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Nonprofit · EIN 62-1680075

EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC

Tax-exempt · OAK RIDGE, TN 37830

Financials

$443K$393K2022$505K$496K2023$951K$870K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$950,607$869,913$80,694$395,226$0$395,226
March 31, 2024990$504,570$495,566$9,004$323,251$8,719$314,532
March 31, 2023990$443,426$392,838$50,588$305,528$0$305,528
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$330,375
Membership dues
$330,375
Program service revenue
$612,515
Investment income
$7,717
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$163,478
Other salaries and wages
$229,253
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$437,023
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$7,263
Travel
$14,949
Program services (functional)
$733,258
Management and general (functional)
$136,655

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$323,251
Total assets, end of year
$395,226
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$395,226
Net assets without donor restrictions
$395,226
Gross receipts
$950,607
Employees
4
Volunteers
36
Year formed
1996
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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TRACY BOATNERPRESIDENT
Officer
40$158,354$4,751
DEB CRAWFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LINDSEY TWARDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVE JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GENE SIEVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANGELIQUE ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOE AYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KEN BARRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SASHA LITTLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICK BIRMINGHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KELLI CHANEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK ELLISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SEAN GLEASONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARTY GRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HARRY GROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
45 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STEVE HICKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TRAVIS HOWERTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RANDY INKLEBARGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE LAUFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MISTY MAYESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SCOTT MCKINNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RANDY MERRITT-RESIGNED IN DECDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SUSANA NAVARRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ERIC NOLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANDY PAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BERT ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TRAVIS ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL RUSSELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID SHOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOE STORCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEPHEN STREIFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BALENDRA SUTHARSHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RICH TIGHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TOM TUCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DANNI VARLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PHIL VOEGTLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID WALLACEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JACQUELINE WHITESIDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LOONG YONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALAN LIBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOEL DULINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSH PATTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOE HECKMANPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
CORTNEY PIPERCHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
HARRY BOSTONPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
RYAN OVERTONTREASURER
Officer
0.5$0
GERALD BOYDPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
BILL TINDALCHAIR ELECT
Officer
0.5$0
ERIC ABELQUISTPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
TOM BALLARDPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
DAVID BRADHSAWPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
SHERRY BROWDERPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
BONNIE CARROLLPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
BUDDY HEINSPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
ALAN ICENHOURPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
LEIGHA JUSTICEPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
BARRY STEPHENSONPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
CATHY TOTHPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
CHRIS WHALEYPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
BOB VAN HOOKPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 60 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TRACY BOATNERPRESIDENT
Officer
40$140,483$3,839
GERALD BOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEB CRAWFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LINDSEY TWARDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVE JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GENE SIEVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BILL TINDALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANGELIQUE ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOE AYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KEN BARRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SASHA BENJAMINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICK BIRMINGHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KELLI CHANEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK ELLISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SEAN GLEASONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARTY GRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HARRY GROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVE HICKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TRAVIS HOWERTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDY INKLEBARGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MIKE LAUFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MISTY MAYESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SCOTT MCKINNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDY MERRITTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSANA NAVARRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ERIC NOLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANDY PAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BERT ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TRAVIS ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL RUSSELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID SHOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JEFF SLACKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BILLY STAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOE STORCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN STREIFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BALENDRA SUTHARSHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICH TIGHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TOM TUCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DANNI VARLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PHIL VOEGTLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID WALLACEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JACQUELINE WHITESIDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LOONG YONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOE HECKMANCHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
CORTNEY PIPERCHAIR-ELECT
Officer
0.5$0$0
HARRY BOSTONPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
RYAN OVERTONTREASURER
Officer
0.5$0$0
ERIC ABELQUISTPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
TOM BALLARDPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
DAVID BRADHSAWPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
SHERRY BROWDERPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
BONNIE CARROLLPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
BUDDY HEINSPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
ALAN ICENHOURPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
LEIGHA JUSTICEPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
ALAN LIBYPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
BARRY STEPHENSONPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
CATHY TOTHPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
CHRIS WHALEYPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
BOB VAN HOOKPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 56 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TRACY BOATNERPRESIDENT
Officer
40$113,959$8,947
DARRELL AKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JEFF SLACKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GERALD BOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVE JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STACEY PATTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANDY PAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CORTNEY PIPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JEFF SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BILLY STAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN MCNEELYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BONNIE CARROLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JACQUELINE WHITESIDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MIKE SCHLITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL THOMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALAN ICENHOURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PAUL CLAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TOM BALLARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DANNI VARLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANTHONY WISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KEN BARRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KEN RUETERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JEREMY BIGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVE HICKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TOM TUCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS ZACHARIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TOM ROGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ERIC ABELQUISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BERT ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID BRADSHAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOE HECKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOE STORCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SHERRY BROWDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SASHA BENJAMINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDY INKLEBARGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
REED MULLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TRAVIS HOWERTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DARREN OSBORNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALAN LIBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MISTY MAYESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SPENCER HALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSANA NAVARRO-VALENTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BARRY STEPHENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CATHY TOTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BOB VAN HOOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRIS WHALEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEB CRAWFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KATIE DIGNANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK ELLISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SCOTT MCKINNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LINDSEY TWARDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LOONG YONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BUDDY HEINSPAST CHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0
HARRY BOSTONCHAIR-ELECT
Officer
0.5$0$0
RYAN OVERTONTREASURER
Officer
0.5$0$0
LEIGHA WITTCHAIR
Officer
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1201 OAK RIDGE TPKE STE 100, OAK RIDGE, TN 37830-6411
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
TRACY BOATNER, 1201 OAK RIDGE TPK, OAK RIDGE, TN 37830
Signed the 990
TRACY BOATNER, PRESIDENT
Phone
(865) 483-4577
Return prepared by
COULTER & JUSTUS PC

Mission

PROMOTION OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE KNOXVILLE AND OAK RIDGE AREA OF EAST TENNESSEE BY EXPLORING BROAD OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, SPECIFICALLY IN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND ENCOURAGING THE NEED FOR UNIFIED ACTION TOWARD COMMON COMMUNITY GOALS.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROVIDED SUPPORT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE KNOXVILLE AND OAK RIDGE AREA OF EAST TENNESSEE.
    Expenses $733,258 · revenue $612,515

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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
62-1680075
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$395,226
Income (IRS master file)
$950,607

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025$950,607$869,913$395,226XML
990March 2024$504,570$495,566$323,251XML
990March 2023$443,426$392,838$305,528XML
990March 2022$425,971$432,399$255,068IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 62-1680075).

Questions about EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC

What is the EIN of EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC is 62-1680075.
Is EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1998.
Are donations to EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL 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 COUNCIL INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names TRACY BOATNER.
Who are the officers and directors of EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 60 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,354 (TRACY BOATNER, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC COUNCIL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $950,607, expenses of $869,913 and total assets of $395,226 at year end.

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