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Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

Tirrc is a statewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration.

$650k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$205k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Public Benefit$1.3MCivil Rights$646kHuman Services$343kPhilanthropy$330kCrime & Legal$274kHealth$194kArts & Culture$52kReligion$35kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $622,200, the rows itemized in this filing. The $649,524 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $27,324 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k10 grants · $242k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $380k
$30,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$9.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TIRRC VOTES$205,200
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$100,000
CIVIC TN$75,000
TIDES CENTER I BELONG FUND$40,000
HCA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION$35,000
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS$35,000
NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE$30,000
DR BRONNER'S FAMILY FOUNDATION$25,000
NISSAN FOUNDATION$25,000
PRESBYTERIAN HUNGER FUND$17,000
UNITED WE DREAM$15,000
CCCFIRM$10,000
DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $875k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 79% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%TIDES CENTER I BELONG FUND: $140k → 10%CENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESSEE: $23k → 12%LA PAZ DE DIOS INC: $23k → 12%SOUTHEAST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS NETWORK: $92k → 13%NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS: $35k → 14%TIDES CENTER I BELONG FUND: $40k → 10%CENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESSEE: $12k → 12%LA PAZ DE DIOS INC: $10k → 12%LATINO MEMPHIS: $13k → 17%NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS: $30k → 14%CENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESSEE: $10k → 12%LA PAZ DE DIOS INC: $10k → 12%LATINO MEMPHIS: $8k → 17%CENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESSEE: $10k → 12%LA PAZ DE DIOS INC: $8k → 12%API MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $50k → 14%JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS: $158k → 14%CONEXION AMERICAS: $35k → 14%JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS: $35k → 14%CONEXION AMERICAS: $22k → 14%JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS: $22k → 14%CONEXION AMERICAS: $15k → 14%JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS: $15k → 14%ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOC NASHVILLE: $20k → 14%ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOC NASHVILLE: $13k → 14%ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOC NASHVILLE: $13k → 14%ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOC NASHVILLE: $10k → 14%ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOC NASHVILLE: $6k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
CA
KY
TN
NC
DC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.5M · 20 repeat orgs$630k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
18

Total granted

$2.5M
$430k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+73%
+90%

Still filing today

80%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $200k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesCivil RightsArts & CulturePhilanthropyReligionEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TV
    TIRRC VOTES
    7× · 2018–2024 · $1.3M · revenue +345% · 47% of their budget
  • TJ
    TENNESSEE JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS
    4× · 2018–2022 · $230k · revenue +429%
  • TE
    THE EQUITY ALLIANCE
    4× · 2018–2021 · $225k · revenue +665%

Funded once

  • FI
    Florida Immigrant Coalition Inc
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue -11%
  • SI
    SOUTHEAST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS NETWORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $92k · revenue +64% · 45% of their budget
  • AM
    API MIDDLE TENNESSEE
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +14% · 57% of their budget
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

Tirrc is a statewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration. our mission is to build power, amplify our voices, and organize communities to advocate for our rights. our vision is a stronger, more inclusive tennessee where people of all…

Civil Rights
2
Latino Political Network
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3
Asian American Advocacy Alliance
Community Improvement
4
Texas Immigration Law Council

It is the mission of the Texas Immigration Law Council to protect and promote the basic rights of immigrants and refugees of all nationalities within Texas.

Civil Rights
5
Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence

Assist domestic violence and sexual assault programs, law enforcement, courts, community organizations and the general public: training and technical assistance.

—
6
Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights

VACIR is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic coalition of organizations that exists to win dignity, power and quality of life for all immigrant and refugee communities.

Human Services
7
Legal Aid of East Tennessee

Legal aid of east tennessee provides legal representation, legal education, and other civil legal services for the low-income population in our community through advocacy of all types.

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8
National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications Foundation
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9
La Comunidad Inc

Legal, immigration and community organizing

—
10
Never Again Action

To educate the general public and public officials about the united states immigration policy and the need to prevent anything like the holocaust from ever happening again, training and leadership development of immigrant leaders and…

—
11
Black Alliance for Just Immigration

The organization provides public education on the issues related to fair and just immigration policies.

