Public Charity

HISTORIC TENNESSEE THEATRE ENDOWMENT FUND

HISTORIC TENNESSEE THEATRE ENDOWMENT FUND is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in KNOXVILLE, TN. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $827K, expenses of $496K, total assets of $12.6M. Imperigo tracks 4 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $1.8M.

EIN: 263581207 KNOXVILLE, TN Single Organization Support NTEE: A11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$827K
Total Expenses$496K
Total Assets$12.6M
Grants Given4
Grant Total$1.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE FACILITIES OF THE TENNESSEE THEATRE ESTABLISHED IN 1928 IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE IN ORDER THAT THE HISTORIC TENNESSSEE THEATRE FOUNDATION MAY CONTINUE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Where $100 goes at Historic Tennessee Theatre Endowment Fund

How Historic Tennessee Theatre Endowment Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$9 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 $91 for programs

$91
The purpose of this organization is to establish and maintain an endowment fund to preserve and maintain the facilities of the tennessee theatre established in 1928 in Knoxville…
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Arthur Dick
PRESIDENT Betsey Creekmore
DIRECTOR Chris Chandler
SECRETARY Eric Schwarzentraub
DIRECTOR John Craig
VICE PRESIDE Phillip Daves

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,260,871 3 grants
Unspecified
$490,173 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $827K $496K $12.6M
2024 $805K $694K $11.2M
2023 $706K $105K $9.9M
2022 $656K $10K $8.0M
2021 $490K $12K $8.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $490K to $827K (+69%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.6M.

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

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