KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 83-0461554)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-10
IRS object ID: 202233149349302008
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-10T08:23:08-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521853933	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JM&M	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	770	AddressLine2Txt
City	COLUMBIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21044	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	830461554	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	KNOW	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023322670	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	110 MARYLAND AVE NE 511	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES LOVE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023322670	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JAMES	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LOVE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MEENA BISHNOI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01480769	PTIN
Phone	4108840220	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	JAMES LOVE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	110 MARYLAND AVE NE 511	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,176,655	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.KEIONLINE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH, EXPLORE NEW IDEAS, AND PROPOSE NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES THAT BETTER ALIGN THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS WITH THOSE OF CREATIVE AND INVENTIVE COMMUNITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	5	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,151,158	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$941,349	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$119,930	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$235,175	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$319	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$131	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,271,407	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,176,655	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$164,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$90,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$508,145	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$512,860	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$33,186	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$134,115	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$320,295	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$806,260	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$923,155	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$465,147	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$253,500	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,483,576	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,838,797	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$33,705	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$135,426	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,449,871	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,703,371	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH, EXPLORE NEW IDEAS, AND PROPOSE NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES THAT BETTER ALIGN THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS WITH THOSE OF CREATIVE AND INVENTIVE COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$696,763	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$64,650	GrantAmt
Revenue	$235,175	RevenueAmt
Desc	INNOVATION AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES - KEI ADVOCATES NEW AND INVENTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCING MECHANISMS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT PROMOTE BOTH NEEDS-DRIVEN INNOVATION AND ALSO ENSURE ACCESS TO MEDICAL PRODUCTS. KEI ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENTS, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER FACTORS ON OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND CRAFTING EFFECTIVE POLICIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$112,958	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$25,350	GrantAmt
Desc	ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE - KEI SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS POLICY COHERENCE BETWEEN COPYRIGHT LAW AND OTHER REGULATIONS THAT AFFECT KNOWLEDGE AND THE BROADER FRAMEWORK OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST. IN PARTICULAR, KEI FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH LOWER INCOMES, MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, ESSENTIAL GOODS, AND NEW SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO THE CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT ARE FAIRER TO ALL POPULATIONS. KEI IS DEEPLY ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO REFORM THE WORK PROGRAM OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION AND TRANSFORM IT INTO A POSITIVE AGENDA THAT ADDRESSES TOPICS SUCH AS COPYRIGHT LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS AND ENHANCING THE SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE GOODS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$809,721	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	5	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JAMES LOVE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2023322670	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	110 MARYLAND AVE NE 511	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20002	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SAKIKO FUKUDA-PARR
CHAIR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM HUBBARD
TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROHIT MALPANI
SECRETARY	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC SAWYER
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RISHAB AIYER GHOSH
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES LOVE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$120,000	$0	$25,165

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$120,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$25,165	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$941,349	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$941,349	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONTRACT SERVICE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$235,175	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$235,175	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$235,175	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$131	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$131	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,176,655	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$235,175	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$131	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,165	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,110	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,023	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,032	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$273,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$234,103	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,291	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,206	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,982	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,545	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$889	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,183	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,631	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,392	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,496	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,804	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,896	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,796	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,835	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,835	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$193,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$193,060	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$432	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$629	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$485	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,615	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,891	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,347	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,377	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,331	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,203	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,016	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,020	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$102	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$162	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,845	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$718	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$183	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUES	Desc
Total	$9,876	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,263	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$381	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$232	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$923,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$809,721	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,248	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,186	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$907,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,627,756	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$159,833	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,964	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$400,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$15,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,484	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$22,938	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$16,488	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,450	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,143	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,483,576	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,838,797	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,729	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,083	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,343	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$135,426	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$737,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,275,292	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$712,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$428,079	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,449,871	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,703,371	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,483,576	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,838,797	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$253,500	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$712,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$915,506	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$627,613	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,151,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$941,349	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,347,981	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$712,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$915,506	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$627,613	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,151,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$941,349	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,347,981	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,319,036	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,028,945	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$317	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$319	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$319	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$319	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$131	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,405	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,349,386	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$355,105	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.23660	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.26710	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	ALTHOUGH KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL ("KEI") DID NOT MEET THE 33 1/3% SUPPORT TEST IN 2021, AS EXPLAINED BELOW, IT MET THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST IN TREAS. REG. SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3). TREAS. REG. SECT. 1.170A-9(3) PROVIDES THAT IN ORDER TO MEET THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST, AN ORGANIZATION MUST SHOW THAT: (1) IT MEETS THE 10% SUPPORT TEST; (2) IT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS; AND (3) PERTINENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES ALSO SHOW IT IS "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED."1. 10% SUPPORT TEST - FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, KEI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 23.66%.2. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT - KEI IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. KEI IS ACCOUNTABLE TO ALL DONORS AND MUST SUBMIT A FINAL GRANT REPORT THAT DOCUMENTS ALL PROGRAM AND BUDGET ACTIVITY. KEI CONTINUOUSLY WORKS TO SEEK NEW FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL PUBIC FOR THE ORGANIZATION. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2006, KEI HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM TWENTY DIFFERENT DONORS.3. PERTINENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES - OTHER FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES ALSO SHOW THAT KEI QUALIFIES AS A "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST.A. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY - KEI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE HIGHLY RESPECTED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, PARTICULARLY FINDING SOLUTIONS TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING LOW INCOME PERSONS AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS.B. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - IN 2021, KEI CONTINUED ITS WORK TO PROMOTE CHANGES IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY POLICIES, APPROACHES, AND DIALOGUES IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY AND TRANSPARENCY ON TRADE AGREEMENTS.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$22,938	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,488	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,450	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,450	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,176,655	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,176,655	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,176,655	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$923,155	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$923,155	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$923,155	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	KEI BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	2	PROGRAM SERVICES AND GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	COMPENSATION TO CONTRACTORS IN THE REGION.	$101,029
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	1	PROGRAM SERVICES AND GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	COMPENSATION TO CONTRACTORS IN THE REGION.	$112,915
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	COMPENSATION TO CONTRACTORS IN THE REGION.	$13,952

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	4	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$227,896	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$227,896	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	FUNDING OF ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO ADVOCACY IN RELATION WITH COMPULSORY LICENSING AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES IN CHILE FROM PERLS PROJECT.	$30,000	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	GENERAL SUPPORT	$60,000	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. ARE FOR PASSTHROUGH FUNDING AND OTHER GENERAL SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HAD A LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP AND A SHARED BOARD MEMBER THAT PARTICIPATES IN STAFF MEETINGS 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES P LOVE	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$82,000	TransactionAmt
Transaction	THE SPOUSE OF JAMES P. LOVE IS ALSO AN EMPLOYEE OF KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE DELEGATED A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE PREPARER BEFORE IT IS FILED AND PRESENT THE FINDINGS TO THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE CONFLICT AND INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 193,060. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 193,060.