Variety of Eastern Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, TN EIN: 33-1025696 Website

VARIETY OF EASTERN TENNESSEE'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND SERVICES FOR PROGRAMS THAT STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR UNDERPRIVILEDGED, PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED, ILL, ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN IN EASTERN TENNESSEE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$993K

-8.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$288K

+31.1% YoY

Grant Count

31

+121.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-40.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$243K$487K$730K$974K201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$993,106$1,085,820$797,429
Revenue$472,114$815,466$885,436
Expenses$610,819$525,375$298,196
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$104K$207K$311K$415K40 grants201918 grants20200 grants20214 grants202214 grants202331 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DREAM CONNECTION$35KFISH PANTRIES$30KAID TO DISTRESSED FAMILI…$20KCOVENANT HEALTH - KATERP…$20KBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS…$15KTHRIVE (SOAR YOUTH MINIS…$15KCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF EA…$10KDOLLY'S IMAGINATION LIBR…$10KFRIENDS OF TENNESSEE BAB…$10KEPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF E…$9K

Grant Size Distribution

107 grants across all recorded years

107<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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

CAROL FUSCOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$50K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CAROL FUSCOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$50,000
BRANDON STROUDPRESIDENT/CHIEF BARKER1
JACKIE MCCLURESECRETARY1
JOHN CURRYTREASURER1
RICHARD GROVERBOARD MEMBER1
JAWED KHANBOARD MEMBER1
MIKE CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER0.25
WARREN SANGERBOARD MEMBER0.5
ERIC SCHWARZENTRAUBBOARD MEMBER0.5
ROBIN WILHOITBOARD MEMBER0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AlcoaAthensChattanoogaClevelandDallasElizabethonJohnson CityKingsportKnoxvilleKodakLenoir CityLoudonMadisonvilleMaryvilleMorristownOak RidgePhoenixSeviervilleStrawberry PlainsTownsend

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

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