Knox College

Tax-deductible

Canada501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 98-1586704

Knox College educates people to think deeply about God, live authentically in Christian faith, and lead courageously in shifting spiritual and social landscapes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 31 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 by treaty
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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $923K a year · 20% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$13.7M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$5.2M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$29.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.5M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$29.9M
FY2025▲ +195%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10.1M
FY2025$29.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $3.7M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$141,653Pt VII · Sec A
$107,349Pt VII · Sec A
$105,133Pt VII · Sec A
$105,133Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$105,133Pt VII · Sec A
$98,211Pt VII · Sec A
$87,610Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$78,910Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Ernst Eck’s $142K as Officer is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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.

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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 2No

Programs and updates

Educates people to think deeply about God and live Christian faith authentically.

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3 program services account for $2.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Academic Programs

This program covers all activities required to deliver Knox College's academic degrees and certificates. It includes instruction, curriculum development, classroom teaching, academic administration, student advising, and program assessment.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Continuing education, professional development, and practical ministry formation - This aspect of the College's focus is facilitated by The Ministry Forum: Centre for Lifelong Learning and Theological Field Education, focusing on professional formation, continuing education, professional development, and practical ministry formation for…

$224Kprogram expense
03

Knox College Counselling Centre

This program offers accessible, professional mental health services to students and members of the wider community. It provides individual counselling, group therapy, and referrals, while also serving as a training site for supervised graduate-level counsellors.

$9Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$428K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$29.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$572K
Total assetsLn 16$43.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$428K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$572K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$572K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$40.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$217K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$43.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.7M
Net assetsLn 32$29.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$572K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$40.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$217K
Total assetsLn 16$0$43.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$13.7M
Net assetsLn 32$0$29.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$321K$321K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$39K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$68K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$715K$715K
All other expensesLn 24e$326K$326K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.7M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.2M$3.7M$1.4M$29.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $3.9M$3.5M$420K$10.1M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,166,426 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$481,779
VIII-1e Government grants$207,124
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,328,529
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,017,432
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $310,540$310,540
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,410,424$1,410,424
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$214,545
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $213,485$213,485
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $524,025 · Excluded from tax $1,410,424$5,166,426
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,740,087 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $321,181$321,181
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,054,609$1,054,609
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,144,656$1,144,656
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $38,863$38,863
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $68,149$68,149
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,819$42,819
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,118$29,118
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $714,700$714,700
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $325,992$325,992
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,740,087 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,740,087
Part X · Balance sheet $43,646,003 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,858,970; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$571,783
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$65,491
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$105,440
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$217,008
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$40,827,311
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$43,646,003
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$305,115
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$10,179,799
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,237,120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$13,722,034
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$26,745,734
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$3,178,235
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$29,923,969
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$43,646,003
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,923,969 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,166,426
XI-2 Total expenses$3,740,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,426,339
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$28,497,630
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,923,969

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