Tennessee Code Title 42. Aeronautics § 42-7-101

The functions of the Tennessee wing, civil air patrol, and of its various groups and squadrons, are declared to be for public purposes, and the organizations are entitled to receive appropriations, gifts, grants and allotments of moneys, for the carrying out of their several activities that benefit the general public, from the federal treasury, the state treasury, and the treasuries of the cities and counties of the state and from any other source whatsoever.