East Tennessee Foundation

KNOXVILLE, TN EIN: 62-0807696 Website

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

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$17M$25M$34M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
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

$0$6M$13M$19M$26M311 grants2020293 grants2021281 grants2022302 grants2023298 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NISWONGER FOUNDATION$1.9MUNITED WAY OF GREATER KN…$556KTHE UNIV OF TENNESSEE KN…$447KKNOXVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHE…$439KUNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM…$437KSUNSHINE SERVICES$398KMORGAN COUNTY TRUSTEE$327KSCHWAB CHARITABLE$313KRMHC OF KNOXVILLE TENNES…$310KVANGUARD CHARITABLE$285K

Grant Size Distribution

1,485 grants across all recorded years

1212<$50K121$50–100K93$100–250K34$250–500K9$500K–1M13$1–5M3$5M+

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

ANGELIA NYSTROMVP/CHIEF LEG$160KKEITH BARBERPRESIDENT +$159KKATHARINE KILLENVP & COO$152KMELISSA A TSCHANZCFO$116K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SAM ALBRITTONTREASURER1
PATSY CARSONDIRECTOR1
AMY CATHEYDIRECTOR0.2
KAY CLAYTONDIRECTOR0.2
RICHARD DAPAAHDIRECTOR1
STEVE M DARDENDIRECTOR0.2
DENISE J DEANDIRECTOR1
HARRY GROSSDIRECTOR0.2
R BRUCE HARTMANNCHAIR1
NATALIE L HASLAMLIFETIME HON
SUSANNA HOSKINSDIRECTOR0.2
ROCIO A HUETDIRECTOR0.2
ADRIAN JAYDIRECTOR0.2
TRUDY HUGHESDIRECTOR0.2
DIONDRE JACKSONDIRECTOR0.2
A DAVID MARTINLIFETIME HON0.2
DROCELLA MUGOREWERADIRECTOR0.2
DONDE PLOWMANDIRECTOR
RICHARD H ROBERTSDIRECTOR0.2
STEPHEN ROSENDIRECTOR0.2
MATT SCHAEFERDIRECTOR0.2
NATHANIEL SHELSODIRECTOR1
BARRETT SIMONISDIRECTOR0.2
KIRAN SINGH SIRAHDIRECTOR0.2
KAREN WALKERVICE CHAIR1
DAVID V WHITELIFETIME HON
STUART WORDENLIFETIME HON
KRISTOPHER P YARLETTDIRECTOR0.2
KEITH BARBERPRESIDENT +35$158,887
ANGELIA NYSTROMVP/CHIEF LEG35$159,863
MELISSA A TSCHANZCFO35$116,160
KATHARINE KILLENVP & COO35$152,391

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

34states
+26 more states

Cities

AbseconAlcoaAlpharettaAntiochArlingtonAspenAthensAtlantaBaneberryBean StationBeverlyBirminghamBloomfieldBooneBostonBozemanBrentwoodBristolBrooklyn CenterCampbell

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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