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Knoxville human service organizations

There are 348 human services organizations in the greater Knoxville metro area. Combined, these Knoxville metro human service organizations employ 6,572 people, earn more than $338 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $440 million.
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Types of human service organizations in Knoxville

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Multiservice human service organizations and networks
 
101
 
$51,351,496
Specific population service centers
 
58
 
$121,610,771
Youth service organizations
 
34
 
$25,726,063
Emergency assistance organizations
 
34
 
$61,863,530
Family services organizations
 
28
 
$6,419,491
Personal counseling and social service organizations
 
26
 
$36,689,039
Organizations supporting multiple human services organizations
 
15
 
$879,371
Residential care facilities and group homes
 
15
 
$32,583,802
Developmentally disabled centers
 
14
 
$52,915,642
Homelessness prevention organizations
 
12
 
$2,178,625
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Job trends for Knoxville human service organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
40
1-10
 
21
11-25
 
14
26-100
 
16
101 to 1,000
 
14
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of human service organizations in Knoxville

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
67
$250k to $1M
 
40
$1M to $5M
 
23
$5M to $25M
 
9
$25M to $100M
 
4
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of human service organizations in Knoxville

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Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM)

Knox Area Rescue Ministries provides daily for those most vulnerable and desperate among us, first supplying rescue services of food and shelter, then healthy, supportive relationships, and ultimately restoration, including job-training opportunities.
Revenue
$46.9m
Assets
$51.0m
Employees
1,256
EIN
62-0670972
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Adult Community Training (ACT)

Facilitating equality has been the mission statement of ACT for many years as the Agency focuses on the desires and needs of the individual and what can be done to improve the quality of life for that person.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
172
EIN
62-0959755
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service

Improving the quality of life for the elderly, persons with disabilities, and their caregivers by providing accessible care and supportive services through compassionate personnel.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
235
EIN
62-0809589
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harmony Family Center

To arrange for the placement of orphan children living in the us and foreign countries with adoptive parents and to provide counseling and support.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
128
EIN
62-1772291
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mid-East Community Action Agency (MECAA)

Mid-East Community Action Agency (MECAA) will partner with the community to strengthen individuals and families through social service programs to increase stability and/or self-sufficiency.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
106
EIN
62-0725458
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ywca Knoxville and the TN Valley

Ywca Knoxville empowers women, eliminates racism, and promotes peace, justice, freedom, and dignity through Keys of Hope Women's Program and Victim Advocacy Program.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
52
EIN
62-0475701
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Michael Dunn Center

Dunn Center is a facility that provides residential services to individuals living with disabilities and challenges.
Revenue
$16.0m
Assets
$4.9m
Employees
304
EIN
62-0851179
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Scott Appalachian Industries

The primary exempt purpose is to provide supports responsive to the needs of citizens with mental, physical, aging, or disadvantaged challenges; work with agencies with complimentary missions; create employment, and train personnel, when possible.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$9.2m
Employees
136
EIN
62-1199884
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Young Men's Christian Association of East Tennessee

Ymca of East Tennessee develops youth, adults and families through Christian principles, healthy living, and nurturing potential.
Revenue
$14.9m
Assets
$24.3m
Employees
881
EIN
62-0475700
IRS type
501(c)(3)

East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA)

The East Tennessee Human Resource Agency is a premier service agency, successfully operating a regional management system with employees who are trained and empowered to deliver exemplary services to every customer every time.
Revenue
$50.0m
Assets
$25.8m
Employees
504
EIN
62-1493851
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Covenant Living at Shannondale

The Shannondale campus offers retirees a variety of independent living options, from private homes, duplexes and garden villas in their Buckingham area, to pleasant, comfortable rooms and apartments in their ever-popular Retirement Center.
Revenue
$28.9m
Assets
$115.3m
Employees
611
EIN
62-0698709
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Emory Valley Center

Emory Valley Center enhances lives by providing quality support and services for individuals with disabilities, promoting independence, dignity, and family support.
Revenue
$20.5m
Assets
$16.5m
Employees
444
EIN
62-0762198
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bridge Refugee Services

Bridge Refugee Services welcomes and supports refugees and special immigrant visa holders in east Tennessee towards self-sufficiency and community integration.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
56
EIN
58-1505955
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sunshine Services

Dedicated to promoting the general welfare of persons with mental retardation by encouraging as much independence as possible in their choice of work, recreation, education and living situation.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
154
EIN
62-0759415
IRS type
501(c)(3)

SOAR Tennessee

Our agency supports opportunities, activities and residence for intellectually disabled adults. We have grown from 5 homes serving 15 individuals to 10 homes serving 29 adults in need.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$496.5k
Employees
0
EIN
61-1800227
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Blount County Community Action Agency

The Agency's mission is to provide specific services and develop resources within the guidelines of the programs it administers to promote the independence and self-sufficiency aspirations of members of the Community.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$688.2k
Employees
29
EIN
62-1561673
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Action Services of Morgan

Community Action Services of Morgan provides early childhood development programs for at-risk children in Morgan County, TN.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
50
EIN
62-1067908
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Florence Crittenton Agency (FCA)

Since their initial founding in 1896, Florence Crittenton Agency have grown from a small maternity home to provide comprehensive services designed to meet the needs of at-risk children, youth, and families.
Revenue
$4.2m
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
71
EIN
62-6044288
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kids Place

Kids Place provides after school care in 16 Knox and Sevier County schools and 2 early childcare units. The organization puts the net income made into equipment and supplies for the schools it serves.
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$8.4m
Employees
0
EIN
58-2166155
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shades of Development

Shades of Development is a child daycare center in Knoxville, TN whose mission is: To provide a safe learning environment for children. To provide a learning environment for children.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
118
EIN
62-1614669
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "P00: Human Services: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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