Knox Area Rescue Ministries Inc.

Human services
Knoxville, Tennessee
EIN 62-0670972
Tax-exempt since 1964

Firms paid: 4
Fees reported, 2018–2024: $5.3M
Fees reported in 2024: $898K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $50.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$897,814 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers Knox Area Rescue Ministries Inc. paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Bdi Releasing GenerosityConsulting - special events	Consulting - special events	$897,814

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Bdi Releasing GenerosityFundraising services$897,814

All firms paid

Fundraisers Knox Area Rescue Ministries Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Bdi Releasing Generosity	2022–2024 · 3 years	$2,648,807
MasterworksDirect response	2018–2021 · 4 years	$1,762,092
Westfall Group IncMajor gifts	2018–2023 · 6 years	$772,439
22 Dragons	2018–2023 · 5 years	$107,694

Form 990 Snapshot

Knox Area Rescue Ministries Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$50.0M	$49.1M	$2.4M	—
2023	$46.9M	$46.2M	$2.2M	—
2022	$42.8M	$42.3M	$2.3M	—
2021	$38.8M	$38.3M	$2.1M	—
2020	$34.0M	$33.1M	$2.1M	—
2019	$22.9M	$22.4M	$1.6M	—
2018	$21.0M	$20.9M	$1.4M	—

Fees are what Knox Area Rescue Ministries Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.