FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE is a Public Charity headquartered in KNOXVILLE, TN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $12.4M revenue, $12.0M expenses, $655K total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $50K, appear in IRS filings.
FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE (FDSET) REPRESENTS INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES BEFORE FEDERAL COURTS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. ALL FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY A GRANT FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS.
How Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
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.
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| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.4M | $12.0M | $655K |
| 2024 | $11.3M | $10.9M | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $11.0M | $10.7M | $780K |
| 2022 | $9.9M | $9.2M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $8.5M | $8.4M | $485K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.5M to $12.4M (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $655K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
