The Knowledge House Fellowship INC EIN 47-2747713

The Knowledge House Fellowship INC

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Develops tech talent from low-income communities through web literacy and entrepreneurship programs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $5.7M in revenue, $7.5M in expenses, and $7.3M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Employment
Location
Bronx, NY
Website
www.theknowledgehouse.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$5.7MFY2024
Expenses
$7.5M
Net assets
$7.3M
People
36
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-2747713 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bronx, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Develops tech talent from low-income communities through web literacy and entrepreneurship programs.
Leadership
Jerelyn Rodriguez · CEO · $307K
Money in and out
$5.7M revenue, $7.5M expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$5.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.8M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▲ +14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -34% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-31%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -170% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.7M
FY2024▼ -46%
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2024▲ +28%
Total assets
$8.3M
FY2024▼ -18%
Total liabilities
$979K
FY2024▼ -5%
Total revenue
$5.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.8M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$8.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $10.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024, The Knowledge House (TKH) continued to drive economic mobility through tech education across three impactful programs. The Karim Kharbouch Coding Fellowship (KKCF) graduated two cohorts of high school students with increasing success, culminating in a 91% graduation rate in 2025, and alumni have gone on to attend top…

$5.3Mprogram expense
02

In 2024, The Knowledge House (TKH) provided?impacted technology?programs to hundreds of young?community members. TKH served high school participants with increasing success, culminating in a 91% completion rate in 2025 and participants attending top universities like Princeton, Purdue, and Stony Brook, as well as prestigious STEM…

$5.3Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Knowledge House Fellowship INC
EINHdr · item D47-2747713
Principal addressHdr · item CBronx, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theknowledgehouse.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEmployment (J22)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
$306,620Pt VII · Sec A
$306,620Pt VII · Sec A
$159,663Pt VII · Sec A
$159,663Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder & Managing Director
$135,025Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder & Managing Director
$135,025Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director Strategy & Innovation
$133,112Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director Strategy & Innovation
$133,112Pt VII · Sec A

Jerelyn Rodriguez’s $307K as CEO is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1236 $1–10M employment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jerelyn Rodriguez$306,620$218,649$185,000
Elizabeth Goldfarb$159,663
Jerelyn Rodriguez$149,184$104,856
Joe Carrano$135,025$130,548$107,415
Alexandra Barrett$133,112
Isabelle Kallman$128,174$101,255
Lisandra Lamboy$121,748
Jessye Herrell$113,834

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
Contributions & grants$5.4M · 95%
Investment income$199K · 3%
Program service revenue$63K · 1%
Contributions & grants95%$5.4M
Investment income3%$199K
Program service revenue1%$63K
Total revenueLn 12$5.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.13
Program services71%$5.3M
Management & general16%$1.2M
Fundraising13%$967K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$979K
Total net assetsLn 32$7.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed10.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $6.5M · Operating expenses/yr $7.5M
10.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $5.3M · Total expenses $7.5M
71%
Management & General
Management & general $1.2M · Total expenses $7.5M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $967K · Total expenses $7.5M
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $866K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $6.8M
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $5.4M · Total revenue $5.7M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $5.7M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $63K · Total revenue $5.7M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $199K · Total revenue $5.7M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $63K · Total expenses $7.5M
0.8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.7M · Prior year $10.5M
-46%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $2.2M · FY2024 $5.7M
+27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $7.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.7M · Expenses $7.5M
-31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $8.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $7.3M · Total assets $8.3M
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $8.3M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jerelyn Rodriguez · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $307K · Total expenses $7.5M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.4M · Total expenses $7.5M
73%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth -46%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.04%
Accounting fee ratio 0.8%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.4%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$138K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $104K · 2022–2024
Baddies in Tech LLCFY2024$17,367
Baddies in Tech LLCFY2024$17,367
Local Initiatives Support CFY2024$10,909
Local Initiatives Support CFY2024$10,909
7g HospitalityFY2022$47,500

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$5.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$10.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$4.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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