Arts & Culture
12
Center for the Integration & Advancement of New Americans Inc

To reach out to marginalized new immigrants and provide them with language and culturally competent social services in order to facilitate their successful integration into the larger american community. over the years, we have created a…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors; the most unlike its peers is Nissan Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 43 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
23/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TIRRC VOTES: $1,272,200 · Civil RightsTIRRC VOTESTHE EQUITY ALLIANCE: $225,000 · Civil RightsTHE EQUITY ALLIANCEFlorida Immigrant Coalition Inc: $100,000 · Civil RightsFlorida Immigrant Coalition IncCIVIC TN: $75,000 · Civil RightsNational Domestic Workers Alliance Inc: $60,000 · Civil Rights+3 more: $46,300 · Civil RightsTENNESSEE JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS: $229,636 · Human ServicesTENNESSEE JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIG…TIDES CENTER: $180,000 · Human ServicesTIDES CENTERSOUTHEAST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS NETWORK INC: $91,900 · Human ServicesSOUTHEAST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS NET…CONEXION AMERICAS: $72,000 · Human ServicesCONEXION AMERICASNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS: $65,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW A…ETHIOPIAN COMM ASSOCIATION OF NASHVILLE: $61,000 · Human ServicesETHIOPIAN COMM ASSOCIATION OF …CENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESSEE: $54,500 · Human ServicesCENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESS…LA PAZ DE DIOS INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesLA PAZ DE DIOS INCAPI MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $50,000 · Human ServicesAPI MIDDLE TENNESSEE+2 more: $30,500 · Human ServicesSILOAM HEALTH: $84,182 · OtherSILOAM HEAL…NISSAN FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherNISSAN FOUN…PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH USA A CORP: $34,000 · OtherPRESBYTERIA…SOLIDARITY DEVELOPMENT LIGHT ASSOCIATION: $33,000 · OtherSOLIDARITY …AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMT COMM KNOX: $28,000 · OtherAFRICAN WOM…PROGRESSIVE PARTNERS ALLIANCE: $16,000 · OtherMURFREESBORO MUSLIM YOUTH INC: $24,500 · OtherMURFREESBOR…AMERICAN MUSLIM ADVISORY COUNC: $15,000 · Other+7 more: $62,218 · Other+7 moreThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc: $100,000 · PhilanthropyDr Bronners Family Foundation: $50,000 · PhilanthropyIMF COMMUNITY FUND INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyHCA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $60,000 · EducationDOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationCHATTERBIRD: $30,000 · Arts & CultureETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IN MEMPHIS ECAM: $15,000 · Arts & CultureNASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT: $8,500 · Arts & CultureTENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER INC: $34,000 · Crime & Legal
Civil Rights$1,778,500Human Services$884,536Other$346,900Philanthropy$160,000Education$80,000Arts & Culture$53,500Crime & Legal$34,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTIRRC VOTES: $1,272,200 over 7y, 47% of budgetTENNESSEE JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS: $229,636 over 4y, 16% of budgetTHE EQUITY ALLIANCE: $225,000 over 4y, 24% of budgetTIDES CENTER: $180,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFlorida Immigrant Coalition Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHEAST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS NETWORK INC: $91,900 over 1y, 45% of budgetSILOAM HEALTH: $84,182 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCIVIC TN: $75,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetCONEXION AMERICAS: $72,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS: $65,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetETHIOPIAN COMM ASSOCIATION OF NASHVILLE: $61,000 over 5y, 20% of budgetNational Domestic Workers Alliance Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHCA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESSEE: $54,500 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetNISSAN FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetLA PAZ DE DIOS INC: $50,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetDr Bronners Family Foundation: $50,000 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetAPI MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $50,000 over 1y, 57% of budgetTENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER INC: $34,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetMURFREESBORO MUSLIM YOUTH INC: $24,500 over 2y, 11% of budgetLATINO MEMPHIS INC: $20,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetORGANIZE ACTION: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN MUSLIM ADVISORY COUNC: $15,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetUNITED WE DREAM NETWORK INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER: $11,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOLA LAKEWAY: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetNASHVILLE ORGANIZED FOR ACTION AND HOPE: $10,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetCENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMF COMMUNITY FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 35% of budgetNASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT: $8,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHATTANOOGANS IN ACTION FOR LOVE EQUALITY AND BENEVOLENCE: $8,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundat…The Healing Trust For…United Way of Middle …The Dan and Margaret …National Immigration …Joe C Davis FoundationVanderbilt UniversityUnidosusNEO Philanthropy IncCivic TnSouthern Coalition fo…The Education Trust I…
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN24.2× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Inc · National Immigration Law Center · Joe C Davis Foundation · Vanderbilt University · Unidosus · NEO Philanthropy Inc · Civic Tn · Southern Coalition for Social Justice · The Education Trust Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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