Whose Knowledge Question Mark
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We are a global campaign to center the knowledge of marginalized communities (the majority of the world) on the internet.
- Income
- $3.0 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $59,509, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 34% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 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
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
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, 2024, 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 (4)
- $413,068 spent. Honouring Our Guardians- Challenging and transforming mainstream narratives and policies around Indigenous knowledges by convening an international/translocal community of practice of Indigenous women activists, policy-makers, and scholars. Radical Communications- Challenging Big Knowledge and Big Tech norms and center the needs, multiple histories, knowledges, and imaginations of the communities we serve in multimodal, multilingual and accessible ways.Feminist Tech Infrastructures and Governance- Exploring a new area of our work, of just and equitable feminist tech infrastructures and governance through collaborations, convenings and supporting feminists and other progressive communities in internet infrastructure and governance spaces.Radical Ops- Enhancing WK? radical operations, systems, and infrastructure that prioritize holistic sustainability, security, and healing justice; Establish and maintain a comprehensive financial management system and infrastructure for WK?
- $359,359 spent. Liberatory Archives and Media: Decolonizing traditional archives and memory institutions by centering and amplifying liberatory practices and methodologies, and supporting the design, infrastructure, and resilience of radical community archives.
- $301,990 spent. Language Justice: Building more multilingual, multimodal, accessible and people designed internet infrastructures through community-led initiatives, and research-in-action based approaches.
- $248,050 spent. Decolonizing Wikimedia: Creating a just and equitable Wikimedia ecosystem by convening and supporting communities of practice from the Global Majority World, and centering community-led knowledges, methodologies and practices through a knowledge justice lens.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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