DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT 2.00 38.00 X X 0 567092 32120 MILTON JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A MCCABE JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZ AFFLECK DIRECTOR & TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WANDA LYLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 567092 32120 0 0 1 0 0 1737000 1737000 PROGRAM INCOME 900099 74 74 74 79443 79443 1816517 74 0 79443 1066013 1066013 PROGRAMS & EVENTS 904530 802327 72250 29953 INSURANCE & AUDIT 2500 0 2500 0 TAXES, BANK, & OTHER FE 1248 20 1228 0 1974291 1868360 75978 29953 3922689 4316751 269378 269378 0 735 4192067 4586864 150357 124701 754352 1332580 904709 1457281 X 3272358 3129583 15000 0 3287358 3129583 4192067 4586864 X -157774 -1 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 381000 2840000 1996618 1712050 1737074 8666742 381000 2840000 1996618 1712050 1737074 8666742 8666742 1446 59644 79443 140533 8807275 10001 0.98400 0.99150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE TO NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1332580 1332580 X 1816517 0 1816517 0 1816517 1974292 0 1974292 0 1974292 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX POSITIONS FOR THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND DETERMINATION OF WHETHER INCOME IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX; HOWEVER, THE FOUNDATION HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. 1 NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 500 11TH AVENUE NORTH SUITE 200 NASHVILLE TN 37203 620304530 501(C)(6) 1024605 0 K-12 & POST SECONDARY EDUCATION - CAREER READINESS (JPMORGAN CHASE), PARTNERSHIP 2030 INITIATIVE, & POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 120 WHITE BRIDGE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37209 620808901 STATE AGENCY 26462 0 K-12 & POST SECONDARY EDUCATION - CAREER READINESS (JPMORGAN CHASE) TENNESSEE COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS NETWORK 1704 CHARLOTTE AVENUE SUITE 200 NASHVILLE TN 37203 454475679 501(C)(3) 14946 0 K-12 & POST SECONDARY EDUCATION - CAREER READINESS (JPMORGAN CHASE) PART I, LINE 2: ASSISTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION LISTED IN PART II MEETS ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND IS MONITORED THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RALPH SCHULZ DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT 0 567092 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32120 0 599212 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION PROMISES CONFIDENTIALITY TO CONTRIBUTORS UNLESS THEY SPECIFICALLY WAIVE THAT PROMISE. THEREFORE, FOR BOARD REVIEW PURPOSES, SCHEDULE B DOES NOT SPECIFY NAMES OF INVESTORS. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FORM 990 HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PRIOR TO FILING, FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE ANALYZES, REVIEWS, AND ASKS QUESTIONS OF MANAGEMENT AND/OR THE TAX PREPARER BEFORE PROVIDING FINAL APPROVAL OF THE 990 FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED THROUGH ANNUAL DISCLOSURE AND MAKING NOTES FOR ANY FUTURE VOTES REQUIRING ABSENTION BY THE PERSON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B A COMPENSATION STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL 2017 COMPARING INDUSTRY AND ENTITY STATISTICS. MARKET ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE AS NEEDED. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE THROUGH THE RELATED ORGANIZATION AS DISCLOSED ON SCHEDULE J. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING -1. NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 500 11TH AVENUE NORTH SUITE 200 NASHVILLE TN 37203 620304530 EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TN 501(C)(6) N/A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE B 1024605 ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE C 35000 ACTUAL GRANTS RECEIVED