KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 83-0461554)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-28
IRS object ID
201742409349301404
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return2017-08-28T15:25:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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PersonJAMES LOVEPersonNm
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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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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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SAKIKO FUKUDA-PARR
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$442,246BOYAmt
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FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$705,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,344,150CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,018,166TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$48CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$239CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$317CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,166TotalAmt

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Total$36,859TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 2016, 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, 2016, KEI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 19.49%. 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 2016, 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

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$442,246BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,075,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$589,757OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$927,489EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$175,299BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$320,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$254,996OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$240,303EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$272,328BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$245,444ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$342,473OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$175,299EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$240,263BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$442,680ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$410,615OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$272,328EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,304OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,364DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,940BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,940TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,352,267TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,352,267RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,352,267TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$873,886TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$873,886ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$873,886TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 OR ARE TIME RESTRICTED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
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 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$37,198DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$38,825NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$196,023TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE AUDIT WITH THE AUDITOR BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED. ANY MATTERS DISCUSSED ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT THEIR NEXT MEETING.

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