Knoxville Leadership Foundation
Knoxville Leadership Foundation reported $18.1 million in revenue and $6.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.72 went to program services, $17.61 to management and general costs and $3.67 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 65.1% of the total. Government grants made up 60.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $266,196 (PRESIDENT). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 463% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.7MFor context, the median across 300 covered religion-related charities: $88.67 programs, $9.31 management, $2.02 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.7% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.6% | 9.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 2.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 65.1% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 60.3% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 32.4% | 2.4% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $266,196 | $274,425 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.99% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 29.7 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 91.7% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseWorkforce development knoxworx is a workforce development system that focuses on an individual by creating a custom designed employment process. We assess participants, designing a pathway that incorporates their specific needs as we walk toward sustainable employment. Knoxworx serves at-risk young adults / adults that are justice system involved, high school dropouts, low-income or transitioning back into the community from either jail or prison. In 2025, 249 participants received education and career support services and 222 participants were assisted with job services. Our youthbuild…
Mentoring initiatives amachi knoxville is the passionate response to the needs of children with a parent(s), or parental figure in prison and other at-risk youth. We assist them in achieving their highest potential by engaging them in consistent and committed mentoring relationships with people of faith. 374 youth were mentored by 309 mentors in the 2025 program
In 2025, compassion coalition informed by distributing a weekly email newsletter to over 2,540 subscribers resulting in 95% of community needs being met. Compassion coalition equipped churches through a series of benevolence training workshops. 19 trainings were attended by 482 individuals. Compassion coalition connected to churches and community partners through connection point, a call center. In 2025, connection point responded to 681 calls. In total, 1,564 individuals were served
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,835 | $0 | $73,361 | $266,196 |
| HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,718 | $0 | $0 | $160,718 |
| HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,788 | $0 | $0 | $129,788 |
| HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,031 | $0 | $0 | $118,031 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Knoxville Leadership Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $688K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 560
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,123
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Knoxville Leadership Foundation totaling $117K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Knoxville Leadership Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Knoxville Leadership Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Knoxville Leadership Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Knoxville Leadership Foundation reported that 78.7% of its $6.7 million in expenses went to program services, 17.6% to management and general and 3.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Knoxville Leadership Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Knoxville Leadership Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $266,196, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Knoxville Leadership Foundation get its money?
Of $18.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 65.1% came from contributions and grants (including 60.3% from government grants) and 32.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Knoxville Leadership Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-1574495 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642329349300714 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532559349300613 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422639349300707 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302779349301525 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202669349300105 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349306002 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003149349302595 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-1574495: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.