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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: April 2025 Expires: April 2027

Appalachia Service Project

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

4523 Bristol Highway
Johnson City, TN, 37601

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Appalachia Service Project meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to inspire hope and service through volunteer home repair and replacement in Central Appalachia."

Year, State Incorporated:
1969, TN

Appalachia Service Project (ASP) reports that is provides structured service opportunities that bring thousands of volunteers from around the country to rural Central Appalachia to repair homes for low-income families. The organization makes homes warmer, safer, and drier for families and provides service experiences for volunteers. As reported by the charity, year, more than 15,000 volunteers serve with ASP, providing critical repairs for more than 350 families.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Appalachia Service Project's program expenses were:

Program services: $12,943,367

Total Program Expenses: $12,943,367

Chief Executive
Walter Crouch, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$262,865

Chair of the Board
John O. Pearce

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP (Retired)

Board Size
20

Paid Staff Size
Not disclosed

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,381,212, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Appalachia Service Project's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Grants $1,870,874
Donations $7,381,212
Volunteer work crew fees $3,037,714
Project income $819,778
In-kind donations $38,197
Merchandise sales $147,881
Investment return, net $259,572
Gain on sale of assets $4,250
Miscellaneous $463,617
Total Income $14,023,095

Programs: 91% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $14,023,095
Total expenses: $14,221,270
  Program expenses $12,943,367
  Fundraising expenses $650,778
  Administrative expenses $627,125
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-198,175
Beginning Net Assets $8,469,762
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $8,372,044
Total Liabilities $1,291,287
Total Assets $9,663,331

Note: For the year ended December 31, 2023, ASP reported in-kind donations totaling $9,117,259 for in-kind services. 

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance