Nonprofit · EIN 62-1158958
EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC
Tax-exempt · KNOXVILLE, TN 37932
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,386,333 | $889,222 | $497,111 | $5,583,621 | $80,998 | $5,502,623 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,480,577 | $1,112,079 | $368,498 | $5,137,472 | $128,778 | $5,008,694 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,141,682 | $711,956 | $429,726 | $4,610,965 | $180,937 | $4,430,028 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $717,449
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $226,737
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $183,551
- Other revenue
- $442,147
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $257,450
- Other salaries and wages
- $175,853
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $539,121
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,152
- Occupancy
- $46,615
- Travel
- $2,054
- Depreciation
- $1,240
- Program services (functional)
- $674,506
- Management and general (functional)
- $142,059
- Fundraising (functional)
- $72,657
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,137,472
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,583,621
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $80,998
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,502,623
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $82,609
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,784,564
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,502,623
- Gross receipts
- $1,856,665
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1982
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD MAUL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 45 | $257,115 |
| BARBARA COPE | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 45 | $57,669 |
| KENDALL BEAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GABRIEL BOLAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JARROD BRACKETT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| SHANNON LITTLETON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GLENN JACOBS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOEY SAULS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DAVID REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| ALLEN ROBBINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOE CARROLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TERRY FRANK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| ERIC HICKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| RYAN TRENTHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WILLIFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANDACE VANASDALE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| MIKE ODOM | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRYAN DANIELS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WES STOWERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DERRICK COLLINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JESSICA COOPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| REGINA KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOHN PROFFITT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| KEVIN GOINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JIM JAMISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GREG FAY | CHAIR Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| HARRY GROSS | MEMBER Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| LARRY WATERS | CHAIR ELECT Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD MAUL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 45 | $232,500 |
| BARBARA COPE | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 45 | $40,750 |
| KENDALL BEAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GABRIEL BOLAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JARROD BRACKETT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| ALAN HILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| SHANNON LITTLETON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GLENN JACOBS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOEY SAULS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DAVID REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| ALLEN ROBBINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOE CARROLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DAVID CROSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TERRY FRANK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| ERIC HICKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| RYAN TRENTHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WILLIFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| CANDACE VANASDALE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| MIKE ODOM | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRYAN DANIELS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MICHAELS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WES STOWERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DERRICK COLLINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JESSICA COOPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JEFF HARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| REGINA KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOHN PROFFITT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GREG FAY | CHAIR Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| HARRY GROSS | MEMBER Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| LARRY WATERS | CHAIR ELECT Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD MAUL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 45 | $238,625 |
| BARBARA COPE | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 45 | $43,889 |
| KENNY BAIRD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| KENDALL BEAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GABRIEL BOLAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JARROD BRACKETT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| ALAN HILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| SHANNON LITTLETON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GLENN JACOBS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOEY SAULS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DAVID REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| ALLEN ROBBINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOE CARROLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DAVID CROSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TERRY FRANK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| ERIC HICKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| RYAN TRENTHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WILLIFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| CANDACE VANASDALE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| MIKE ODOM | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRYAN DANIELS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MICHAELS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WES STOWERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DERRICK COLLINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JESSICA COOPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JEFF HARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| GREG FAY | CHAIR Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| HARRY GROSS | MEMBER Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| LARRY WATERS | CHAIR ELECT Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10215 TECHNOLOGY DR STE 202, KNOXVILLE, TN 37932-4304
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRAD MAUL, 10215 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE SUITE 202, KNOXVILLE, TN 37932
- Signed the 990
- BRAD MAUL, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (865) 777-3833
- Website
- WWW.ETEDA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BIBLE HARRIS SMITH PC
Mission
MARKETING AND PROMOTING A 15-COUNTY REGION OF EAST TENNESSEE
Program accomplishments
- ETEDA MARKETS THE REGION'S BUSINESS LOCATION ADVANTAGES TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE DECISION MAKERS AND INCREASES AWARENESS OF REGIONAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT ECONOMIC GROWTHExpenses $674,506
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
- 62-1158958
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,583,621
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,856,665
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,386,333 | $889,222 | $5,583,621 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,480,577 | $1,112,079 | $5,137,472 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,141,682 | $711,956 | $4,610,965 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $514,680 | $708,402 | $3,912,761 | 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 62-1158958).
Questions about EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC
- What is the EIN of EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC is 62-1158958.
- Is EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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 EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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 EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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 EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BRAD MAUL.
- Who are the officers and directors of EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $257,115 (BRAD MAUL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,386,333, expenses of $889,222 and total assets of $5,583,621 at year end.
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