2024-04-04T17:48:12-05:00 2023-09-30 621142155 PUGH & COMPANY PC 315 N CEDAR BLUFF RD SUITE 200 KNOXVILLE TN 37923 990 2022-10-01 620598936 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER EAST TENNESSEE INC BETT 8656921616 PO BOX 31377 KNOXVILLE TN 379301377 TONY BINKLEY PRESIDENT/CEO 8656921616 2024-04-04 1 TONY BINKLEY 999009999 0 KELLY A TUCKER CPA P01015909 8657690660 2024-04-04 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TONY BINKLEY 251 N PETERS RD KNOXVILLE TN 37923 1148944 0 X WWW.BBB.ORG/KNOXVILLE X 1958 TN TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING GOOD TRADE PRACTICES FOR BUSINESSES AND ASSISTANCE IN SOLVING ETHICAL PROBLEMS THROUGH ARBITRATION, ETC. 22 22 12 0 602 0 0 0 1095734 1042898 8381 11801 -1979 602 1102136 1055301 0 650 0 0 621634 492456 0 0 0 373452 396243 995086 889349 107050 165952 2210490 2333511 423201 380270 1787289 1953241 X 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. 0 0 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 TN X THE ORGANIZATION 8656921614 251 N PETERS RD KNOXVILLE TN 37923 CALLIE ARCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE BAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MYRON BERNARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY BINKLEY PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 182087 0 11549 BRUCE CLIFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG BELITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN STAUP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HUNTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BART LASHLEE TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEON DOWNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEECHER BARTLETT JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY MITCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM HODGE SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN MAJORS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH SMITH CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON TILLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HEMSLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAY KEARLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY TURNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTI WILDER-MADDOX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB NEWMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON DARE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 182087 0 11549 1 0 1 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 951697 951697 SPONSORSHIP INCOME 541900 91201 91201 1042898 11801 11801 93305 93643 -338 -338 -338 ARBITRATION INCOME 541900 940 940 940 1055301 1042898 602 11801 650 162000 211230 14321 69959 34946 13439 8500 40482 102843 49463 26601 10901 2157 6767 12405 4710 COMMISSIONS 117975 889349 241185 373097 661521 673323 1411965 124874 1307784 1287091 2210490 2333511 7895 6044 415306 374226 423201 380270 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 1787289 1953241 2210490 2333511 165952 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 424993 424993 920341 70795 849546 38346 27883 10463 28285 26196 2089 1287091 X PART X, LINE 2: THE BUREAU IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WHICH INCLUDES THE BUREAU'S BUILDING RENTAL REVENUE. THE BUREAU HAD AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. THE BUREAU'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO AUDIT GENERALLY THREE YEARS AFTER THE FORMS ARE FILED. HOWEVER, THE BUREAU IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS THE BUREAU BEEN CONTACTED BY THESE JURISDICTIONS. THE BUREAU BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X 0 0 0 TONY BINKLEY PRESIDENT/CEO 182087 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11549 0 193636 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE POLICY AT THEIR MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PERSONNEL COMMITEE REVIEW THE SALARIES ANNUALLY FOR REASONABLNESS AND COMPARE TO OTHER POSITIONS IN THE AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU EDUCATION FOUNDATION PO BOX 31377 KNOXVILLE TN 379301377 621293713 PROVIDES A MEANS OF RECEIVING COMPLAINTS & HANDLING DISPUTES W/ ARBITRATION TN 501(C)(3) LINE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0