Knox Blocks Foundation FY2022 filing

La Porte City, IAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 82-1077370

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The non profits main purpose is Awareness and Education of Infant Death (SID)and Promotion of Infant Health.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $647
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$306K
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$264K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$426K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$306K
FY2022▼ -44%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$317K
FY2021$545K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$45K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$34K
Expenses
$264K
FY2022▼ -12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$372K
FY2025$211K
Net assets
$426K
FY2022▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$384K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending March 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $210K Management & general 15% · $40K Fundraising 5% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co Founder
$16,875Pt VII · Sec A
Co Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Elisha Palmer$22,500$22,500$22,500$16,875$23,725

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates about infant death and promotes infant health.

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3 program services account for $210K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Knox blocks is partnered with owlet baby care providing a health and wellness monitor to families across the country. As the infant wears the owlet while they sleep it provides parents with peace of mind. Knox blocks has provided over 8,000 monitors to families in all 50 states.

$199Kprogram expense
02

Knowing how important it is to have eyes on your infant at all times we also know this isn't possible. Especially in a daycare environment. Because of this we have launched the green glow project, providing all licensed and registered daycare centers and in-home providers with owlets for all infants in their care in the state of iowa.

$7Kprogram expense
03

Every year wehold our annual nursery of hope. We provide infant loss families with a tree to plant in honor of their little one that left this world too soon. We have created a little forest in memory of these angels at hickory hills park in iowa. We provide this special day and place at no cost to the families.

$4Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Lsb FoundationFY2023$250
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$647
Grants paid · 3 grants · $47K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,564

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$328K
Investment incomeLn 3$93
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Programscol B$210K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$426K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$328K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$120K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$93
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42
Net assetsLn 32$426K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$384K$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$42
Net assetsLn 32$384K$426K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$141K$141K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$10K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K$2K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$210$210
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$536$536
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$526$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K$210K$40K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $34K$211K−$177K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $266K$372K−$107K$177K 990 PDF
FY2023 $45K$188K−$143K$283K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $306K$264K$42K$426K 990 PDF
FY2021 $545K$299K$246K$384K 990 PDF
FY2020 $317K$240K$77K$138K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $305,685 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,562 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$133,172
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$194,549
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$120,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$327,721
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $93$93
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$26,691−$26,691
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$22,036$305,685
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $263,520 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $140,996$140,996
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,000 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $10,000$30,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,415 · Management $2,410 · Fundraising $2,410$7,235
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,044 · Management $1,044 · Fundraising $1,044$3,132
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $210$210
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,655$16,655
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,572$3,572
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,642 · Management $3,643$7,285
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,666 · Management $2,560$8,226
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,363$3,363
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $536$536
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,455$8,455
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,462$1,462
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $526 · Management $1,867$2,393
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,215 · Management $39,851 · Fundraising $13,454$263,520
Part X · Balance sheet $425,940 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,622$51,699
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $326,111$368,891
X-15 Other assets$5,350
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $383,733$425,940
X-25 Other liabilities$42
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$42
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $383,733$425,898
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $383,733$425,940
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $425,898 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$305,685
XI-2 Total expenses$263,520
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,165
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$383,733
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$425,898

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