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EDUCATION LOAN FINANCE INC

EIN 62-1586836 KNOXVILLE, TN

Largest nonprofits in Tennessee

Revenue 2024
$152,761,053
Expenses 2024
$134,960,317

Program services were 96.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B82
Classification
1000
Street
12700 KINGSTON PIKE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDES FUNDING FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENT LOANS AND GRANTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY.

  • ELFI, INC. PROVIDES FUNDING FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENT LOANS.

    Expenses $130,604,027 · Revenue $118,534,964

  • THE GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE, THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, FINANCIAL NEED, AND INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICES.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Bill Thompson

    EVP/CFO

    Total calculated
    $1,205,996
    From this org
    $525,012
    From related orgs
    $656,863
    Other
    $24,121
    Hours/week
    18 + 22 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,585 + $377,161 related
    Bonus
    $206,287 + $252,128 related
    Other
    $10,140 + $27,574 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,121
    Filer's total
    $549,133 + $656,863 related
  • John Arnold

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $2,866,475
    From this org
    $1,418,864
    From related orgs
    $1,423,490
    Other
    $24,121
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $475,000 + $475,000 related
    Bonus
    $935,000 + $935,000 related
    Other
    $8,864 + $13,490 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,121
    Filer's total
    $1,442,985 + $1,423,490 related
  • Christopher Simmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $72,000
    From this org
    $72,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Rosenbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $114,000
    From this org
    $82,000
    From related orgs
    $32,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Clark

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $72,000
    From this org
    $72,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Thomas

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,389,075
    From this org
    $487,320
    From related orgs
    $868,752
    Other
    $33,003
    Hours/week
    16 + 24 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,936 + $392,904 related
    Bonus
    $225,384 + $338,076 related
    Other
    $0 + $137,772 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,250 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,753 related
    Filer's total
    $487,320 + $901,755 related
  • Eric Stewart

    CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $381,213
    From this org
    $305,281
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,932
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,609
    Bonus
    $35,000
    Other
    $8,672
    Deferred
    $14,949
    Nontaxable benefits
    $60,983
    Filer's total
    $381,213
  • Eva Champion

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (THRU 01/2024)

    Total calculated
    $27,163
    From this org
    $6,091
    From related orgs
    $20,555
    Other
    $517
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related
  • Jeff Gibbs

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $621,741
    From this org
    $62,020
    From related orgs
    $518,350
    Other
    $41,371
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $39,352 + $354,170 related
    Bonus
    $17,500 + $157,500 related
    Other
    $5,168 + $6,680 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,250 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,121
    Filer's total
    $86,141 + $535,600 related
  • Joseph Littleton

    CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $266,550
    From this org
    $108,638
    From related orgs
    $116,373
    Other
    $41,539
    Hours/week
    19.2 + 20.8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $95,421 + $103,373 related
    Bonus
    $12,000 + $13,000 related
    Other
    $1,217
    Deferred
    $5,396 + $5,819 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,324
    Filer's total
    $144,358 + $122,192 related
  • Michael O'Donnell

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $842,006
    From this org
    $324,220
    From related orgs
    $498,999
    Other
    $18,787
    Hours/week
    16 + 24 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,220 + $276,329 related
    Bonus
    $140,000 + $210,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $12,670 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,787 related
    Filer's total
    $324,220 + $517,786 related
  • Vicki Weaver

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (AS OF 03/2024)

    Total calculated
    $181,532
    From this org
    $16,625
    From related orgs
    $150,239
    Other
    $14,668
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $13,125 + $118,125 related
    Bonus
    $3,500 + $31,500 related
    Other
    $0 + $614 related
    Deferred
    $831 + $7,492 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,494 + $3,851 related
    Filer's total
    $19,950 + $161,582 related
  • Brent Starling

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $284,755
    From this org
    $215,356
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,399
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,675
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $681
    Deferred
    $10,766
    Nontaxable benefits
    $58,633
    Filer's total
    $284,755
  • Jason Bolin

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $236,320
    From this org
    $189,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,881
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,431
    Bonus
    $28,000
    Other
    $1,008
    Deferred
    $9,422
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,459
    Filer's total
    $236,320
  • Christopher Kirk

    ACCOUNTING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $136,348
    From this org
    $106,165
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,183
    Hours/week
    40
  • David Burgett

