Tennessee · Nonprofit
APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC
APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $234,989 to it, the largest being NORTHEAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INC ($125,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $580k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $235k
- Net assets
- $50k
What Appalachian Highlands Economic Development Partnership Inc does
Mission
The advancement of business conditions and overall economic prospertii of an eight county area of northeast tn, comprise of johnson, unicoi, carter, washington, sullivan, green, hawkins and hancock counties by (I) supporting existing economic development organzations such as chambers of commerce, tourism development offices, economic and industrial development boards, workforce development efforts and other similar organizations, (ii) providing assitance to county and city economic and workforce development initatives and (iii) unifying and amplifying the region's collective voices.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Economic development and marketing of east tn region. Met with more than 120 parternes to gather input, rebrand the organization and implemented a stategic plan.
Economic development and marketing of east tn region. Reccruited new airline to the region. Raised $2,000,000 for the air service project which was a public/private partnership.
Community outreach. Hurricane helene recovery work that included website development, grant research and volunteer work. Hosted a tedx event. Strong acc partnership agreement to support accountable care communities in northeast tn and southwest va.
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $289k to $185k (−36%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 13%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Jerry Caldwell
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC's grant income comes from Tennessee funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC's revenue fell 25% between 2023 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC?
- APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $234,989 to it, the largest being NORTHEAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INC ($125,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $234,989 in grants to APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC.
- Who is the largest funder of APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC?
- NORTHEAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INC is the largest funder on record, with $125,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing