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EAST Tennessee Foundation

Public charity
Foundations · KNOXVILLE, TN · EIN 62-0807696
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About

In 2024, the foundation held numerous charitable funds and granted 16,140,007 for a wide variety of charitable purposes.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
25
Volunteers
534

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$27.7M
Expenses
$19.1M
Assets
$282.5M
Liabilities
$3.6M

Financial history

$126.7M$63.4M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $27.7M · Peak FY2017: $126.7M · Avg: $41.3M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$14K
Grants Given
$8.1M
EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
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Address

525 Portland Street
Knoxville, TN, 37919-231

Governance

Voting board members28
Independent members28
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %100.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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