Tennessee Municipal League

What Tennessee Municipal League does

Tennessee Municipal League (TML) is a nonprofit membership association founded in 1945 and headquartered at 226 Anne Dallas Dudley Blvd., Suite 710, Nashville, Tennessee, that serves as the statewide advocacy and member-services organization for Tennessee's cities and towns. TML represents municipal interests before the Tennessee General Assembly, coordinates the annual 86th Annual Conference & Expo (the largest gathering of Tennessee city officials), and operates a parallel Legislative Conference following each legislative session. Its core technology footprint consists of a website platform, a member portal, digital publications archives, and an online Marketplace Showroom directory, with technology and cybersecurity services delivered to members through partner VC3.

TML's product and program portfolio includes the biweekly Tennessee Town & City (TT&C) newspaper distributed to every Tennessee city hall and delivered electronically to municipal decision-makers; the Marketplace Showroom, a paid online listing guide of municipal products and services; the annual Achievement Awards program recognizing municipal excellence across categories such as Overall Municipal Governance, Innovation, Public Works, Police Services, and Small Town Progress; and two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries — the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund (municipal bond financing and loan programs) and Public Entity Partners (risk management and insurance for public entities). It also curates a set of endorsed partner programs with American Fidelity (employee benefits administration at no cost to members), FMIGHealth (benefits comparison), GovCard (payment solutions), and Tennessee Drug Card (prescription discounts).

TML's revenue is generated across five primary streams: recurring annual membership dues from Tennessee municipalities; conference and exhibitor fees from the Annual Conference and Legislative Conference; advertising in the Tennessee Town & City newspaper (full, half, and quarter-page placements); multi-tier sponsorship programs (e.g., SitelogIQ as Diamond sponsor) connecting vendors with municipal decision-makers; and listing fees from the Marketplace Showroom. Specific membership pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the organization is governed by a Board of Directors composed of elected municipal officials, currently led by President Julian McTizic (Mayor of Bolivar), 1st Vice President Kevin Brooks (Mayor of Cleveland), 2nd Vice President Blake Lay (Mayor of Lawrenceburg), and Executive Director Anthony Haynes.

Name

Tennessee Municipal League

Legal name

Tennessee Municipal League

Website

https://tml1.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tennessee Municipal League is a nonprofit membership association founded in 1945 that provides legislative advocacy, member benefits, conferences, publications, and risk management services to Tennessee's cities and towns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from Tennessee municipalities
2. Conference Revenue: Annual Conference fees, exhibitor fees, and sponsorship opportunities
3. Publication Advertising: TT&C newspaper advertising (full page, half page, quarter page ads) distributed to every city hall and electronic to decision-makers
4. Sponsorships: Sponsorship tiers and benefits connecting companies with Tennessee municipal leaders
5. Marketplace Showroom: Online guide of municipal products and services with listing fees for companies

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tennessee Municipal League is a statewide nonprofit membership association that advocates on behalf of Tennessee's cities and towns and delivers member services including the Tennessee Town & City newspaper, an annual conference and expo, a legislative conference, a member portal, and a vendor marketplace. It also operates two program subsidiaries — the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund for municipal financing and Public Entity Partners for risk management and insurance — to support its municipal members.

Product overview

The Tennessee Municipal League (TML) operates as a membership association serving Tennessee's municipal governments through a portfolio of programs and services. The core offerings include Tennessee Town & City (TT&C), the official bimonthly newspaper with digital archives; the Annual Conference & Expo, the state's largest gathering of city officials; and the Marketplace Showroom, an online directory connecting municipalities with vendors. TML provides member services through a digital portal, administers achievement awards recognizing municipal excellence, and offers technology/cybersecurity support through partner VC3. The League also facilitates legislative conferences and publishes resources supporting Tennessee's 270+ municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tennessee Town & City: Official newspaper/publication of the Tennessee Municipal League, published since 1950
• Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
• Public Entity Partners

Products and services

• Tennessee Town & City (TT&C) Newspaper
• TML Annual Conference & Expo
• TML Legislative Conference
• Marketplace Showroom
• Tech/Cyber Security Services
• Achievement Awards Program
• Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
• Public Entity Partners

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Fidelity Assurance CompanycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEndorsed partner providing employee benefits communication and administrative services. Offers Enrollment Technology, Reimbursement Account Administration (FSA, HSA, HRA), Compliance Services, and Enhanced Employee Funded Benefits at no cost to TML members. Partners with over 6,200 public sector employers and serves more than 1 million customers nationwide.
• Public Entity PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRisk management and insurance partner for member municipalities
• Tennessee Municipal Bond FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides financing options and bond fund access for member municipalities through refinancing and loan programs
• VC3coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology and cybersecurity partner providing IT services, cybersecurity resources, website design, and managed services to municipalities
• FMIGHealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployee benefits comparison service providing free reports comparing municipal health plans with TML options
• GovCardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered program offering payment solutions for municipalities
• Tennessee Drug CardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered program offering prescription drug discounts for municipal employees and residents
• SitelogIQminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor for TML
• SERVPROminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDisaster recovery and cleanup services sponsor for TML

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TML4Cities
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@tml1_org
• Facebookfacebook.com/TML1.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tennessee-municipal-league
• Instagraminstagram.com/tml1_org

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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