NonprofitsEast Tennessee Foundation

Community Foundations

East Tennessee Foundation

KNOXVILLE, TN

Total revenue

$27.7M

Total expenses

$19.1M

Net assets

$278.9M

Grants received

$12.8M

138 grants

EIN

620807696

Tax year

2024

Mission

Etf is a community foundation, serving 25 counties, whose mission is to provide philanthropic leadership inspiring donors to make lives better and communities stronger in enduring ways across generations.

Programs

3 programs

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.

Expenses: $3.7MGrants: $3.7M

Conducted competitive grantmaking programs in the field-of-interest areas of affordable housing, youth-at-risk, racial justice, women and children, health, providing 125 grants to 105 501(c)(3) organizations for worthwhile projects in the 25 county service area.

Expenses: $1.9MGrants: $1.9M

4d-1) expenses of 1,399,853, including grants of 138,900 - made 27 discretionary grants from funds and paid program-related expenses associated with the management of charitable funds and the allocation of grant funds to benefit the 25 county region. 4d-2) expenses of 954,040, including grants of 954,040 - conducted localized, competitive grantmaking programs through the foundation's affiliate and county-specific funds, allowing local advisory boards to select worthy projects and programs at the local level; 93 grants were awarded to 79 organizations for a wide variety of charitable purposes. 4d-3) expenses of 927,897, including grants of 927,897 - conducted 73 competitive scholarship programs to enable students throughout the region to obtain a post-secondary education; 206 students received scholarships and attended 54 institutions of higher learning in tennessee and throughout the nation. 4d-4) expenses of 511,253, including grants of 511,253 - funded 1 grant from the pat summitt foundation fund to the pat summitt clinic, a state- of-the art facility at utmc for the treatment of alzheimer's and other neurological diseases, 18 grants in support of caregiver trainings, adult day programs, and other alzheimer's and dementias-related purposes.

Expenses: $3.8MGrants: $2.5M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$14.1M
Program service revenue
Investment income$13.4M
Other revenue$188K
Total revenue$27.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$16.1M
Salaries & benefits$2.0M
Fundraising$753K
Other expenses$1.0M
Total expenses$19.1M
Total assets$282.5M
Net assets$278.9M

People

32 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ANGELIA NYSTROM

VP/CHIEF LEG

Board

$160K

35 hrs/wk

KEITH BARBER

PRESIDENT +

Board

$159K

35 hrs/wk

KATHARINE KILLEN

VP & COO

Board

$152K

35 hrs/wk

MELISSA A TSCHANZ

CFO

Board

$116K

35 hrs/wk

RICHARD DAPAAH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEVE M DARDEN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DENISE J DEAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HARRY GROSS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

R BRUCE HARTMANN

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NATALIE L HASLAM

LIFETIME HON

Board

SUSANNA HOSKINS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ROCIO A HUET

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ADRIAN JAY

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

TRUDY HUGHES

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DIONDRE JACKSON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

A DAVID MARTIN

LIFETIME HON

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

SAM ALBRITTON

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DONDE PLOWMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

RICHARD H ROBERTS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

STEPHEN ROSEN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

MATT SCHAEFER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

NATHANIEL SHELSO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BARRETT SIMONIS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

