East Tennessee Historical Society Foundation

Analysis

East Tennessee Historical Society Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, East Tennessee Historical Society Foundation reported income of $370k and spending of $45k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $104k to $370k (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 426%. Over the whole period it spent 10% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, East Tennessee Historical Society Foundation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grand Valley Public Radio Company ($370k), Altoona Community Theatre ($370k) and Climate Access Inc ($370k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $3.7m.