KNOWAUTISM FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
KNOWAUTISM FOUNDATION (EIN 46-2573522)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-15
IRS object ID
201612289349306486
Schema version
2015v2.1
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 ReturnHeader

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Return2016-08-15T17:01:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN462573522EIN

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State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Other Expenses$96,927CYOtherExpensesAmt
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,421TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

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DescPAYROLL TAX PAYABLEDesc
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Total Liability$1,028TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

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US Address USAddress

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CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$25,000CashGrantAmt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

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Recipient435RecipientCnt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DGRANT TO THEATRE UNDER THE STARS TO SUPPORT THE RIVER, A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ACCESSIBLE FINE ARTS EDUCATION TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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