In 2003, there were about 2,121 regional, national, and international organizations within the state.
Nashville is a center for Tennessee cultural and educational organizations. Among them are the American Association for State and Local History, the International Bluegrass Music Association, the Western Music Association, the Country Music Association, the Tennessee Historical Commission, and the Gospel Music Association. The Center for Southern Folklore is based in Memphis. The Tennessee Folklore Society is in Murfreesboro.
Several national and regional trade and professional associations are based in Tennessee, including the Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association, Lewisburg. and the Walking Horse Trainers' Association, Shelbyville. Knoxville is the headquarters of the Burley Tobacco Stabilization Corporation, and Springfield is the home of the Eastern Dark-Fired Tobacco Growers Association. The offices of the Southern Cotton Association, National Cotton Council of America, and Southern Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing Association are in Memphis, as is the headquarters of the American Contract Bridge League. The American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and the Fraternal Order of Police Grand Lodge are located in Nashville.
Several Christian denominations and organizations have their headquarters or major departmental offices in Tennessee. These include AMG International, Church of God World Missions, Gideons International, the National Association of Free Will Baptists, the National Baptist Convention–U.S.A., the Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship, the United Methodist Youth Organization, and the World Convention of Churches of Christ.