Knowledge Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202691294
IRS 990-PF coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2011
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9163722809
Rating
10
Verdict
AVOID
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,299
Expenses
$71,623

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 87% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no charitable disbursements for the current year.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

AVOID - The strongest available result is that the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and the filing does not identify all grant recipients.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
  • Cost Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency: 0
  • Compliance: 50
  • Endowment Health: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: Limited

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Scored; rating input score 0

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: Limited
  • Filing consistency checks: 4; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Investments: Filed investments detail
  • Consistency: 4 of 4 current checks pass
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency: Grant recipient disclosure scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.