Tennessee Primary Care Association

What Tennessee Primary Care Association does

Tennessee Primary Care Association (TPCA) is a nonprofit membership association founded in 1976 and headquartered at 710 Spence Lane, Nashville, TN. The organization serves as the collective voice for Tennessee's community health centers, representing 29 member health centers operating more than 200 clinical sites across 71 Tennessee counties. TPCA's members provide primary care to more than 400,000 Tennesseans regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

TPCA's core product set centers on advocacy, education, and customized operational support for member health centers. Key service lines include: (1) the TPCA Community Hub, an online member collaboration platform built on Higher Logic; (2) 14+ peer networking groups organized by role and topic (CEO, CFO, CMO, Operations, Clinical Quality, Dental, Pharmacy, Revenue Cycle, and EHR-specific cohorts for Azara, eClinicalWorks, and NextGen); (3) the UCI Fellowship Programs in Primary Care Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine, supported by 45 annual TPCA scholarships covering $15,500 tuition plus $2,000 employer stipends; (4) an Exclusion and Debarment compliance screening service; (5) the TN Health Center Job Postings recruitment platform; and (6) policy and advocacy representation focused on 340B drug pricing, state and federal budgeting, and related legislation.

TPCA's revenue model combines federal HRSA grant funding (approximately $2.74 million disclosed across multiple awards), membership dues, and partner contributions from a curated ecosystem of strategic partners including Forvis Mazars (financial benchmarking), Peregrine Health (behavioral health integration), and academic institutions. The organization operates with 11-50 employees under a current Interim Co-CEO leadership structure (Becky Grando and Sarah Hill). TPCA's go-to-market is community-led, acquiring and retaining members through advocacy, education, and customized consulting services rather than transactional sales.

Name

Tennessee Primary Care Association

Legal name

Tennessee Primary Care Association

Website

https://tnpca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tennessee Primary Care Association is a nonprofit membership association that advocates for and supports Tennessee's 29 community health centers operating 200+ sites across 71 counties, providing advocacy, education, networking, and workforce programs serving 400,000+ patients.

Ownership category

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Product category

Healthcare Association and Community Health Center Support Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Community health centers
• Primary care advocacy
• Federally qualified health centers
• Health workforce training
• Membership association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Grant Funding: TPCA receives federal funding through HRSA awards totaling approximately $1.37 million annually as part of the Health Center Program. This represents the primary non-governmental funding source supporting TPCA's operations and member services.
2. Membership Services: TPCA provides customized support, consulting services, and education to member health centers through a membership model that includes networking opportunities, toolkits, guides, and templates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TPCA is a statewide membership association that equips Tennessee's community health centers through advocacy, education, and customized support. It represents 29+ member health centers operating 200+ sites across 71 counties, delivers policy and advocacy representation at state and federal levels, runs peer networking groups for health center leadership and staff, and administers workforce development programs including fellowships in behavioral health.

Product overview

TPCA is a membership association providing advocacy, education, networking, and customized support services to Tennessee community health centers. The organization operates the TPCA Community Hub as its member networking platform, facilitates various Health Center Networking Groups for peer learning, administers UCI Fellowship Programs with scholarship support for behavioral health training, offers an Exclusion and Debarment compliance screening service, and provides a Job Postings platform for health center recruitment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Center Networking Groups

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 400,000 Tennesseans receive primary care from member health centers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Peregrine HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeregrine Health is a TPCA Partner providing behavioral health integration services. The organization contributes guest blog content on integrated behavioral health care, psychiatry training, and substance use disorder treatment. Peregrine Health providers work with member health centers to implement behavioral health programs.
• Forvis MazarscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForvis Mazars is a TPCA Partner contributing content on financial topics including key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarking for health centers. Wes Ernst, CPA, provides expertise on financial sustainability and performance measurement.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)coreOthersHRSA is the primary federal funder of the health center program. TPCA receives federal funding through HRSA awards totaling $1,367,898 as part of awards supporting the organization's operations and member health centers.
• GrowWell TNsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrowWell TN provides Maternal Care Coordination Grant funding supporting Hardeman County Community Health Center's Women and Children's Center and maternal health services.
• University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTPCA partners with UCI School of Medicine to offer Train New Trainers (TNT) Fellowship Programs including Primary Care Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. TPCA provides 45 scholarships annually for eligible providers.
• Nashville State Community CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTPCA member Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center partnered with Nashville State Community College through the Ready to Reconnect program to create a healthcare workforce pathway providing clinical experience for medical assisting students.
• University of Tennessee Health Science CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center partners with Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center for AEGD dental residency program.
• Belmont UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelmont University partners with Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center for pharmacy student rotations.
• Vanderbilt UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVanderbilt University nursing and nurse practitioner programs partner with member health centers for clinical training and education.
• Tennessee State UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTennessee State University nursing and nurse practitioner programs partner with member health centers for clinical training and education.
• Tennessee Area Health Education Center (AHEC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTN AHEC Scholars Program provides education and training for graduate students in rural and medically underserved areas, partnering with FQHCs like Matthew Walker for hands-on experience.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC): The national trade association for FQHCs and the body through which most federal CHC policy is shaped. NACHC directly competes with TPCA for relevance in federal advocacy, training, and benchmarking, though it operates at a national rather than state level.
• American Health Quality Association: National membership association for Quality Improvement Organizations and healthcare quality entities. Overlaps with TPCA's Clinical Quality networking group and quality-improvement programming for FQHCs.

Direct peers

• California Primary Care Association (CPCA): State-level membership association for California's community health centers and clinics, providing advocacy, education, and workforce programs. CPCA is structurally the most direct peer to TPCA as a state PCA.
• Georgia Primary Care Association: State PCA for Georgia's FQHCs delivering advocacy, training, and operational support. Comparable in scope and mission to TPCA, differing only by geography.
• Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC): Nonprofit that supports FQHCs and other primary care providers through financing, capacity building, and advocacy, primarily in New York. PCDC overlaps with TPCA in training/consulting and policy advocacy for community health centers.
• Capital Link: National nonprofit that provides capital and operational consulting to FQHCs. It overlaps with TPCA's customized support and Forvis Mazars-style financial benchmarking offerings for health center members.

Regional players

• Health Center Partners of Southern California: Regional consortium of FQHCs and community clinics in Southern California providing advocacy, training, and group purchasing. Comparable in its member-services portfolio, though geographically non-overlapping with TPCA.
• Tennessee Hospital Association: Tennessee's statewide hospital membership association providing advocacy and education to hospitals. While hospitals are not TPCA's members, the two associations overlap in Tennessee-specific policy advocacy and workforce initiatives.

Emerging players

• Community Health Impact Coalition: A coalition of community health providers and allies focused on advocacy and best-practice dissemination. Overlaps with TPCA's advocacy and peer-learning functions but operates as a cross-cutting advocacy network rather than a state PCA.

Others

• Azara Healthcare: Population health and analytics vendor specifically designed for FQHCs, with a TPCA-organized Azara Users networking group. Azara is an enabling technology partner rather than a direct competitor, but is highly comparable as a vendor community serving TPCA's member base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TNPCAforCHCs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tennessee-primary-care-association
• Xx.com/TNPCA

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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