Knowledge Arts Foundation (teach) EIN 20-2425139

Knowledge Arts Foundation (teach)

EIN  20-2425139 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides essential resources and support to underserved communities.
Leadership
Wyanthia Taiam Simmons · Executive Director · $375K
Money in and out
$1.6M revenue, $506K expenses
Bottom line
0% program efficiency

Provides essential resources and support to underserved communities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.6M in revenue, $506K in expenses, and $5.9M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$506K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Management & general $1.00
Program efficiency
0%
of spending reaches programs▼ -100% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
139.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +180% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+68%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +125% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +317%
Expenses
$506K
FY2025▼ -64%
Total assets
$5.9M
FY20250%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$506K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$5.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B0%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

In march 2024, the board of directors voted to wind up the organization and distribute its remaining assets to qualified exempt organizations in accordance with article 2.3 of the bylaws. The organization continued operating in schools through may 2024 and is now in the process of winding down.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKnowledge Arts Foundation (teach)
EINHdr · item D20-2425139
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.toeducateallchildren.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$375,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 08/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 08/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Wyanthia Taiam Simmons$375,000$229,703$210,000$102,917
Alvin Abraham$21,935$222,322$203,177
Nicole Haskins$105,985$116,049

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income100%$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Management & general $1.00
Management & general100%$506K
Total functional expensesLn 25$506K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$718K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$5.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed17.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $5.9M · Operating expenses/yr $506K
139.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $0 · Total expenses $506K
0%
Management & General
Management & general $506K · Total expenses $506K
100%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $506K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $284K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $1.6M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.6M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.6M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1.6M · Total revenue $1.6M
+100%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $506K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year $377K
+317%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $2.3M · FY2025 $1.6M
-7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $5.9M · Beginning of year $5.9M
0%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $506K
+68%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $5.9M
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $5.9M · Total assets $5.9M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $5.1M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $5.9M
88%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Wyanthia Taiam Simmons · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $375K · Total expenses $506K
74%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $403K · Total expenses $506K
80%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Overhead ratio 100%
Revenue growth 317%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 4%
Accounting fee ratio 14%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$377K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$828K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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