Nonprofit · EIN 62-1574495
KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $18,090,002 | $6,667,936 | $11,422,066 | $22,700,345 | $6,184,852 | $16,515,493 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,047,992 | $6,659,453 | $1,388,539 | $11,290,144 | $6,206,238 | $5,083,906 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,061,923 | $6,167,587 | $894,336 | $8,917,258 | $5,228,065 | $3,689,193 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,782,901
- of which government grants
- $10,910,610
- Program service revenue
- $5,869,670
- Investment income
- $57,509
- Net rental income
- $375,295
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,770
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,627
- Other revenue
- $379,922
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $687,921
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,772,995
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,387,280
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,369
- Accounting fees
- $25,363
- Occupancy
- $309,317
- Travel
- $2,872
- Depreciation
- $269,408
- Program services (functional)
- $5,248,984
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,174,250
- Fundraising (functional)
- $244,702
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,290,144
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,700,345
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,184,852
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,515,493
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,964,223
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,446,665
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,068,828
- Gross receipts
- $18,115,028
- Employees
- 60
- Volunteers
- 2,123
- Year formed
- 1994
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MARTIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $192,835 | $73,361 |
| CHANDLER WILSON | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,718 | $0 |
| DANIEL MYERS | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,788 | $0 |
| DOUG BANISTER | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,031 | $0 |
| GEORGE WALLACE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JERRY ASKEW | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE MIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF PETERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AVICE REID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TURNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN SIMMONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY HATCHER MARINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SETH KEHNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KING PURNELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANDERSON OLDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MARTIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $160,000 | $73,420 |
| CHANDLER WILSON | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,736 | $0 |
| DOUG BANISTER | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,790 | $0 |
| DANIEL MYERS | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,884 | $0 |
| JUKE JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JERRY ASKEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON HAMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE MIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF PETERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AVICE REID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TURNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN SIMMONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE WALLACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MARTIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $224,065 | $70,998 |
| CHANDLER WILSON | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,554 | $0 |
| DOUG BANISTER | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,445 | $0 |
| DAVID AULT | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,911 | $0 |
| DANIEL MYERS | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,395 | $0 |
| DANIEL CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY ASKEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON HAMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIA MIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF PETERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AVICE REID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TURNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN SIMMONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE WALLACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 318 N GAY ST, KNOXVILLE, TN 37917-7528
- In care of
- % KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRIS MARTIN
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS MARTIN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (865) 524-2774
- Website
- WWW.KLF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TARWATER PC
Mission
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Program accomplishments
- WORKFORCE 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 PROGRAM TRAINED 48 PARTICIPANTS IN HBI ONSTRUCTION TRAINING OR CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS.Expenses $1,899,114
- 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..Expenses $1,830,690
- 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.Expenses $414,177
- IN 2025, 8 ENTITIES LEASED SPACE IN THE BUILDING. FURTHER, 149 TRAINING EVENTS FOR NONPROFIT ENTITIES WERE HELD WITH 8,132 ATTENDEES.Expenses $496,644
- PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES RELATED TO VARIOUS ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUSPROGRAMS THROUGHOUT 2025.Expenses $608,359
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-1574495
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X83)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $22,700,345
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,115,028
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $18,090,002 | $6,667,936 | $22,700,345 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,047,992 | $6,659,453 | $11,290,144 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,061,923 | $6,167,587 | $8,917,258 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,323,069 | $5,099,214 | $6,167,188 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 62-1574495).
Questions about KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION is 62-1574495.
- Is KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION 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 KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRIS MARTIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $192,835 (CHRIS MARTIN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,090,002, expenses of $6,667,936 and total assets of $22,700,345 at year end.
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