The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee

Analysis

The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1989, 37 years ago. 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, The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee reported income of $583k and spending of $745k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $262k to $583k (+123%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 399%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sanctuary of Culture Foundation ($583k), 122 Community Center Inc ($583k) and Peninsula Bishops Attic Inc ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $222k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $204k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 7 employees.