Knoxville area nonprofits

There are 3,919 organizations in the greater Knoxville metro area. Combined, these Knoxville metro nonprofits employ 45,766 people, earn more than $5 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $12 billion.

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Job trends for Knoxville nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	300
1-10	233
11-25	98
26-100	88
101 to 1,000	61
1,000+	9

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Knoxville is driven by large organizations like University of TN Medical Center, Parkwest Medical Center, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, East Tennessee Children's Hospital (ETCH), and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, specialty hospitals, colleges, developmentally disabled centers, and biological research centers.

Sizes of nonprofits in Knoxville

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	851
$250k to $1M	286
$1M to $5M	150
$5M to $25M	55
$25M to $100M	16
$100M+	12

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like University of TN Medical Center, Parkwest Medical Center, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, East Tennessee Children's Hospital (ETCH), and Covenant Health of East Tennessee earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Knoxville.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 4.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Knoxville with more than $100 million account for 59.4% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, specialty hospitals, hospital systems, school foundations, and community foundations.

Types of nonprofits in Knoxville

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	644	3,988	$460,972,209	$2,855,822,405
Religious organizations	621	533	$37,610,004	$62,145,710
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	311	1,014	$42,025,046	$93,323,950
Business and community development organizations	285	583	$83,172,971	$301,920,552
Human service organizations	242	5,043	$180,286,349	$214,056,756
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	237	798	$50,473,357	$132,715,950
Foundations	229	116	$211,264,095	$1,094,227,375
Mutual assistance organizations	187	83	$51,537,749	$37,216,190
Unions and employment organizations	137	1,428	$45,141,025	$66,996,584
Health organizations	118	23,506	$3,046,478,766	$4,131,137,684

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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's mission is to promote responsible energy choices that work to address the impacts of Global Climate Change and ensure clean, safe and healthy communities throughout the Southeast.

Revenue

$5.0m

Assets

$6.7m

Employees

EIN

58-1620669

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Second Harvest Food Bank East Tennessee

Second Harvest Food Bank is the East Tennessee region's largest hunger-relief charity; operating programs in 18 counties. The food bank secures and distributes over 18 million pounds of food and grocery products annually.

Revenue

$30.1m

Assets

$9.7m

Employees

EIN

58-1450139

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sweetwater Hospital Association (SHA)

Sweetwater Hospital Association (SHA) is a 59-bed, acute care, not-for-profit corporation, which was chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1936. It is a unique organization in that no stock has ever been issued, nor can be issued in the future.

Revenue

$53.2m

Assets

$82.5m

Employees

569

EIN

62-0544855

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Goodwill Industries Knoxville

Goodwill Industries-Knoxville operates twenty-nine retail locations and five employment training and rehabilitation centers throughout its 15-county service area in East Tennessee.

Revenue

$18.2m

Assets

$29.8m

Employees

872

EIN

62-0868796

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Webb School of Knoxville

We are a private educational facility providing educational services for grades kindergarten through 12th grade.

Revenue

$22.7m

Assets

$90.9m

Employees

376

EIN

62-0550980

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Covenant Health of East Tennessee

Covenant Health is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system committed to improving the health and quality of life in East Tennessee.

Revenue

$184.5m

Assets

$1.6b

Employees

1,239

EIN

62-1646734

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Johnson University

Founded in 1893, Johnson University is a private, coeducational institution offering associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctor's degrees. Over the years, the University programs have expanded to include different avenues of modern evangelism.

Revenue

$21.8m

Assets

$198.0m

Employees

1,044

EIN

62-6001104

IRS type

501(c)(3)

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF)

East Tennessee Foundation's mission is to build charitable resources to make communities stronger and lives better through thoughtful giving.

Revenue

$126.7m

Assets

$275.8m

Employees

EIN

62-0807696

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Edsouth Services

PROVIDES FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL LOANS AND PROVIDES FUNDING FOR STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 6-14; grants for scholarships. provides funding for educational loans and provides funding for student outreach programs for grades 6-14; grants for sch...

Revenue

$109.4m

Assets

$1.8b

Employees

EIN

62-1586836

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The University of Tennessee Foundation

The foundation enriches the lives of the students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the university of Tennessee through alumni engagement, financial stewardship and private gift support.

Revenue

$162.0m

Assets

$455.2m

Employees

212

EIN

62-1844686

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Knoxville area nonprofits

Job trends for Knoxville nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Knoxville

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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Second Harvest Food Bank East Tennessee

Sweetwater Hospital Association (SHA)

Goodwill Industries Knoxville

Webb School of Knoxville

Covenant Health of East Tennessee

Johnson University

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF)

Edsouth Services

The University of Tennessee Foundation

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