Knitting Guild Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The specific purposes of the Corporation are to provide education and resources to knitters to increase their mastery of the craft of knitting. Our mission is to support serious knitters in their efforts to learn the history, perpetuate the traditional techniques, and keep the artisan aspect and high quality standards of the craft alive.
- Income
- $430,960
- Spending
- $383,754
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 8.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $45,102, pres & exec dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $198,874 spent. TKGA provides educational conferences, specifically an educational online conference called Next Level Knitting Conference as well as an in-person retreat. The online conference has a purchase price and provides three days of online classes- some live and some pre-recorded- as well as break out rooms, and 6 months access to recorded content. There is no limit on how many can join the online conference. Currently, TKGA is not planning to do NLKC after the April 2026 session and there are no plans for any future sessions. The in-person retreat is rotated in varying locals from East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast and has a 50-person limit.
- $133,605 spent. TKGA offers educational classes that are done remotely as correspondence courses via mail. There is a purchase price for classes which covers the S&H and a small teacher stipend.A cornerstone of TKGA is its Master Hand Knitting certification program, comprised of three levels. Knitters submit their knitting, writing, and technical knowledge to a panel of Master Hand Knitters for their review and comments. Upon successful completion of all three certification levels, the student becomes a Master Knitter. There is a purchase price for MHK Certification that covers S&H. The MHK review committee are volunteers and receive no stipend.TKGA had just under 4200 members in 2025.
- $8,264 spent. TKGA produces a quarterly, electronic educational journal, Cast On, to members that contains educational articles, book reviews, yarn reviews, patterns with educational aspects, and technical articles. Access to Cast On is a privilege of the membership fee.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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