Program areas at Persist Nashville
Persist provided professional coaching to more than 1300 students to help them enroll, Persist and graduate college. Those students, who attend more than 100 colleges and universities, enrolled at a rate 20% higher than peers and persisted at rates 13% higher than their peers.
Persist provided more than 52,000 in emergency microgrants to more than 400 students to ensure that no unexpected financial expense prevented them from enrolling, persisting, or completing their postsecondary degree.
Persist developed more than 15 student leaders through its peer mentoring program and college internships. These students hosted on-campus events, meals, and study groups that engaged more than 400 students in 2023. Additionally, in collaboration other local college access organizations, Persist supported mnps students in completing fafsa and tn promise applications in order to qualify and maintain eligibility for state financial aid.
Who funds Persist Nashville
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Persist Nashville
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Jennifer Hill | Chief of Staff | $0 | 2024-01-10 |
| Scott Campbell | Executive Director | $103,782 | 2024-01-24 |
| Gabe Marrero | Director of Data and Technology | | 2024-01-10 |
| Megan Joins | Director | | 2024-01-10 |
| Laurie Brown | Board Member | $0 | 2024-01-10 |
| ...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for Persist Nashville
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,370,781 | $443,603 | 209% |
| Program services | $138,252 | $241,700 | -42.8% |
| Investment income and dividends | $24 | $54 | -55.6% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $15,063 | $0 | 999% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $1,027 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $1,525,147 | $685,357 | 122.5% |
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Data update history
January 11, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 15 new personnel
January 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from City Fund Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 301 Plus Park Blvd Suite 300
- Nashville, TN 37217
- Metro area
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- County
- Davidson County, TN
- Website URL
- persistnashville.org/Â
- Phone
- (615) 314-5358
IRS details
- EIN
- 84-2348884
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2019
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B80: Student Services and Organizations of Students
- NAICS code, primary
- 611710: Educational Support Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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