Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by EAST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,172,049
- Total expenses
- $1,333,587
- Contributions and grants received
- $938,607
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $92,403
- Investment income
- $129,679
- Other revenue
- $11,360
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,285,340
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $119,317
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,166,023
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $882,616
- Management and general expenses
- $265,504
- Fundraising expenses
- $185,467
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $882,616
Program services were 66.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$186,654
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$137,903
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$614,050
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2a · Program service revenue: Membership dues
total $32,618 · related or exempt $32,618
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2b · Program service revenue: Museum admission
total $58,031 · related or exempt $58,031
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2c · Program service revenue: Student outreach fees
total $1,754 · related or exempt $1,754
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3 · Investment income
total $78,521 · excluded $78,521
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $51,158
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $51,158
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $51,158 · excluded $51,158
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$79,225
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$186,654
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$91,677
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$12,452
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$67,267
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$51,906
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $15,361 · related or exempt $15,361
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11a · Other revenue: Civil War / First Family Fee
total $4,220 · related or exempt $4,220
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11b · Other revenue: Facility Rental
total $3,023 · related or exempt $3,023
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11c · Other revenue: Subscriptions
total $1,150 · related or exempt $1,150
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11d · All other revenue
total $58 · related or exempt $58
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11e · Other revenue, total
$8,451
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $112,600 · program services $22,520 · management and general $56,300 · fundraising $33,780
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $495,895 · program services $302,706 · management and general $102,729 · fundraising $90,460
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $13,920 · program services $8,299 · management and general $5,621
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $52,082 · program services $23,106 · management and general $15,651 · fundraising $13,325
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $46,643 · program services $25,762 · management and general $11,802 · fundraising $9,079
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $18,700 · program services $5,610 · management and general $11,220 · fundraising $1,870
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $3,000 · fundraising $3,000
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $44,280 · program services $25,880 · management and general $15,861 · fundraising $2,539
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,824 · program services $3,412 · fundraising $3,412
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13 · Office expenses
total $11,923 · program services $3,577 · management and general $7,154 · fundraising $1,192
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $2,503 · program services $2,262 · fundraising $241
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $11,233 · program services $11,233
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $193,872 · program services $184,178 · management and general $7,755 · fundraising $1,939
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23 · Insurance
total $25,251 · program services $20,884 · management and general $2,397 · fundraising $1,970
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24a · Other expenses: Education programs
total $185,844 · program services $185,844
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24b · Other expenses: Production distribution costs
total $45,700 · program services $45,700
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24c · Other expenses: Fundraising expenses
total $19,313 · fundraising $19,313
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24d · Other expenses: Bank charge
total $19,069 · management and general $19,069
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24e · All other expenses
total $24,935 · program services $11,643 · management and general $9,945 · fundraising $3,347
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $29,587 · end of year $138,581
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $292,141 · end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $42,250 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $57,939 · end of year $54,856
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $67,000 · end of year $47,000
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $88,393 · end of year $89,174
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $5,688 · end of year $12,927
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,454,650
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,275,816
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,303,790 · end of year $1,178,834
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,438,333 · end of year $2,763,967
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $1
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $44,813 · end of year $57,136
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $63,962 · end of year $62,181
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,998,219 · end of year $2,876,561
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,218,127 · end of year $1,289,462
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To preserve, interpret and promote the history of Tennessee, with focus on East Tennessee, in order to educate and connect the region, its people, history, culture and heritage.
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EducationETHS provides educational programs for the general public (lectures, workshops, family days, genealogical workshops, and special events), student programs (at the museum and in classrooms), and teacher programs (variety of professional development offerings with associated materials and resources).
Expenses $532,757
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Artifacts and ExhibitionsThe collection of the East Tennessee Historical Society consists of more than 16,000 artifacts and provides a foundation for fulfilling ETHSs mission to preserve, interpret, and promote the history of East Tennessees 35 counties.
Expenses $273,155
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PublicationsETHS develops, prints, and distributes Tennessee Ancestors semiannually (document transcriptions, historical and genealogical articles), the Journal of East Tennessee History annually (scholarly magazine), and Newsline semiannually (information on ETHS and other regional organizations).
Expenses $76,704
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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A Warren Dockter PhD
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $112,600
- From this org
- $112,600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Sam Albritton
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hubert Smith
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rob Barger
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maury Nicely
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David W Mink
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Reynolds
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joe E Thompson III
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles E Atchley Jr
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steve Cotham
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jane Creed
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erin Burns Freeman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacob Harper
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Natalie Haslam
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Anthony Hodges
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marvin House
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Todd Kelly Jr
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Imogene King
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Samantha Edwards Lacy
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sherri P Lee
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bob Marquis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew McClellan
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carrington Montague
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Benjamin C Mullins
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
D Ray Smith
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joe E Spence
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph Swann
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Trotter
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gary Wade
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wilhelmina Williams
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Anthony Wilson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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East TN Historical Society Fdn
501(c)(3) · Investing · TN
Directly controlled by East TN Historical Society
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513219349325771
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