THE JASON FOUNDATION INC
EIN 62-1714715 · Human Service Organizations (P20)
What they do
THE JASON FOUNDATION, INC. (JFI) is DEDICATED to THE AWARENESS and PREVENTION of YOUTH and YOUNG ADULT SUICIDE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS and RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, and THE COMMUNITY to BE BETTER ABLE to RECOGNIZE and ASSIST AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS.
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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders31 people are listed in the latest report.
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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $181,730 for MICHELE RAY (CEO/TREAS/BO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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MICHELE RAYCEO/TREAS/BO
CLARK FLATTPRESIDENT/BO
DEANNE RAYEMPLOYEE BOA
BRETT MARCIELDEPUTY EXEC.
BRANDI RAYEMPLOYEE BOA
DAVID MARTINEMPLOYEE BOA
JOHN FLATTVICE PRESIDE
JIM SCHNUCKBOARD MEMBER
WILLIAM HELOUBOARD MEMBER
JIM SHAHEENBOARD MEMBER
JOHN HOLLINSWORTHBOARD MEMBER
KATHY BOLMERPART YR BOAR
MATT HULLANDERBOARD MEMBER
MATT WILTSHIREBOARD MEMBER
MIKE GARONEBOARD MEMBER
NICKI TESSLERBOARD MEMBER
SANDY WEBSTERBOARD VICE C
TERRY BRIDGESPART YR BOAR
JEAN SCALLONBOARD MEMBER
GENERAL THURBERT BAKERBOARD MEMBER
GENERAL PAUL SUMMERSBOARD MEMBER
GENERAL JONATHAN SKRMETTIBOARD MEMBER
GENERAL JIM HOODBOARD MEMBER
GENERAL ALBERTO GONZALESBOARD MEMBER
CONNIE FLATTSECRETARY/BO
COACH PHILLIP FULMERBOARD MEMBER
COACH JOE FRANKSBOARD MEMBER
COACH CRAIG BOHLBOARD MEMBER
CINDY SHERIFFBOARD CHAIR
CHUCK MCDOWELLBOARD MEMBER
BRUCE WALDOBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1997
- Location
- 18 VOLUNTEER DRIVE, HENDERSONVILLE, TN 37075
- County
- Sumner
- In care of
- CLARK FLATT
- Primary officer
- CLARK FLATT, PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMB
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Human Service Organizations (P20)
- IRS tax category
- Human Service Organizations