2025-11-10T12:07:10-00:00 2024-12-31 821650312 Alta CPA Group 59 Franklin St 2nd Floor Annapolis MD 21401 990 2024-01-01 830461554 KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL KNOW 2023322670 110 MARYLAND AVE NE 511 WASHINGTON DC 20002 JAMES LOVE PRESIDENT 2023322670 2025-11-10 true Jeffrey Griffith P01081433 4103495101 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMES LOVE 110 MARYLAND AVE NE 511 WASHINGTON DC 20002 703096 false X WWW.KEIONLINE.ORG X 2006 DC SEE SCHEDULE O 4 4 4 4 0 451120 633017 41565 6501 17129 63578 0 509814 703096 173014 140000 0 366041 375087 0 20017 217040 209798 756095 724885 -246281 -21789 1933927 1917653 130425 126419 1803502 1791234 TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH, EXPLORE NEW IDEAS, AND PROPOSE NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT BETTER ALIGN THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS WITH THOSE OF CREATIVE AND INVENTIVE COMMUNITIES. false false 586222 117500 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. 72097 22500 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. 658319 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false true true true false false false false false false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false true true false false false X JAMES LOVE 2023322670 110 MARYLAND AVENUE NE 511 WASHINGTON DC 20002 JAMES LOVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 040.00 X 120000 0 30657 SAKIKO FUKUDA-PARR CHAIR 000.25 X X 0 0 0 TIM HUBBARD TREASURER 000.25 X X 0 0 0 ROHIT MALPANI MEMBER 000.25 X 0 0 0 ERIC SAWYER MEMBER 000.25 X 0 0 0 120000 30657 1 false true false 633017 633017 CONTRACT SERVICE 900099 6501 6501 6501 63578 63578 703096 6501 63578 X 0 0 140000 140000 0 150657 132517 10835 7305 0 153716 135314 11011 7391 8556 7503 625 428 39351 34505 2874 1972 22807 20098 1607 1102 0 0 14701 2597 11955 149 0 0 96372 96372 0 8231 4978 2980 273 8284 7263 606 415 0 18267 16018 1334 915 48438 48334 104 0 6125 6125 0 0 2347 2347 1441 1178 196 67 DUES 5592 5517 75 0 724885 658319 46549 20017 100343 4761 152457 174124 6981 10848 7804 26872 24325 2665 2547 1615775 1698712 44858 29705 1933927 1917653 87175 38795 59980 43250 27644 130425 126419 X 1068321 1046906 735181 744328 1803502 1791234 1933927 1917653 -21789 9521 X false true X true false X 1151158 941349 868026 492685 633017 4086235 1151158 941349 868026 492685 633017 4086235 3311675 774560 319 131 48 17129 63578 81205 4167440 636706 0.18590 0.15030 X Part II Section C Line 17A FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST ALTHOUGH KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL KEI DID NOT MEET THE 33 1/3 SUPPORT TEST IN 2023, AS EXPLAINED BELOW, IT MET THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST IN TREAS. REG. SECTION 1.170A-9F3. TREAS. REG. SECT. 1.170A-93 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 Part II Section C Line 17A SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS AND 3 PERTINENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES ALSO SHOW IT IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED. 10 SUPPORT TEST - FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, KEI PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 18.59. Part II Section C Line 17A 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 DIFFERENT DONORS. Part II Section C Line 17A 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE HIGHLY RESPECTED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO THE ORGANIZATION MISSION, PARTICULARLY FINDING SOLUTIONS TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING LOW INCOME PERSONS AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS. Part II Section C Line 17A 3B. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - IN 2024, KEI CONTINUED ITS WORK TO PROMOTE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY AND TRANSPARENCY ON TRADE AGREEMENTS. 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THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED.KEI INFORMATIONL TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THEY WERE FILED. true Europe Including Iceland and Greenland PROGRAM SERVICES-GRANTS 90000 Europe Including Iceland and Greenland PROGRAM SERVICES-CONSULTANTS 56880 South America PROGRAM SERVICES-GRANTS 50000 196880 196880 Europe Including Iceland and Greenland ADVOCACY FOR TRANSPARENCY 90000 WIRE 1 PROGRAM SERVICES-GRANTS South America 1 50000 WIRE false false false false false false 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 Line A SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, Part III Line D PURPOSE OF GRANT FUNDING OF ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO ADVOCACY IN RELATION WITH COMPULSORY LICENSING AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES IN CHILE FROM PERLS PROJECT. X false false false false false false false false false JAMES LOVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 120000 7200 23457 150657 JAMES P LOVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 82000 COMPENSATION FOR SPOUSE false Part IV Line A JAMES P. LOVE Part IV Line D DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION THE SPOUSE OF JAMES P. LOVE IS ALSO AN EMPLOYEE OF KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. Form 990, Part I, Line 1 ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH, EXPLORE NEW IDEAS, AND PROPOSE NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT BETTER ALIGN THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS WITH THOSE OF CREATIVE AND INVENTIVE COMMUNITIES. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, 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 12C 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 PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 96,372