Mission
LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION, LEGAL EDUCATION, AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY OF ALL TYPES.
Public Charity
LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE
LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE is a Public Charity headquartered in KNOXVILLE, TN. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $8.4M revenue, $9.5M expenses, $2.7M total assets. 87 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $31.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 589132803
KNOXVILLE, TN
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.4M
Total Expenses$9.5M
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records87
Funding Total$31.6M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Legal Aid of East Tennessee
How Legal Aid of East Tennessee divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $86 for programs
$86
Legal Aid of East Tennessee (laet) provides legal help to low-income residents of east tennessee free of charge to our clients with a mission to strengthen communities and…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PARTNER AGENCY
$62,000
Fair Housing & Eviction Prevention
$27,635
OPERATIONS
$15,000
PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS
$8,975
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$3,693,532
Showing up to 5 of 87 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD PRESIDENT
Aaron J Chapman Esq
DIRECTOR
Anna Penland Esq
ATTORNEY
Brian Frye
DEPUTY DIR LITIGATION/ATTO
Cathy Allshouse
DIRECTOR HR/ATTORNEY
Charles Mcdaniel
VICE PRESIDENT
Christina Magrans-Tillery Esq
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.4M | $9.5M | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $7.3M | $7.2M | $3.8M |
| 2022 | $5.9M | $5.8M | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $6.2M | $5.6M | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $5.9M | $5.9M | $2.7M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.9M to $8.4M (+42%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.