Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-804: Organization as a nonprofit LLC

A nonprofit corporation may form a domestic nonprofit LLC that meets the requirements of § 48-101-805 , by filing articles of organization with the secretary of state that prominently designate it as a nonprofit LLC and that comply with the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapter 249 of this title. A foreign nonprofit LLC may obtain a certificate of authority to transact business in this state under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act and thereby become subject to and governed by this part as a nonprofit LLC, only if the foreign nonprofit LLC meets the requirements of § 48-101-805 .