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Appalachian Equality Chorus

  • Knoxville, TN
  • Tax-exempt since June 2014
  • EIN: 46-0712711

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Music (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$171k (2025)

Expenses
$162k (2025)

Total Assets
$34.7k (2025)

Total Liabilities
$329 (2025)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2025

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2025

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$170,516
Expenses
$161,550
Net Income
$8,966
Net Assets
$34,361
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $114,942
67.4%
Program Services $55,573
32.6%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,690
Total Liabilities $329
Net Assets $34,361
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Dr Alan Stevens (Director) $19,667 $0
Bleu Copas (Executive Dir.) $8,874 $0
Jeff Jarnigan (President) $0 $0
Travis Mc Murray (Secretary) $0 $0
Young Kim (Vice President) $0 $0
Blake Venable (Treasurer) $0 $0
Mike Hammond (Chairman) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 9, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$141,729
Expenses
$161,426
Net Income
-$19,697
Net Assets
$25,395
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $66,266
46.8%
Program Services $75,461
53.2%
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,819
Total Liabilities $1,424
Net Assets $25,395
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Dr Alan Stevens (Director) $16,500 $0
Jeff Jarnigan (Treasurer) $0 $0
Bleu Copas (President) $0 $0
Travis Mc Murray (Secretary) $0 $0
Bethany Love (Vice President) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 25, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$170,303
Expenses
$167,624
Net Income
$2,679
Net Assets
$9,096
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $65,586
38.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $24,456
14.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $3,233
1.9%
Other Revenue $65,358
38.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $47,695
Total Liabilities $38,599
Net Assets $9,096
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Dr Alan Stevens (Artistic Director) $18,000 $0
Chase M Hatmaker (Pianist) $6,000 $0
Brad Fgate (Pianst) $6,000 $0
Jennifer Lee (Donor Manager) $5,030 $0
Robert C Johnson (Production Manager) $4,000 $0
Erin E Raines (Pianst) $1,000 $0
Katya Van Den Berg (Choreorgrapher) $750 $0
Seth Tinsley (Ttbb Conductor) $10 $0
Bleu L Copas (President) $0 $0
Bethany Minser Love (Vice President) $0 $0
Travis M Mc Murray (Secretary) $0 $0
Jeff Jarnigan (Treasurer) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$46,907
Expenses
$44,454
Net Income
$2,453
Net Assets
$6,417
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $25,907
55.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $14,000
29.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $44,297
Total Liabilities $37,880
Net Assets $6,417
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Erin Raines (Pianist) $4,650 $0
Chase Hatmaker (Pianist) $4,250 $0
Jennifer Lee (Donor Manager) $2,790 $0
Nathan Mc Ghee (Production Manager) $2,000 $0
Katya Van Den Berg (Cheorgrapher) $750 $0
Nicholas T Andres (Pianist) $500 $0
Dr Alan Stevens (Artistic Director) $18 $0
Bleu L Copas (President) $0 $0
Bethany Minser Love (Vice President) $0 $0
Ben Nicholas (Secretary) $0 $0
Jeff Jarnigan (Treasurer) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$30,000
Expenses
$15,000
Net Income
$15,000
Net Assets
$18,964
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $30,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,685
Total Liabilities $11,721
Net Assets $18,964

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$51,802
Expenses
$45,570
Net Income
$6,232
Net Assets
$3,964
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $23,900
46.1%
Program Services $27,902
53.9%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,195
Total Liabilities $11,231
Net Assets $3,964

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990-EZ

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PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$41,312
Expenses
$48,134
Net Income
-$6,822
Net Assets
$2,268
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $24,790
60.0%
Program Services $16,518
40.0%
Investment Income $4
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,396
Total Liabilities $12,128
Net Assets $2,268

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990-EZ

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PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$37,218
Expenses
$49,745
Net Income
-$12,527
Net Assets
$9,090
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $23,270
62.5%
Program Services $13,946
37.5%
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,374
Total Liabilities $9,284
Net Assets $9,090

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990-EZ

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PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$97,426
Expenses
$76,211
Net Income
$21,215
Net Assets
$21,618
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $46,647
47.9%
Program Services $50,779
52.1%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,292
Total Liabilities $674
Net Assets $21,618
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Kyle Schellinger (President) $0 $0
Doug Poff (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Ted Loposser (Treasurer) $0 $0
Michael Taylor (Secretary) $0 $0
John Carmely (Director) $0 $0
Bethany Love (Director) $0 $0
John Waldron (Director) $0 $0
Roger Hodge (Director) $0 $0
Lucille Griffo (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 18, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$62,906
Expenses
$62,953
Net Income
-$47
Net Assets
$405
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $30,060
47.8%
Program Services $32,846
52.2%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,253
Total Liabilities $1,848
Net Assets $405
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Alan Stevens (Artistic Dir) $10,000 $0
Josh Sumter (Pianist) $8,000 $0
Josh Purvis (President) $0 $0
Kyle Schellinger (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Ted Loposser (Treasurer) $0 $0
Stephen Henderson (Secretary) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 24, 2018

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