Nonprofit · EIN 62-0598936
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC
Also known as TONY BINKLEY
Tax-exempt · KNOXVILLE, TN 37923
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,104,314 | $1,030,238 | $74,076 | $2,423,845 | $289,532 | $2,134,313 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,095,810 | $988,814 | $106,996 | $2,394,974 | $334,737 | $2,060,237 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,055,301 | $889,349 | $165,952 | $2,333,511 | $380,270 | $1,953,241 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,051,884
- Investment income
- $45,623
- Net rental income
- $5,757
- Other revenue
- $6,807
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $263,300
- Other salaries and wages
- $197,672
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $580,280
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $27,504
- Travel
- $8,253
- Depreciation
- $12,946
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,394,974
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,423,845
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $289,532
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,134,313
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,240,315
- Gross unrelated business income
- $6,807
- Gross receipts
- $1,204,682
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1958
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONY BINKLEY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $217,792 | $13,040 |
| KRISTI WILDER-MADDOX | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BART LASHLEE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HODGE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN STAUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEECHER BARTLETT JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT HEMSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE CLIFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY KEARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG BELITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON DARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MYRON BERNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORMAN MAJORS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON TILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE CHANCEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WHITNEY MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONY BINKLEY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $180,888 | $12,919 |
| STEVE CHANCEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MYRON BERNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE CLIFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG BELITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN STAUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BART LASHLEE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEECHER BARTLETT JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HODGE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN MAJORS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON TILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT HEMSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY KEARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI WILDER-MADDOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON DARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONY BINKLEY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $182,087 | $11,549 |
| CALLIE ARCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MYRON BERNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE CLIFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG BELITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN STAUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BART LASHLEE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEECHER BARTLETT JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HODGE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN MAJORS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON TILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT HEMSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY KEARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI WILDER-MADDOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON DARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 251 N PETERS RD, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923-4910
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TONY BINKLEY, 251 N PETERS RD, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923
- Signed the 990
- TONY BINKLEY, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (865) 692-1616
- Website
- WWW.BBB.ORG/KNOXVILLE
- Return prepared by
- PUGH & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU'S MISSION IS TO BE THE LEADER IN ADVANCING MARKETPLACE TRUST BY: CREATING A COMMUNITY OF TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES, SETTING STANDARDS FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES, CELEBRATING MARKETPLACE ROLE MODELS, AND; DENOUNCING SUBSTANDARD MARKETPLACE BEHAVIOR.
Program accomplishments
- ADVOCATED AND ASSISTED IN MAINTAINING FAIR COMPETITION AND DEPENDABILITY IN ADVERTISING, SELLING AND MERCHANDISING.
- INFORMED AND EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HONEST AND LEGITIMATE ADVERTISING AND SELLING AND THAT WHICH IS MISLEADING, DISHONEST, AND IMPROPER, AND PREVENTED THE PUBLIC FROM BEING MISLED.
- PROMOTED TRUTH, HONESTY, AND ACCURACY IN ADVERTISING AND SELLING PRACTICES AND INCREASED PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE PRINTED AND SPOKEN WORD OF BUSINESS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-0598936
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1961
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,423,845
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,204,682
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,104,314 | $1,030,238 | $2,423,845 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,095,810 | $988,814 | $2,394,974 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,055,301 | $889,349 | $2,333,511 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,102,136 | $995,086 | $2,210,490 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 62-0598936).
Questions about BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC
- What is the EIN of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC is 62-0598936.
- Is BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1961.
- Are donations to BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names TONY BINKLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $217,792 (TONY BINKLEY, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,104,314, expenses of $1,030,238 and total assets of $2,423,845 at year end.
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