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PO BOX 22072
Knoxville TN 37933-0072
Knoxville TN | IRS ruling year: 2010 | EIN: 27-2119742
THE EAST TENNESSEE KIDNEY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING INDIVIDUAL EAST TENNESSEANS WITH EARLY DETECTION OF KIDNEY DISEASE, EDUCATION, AND LIFE SUSTAINING TR ... (More)
THE EAST TENNESSEE KIDNEY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING INDIVIDUAL EAST TENNESSEANS WITH EARLY DETECTION OF KIDNEY DISEASE, EDUCATION, AND LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT. (Less)
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This charity's score is 90%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 33% Accountability & Finance, 57% Impact & Results, 10% Leadership & Adaptability. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc. has earned a 70% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2021, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Not ApplicableBoard Composition - 23/23 - 35/35 ptsBoard Composition - 23/23 - 35/35 pts
Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Audit or Financial Review - N/A - 0/0 ptsIndependent Audit or Financial Review - N/A - 0/0 pts
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
| Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
|---|---|
| $1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
| $500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
| Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy - Missing - 0/5 ptsConflict of Interest Policy - Missing - 0/5 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Meeting Minutes - Documented - 5/5 ptsBoard Meeting Minutes - Documented - 5/5 pts
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/5 ptsDocument Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/5 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/5 ptsWhistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/5 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Website - Listed - 5/5 ptsWebsite - Listed - 5/5 pts
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableLiabilities to Assets Ratio - -2.15% - 25/25 ptsLiabilities to Assets Ratio - -2.15% - 25/25 pts
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
| Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| Less than 50% | Full Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
| 60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Ratio - 63.94% - 0/25 ptsProgram Expense Ratio - 63.94% - 0/25 pts
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
| Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| 70% or higher | Full Credit |
| 60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
| Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
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Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc.) or EIN (272119742) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Staffing
Administrative Capacity
Grants Received
Balance Sheet
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
We were forced to cancel our largest fundraisers of the year, resulting in significantly reduced revenue to support programs and staffing.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
We were forced to postpone the rollout of our new program, Early Kidney Disease Detection Screenings, which would help those in the community detect kidney disease early and therefore prevent and slow the progression of kidney disease. These programs will be free of charge and potentially reach 100+ people in its first year.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We were able to organize a virtual fundraiser to take the place of an existing in-person fundraiser event. Despite the revenue being significantly lower than that of our usual in-person event, we were still able to engage the community, spread the word about our local mission and programs, and raise some funding to continue supporting the basic programs we provide.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We intend to continue to utilize a virtual fundraiser, as that proved enjoyable and fun by many people who wouldn't typically enjoy an in-person event. We intend to utilize staff working remotely prolong safe social distancing practices and improve efficiency.
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc. has earned a 100% for the Impact & Results beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
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Program
Dianne Hagey Dialysis Transportation Program
Activities
The nonprofit provides financial assistance to patients with medical conditions.
Program Type
Financial Assistance for Patients with Medical Conditions
Beneficiaries Served
Program Geography
Time Period of Data
7/1/20 to 6/30/21
Outcomes: Changes in the lives of those served by a nonprofit. They can be caused by the nonprofit.
Costs: The money spent by a nonprofit and its partners and beneficiaries.
Impact: Outcome caused by a nonprofit relative to its cost.
Cost-effectiveness: A judgment as to whether the cost was a good use of resources to cause the outcome.
Outcome Metric
Increase in income for a patient with medical conditions
Outcome Data Source
Ratings are based on data the nonprofit itself collects on its work. We use the most recent year with sufficient data. Typically, this data allows us to calculate direct changes in participants' lives, such as increased income.
Outcome data collected during the program. The nonprofit submitted data on the dollar value of all financial assistance provided to patients, which we use to calculate the additional income received.
Method for Attributing Outcomes
We don't know if the observed changes were caused by the nonprofit's program or something else happening at the same time (e.g., a participant got a raise). To determine causation, we take the outcomes we observe and subtract an estimate of the outcomes that would have happened even without the program (i.e., counterfactual outcomes).
