Mission
Sight improvement for cornea related impairments
Public Charity
East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank
Based in Knoxville, TN, East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.5M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $4.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $145K.
EIN: 620800221
Knoxville, TN
Organ & Tissue Banks
NTEE: E65
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$4.1M
Grants Given7
Grant Total$145K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank
How East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $80 for programs
$27
Transplant Services
$27
Research
$26
Education
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
Assistance for the needy
$15,000
BLOUNT COUNTY TN
INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND
$35,000
KAPA PARTNERSHIP
$15,000
KAPA PARTNERSHIP
$15,000
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Angela Faulkner
Secretary
Clare Crawford
Director
Frank Mccall
Director
Fred Miller
Director
Gene Honeycutt
Director
Jim Ragonese
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $4.1M |
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $2.3M | $4.0M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $4.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.9M to $2.5M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TN.
TN
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.