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EAST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
EAST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 32-0320825)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202513219349325771
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Filer Filer

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,315,632GrossReceiptsAmt
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Website Addresswww.easttnhistory.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo preserve, interpret and promote the history of Tennessee, with focus on East Tennessee, in order to educate and connect the region, its people, history, culture and heritage.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescEducationETHS provides educational programs for the general public (lectures, workshops, family days, genealogical workshops, and special events), student programs (at the museum and in classrooms), and teacher programs (variety of professional development offerings with associated materials and resources).Desc

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Expense$273,155ExpenseAmt
DescArtifacts and ExhibitionsThe collection of the East Tennessee Historical Society consists of more than 16,000 artifacts and provides a foundation for fulfilling ETHSs mission to preserve, interpret, and promote the history of East Tennessees 35 counties.Desc

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DescPublicationsETHS develops, prints, and distributes Tennessee Ancestors semiannually (document transcriptions, historical and genealogical articles), the Journal of East Tennessee History annually (scholarly magazine), and Newsline semiannually (information on ETHS and other regional organizations).Desc
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Joe E Thompson III
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Charles E Atchley Jr
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Jane Creed
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Erin Burns Freeman
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Jacob Harper
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Natalie Haslam
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Dr Anthony Hodges
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Marvin House
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Todd Kelly Jr
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Imogene King
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Samantha Edwards Lacy
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Sherri P Lee
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Bob Marquis
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Matthew McClellan
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Carrington Montague
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Benjamin C Mullins
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D Ray Smith
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Joe E Spence
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Joseph Swann
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John Trotter
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Gary Wade
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Wilhelmina Williams
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,325,121BOYAmt
EOY$4,285,340EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,813BOYAmt
EOY$57,136EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,962BOYAmt
EOY$62,181EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,775BOYAmt
EOY$119,317EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,998,219BOYAmt
EOY$2,876,561EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,218,127BOYAmt
EOY$1,289,462EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,216,346BOYAmt
EOY$4,166,023EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,325,121BOYAmt
EOY$4,285,340EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$161,538ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$113,247NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$2,032PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$633,288CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$936,859CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$989,341CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,302,181CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$938,607CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,800,276TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$305,290CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$307,188CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$305,290CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$305,290CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$305,290CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,528,348TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$938,578CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,244,047CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,294,631CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,607,471CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,243,897CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,328,624TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,328,624PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,831CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,641CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,960CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74,132CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$78,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$300,085TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$36CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$30,262CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,656CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,725CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total-$12,917TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,615,792TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95660PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82950PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupport Schedule: Other Income ExplanationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule A, Part II, Line 10 - Represents net fundraising revenue.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,454,650OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,275,816DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,178,834BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,178,834TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,682,262TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$113,247NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$305,290DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$91,676OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$510,213RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,172,049RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,172,049TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,730,553TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$305,290DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$91,676OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$396,966ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,333,587ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,333,587TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oCollection items acquired either through purchase or donation are not capitalized. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in net assets without donor restrictions if purchased with assets without donor restrictions and as decreases in net assets with donor restrictions if purchased with assets with donor restrictions. Contributions of collection items are not recognized in the statement of activities. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected on the statement of activities based on the absence or existence and nature of donor-imposed restrictions. At December 31, 2024, the historical cost of all collection items is $2,029,262.
Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.ETHS collections are a material record of the region's history with priorities for acquisitions being artifacts made in East Tennessee, artifacts with a documented history of being used/owned by East Tennesseans, and artifacts bearing images of East TN subjects. ETHS fulfills its mission of preserving, interpreting and promoting the history of East Tennessee by locating, acquiring, borrowing and exhibiting these well-documented cultural artifacts and fine, decorative, and folk arts.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Society follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740-10-25. The Society does not believe there are any material uncertain tax positions and, accordingly, it will not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. For the year ended December 31, 2024, there were no interest or penalties recorded or included in its financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990Fundraising expense $91676
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SFundraising expense $91676

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1East TN of the YearEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$183,500GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$155,975CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$27,525GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$261NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,350RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$36,546FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$405EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,835OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Biscuit & BubblyEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$59,650GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$23,860CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$35,790GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$112NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$8,184RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$20,840FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$4,657EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,960OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$22,729GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$6,819CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$15,910GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$2,224NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$1,536RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$711FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$4,056OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$265,879GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$186,654CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$79,225GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$2,597NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$11,070RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$58,097FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,062EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$14,851OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$91,677DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$12,452NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6ETHS has members who approve the selection of officers and new board members, as well as any changes to the constitution and by-laws, at the annual meeting in May.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aSee comment in Sch O for Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bSee comment in Sch O for Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 990 is reviewed by an accountant experienced in taxes before it is signed by an ETHS officer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aIn setting compensation for the President/CEO, the Board of Directors reviews the annual salary and considers comparability of duties with other non-profits in the area.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The 990, governing documents, conflict-of-interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. Guidestar.org publishes the 990 and other financial information, and the 990 is on the ETHS website

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1East TN Historical Society FdnBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1629AddressLine1Txt
CityKnoxvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263215625EIN
Primary ActivitiesInvestingPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status12 IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1East TN Historical SocietyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd