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East Tennessee State University Research Foundation

  • Johnson City, TN
  • Tax-exempt since July 2003
  • EIN: 55-0788917

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: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$594k (2024)

Expenses
$475k (2024)

Total Assets
$1.83M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$794k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2024

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
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$593,868
Expenses
$475,191
Net Income
$118,677
Net Assets
$1,036,177
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $378,190
63.7%
Program Services $198,575
33.4%
Investment Income $5,070
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,033
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,829,720
Total Liabilities $793,543
Net Assets $1,036,177
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William Block (Director) $0 $684,856 $0
Dr Brian Noland (Chairman) $0 $503,321 $0
Kimberly Mccorkle (Director) $0 $304,075 $0
Dr David R Williams (Director) $0 $265,099 $0
David Golden Jd (Ceo) $0 $209,920 $0
Carol Clayson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Daniels (Director) $0 $0 $0
Denise Grant (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Niswonger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christina Graham (Cfo) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 9, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$363,423
Expenses
$251,209
Net Income
$112,214
Net Assets
$924,904
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $228,400
62.8%
Program Services $123,876
34.1%
Investment Income $4,989
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,158
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $942,800
Total Liabilities $17,896
Net Assets $924,904
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William Block (Director) $0 $679,528 $0
Dr Brian Noland (Board Chair) $0 $440,878 $0
Kimberly Mccorkle (Director) $0 $302,316 $0
Dr David R Williams (Director) $0 $246,477 $0
David Golden Jd (Director) $0 $204,233 $0
Carol Clayson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Daniels (Director) $0 $0 $0
Denise Grant (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Niswonger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christina Graham (Cfo) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 6, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$217,607
Expenses
$64,010
Net Income
$153,597
Net Assets
$826,927
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $207,207
95.2%
Investment Income $152
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,248
4.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $837,909
Total Liabilities $10,982
Net Assets $826,927
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William Block (Director) $0 $665,923 $0
Dr Brian Noland (Board Chair) $0 $439,948 $0
Dr David R Williams (Director) $0 $209,181 $0
David Golden Jd (Director) $0 $199,052 $0
Kimberly Mccorkle (Director) $0 $154,835 $0
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bj King Edd Cpa (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Ross (Executive Di) $0 $0 $0
Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 10, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$194,320
Expenses
$136,297
Net Income
$58,023
Net Assets
$666,521
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $187,725
96.6%
Investment Income $310
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,285
3.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $684,676
Total Liabilities $18,155
Net Assets $666,521
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Brian Noland (Board Chair) $0 $465,187 $0
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $339,660 $0
Dr David R Williams (Director) $0 $208,582 $0
Jeremy Ross (Executive Di) $0 $206,485 $0
Bj King Edd Cpa (Treasurer) $0 $205,868 $0
Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $130,099 $0
David Golden Jd (Director) $0 $39,363 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 5, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$165,704
Expenses
$155,157
Net Income
$10,547
Net Assets
$606,099
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100
0.1%
Program Services $158,777
95.8%
Investment Income $683
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,144
3.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $610,611
Total Liabilities $4,512
Net Assets $606,099
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Brian Noland (Chairman) $0 $445,518 $0
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $319,386 $0
Dr David L Williams (Director) $0 $236,763 $0
Dr William R Duncan (President) $0 $212,936 $0
Jeremy Ross (Executive Di) $0 $205,490 $0
Dr Bj King (Treasurer) $0 $204,442 $0
Dr Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $123,807 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 26, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$217,179
Expenses
$134,455
Net Income
$82,724
Net Assets
$596,893
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $190,349
87.6%
Investment Income $807
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,023
12.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $620,376
Total Liabilities $23,483
Net Assets $596,893
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Brian Noland (Chairman) $0 $326,267 $0
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $276,654 $0
Dr David L Williams (Director) $0 $233,609 $0
Dr Bert C Bach (Director) $0 $228,488 $0
Dr William R Duncan (President) $0 $208,049 $0
Jeremy Ross (Executive Di) $0 $198,434 $0
Dr Bj King (Treasurer) $0 $184,017 $0
