2026-07-21T12:30:53-05:00 2025-09-30 621142155 PUGH & COMPANY PC 315 N CEDAR BLUFF RD SUITE 200 KNOXVILLE TN 37923 990 2024-10-01 620598936 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER EAST TENNESSEE INC BETT 8656921616 PO BOX 31377 KNOXVILLE TN 379301377 TONY BINKLEY PRESIDENT/CEO 8656921616 2026-06-29 1 1 KELLY A TUCKER CPA P01015909 8657690660 2026-06-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TONY BINKLEY 251 N PETERS RD KNOXVILLE TN 37923 1204682 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 10 0 6807 0 0 0 1057569 1051884 38913 45623 -672 6807 1095810 1104314 0 0 0 0 549863 580280 0 0 0 438951 449958 988814 1030238 106996 74076 2394974 2423845 334737 289532 2060237 2134313 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 10 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 TONY BINKLEY PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X X 217792 0 13040 KRISTI WILDER-MADDOX BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BART LASHLEE TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM HODGE SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE BAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN STAUP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEECHER BARTLETT JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB NEWMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HEMSLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE CLIFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAY KEARLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG BELITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON DARE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEON DOWNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HUNTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MYRON BERNARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN MAJORS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON TILLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE CHANCEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY TURNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY MITCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 217792 0 13040 1 0 1 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 978070 978070 SPONSORSHIP INCOME 541900 73814 73814 1051884 45623 45623 106125 100368 5757 5757 5757 ARBITRATION INCOME 541900 1050 1050 1050 1104314 1051884 6807 45623 263300 197672 19023 58613 41672 17673 57482 108469 35631 27504 8253 2210 4878 12946 3437 COMMISSIONS 171475 1030238 63476 76597 1061314 1106933 1412165 171850 1270184 1240315 2394974 2423845 3053 1905 331684 287627 334737 289532 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 2060237 2134313 2394974 2423845 74076 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 424993 424993 920341 117992 802349 48851 39247 9604 17980 14611 3369 1240315 X 1204681 100367 100367 1104314 0 1104314 1117660 100368 100368 1017292 12946 12946 1030238 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, 2024. 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. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 100,367. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 100,368. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 12,946. X X 0 0 0 TONY BINKLEY PRESIDENT/CEO 217792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13040 0 230832 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