Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee

Analysis

Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee reported income of $11.0m and spending of $10.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $11.0m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bi-County Community Action Programs Inc ($11.0m), Crossover Community Impact Incorporated ($11.0m) and Eastern Star Masonic Home ($11.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $475k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.8m. At year end it held assets of $780k against liabilities of $766k, net assets of $14k. It reported 57 employees.