PROJECT HELP OF EAST TENNESSEE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PROJECT HELP OF EAST TENNESSEE INC

EIN 80-0552516 · Emergency Assistance (P60)

What they do

PROVIDES EMERGENCY ENERGY ASSISTANCE WITH ELECTRICITY, NATURAL GAS, PROPANE, HEATING OIL, WOOD, or COAL for FAMILIES ACROSS KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARDS (KUB) SERVICE TERRITORY. The Program is Administered By The Knoxville Community Action Council (CAC) and KUB.

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Of every $100 spent, about $99.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

101.40%of revenue went to mission work99.9% of expenses · Program services

$101.54spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

0.15%of revenue went to management and office costs0.1% of expenses

$2.42in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$248,917

Mission workProgram services$252,396101.40% of revenue99.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3620.15% of revenue0.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$252,758101.54% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 99.9% mission · 0.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.54% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 99.8% mission · 0.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.96% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 99.8% mission · 0.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.62% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 99.7% mission · 0.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.92% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 99.9% mission · 0.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 141.83% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 99.8% mission · 0.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 44.89% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.81% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.59% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$248,917

Expenses$252,758

Annual shortfall $3,841 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$252,396 · 99.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$362 · 0.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$248,917

Expenses$252,758

Assets$611,524

Income$248,917

Contributions$232,741

Mission work (program services)$252,396

Grants given$669,324

Average grant$223,108

Management and general$362

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (18)

JEANIE FOXBOARD MEMBER

VERONICA ANDREWSBOARD MEMBER AND KUB REPRESENTATIVE

TIFFANY MARTINBOARD MEMBER

TERESA LAWSONBOARD MEMBER

SYLVIA WOODSBOARD MEMBER

MISTY GOODWINBOARD MEMBER

MATT MAGRANS-TILLERYBOARD MEMBER

LESLYE HARTSELLBOARD MEMBER

JOHN HUSKYBOARD MEMBER

ADELE SENSINGBOARD MEMBER

JACKIE WATSONBOARD MEMBER AND CAC REPRESENTATIVE

DALE GRUBBSVICE-CHAIR

CJ BUTCHERBOARD MEMBER

CINDY WINTERBERGERBOARD MEMBER

BETSI JAMESCHAIR

ASHLEY OGLEBOARD MEMBER

ANNA FRESHOURSECRETARY /TREASURER AND KUB REPRESENTATIVE

AMIE WHITWORTHBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2010
Location: PO BOX 59017, KNOXVILLE, TN 37950-9017
County: Knox
In care of: % JEANIE FOX SEC TREAS
Primary officer: Anna Freshour, Secretary and Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(865) 594-7474

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC
NTEE classification: Emergency Assistance (P60)
IRS tax category: Emergency Assistance
Grant-giving organization: Yes