Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
Donations deductibleLegal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands' network
23 people8 organisationsi23 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (23). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
23 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 23 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Waters | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brad Hornsby | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Cameron R Hoffmeyer | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Christina Sanders | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David A Weil | First Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Diane Davis | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erin Palmer Polly | Second Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Frank Toub | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| James Conley | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| James L Weatherly JR | Member at Large | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joel Lucas | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John T Blankenship | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katie Bell Klinghard | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katie M Zipper | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kondal Reddy | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Margaret Dodson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Melinda Brown | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Misty M PHY | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sharon Crane | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Susan L Kay | Immediate Past President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Traci Brooks | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Trey Reliford | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Walter H Stubbs | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Catlin | Director of Finance | since 2018 |
| Darkenya Waller | Executive Director - Start 3/16/19 | since 2018 |
| David Kozlowski | Director of Advocacy | since 2022 |
| David Tarpley | Lead Attorney | since 2019 |
| Gary Housepian | Executive Director - Through 3/23/19 | 2018 |
| James Fowler | Managing Attorney | since 2023 |
| Laura Brown | Senior Deputy Director | since 2020 |
| Lucinda Smith | Volunteer Lawyers Program | 2018 |
| Marla Williams | Practice Group Lead Attorney | 2024 |
| Russell Overby | Lead Attorney | since 2018 |
| William Bush | Staff Attorney | since 2019 |
| Zachary Oswald | Dep. Director of Client Services | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkenya Waller | Executive Director | 40 | $178k | $7k | |
| William Bush | Staff Attorney | 40 | $114k | $4k | |
| David Kozlowski | Director of Advocacy | 40 | $113k | $30k | |
| Zachary Oswald | Dep. Director of Client Services | 40 | $108k | $18k | |
| Marla Williams | Practice Group Lead Attorney | 40 | $108k | $18k | |
| James Fowler | Managing Attorney | 40 | $104k | $19k | |
| Anna Catlin | Director of Finance | 40 | $100k | $4k | |
| Erin Palmer Polly | Second Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Susan L Kay | Immediate Past President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Walter H Stubbs | President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Trey Reliford | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| James L Weatherly Jr | Member at Large | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Christina Sanders | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| David A Weil | First Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Cameron R Hoffmeyer | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Kondal Reddy | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Joel Lucas | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Brad Hornsby | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Misty M Phy | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Dodson | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Katie M Zipper | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Traci Brooks | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| James Conley | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Diane Davis | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Frank Toub | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Melinda Brown | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Waters | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| John T Blankenship | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Katie Bell Klinghard | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Crane | Director | 0.3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
- EIN
- 620800756
- Address
- 1321 Murfreesboro Pike Ste 400, Nashville, TN, 37217-2665
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- To enforce, advance and defend the civil legal rights of low income and vulnerable people, especially on behalf of elderly, children, victims of domestic violence and persons with disabilities, by providing free, civil legal assistance to help obtain for them the basic necessities of life, including food, shelter, safety and healthcare. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1968
- Principal officer
- Darkenya Waller (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1968
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDiane Davis
≥8years on the filingsJames L Weatherly JR
≥8years on the filingsJohn T Blankenship
≥8years on the filingsKatie Bell Klinghard
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $12.6m
- Total liabilities
- $3.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $14.7m
- Program service revenue
- $7k
- Employees
- 144
- Volunteers
- 545
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.1m | $13.7m | $1.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.