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KNOWLEDGE-FREEDOM FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $102K · expenses $464K · assets $2.1M

EIN
04-3296540
Address
CO MATRIX FINANCIAL, WELLESLEY, MA 02481-0000
NTEE code
T20J
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1996
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joseph Amram PRESIDENT2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Martha Schary Amram DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH AMRAM PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA SCHARY AMRAM DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH AMRAM PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA SCHARY AMRAM DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH AMRAM PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA SCHARY AMRAM DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH AMRAM PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA SCHARY AMRAM DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH AMRAM PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA SCHARY AMRAM DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 37 grants to organizations · $453K
2023 · 39 grants to organizations · $713K
2022 · 61 grants to organizations · $683K
2021 · 38 grants to organizations · $439K
2020 · 46 grants to organizations · $387K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 OZ AMRAM Person OAKLAND, CA $100,038$100,038 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $582K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $482,000$482,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 OZ AMRAM Person OAKLAND, CA $99,999$99,999 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 6 contributors · $905K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $406,600$406,600 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
6 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $267,400$267,400 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
5 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $130,700$130,700 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
3 OZ AMRAM Person OAKLAND, CA $67,031$67,031 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
4 OZ AMRAM Person OAKLAND, CA $27,897$27,897 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 OZ AMRAM Person OAKLAND, CA $5,601$5,601 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 6 contributors · $2.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $1,307,723$1,307,723 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
1 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $615,600$615,600 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
6 AURELLE AMRAM Person SAN FRANCISCO, CA $383,000$383,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
5 AURELLE AMRAM Person SAN FRANCISCO, CA $111,450$111,450 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
4 OZ AMRAM Person OAKLAND, CA $100,583$100,583 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
3 OZ AMRAM Person OAKLAND, CA $24,464$24,464 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 5 contributors · $612K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
3 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $251,415$251,415 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
1 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $139,700$139,700 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
5 OZ AMRAM Person OAKLAND, CA $113,037$113,037 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
4 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $62,180$62,180 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 JOSEPH AMRAM Person PALO ALTO, CA $45,223$45,223 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,408$464,176 $2,054,333$2,054,333 $100,038- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$436,579$725,538 $2,416,101$2,416,101 $581,999- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$915,371$692,486 $2,705,060$2,705,060 $905,229- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,495,414$439,724 $2,482,175$2,482,175 $2,542,820- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$522,930$388,728 $426,485$426,485 $611,625- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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CHRISTOPHER W SCHLESINGER FOUNDATIONMAT20 $103,041$40,985 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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DR JACK AND LIBBY JACOBS FAMILY FOUNDATIONMAT20 $100,106$166,288 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PHINNEY JR THE AW CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $98,984$62,786 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$20,0001 12024–2024 SOPHIA FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION DAF sponsor$19,5003 12014–2016 AINSWORTH FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$8,6201 12018–2018 AINSWORTH FOUNDATION
MAYBELLE CLARK MACDONALD FUND Private foundation$8,0002 12015–2017 AINSWORTH FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$7,1811 12016–2016 AINSWORTH FOUNDATION
HALTON FOUNDATION Private foundation$6,0003 12013–2015 AINSWORTH FOUNDATION
DUNAGAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$4,0001 12019–2019 AINSWORTH FOUNDATION
MARGARET MELLON HITCHCOCK FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,0002 12020–2021 HANLEY FOUNDATION
CARMAX FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,6822 12019–2020 AINSWORTH FOUNDATION
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation$7594 12020–2023 AINSWORTH FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $464,176 spent · pay $0 · grants $453,002 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $453,002 97.6%
Taxes $7,574 1.6%
Fees: accounting $3,600 0.8%
Total$464,176100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $725,538 spent · pay $0 · grants $712,840 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $712,840 98.2%
Taxes $12,698 1.8%
Total$725,538100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $692,486 spent · pay $0 · grants $683,120 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $683,120 98.6%
Taxes $6,595 1.0%
Fees: other professional $2,771 0.4%
Total$692,486100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $439,724 spent · pay $0 · grants $439,160 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $439,160 99.9%
Taxes $276 0.1%
Fees: accounting $270 0.1%
Other expenses $18 0.0%
Total$439,724100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $388,728 spent · pay $0 · grants $387,245 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $387,245 99.6%
Fees: accounting $1,200 0.3%
Taxes $245 0.1%
Other expenses $38 0.0%
Total$388,728100%

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