Knoxville History Project

Analysis

Knoxville History Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 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 publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Knoxville History Project reported income of $265k and spending of $217k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $204k to $265k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Knoxville History Project sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Academy Players ($265k), Tifton Council for the Arts Inc ($265k) and Interact Story Theatre Education Association Inc ($264k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $135k. At year end it held assets of $391k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $356k. It reported 3 employees.