KIRAN SINGH SIRAH

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

KAREN WALKER

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID V WHITE

LIFETIME HON

Board

STUART WORDEN

LIFETIME HON

Board

KRISTOPHER P YARLETT

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DROCELLA MUGOREWERA

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

PATSY CARSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

AMY CATHEY

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

KAY CLAYTON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 138 of 138

FromAmountPurposeYear
$720K
GEN SUPPORT
2024
$300K
DISASTER RELIEF AND PREPAREDNESS
2024
$100K
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR FUND
2024
$80K
Neighbor to Neighbor Disaster Relief Fund
2024
$65K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$52K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$33K
PHILANTHROPY
2024
$30K
GEN SUPPORT
2024
$30K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
General Nonprofit Support
2024
$25K
North Carolina and Tennessee Hurricane Relief Efforts
2024
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM, AND GRANTMAKING
2024
$20K
WITH LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS FROM SENORA AND TYLER CHILDERS AND THE HICKMAN HOLLER APPALACHIAN RELIEF FUND.
2024
$16K
MEDICAL RESEARCH
2024
$10K
Relief for Flood Victims
2024
$10K
HURRICANE RELIEF
2024
$10K
PHILANTHROPY
2024
$10K
DONATION TO THE GENERAL FUND
2024
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$10K
Program support
2024
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$6K
Public, Societal Benefit
2024
$6K
HURRICANE RELIEF
2024
$5K
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR
2024
$5K
SCHOLARSHIP
2024
$5K
FOR NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR DISASTER RELIEF FUND FROM KK AND CRAIG WISEMAN
2024
$4K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$4K
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$4K
Disaster Relief and Reconstruction of Communities
2024
$3K
DISASTER RELIEF
2024
$2K
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR DISASTER RELIEF FUND
2024
$2K
Hurricane Helene
2024
$1K
TO MAKE EAST TENNESSEE A BETTER PLACE TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
2024
$459
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2024
$150
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2024
$100
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$425K
DESIGNATED FUND CONTRIBUTION
2023
$153K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$148K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$54K
GENERAL & ENDOWMENT
2023
$48K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$30K
GEN SUPPORT
2023
$30K
HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RELIEF
2023
$25K
PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM, AND GRANTMAKING
2023
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
DONATION TO THE PAT SUMMITT FOUNDATION FUND FOR EVENT SPONSORSHIP
2023
$10K
IN FURTHERANCE OF FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES
2023
$10K
Kingsport's Best Presenting Sponsor 2024
2023
$10K
BENEVOLENT DONATION
2023
$8K
APRIL 2023 PAT SUMMITT INVITATIONAL - DONORS NOT ATTENDING
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$4K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2023
$2K
VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM
2023
$100
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$600K
POW 2022 SCHOLAR
2022
$425K
DESIGNATED FUND CONTRIBUTION
2022
$237K
GENERAL & ENDOWMENT
2022
$95K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$30K
GEN SUPPORT
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
2022
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$23K
KPD SUPPORT FUND
2022
$23K
KPD SUPPORT FUND
2022
$12K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$10K
PICKLEBALL FOR PAT/THE PAT SUMMITT FOUNDATION
2022
$10K
Program services
2022
$10K
DESIGNATED FOR THE PAT SUMMIT FOUNDATION FUND FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR OF PEYTON MANNING'S EFFORTS
2022
$10K
BENEVOLENT DONATION
2022
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$3K
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT DONATION
2022
$2K
Q3 2022 EMAIL APPROVALS - PICKLEBALL FOR PAT
2022
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500
VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM
2022
$50
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$425K
DESIGNATED FUND CONTRIBUTION
2021
$206K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$204K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$204K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$69K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$9K
BENEVOLENT DONATION
2021
$8K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$5K
THE PAT SUMMITT FOUNDATION
2021
$1.9M
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$1.9M
CLOSE SUPPORTING ORG
2020
$500K
COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORT GRANT
2020
$425K
DESIGNATED FUND CONTRIBUTION
2020
$200K
1 GRANT(S) FOR VARYING PURPOSES
2020
$107K
GENERAL & ENDOWMENT
2020
$50K
Social Services
2020
$49K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$32K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$30K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$30K
GEN SUPPORT
2020
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$22K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$17K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$17K
ANNUAL SUPPORT
2020
$12K
TO BUILD CHARITABLE RESOURCES TO MAKE COMMUNITIES STRONGER AND LIVES BETTER THROUGH THOUGHTFUL GIVING.
2020
$10K
URGENT NEEDS/GENERAL
2020
$8K
Annual Suuport
2020
$8K
Unrestricted
2020
$5K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2020
$750
TO BUILD CHARITABLE RESOURCES TO MAKE COMMUNITIES STRONGER AND LIVES BETTER THROUGH THOUGHTFUL GIVING.
2020
$570K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$390K
DESIGNATED FUND CONTRIBUTION
2019
$81K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$5K
TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL & HUMANITARIAN AID TO THOSE IN NEED
2019
$77K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2018
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$708
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$200
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2018
$390K
DESIGNATED FUND CONTRIBUTION
2017
$121K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$12.8M from 74 funders · 138 grants · 2017–2024

Battelle Memorial Institute

$2.9M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

The Sampson Foundation

$2.5M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Chapman Family Foundation

$1.9M · 1 grant · 2020

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$879K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

East Tn Supporting Foundation

$737K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

Tennessee Health Foundation Inc

$600K · 1 grant · 2022

Humana Foundation Inc

$500K · 1 grant · 2020

Women's Fund Of East Tennessee

$431K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN620807696
NTEE codeT310
Subsection03
Ruling date1963-12
Formed1986
Employees25
Volunteers534
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