Dr Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $120,941 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 14, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$293,627
Expenses
$236,399
Net Income
$57,228
Net Assets
$545,308
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $254,735
86.8%
Investment Income $351
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $38,541
13.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $574,815
Total Liabilities $29,507
Net Assets $545,308
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert Means (Director) $0 $458,681 $0
Dr Brian Noland (Chairman) $0 $326,335 $0
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $269,246 $0
Dr Bert C Bach (Director) $0 $221,062 $0
Dr David L Williams (Director) $0 $218,805 $0
Dr William R Duncan (President) $0 $202,402 $0
Jeremy Ross (Executive Di) $0 $192,051 $0
Dr Bj King (Treasurer) $0 $167,829 $0
Dr Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $117,171 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$421,316
Expenses
$860,336
Net Income
-$439,020
Net Assets
$481,770
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $363,790
86.3%
Investment Income $218
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $57,308
13.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $497,409
Total Liabilities $15,639
Net Assets $481,770
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert Means (Director) $0 $448,191 $83,648
Dr Brian Noland (Chairman) $0 $344,606 $50,940
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $262,818 $42,867
Dr Bert Bach (Director) $0 $215,344 $53,222
Dr William Duncan (President) $0 $197,719 $65,027
Dr David Williams (Director) $0 $196,938 $27,209
Jeremy Ross (Executive Di) $0 $177,483 $36,717
Dr Bj King (Treasurer) $0 $133,161 $82,277
Dr Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $114,451 $26,250
Dr David D Collins (Director) $0 $201,629 $59,142
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990
Filed on Feb. 16, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,033,338
Expenses
$557,395
Net Income
$475,943
Net Assets
$908,080
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $500,000
48.4%
Program Services $461,668
44.7%
Investment Income $167
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $71,503
6.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $946,091
Total Liabilities $38,011
Net Assets $908,080
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Brian Noland (Chairman) $0 $336,646 $0
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $257,696 $0
Dr Bert Bach (Director) $0 $211,187 $0
Dr David Collins (Treasurer) $0 $197,792 $0
Dr William Duncan (President) $0 $193,816 $0
Dr David Williams (Director) $0 $178,475 $0
Jeremy Ross (Executive Di) $0 $173,099 $0
Dr Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $112,738 $0
Phillip Carriger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Gordon Anderson (Former Direc) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$274,714
Expenses
$194,650
Net Income
$80,064
Net Assets
$413,875
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $240,305
87.5%
Investment Income $180
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $34,229
12.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $416,231
Total Liabilities $2,356
Net Assets $413,875
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Brian Noland (Chairman) $0 $306,868 $0
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $253,930 $0
Dr William Duncan (President) $0 $184,463 $0
Dr Bert Bach (Director) $0 $184,112 $0
Dr David Collins (Treasurer) $0 $172,908 $0
Jeremy Ross (Executive Di) $0 $166,546 $0
Dr David Williams (Director) $0 $161,589 $0
Dr Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $111,306 $0
Phillip Carriger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Gordon Anderson (Former Direc) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$262,622
Expenses
$506,960
Net Income
-$244,338
Net Assets
$1,849,474
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $228,775
87.1%
Investment Income $155
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,692
12.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,858,836
Total Liabilities $9,362
Net Assets $1,849,474
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Brian Noland (Chairman) $0 $307,797 $0
Dr Wilsie Bishop (Director) $0 $246,063 $0
Dr Merry Miller (Director) $0 $213,990 $0
Dr Bert Bach (Director) $0 $181,377 $0
Dr David Collins (Treasurer) $0 $170,654 $0
Dr David Williams (Director) $0 $157,974 $0
Dr Linda Garceau (Director) $0 $142,673 $0
Dr Paul Stanton (Director) $0 $139,401 $0
Dr Jon Smith (Secretary) $0 $120,052 $0
Phillip Carriger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr William Duncan (President) $0 $184,575 $0
Dr Gordon Anderson (Former Direc) $0 $116,433 $0
Dr Robert Wondergem (Former Ed) $0 $115,835 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$518,843
Expenses
$553,192
Net Income
-$34,349
Net Assets
$2,093,812
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $190,000
36.6%
Program Services $286,822
55.3%
Investment Income $53
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $41,968
8.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,271,008
Total Liabilities $177,196
Net Assets $2,093,812

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990
Filed on Jan. 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$380,616
Expenses
$693,767
Net Income
-$313,151
Net Assets
$2,128,161
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $349,638
91.9%
Investment Income $129
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $30,849
8.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,493,531
Total Liabilities $365,370
Net Assets $2,128,161

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF (2 of 2)

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