Knoxville Academy of Medicine
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What it says it does
THE ACADEMY SERVES AS THE LOCAL MEDICA SOCIETY FOR PHYSICIANS OF KNOX COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE. ITS PURPOSE IS TO AFFORD A MEDIUM FOR FREE DISCUSSION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AMONG PHYSICIANS.
- Income
- $312,172
- Spending
- $293,791
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $293,791 spent. THE ACADEMY SERVES AS THE LOCAL MEDICAL SOCIETY FOR PHYSICIANS OF KNOX COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE. ITS PURPOSE IS TO AFFORD A MEDIUM FOR FREE DISCUSSION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AMONG PHYSICIANS, ENABLING THEM TO RETAIN HIGH IDEAS OF MEDICINE AND TO CONTINUE THE UNSELFISH RENDERING OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF MEDICAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE ACADEMY ALSO ENCOURAGES RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION, DISSEMINATES ACCURATE MEDICAL INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLIC, SEEKS ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS PERTAINING TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, FOSTERS THE PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS FURTHER WHENEVER POSSIBLE THE PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE WHOLESALE OBSERVANCE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL ETHICS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1966.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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