We estimate the dollar amount of financial assistance attributable to the nonprofit by comparing the financial assistance given by the nonprofit to the financial assistance that would have been provided in the absence of the nonprofit (the “counterfactual”). In this case, we estimate the counterfactual to be zero based on two assumptions. First, we assume there is functionally no upper limit to the amount of cash transfers that continue to be valuable to patients as they are far from reaching the point of diminishing marginal returns, such that aid provided by one nonprofit does not displace aid provided by another. Second, we assume that nonprofits work independently and do not coordinate the provision of aid to the same patient. As a result, all aid provided by the nonprofit to patients with medical conditions can be directly attributable to the nonprofit.
Cost Data Source
After estimating the program's outcomes, we need to determine how much it cost to achieve those outcomes. All monetary costs are counted, whether they are borne by a nonprofit service deliverer or by the nonprofit’s public and private partners.
Program cost data reported by the nonprofit. Partner and beneficiary costs reported by the nonprofit or estimated by Charity Navigator.
Cost Calculation
$151,799 program costs + partner costs + $0 beneficiary costs = $151,799 total costs
We calculate impact, defined as the change in outcomes attributable to a program divided by the cost to achieve those outcomes.
Impact Calculation
$151,799 total costs / $143,799 of financial assistance provided = roughly $520 provides $490 in financial assistance to a patient.
Benchmark for Rating
Impact & Results scores of financial assistance to patients programs are based on income generated relative to cost. Programs receive an Impact & Results score of 100 if they increase income for a recipient by more than $1.50 for every $1 spent and a score of 80 if income increases by more than $0.85 for every $1 spent. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the benchmark for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 65.
Determination
Highly cost-effective
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc. reported its largest program on its FY 2021 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
EAST TENNESSEE KIDNEY FOUNDATION HAS FOUR PROGRAMS: DIALYSIS TRANSPORTATION FOR INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS, DENTAL WORK FOR PATIENTS AWAITING PLACEMENT ON KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEM ... (More)
EAST TENNESSEE KIDNEY FOUNDATION HAS FOUR PROGRAMS: DIALYSIS TRANSPORTATION FOR INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS, DENTAL WORK FOR PATIENTS AWAITING PLACEMENT ON KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH & EDUCATION (Less)
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc. has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableMission - 10/10 ptsMission - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
THE EAST TENNESSEE KIDNEY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING INDIVIDUAL EAST TENNESSEANS WITH EARLY DETECTION OF KIDNEY DISEASE, EDUCATION, AND LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT.
Vision - 10/10 ptsVision - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
An East Tennessee community with no more deaths due to kidney failure, and fewer residents diagnosed with end-stage renal disease.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Goals - 20/20 ptsGoals - 20/20 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Expand the Dianne Hagey Dialysis Transportation program to 6 additional NE counties of East Tennessee, bringing the total number of counties served to 25.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Start the Early Kidney Disease Screening program with the goal of screening 100+ people in the first fiscal year of the program.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Goal Three: Increase capacity by hiring additional staff.
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
Leadership Development - 15/15 ptsLeadership Development - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
ETKF invests in professional development for its staff, providing an annual budget for conferences, educational workshops, cohorts, and intensive leadership development, as well as a small travel budget for opportunities outside of East Tennessee.
Mobilizing for Mission - 15/15 ptsMobilizing for Mission - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Raising Awareness
Community Building
ETKF engages in collective impact networks through its membership and active participation with the Alliance for Better Nonprofits. ETKF frequently works with additional nonprofits who serve similar clients as ETKF, to increase the impact to our target populations. ETKF provides regular training for professionals in the renal community regarding our programs, guidelines & eligibility, and program participation training. ETKF's Board of Directors strategically includes members within the media industry in East Tennessee, including executives of local radio station groups and television / broadcast affiliates, as well as print media such as magazines and local newspapers.
Adaptability Story - 30/30 ptsAdaptability Story - 30/30 pts
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
ETKF responded to external changes in the last year by reducing its overhead expenses, modifying existing in-person fundraising events to virtual fundraising events, postponing the hiring of support staff, and postponing the launch of a new community program.
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