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Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Knoxville, TN EIN: 58-1727980 Website
Economically disadvantaged peopleLow-income peopleCommunity and economic developmentHousing development

Seeking to put god's love into action, Knoxville Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. Our vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc at a glance

In short: Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,000
-14.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,000
-14.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$16,874,378
-3.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Habitat for Humanity International: $12KHabitat for HumanityInternational$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Habitat for Humanity International ($12K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Americus

How Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc gives

  • Giving grew 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $16K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Habitat for Humanity International Americus, GATithes to habitat for humanity international (HFHI) specifically for funding homes in lesotho. Knoxville habitat for humanity's board of directors votes annually to tithe $1,000 of each home sold to a local family to support HFHI's work in lesotho, a landlocked country surrounded by south africa.$12,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$16,874,378$6,198,331$7,003,349$12,0001$116,106
2024$17,539,986$6,357,130$6,751,055$14,0001$149,924
2023$18,160,099$6,253,780$5,537,352$8,0001$217,448
2022$15,712,472$7,598,798$5,921,525$7,0001$139,810
2021$14,590,203$8,227,992$5,776,292$10,0001$6,044
2020$11,389,526$5,232,971$6,235,874$16,0001$-25,637
2019$12,289,132$5,013,091$4,384,034$12,0001$-14,093

About Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc

Based on IRS filings

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Knoxville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $116K.

Focus Areas

Economically disadvantaged peopleLow-income peopleCommunity and economic developmentHousing development

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc is led by Anna Engelstad, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 3 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anna Engelstad

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2024) → $126K (2025)

  • Aaron Gray

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriel Bolas

    Director

    Chairman → Past Chair, 2023

    Past Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurel Howanitz

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Liddington

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Cate Vogel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Ball

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Dawson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Bright

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ty Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leeann Foster

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Oster

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Perry

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Cline

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Walls

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelle Shultz

    Former CEO

    President & CEO → Former CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2019) → $149K (2025)

  • Lance Weeden

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2024) → $125K (2025)

  • Palmer Cantler

    Past Chair

    Secretary → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Ball

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Martin

    Chair Elect

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leann Heidenreich

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Garry Tener (2019–2024) — Chairman Elect
  • Former: James Tuttle (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Ewell (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Simpson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Shamblin (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Stevens (2024) — Director
  • Former: Tyler Lewelling (2024) — Director
  • Former: Andy Black (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Carroll (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: David W. Smith (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tyler Tanaka (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chad Simpson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jenny Brewer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lee Iglehart (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Neil Fischer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sharon Bosse (2019–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Kenneth Herring (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ed Britton (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sherra Gillespie (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Steven Thompson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Bocangel (2020) — Director
  • Former: Steve Clark (2020) — Director
  • Former: Anthony Stratis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Danny Dyer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Steve Misenheimer (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kelle Shultz — Former CEO: $149KKelle ShultzFormer CEO$149KAnna Engelstad — President/CEO: $126KAnna EngelstadPresident/CEO$126KLance Weeden — CFO: $125KLance WeedenCFO$125K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $149K, to Kelle Shultz (Former CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc

How much does Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc give each year?

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14K across 1 grant.

How large is Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc?

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc reported $16.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.2M.

What is Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc?

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Knoxville, TN. It holds $16.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc operate?

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc's EIN?

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1727980. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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