Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 23 December 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $2,530,405 changed to $17,432,568
- Total expenses
- $3,706,318 changed to $16,932,549
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,360,784 changed to $15,916,050
- Grants paid
- $740,965 changed to $3,979,175
- Program service revenue
- $11,420 changed to $51,600
- Investment income
- $129,997 changed to $1,353,262
- Other revenue
- $28,204 changed to $111,656
- Total assets, end of year
- $34,197,442 changed to $33,976,977
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,934,023 changed to $1,587,908
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $32,263,419 changed to $32,389,069
- Program services expenses
- $2,972,024 changed to $14,045,569
- Management and general expenses
- $375,405 changed to $1,518,299
- Fundraising expenses
- $358,889 changed to $1,368,681
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,972,024 changed to $14,045,569
Listed only on the earlier return
- Chrystal BrownCHRYSTAL BROWN
- George WallaceGEORGE WALLACE
- Greg GheenGREG GHEEN
Listed only on the later return
- Chrystal Armstrong BrownCHRYSTAL ARMSTRONG BROWN
- Donde PlowmanDONDE PLOWMAN
- Matt RyersonMATT RYERSON
Listed under a different title
- Brian BrooksBRIAN BROOKS: BOAD MEMBER then BOARD MEMBER
- John TolsmaJOHN TOLSMA: BOARD MEMBER then CAMPAIGN CHA
Totals
- Total revenue
- $17,432,568
- Total expenses
- $16,932,549
- Contributions and grants received
- $15,916,050
- Grants paid
- $3,979,175
- Program service revenue
- $51,600
- Investment income
- $1,353,262
- Other revenue
- $111,656
- Total assets, end of year
- $33,976,977
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,587,908
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $32,389,069
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $14,045,569
- Management and general expenses
- $1,518,299
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,368,681
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $14,045,569
Program services were 83.0% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$9,081,203
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$6,834,847
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEE
total $27,600 · related or exempt $27,600
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2b · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES
total $24,000 · related or exempt $24,000
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3 · Investment income
total $806,396 · excluded $806,396
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6a · Gross rents
real property $111,656
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $111,656
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $111,656 · excluded $111,656
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $546,866
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $546,866
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $546,866 · related or exempt $546,866
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $3,979,175 · program services $3,979,175
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $425,724 · program services $249,339 · management and general $85,380 · fundraising $91,005
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,373,531 · program services $1,975,819 · management and general $676,567 · fundraising $721,145
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $356,480 · program services $208,784 · management and general $71,493 · fundraising $76,203
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $393,974 · program services $230,744 · management and general $79,012 · fundraising $84,218
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $282,782 · program services $165,621 · management and general $56,712 · fundraising $60,449
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11a · Fees: management
total $6,738,052 · program services $6,560,002 · management and general $98,400 · fundraising $79,650
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11b · Fees: legal
total $5,468 · management and general $5,468
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $55,558 · management and general $55,558
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $74,282 · management and general $74,282
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11g · Fees: other
total $10,364 · program services $10,090 · management and general $151 · fundraising $123
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $40,848 · program services $12,102 · management and general $6,098 · fundraising $22,648
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13 · Office expenses
total $180,057 · program services $87,648 · management and general $63,256 · fundraising $29,153
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14 · Information technology
total $393,352 · program services $210,503 · management and general $100,751 · fundraising $82,098
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16 · Occupancy
total $151,606 · program services $88,781 · management and general $37,356 · fundraising $25,469
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17 · Travel
total $25,140 · program services $19,378 · management and general $3,104 · fundraising $2,658
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $111,494 · program services $51,121 · management and general $21,419 · fundraising $38,954
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $97,078 · program services $51,680 · management and general $27,974 · fundraising $17,424
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $163,361 · program services $91,146 · management and general $42,924 · fundraising $29,291
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23 · Insurance
total $64,841 · program services $44,335 · management and general $12,313 · fundraising $8,193
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24a · Other expenses: STIPENDS & GIFT CARDS
total $9,382 · program services $9,301 · management and general $81
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $5,422 · end of year $9,786
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,889,971 · end of year $7,800,698
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $4,034,707 · end of year $2,691,141
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $649,067 · end of year $1,283,259
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $243,784 · end of year $189,361
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,351,855
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,898,636
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,576,568 · end of year $2,453,219
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $21,767,676 · end of year $19,549,513
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $454,910 · end of year $270,874
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $1,679,275 · end of year $70,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $271,589 · end of year $1,247,034
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $29,034,609 · end of year $29,488,551
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,726,812 · end of year $2,900,518
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
UWGK UNITES PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND SOLVE SYSTEMIC ISSUES
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EDUCATION: WE BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO A STRONG START SO THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE. UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE PROFESSIONALS, ALONG WITH PROMINENT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS IN WHICH SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP SUCCESS. THE EDUCATION GOALS WE HAVE SET WILL WORK TOWARD: HELPING CHILDREN BE READY TO ENTER SCHOOL, HELPING CHILDREN BE READY TO MOVE TO THE NEXT GRADE, AND MAKING SURE KIDS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE OR A VOCATION.
