East Tennessee Foundation
IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION HELD NUMEROUS CHARITABLE FUNDS AND GRANTED 16,140,007 FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$282.5M
+10.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$14.4M
-32.3% YoY
Grant Count
298
-1.3% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$48K
-31.4% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $282,537,401 | $255,707,303 | $239,276,526 |
| Revenue | $27,657,283 | $19,791,090 | $25,934,976 |
| Expenses | $19,148,820 | $25,626,645 | $23,046,762 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $13,383,539 | $8,669,134 | $11,229,406 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
1,485 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM ALBRITTON | TREASURER | 1 | — |
| PATSY CARSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| AMY CATHEY | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| KAY CLAYTON | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| RICHARD DAPAAH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| STEVE M DARDEN | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| DENISE J DEAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| HARRY GROSS | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| R BRUCE HARTMANN | CHAIR | 1 | — |
| NATALIE L HASLAM | LIFETIME HON | — | — |
| SUSANNA HOSKINS | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| ROCIO A HUET | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| ADRIAN JAY | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| TRUDY HUGHES | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| DIONDRE JACKSON | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| A DAVID MARTIN | LIFETIME HON | 0.2 | — |
| DROCELLA MUGOREWERA | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| DONDE PLOWMAN | DIRECTOR | — | — |
| RICHARD H ROBERTS | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| STEPHEN ROSEN | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| MATT SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| NATHANIEL SHELSO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| BARRETT SIMONIS | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| KIRAN SINGH SIRAH | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| KAREN WALKER | VICE CHAIR | 1 | — |
| DAVID V WHITE | LIFETIME HON | — | — |
| STUART WORDEN | LIFETIME HON | — | — |
| KRISTOPHER P YARLETT | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| KEITH BARBER | PRESIDENT + | 35 | $158,887 |
| ANGELIA NYSTROM | VP/CHIEF LEG | 35 | $159,863 |
| MELISSA A TSCHANZ | CFO | 35 | $116,160 |
| KATHARINE KILLEN | VP & COO | 35 | $152,391 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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