Mission
OPERATION OF PUBLIC TV STATION.
Public Charity
EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION is a Public Charity headquartered in KNOXVILLE, TN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.5M revenue, $3.8M expenses, $12.0M total assets. 51 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 621173293
KNOXVILLE, TN
Television
NTEE: A32
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$12.0M
Grant Records51
Funding Total$9.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation
How East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$17
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$71
Operation of public television stations wetp and wkop for the benefit and education of the east tennessee viewing area
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 Received
$22,300
$10,000
$1,090,039
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP
$96,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$23,105
Showing up to 5 of 51 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Cynthia Kang-Rotondo
DIRECTOR
Debbie Shriver
DIRECTOR
Douglas Overbey
DIRECTOR
James Macdonald
DIRECTOR
James T Normand
DIRECTOR
Jody Goins
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.5M | $3.8M | $12.0M |
| 2024 | $4.6M | $3.7M | $11.4M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $3.4M | $10.5M |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $3.2M | $6.7M |
| 2021 | $4.0M | $2.9M | $6.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.0M to $4.5M (+12%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.