Mission
IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION HELD NUMEROUS CHARITABLE FUNDS AND GRANTED 16,140,007 FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Public Charity
EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in KNOXVILLE, TN. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $27.7M revenue, $19.1M expenses, $282.5M total assets. 136 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $21.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 620807696
KNOXVILLE, TN
Community Foundations
NTEE: T31
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$27.7M
Total Expenses$19.1M
Total Assets$282.5M
Grant Records136
Funding Total$21.4M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at East Tennessee Foundation
How East Tennessee Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$94
Programs
the work itself
$3
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $94 for programs
$43
Provided assistance in the form of 863 grants from donor advised funds to 458 501(c)(3) organizations, government entities and churches to support a wide range of charitable purposes…
$21
4d-1) expenses of 1,399,853, including grants of 138,900
$20
Provided general support to 112 501(c)(3) organizations, government entities and churches in the form of 152 grants from designated organization and agency endowment funds
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
DONOR ADVISED
$524,630
Program Support
$26,202
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,089
$720,018
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$302,363
Showing up to 5 of 136 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
LIFETIME HON
A David Martin
DIRECTOR
Adrian Jay
DIRECTOR
Amy Cathey
VP/CHIEF LEG
Angelia Nystrom
DIRECTOR
Barrett Simonis
LIFETIME HON
David V White
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27.7M | $19.1M | $282.5M |
| 2023 | $19.8M | $25.6M | $255.7M |
| 2022 | $25.9M | $23.0M | $239.3M |
| 2020 | $18.6M | $30.5M | $300.7M |
| 2019 | $26.6M | $20.9M | $285.7M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $26.6M to $27.7M (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $282.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.