Knowledge Impact Network facilitates the sharing of knowledge to scale impact and accelerate progress towards a brighter future. We do this by creating curated opportunities for purpose-driven leaders and promising social ventures to exchange their skills, insights, and connections.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
15¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $173K a year · 54% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
15%
of spending
Concern: 15% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
4
named funders · $131K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$19K
+334% vs prior year
Spent
$29K
To programs
15%
Net assets
$51K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$19K
FY2025▲ +334%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$25K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$4K
FY2025$19K
Expenses
$29K
FY2025▼ -89%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$261K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$29K
Net assets
$51K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$19K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$61K
FY2025$51K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

15 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 15% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Elaine Macdonald’s $112K as CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Elaine Macdonald$112,500$75,000

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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Programs and updates

Connects leaders and ventures to share knowledge, scale impact, and build a brighter future.

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1 program · $187K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2022, KIN has incubated a successful model creating a network of passionate leaders sharing knowledge for social good. It developed an ecosystem of 1,000, and served 14 social ventures touching over 1,000,000 lives around the world. Feedback from KINs engaged Knowledge Partners and Social Venture Partners have been outstanding.

$187Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$131K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Money outPt IX
$29K
Ln 25
Programscol B$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$51K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Total revenueLn 12$19K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$51K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $19K$29K−$10K$51K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4K$61K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$129K 990 PDF
FY2022 $617K$261K$356K$375K 990 PDF
FY2021 $25K$19K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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