STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 83-0461554)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-10
IRS object ID
202003159349304005
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-10T14:08:39-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN830461554EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlKNOWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023322670PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11621 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES LOVEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023322670PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMOLLIE G LAMBERTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01336155PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-10PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address108.31.200.98IPv4AddressTxt
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Tax2019TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJAMES LOVEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$627,933GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.KEIONLINE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL(KEI)IS 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
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MissionTHE MISSION OF KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (KEI) IS 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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$20,000GrantAmt
DescACCESS 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 MORE FAIR TO ALL POPULATIONS. KEI IS DEEPLY ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO REFORM THE WORK PROGRAM OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION(WIPO) 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. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE REFORM OF WIPO.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$103,516ExpenseAmt
DescINNOVATION AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES - KEI ADVOCATES NEW AND INVENTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCING MECHANISMS FOR BIOMEDICAL R&D 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 ACTIONS ON OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND CRAFTING EFFECTIVE POLICIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone2023322670PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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SAKIKO FUKUDA-PARR
PRESIDENT/CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR TIM HUBBARD
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROHIT MALPANI
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC SAWYER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROHIT MAPLANI
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES LOVE
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Total$20,000TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$17,500TotalAmt
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Fundraising$397FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,884TotalAmt
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Management And General$872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$554FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$76,412TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$44,251ProgramServicesAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$154ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Fundraising$231FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$38,326FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$988,559EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$250,000BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,363BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$5,915BOYAmt
EOY$25,235EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$21,555LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,194BOYAmt
EOY$1,162EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,000BOYAmt
EOY$6,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,110,224BOYAmt
EOY$1,020,956EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,244BOYAmt
EOY$36,232EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,244BOYAmt
EOY$36,232EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$512,390BOYAmt
EOY$320,758EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$569,590BOYAmt
EOY$663,966EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,081,980BOYAmt
EOY$984,724EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,110,224BOYAmt
EOY$1,020,956EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$97,256ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$705,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,344,150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$712,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$915,506CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$627,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,304,624TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$705,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,344,150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$712,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$915,506CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$627,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,304,624TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,011,880SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,292,744PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$239CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$317CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$317CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$319CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,511TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,059CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,800CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$21,859TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,327,994TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$38,983GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.29870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.22990PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestFACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST:ALTHOUGH KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL ("KEI") DID NOT MEET THE 33 1/3% SUPPORT TEST IN 2019, AS EXPLAINED BELOW, IT MET THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST IN TREAS. REG. SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3). TREAS. REG. SEC. 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.TEN PERCENT SUPPORT TEST. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, KEI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 29.87%. 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 PROGAM AND BUDGET ACTIVITY.KEI CONTINUOUSLY WORKS TO SEEK NEW FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC 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 INDIVDUALS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, PARTICULARLY FINDING SOLUTIONS TO HELP THE MOST VUNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING LOW INCOME PERSONS AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS.B.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - IN 2019, KEI WORKED CONTINUED ITS WORK TO PROMOTE CHANGES IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY POLICIES, APPROACHES, AND DIALOGUES IN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY AND TRANSPARENCY ON TRADE AGREEMENTS.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$572,345BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$572,345EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$724,375BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$370,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$522,030OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$572,345EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$912,489BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$675,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$863,114OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$724,375EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$442,246BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,075,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$604,757OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$912,489EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$240,303BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$695,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$493,057OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$442,246EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,555OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,393DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,162BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,162TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$627,933TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$627,933RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$627,933TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$725,189TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$725,189ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$725,189TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS ARE USED FOR PROGRAM AREAS BASED ON DONOR STIPULATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:KEI HAS ADOPTED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740-10, INCOME TAXES, WHICH PRESCRIBES MEASUREMENT AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT AND DEFERRED INCOME TAX PROVISIONS. THE INTERPRETATION PROVIDES FOR A CONSISTENT APPROACH IN IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IT IS MANAGEMENT'S BELIEF THAT KEI DOES NOT HOLD ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORPORACION INNOVARTEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1AGUSTIINAS 1185 OF 88AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTIAGOCityNm
CountryCICountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$20,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantFUNDING OF ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO ADVOCACY IN RELATION WITH COMPULSORY LICENSING IN CHILEPurposeOfGrantTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES LOVEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$120,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$20,499DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$32,860NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$173,359TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WHEN PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL BUDGET. THE BOARD REVIEWS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FROM OTHER NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND MISSION TO KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS 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 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WHEN PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL BUDGET. THE BOARD REVIEWS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FROM OTHER NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND MISSION TO KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19KNOWLEGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FINANCIAL REPORTINGTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED A BOARD MEMBER TO REVIEW THE AUDIT WITH THE AUDITOR BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED. ANY MATTERS DISCUSSED ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT THEIR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.