Expenses $3,834,876 · Grants $1,145,000
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ECONOMIC MOBILITY: AS MANY AS ONE-THIRD OF WORKING AMERICANS DO NOT EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE PROFESSIONALS, ALONG WITH PROMINENT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS IN WHICH SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP SUCCESS. THE INCOME NEEDS GOALS WE HAVE SET WILL PROMOTE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE BY HELPING: STABILIZE FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND ACHIEVE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY.
Expenses $7,451,616 · Grants $1,290,000
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HEALTH: WE BELIEVE HEALTH ENCOMPASSES BODY AND MIND. UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE PROFESSIONALS, ALONG WITH PROMINENT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS IN WHICH SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP SUCCESS. THE HEALTH AND BASIC NEEDS GOALS WE HAVE SET WILL FOCUS ON: MATERNAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING, BASIC HEALTHCARE COVERAGE AND PREVENTION, AND HEALTHY YOUTH AND ADULTS.
Expenses $1,657,586 · Grants $1,330,000
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ENGAGING YOUTH - NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH DIRECT GRANTS, TRAINING, AND CONSULTING ANNUAL CAMPAIGN MOBILIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS
Expenses $1,101,491 · Grants $214,175 · Revenue $51,600
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Clarence Vaughn IIICLARENCE VAUGHN III
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
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Brandon ParksBRANDON PARKS
IMMEDIATE PA
- Total calculated
- $0
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Jim LapinskaJIM LAPINSKA
TREASURER &
- Total calculated
- $0
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Annette Lindstrom BrunANNETTE LINDSTROM BRUN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
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John TolsmaJOHN TOLSMA
CAMPAIGN CHA
- Total calculated
- $0
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Tommy DodsonTOMMY DODSON
TIP CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
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Erin ReadERIN READ
OBI CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
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Matt RyersonMATT RYERSON
FORMER PRESI
- Total calculated
- $271,666
- From this org
- $271,666
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $271,666
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $271,666
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Javiette SamuelJAVIETTE SAMUEL
GOVERNANCE C
- Total calculated
- $0
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Todd SkeltonTODD SKELTON
GENERAL COUN
- Total calculated
- $0
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Jaime BagwellJAIME BAGWELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Tony BentonTONY BENTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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John BillingsJOHN BILLINGS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Gabe BolasGABE BOLAS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Brian BrooksBRIAN BROOKS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Amie CohorstAMIE COHORST
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Angela ConnerANGELA CONNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Dasan DixDASAN DIX
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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David FountainDAVID FOUNTAIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Keith GrayKEITH GRAY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Robert HillROBERT HILL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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David HuntDAVID HUNT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Nadim JubranNADIM JUBRAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Dale KeaslingDALE KEASLING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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David KuehlDAVID KUEHL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Jeff LeeJEFF LEE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Tracy LyashTRACY LYASH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Lakenya MiddlebrookLAKENYA MIDDLEBROOK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Chris ParrottCHRIS PARROTT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Donde PlowmanDONDE PLOWMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Frank RothermelFRANK ROTHERMEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Traci TaylorTRACI TAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Kinsley UlinKINSLEY ULIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Shelia WigginsSHELIA WIGGINS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Tim WirtzTIM WIRTZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
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Blake ValentineBLAKE VALENTINE
CFO
- Total calculated
- $135,494
- From this org
- $135,494
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Chrystal Armstrong BrownCHRYSTAL ARMSTRONG BROWN
PRESIDENT &
- Total calculated
- $131,515
- From this org
- $131,515
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TENNESS
$200,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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$200,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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YOUNG MEN'S CRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
$200,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
$200,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE- OFFICE
$150,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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$125,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
$107,500
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF EAST TENNESSE
$100,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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CENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESSEE
$100,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
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$100,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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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501C3 · CHARITABLE · TN
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3 · CHARITABLE · TN
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 23 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202513579349301116
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