The Blount Partnership is a non-profit corporation committed to bringing increased prosperity to Blount county.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$600K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $316K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$600K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.0M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
Net assets
$765K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.0M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$3.9M
Net assets
$765K
FY2021▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$539K
FY2021$765K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $600K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$274,196Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$112,788Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$110,887Pt VII · Sec A
$102,009Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan Daniels’s $317K as President/CEO is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bryan Daniels$316,833$295,298$283,945$274,196
Bruce Kerr$134,847$126,166$120,161$110,887
Tammi Ford$129,183$124,760$120,684$112,788
Mary Mitchell$117,512$113,884$107,536$102,009
Jessica Belitz$115,072$108,707$104,089—
Lauren Emert$104,198—$104,101—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The blount partnership is a non-profit corporation committed to bringing increased prosperity to blount county.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $10.7M · 2022–2024
Flex-N-Gate Rockford LLCFY2024$225,000
Arconic LLCFY2023$1,500,000
Smith and Wesson Brands INCFY2022$9,000,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$651K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$765K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$580K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$327K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$651K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$580K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$580K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$765K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K$580K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$923K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$539K$794K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$274K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$444K
Payroll taxesLn 10$113K
Legal feesLn 11b$102
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$160K
Office expensesLn 13$21K
OccupancyLn 16$37K
TravelLn 17$25K
InterestLn 20$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$121K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$312K
All other expensesLn 24e$108K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.0M$3.9M$109K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.0M$4.8M$166K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$3.0M$815K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.1M$2.9M$226K$765K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$2.5M$266K$539K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,138,794 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,092,596$2,448,079
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $664,669$651,224
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$10,766
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,451$28,725
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,767,721$3,138,794
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$2,060,852
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,501,872$906,199
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,501,872$2,967,051
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $265,849$171,743
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,138,794 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$326,522
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,121,557
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,448,079
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $651,224$651,224
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $10,761$10,761
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,725$28,725
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $690,710 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5$3,138,794
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,967,051 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$274,196
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,230,250
IX-9 Other employee benefits$443,634
IX-10 Payroll taxes$112,772
IX-11b Legal fees$102
IX-11c Accounting fees$7,862
IX-11g Other fees for services$75,803
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$160,057
IX-13 Office expenses$20,928
IX-16 Occupancy$36,869
IX-17 Travel$25,036
IX-20 Interest$29,889
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$121,483
IX-23 Insurance$7,206
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$312,474
IX-24e All other expenses$108,490
IX-25 Total functional expenses$2,967,051
Part X · Balance sheet $1,812,130 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $288,754$579,979
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $126,449$81,374
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$9,880
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,046,514$1,140,897
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,461,717$1,812,130
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,228$73,959
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,470$24,045
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $922,934$1,018,104
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $538,783$794,026
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $538,783$794,026
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,461,717$1,812,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $794,026 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,138,794
XI-2 Total expenses$2,967,051
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$171,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$538,783
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$83,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$794,026

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