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. 84 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 589132803 KNOXVILLE, TN Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.4M
Total Expenses$9.5M
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records84
Funding Total$27.8M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Fair Housing & Eviction Prevention
$27,635
2025
PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS
$8,975
2024
LEGAL SUPPORT FOR TENNESSEE RESIDENTS
$1,392,924
2024
LEGAL SERVICES
$408,401
2024
Fair Housing & Eviction Prevention
$154,391

Showing up to 5 of 84 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

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Top Grant Purposes

CIVIL LEGAL AID
$21,056,655 7 grants
LEGAL SERVICES
$1,934,095 9 grants
LEGAL SUPPORT FOR TENNESSEE RESIDENTS
$1,392,924 1 grant
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
$760,436 9 grants
FAIR HSNG/EVICT PREV
$408,337 2 grants

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.

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