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Know Learning EIN 85-1319085

Know Learning FY2024 filing

EIN  85-1319085 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Barbara, CA Founded 2020
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports educational research by integrating tools and refining infrastructure for students, teachers, and communities.
Leadership
Jason Ford · Board President · $74K
Money in and out
$151K revenue, $165K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Supports educational research by integrating tools and refining infrastructure for students, teachers, and communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $151K in revenue, $165K in expenses, and $24K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$151K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$165K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$24K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$14K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$151K
FY2024▲ +42%
Expenses
$165K
FY2024
Total assets
$24K
FY2024
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$151K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$165K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$24K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$14K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$24K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $165K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024 KnowLearning partnered with multiple educational research teams with technical guidance and build-tool support integration. With these organizational partners, launched pilots and projects with students and teachers with goals achieved including (a) refine and improve early versions of our research infrastructure, (b) improving…

$165Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKnow Learning
EINHdr · item D85-1319085
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Barbara, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.knowlearning.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
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
Jason Ford
Board President
$74,000Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew McClain
Chief Executive Officer
$66,600Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Piech
Secretary and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Wei
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Ford’s $48K as Board President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jason Ford$48,000$74,000$32,400$50,100$21,600
Matthew McClain$48,000$66,600$49,200——

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
Program service revenue100%$151K
Investment income$16
Total revenueLn 12$151K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$165K
Total functional expensesLn 25$165K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$24K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$24K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $24K · Operating expenses/yr $165K
1.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $165K · Total expenses $165K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $165K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $165K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $151K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $151K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $151K · Total revenue $151K
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16 · Total revenue $151K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $151K · Total expenses $165K
92%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $151K · Prior year $106K
+42%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $24K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $151K · Expenses $165K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $24K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $24K · Total assets $24K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $24K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jason Ford · Reported title Board President · Highest reported compensation $74K · Total expenses $165K
45%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $146K · Total expenses $165K
89%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%——
Overhead ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 42%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

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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)$101K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$151K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$106K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$51K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$57K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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