    SYSTEMS ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $205,738
    From this org
    $34,479
    From related orgs
    $135,580
    Other
    $35,679
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $28,395 + $113,580 related
    Bonus
    $5,500 + $22,000 related
    Other
    $584
    Deferred
    $1,445 + $5,779 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,455
    Filer's total
    $64,379 + $141,359 related
  • Melissa Markis

    AVP SERVICER COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $154,827
    From this org
    $57,797
    From related orgs
    $57,343
    Other
    $39,687
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $54,843 + $54,843 related
    Bonus
    $2,500 + $2,500 related
    Other
    $454
    Deferred
    $2,742 + $2,742 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,203
    Filer's total
    $94,742 + $60,085 related
  • Steven Fisher

    SYSTEMS ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $157,278
    From this org
    $38,227
    From related orgs
    $109,192
    Other
    $9,859
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $30,022 + $90,067 related
    Bonus
    $7,288 + $19,125 related
    Other
    $917
    Deferred
    $947 + $2,758 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,154
    Filer's total
    $45,328 + $111,950 related
  • William Leroy Taylor

    SYSTEMS ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $172,911
    From this org
    $32,641
    From related orgs
    $128,331
    Other
    $11,939
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $26,983 + $107,931 related
    Bonus
    $5,100 + $20,400 related
    Other
    $558
    Deferred
    $1,374 + $5,497 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,068
    Filer's total
    $39,083 + $133,828 related

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $152,761,053
    Expenses
    $134,960,317
    Contributions
    $11,137,062
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $155,521,982
    Expenses
    $119,011,760
    Contributions
    $4,501,937
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $139,396,971
    Expenses
    $102,869,647
    Contributions
    $4,501,937
    Grants paid
    $2,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $227,234,757
    Expenses
    $79,925,696
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,281,627,256
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $88,334,723
    Expenses
    $73,118,374
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,761,111,663
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $113,365,042
    Expenses
    $91,502,267
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,081,006,108
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $109,353,854
    Expenses
    $90,187,897
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,798,881,649
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $137,871,262
    Expenses
    $113,561,795
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,105,988,187
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $162,510,667
    Expenses
    $132,168,757
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,794,746,842
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $149,655,849
    Expenses
    $111,761,623
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,646,259,614
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $118,574,447
    Expenses
    $90,387,877
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,222,740,281
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $79,267,645
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,779,960,827
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $56,460,261
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,312,260,913

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • EDSOUTH INDENTURE NO 3 LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $2,302,605 · assets $0

  • EDSOUTH INDENTURE NO 5 LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $2,894,862 · assets $0

  • EDSOUTH INDENTURE NO 6 LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $5,164,602 · assets $52,892,079

  • EDSOUTH INDENTURE NO 7 LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $2,825,941 · assets $25,275,635

  • EDSOUTH INDENTURE NO 8 LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $3,913,736 · assets $34,589,656

  • EDSOUTH INDENTURE NO 9 LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $7,456,512 · assets $72,445,420

  • ELFI GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAM 2018-A LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $830,667 · assets $0

  • ELFI GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAM 2019-A LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $3,898,045 · assets $67,097,477

  • ELFI GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAM 2020-A LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $4,703,681 · assets $88,434,647

  • ELFI GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAM 2021-A LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $7,628,717 · assets $177,960,001

  • ELFI GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAM 2022-A LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $8,919,330 · assets $203,615,012

  • ELFI GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAM 2023-A LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $15,774,898 · assets $253,796,214

  • ELFI GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAM 2024-A LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $9,555,707 · assets $255,192,804

  • EFS VOLUNTEER LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $3,843,275 · assets $0

  • EFS VOLUNTEER NO 2 LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $7,977,304 · assets $69,135,028

  • EFS VOLUNTEER NO 3 LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $8,189,877 · assets $0

  • NORTH PETERS LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $3,877,947 · assets $112,862,024

  • NEW CAMPBELL STATION LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · TN · income $8,891,249 · assets $113,714,400

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • SOUTHEAST BANCORP INC

    C Corporation · COMMERCIAL BANK · TN · 83.3% owned · controlled entity

  • SOUTHEAST BANK

    C Corporation · BANKING INVEST · TN · 100% owned · share of income $199,813,379 · share of assets $2,975,060,080 · controlled entity

  • SOUTHEAST BANCSHARES INC STATUTORY TRUST

    C Corporation · BANKING INVEST · TN · 100% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0 · controlled entity

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.