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Cocke County Education Foundation

Tax-deductible

Newport, TN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 62-1775842Revenue $60K in FY2025

On file with the IRS305 Hedrick Dr, 37821-2908 · Newport, TNTax-exempt since Aug 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide scholarships to high school seniors attending an institution of higher learning. Provide imagination library books to all preschool age children in Cocke County, TN. Support local educators in providing a high level learning experience to k-12 grade students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
114 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 113.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$60K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$94K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$887K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$60K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$77K
FY2025$60K
Expenses
$94K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$102K
FY2025$94K
Net assets
$887K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$982K
FY2023$946K
FY2024$921K
FY2025$887K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1999.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $82K Management & general 0% · $249 Fundraising 12% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

26 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sherry Weeks
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Brooks
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tommy C Bible
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rich Lloyd
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Awards scholarships, sends free books to preschoolers, and supports local K-12 educators.

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4 programs · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provided Scholarships for High School Seniors-$64,250.00

$64Kprogram expense
02

Provided Scholarships for High School Seniors-$64,250.00

$64Kprogram expense
03

Provided Funding for Preschool Children

Imagination Library Program $17,848.29

$18Kprogram expense
04

Provided Funding for Preschool Children

Imagination Library Program $17,848.29

$18Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $115K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$96,901
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,828

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$60K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$94K
Ln 25
Programscol B$82K
Managementcol C$249
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$887K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$887K
Total assetsLn 16$887K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$60K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$887K
Total assetsLn 16$887K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$887K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $60K$94K−$34K$887K 990 PDF
FY2024 $77K$102K−$25K$921K 990 PDF
FY2023 $93K$128K−$35K$946K 990 PDF
FY2022 $63K$96K−$33K$982K 990 PDF
FY2021 $94K$94K−$386$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $76K$117K−$41K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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