The Knox Foundation

Knox Peter S Iii & Boone A Ttee

Thomson, GA
Tax-exempt since Nov. 1982
EIN: 58-6163728

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$4.54M (2023)

Expenses

$5.12M (2023)

Total Assets

$93.3M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$4,544,131

Expenses

$5,120,390

Net Income

-$576,259

Net Assets

$93,299,465

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$45,890	1.0%
Dividends	$2,104,378	46.3%
Sales of Assets	$1,983,316	43.6%
Other Income	$11,122	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,041,574	78.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$196,000	3.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$93,299,465
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$93,299,465

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$160,000	$40,000
Elizabeth Knox Hopkins (Director)	$36,000	$9,000

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$6,955,344

Expenses

$5,801,768

Net Income

$1,153,576

Net Assets

$86,751,427

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$16,199	0.2%
Dividends	$2,100,161	30.2%
Sales of Assets	$4,324,245	62.2%
Other Income	$116,623	1.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,697,845	81.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$195,000	3.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$86,751,427
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$86,751,427

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$160,000	$40,000
Elizabeth Knox Hopkins (Director)	$35,000	$8,750

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$7,175,733

Expenses

$4,435,267

Net Income

$2,740,466

Net Assets

$106,277,096

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$6,087	0.1%
Dividends	$1,882,406	26.2%
Sales of Assets	$4,833,596	67.4%
Other Income	$35,954	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$3,424,771	77.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$183,000	4.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$106,277,096
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$106,277,096

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$150,000	$37,500
Elizabeth Knox Hopkins (Director)	$33,000	$8,250

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$4,287,877

Expenses

$4,946,187

Net Income

-$658,310

Net Assets

$86,437,323

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$200,000	4.7%
Interest Revenue	$13,364	0.3%
Dividends	$1,714,100	40.0%
Sales of Assets	$1,975,990	46.1%
Other Income	$24,573	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,175,976	84.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$183,000	3.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$86,437,324
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$86,437,323

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$150,000	$37,500
Elizabeth Knox Hopkins (Director)	$33,000	$8,250

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$7,283,366

Expenses

$5,087,884

Net Income

$2,195,482

Net Assets

$88,717,387

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$342,988	4.7%
Interest Revenue	$31,673	0.4%
Dividends	$1,778,160	24.4%
Sales of Assets	$4,642,292	63.7%
Other Income	$105,794	1.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,423,337	86.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$181,000	3.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$88,717,388
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$88,717,387

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$150,000	$37,500
Elizabeth Knox Hopkins (Director)	$31,000	$7,750

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Filed on Nov. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$4,551,615

Expenses

$4,900,729

Net Income

-$349,114

Net Assets

$74,122,829

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$687,292	15.1%
Interest Revenue	$32,132	0.7%
Dividends	$1,658,261	36.4%
Sales of Assets	$1,758,230	38.6%
Other Income	$34,796	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,181,904	85.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$178,000	3.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$74,123,029
Total Liabilities	$200
Net Assets	$74,122,829

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$150,000	$37,500
Judy Whiddon (Finance Director)	$66,000	$16,500
Elizabeth Knox Hopkins (Director)	$28,000	$7,000

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$4,182,674

Expenses

$4,686,193

Net Income

-$503,519

Net Assets

$78,742,079

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$437,292	10.5%
Interest Revenue	$33,262	0.8%
Dividends	$1,541,431	36.9%
Sales of Assets	$1,755,254	42.0%
Other Income	$29,731	0.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,043,026	86.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$170,500	3.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$78,742,279
Total Liabilities	$200
Net Assets	$78,742,079

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$144,000	$36,000
Elizabeth Knox Hopkins (Director)	$26,500	$6,625

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Filed on Nov. 12, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$6,760,521

Expenses

$3,901,161

Net Income

$2,859,360

Net Assets

$74,610,919

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,637,292	24.2%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,319,795	19.5%
Sales of Assets	$3,457,905	51.1%
Other Income	-$48,417

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$3,426,791	87.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$285,750	7.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$74,611,119
Total Liabilities	$200
Net Assets	$74,610,919

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$140,031	$35,008
Judy Whiddon (Administrative)	$119,719	$29,930
Elizabeth K Hopkins (Administrative)	$26,000	$6,500

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$4,431,179

Expenses

$3,805,780

Net Income

$625,399

Net Assets

$71,972,122

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$437,292	9.9%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,517,830	34.3%
Sales of Assets	$2,171,610	49.0%
Other Income	-$80,957

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$3,081,472	81.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$253,000	6.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$71,972,322
Total Liabilities	$200
Net Assets	$71,972,122

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$120,000	$30,000
Judy Whiddon (Administrative)	$109,000	$27,250
Elizabeth K Hopkins (Administrative)	$24,000	$6,000

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Filed on Sept. 21, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$7,045,694

Expenses

$3,635,029

Net Income

$3,410,665

Net Assets

$73,556,520

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$751,221	10.7%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,844,770	26.2%
Sales of Assets	$4,036,584	57.3%
Other Income	$16,465	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,796,659	76.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$246,600	6.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$73,556,720
Total Liabilities	$200
Net Assets	$73,556,520

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$120,000	$30,000
Judy Whiddon (Administrative)	$105,000	$26,000
Elizabeth K Hopkins (Administrative)	$21,600	$5,625

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Filed on May 15, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$7,661,404

Expenses

$3,612,923

Net Income

$4,048,481

Net Assets

$65,958,436

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$537,292	7.0%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,538,542	20.1%
Sales of Assets	$5,309,922	69.3%
Other Income	-$16,006

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$3,091,558	85.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$240,000	6.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$65,958,636
Total Liabilities	$200
Net Assets	$65,958,436

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jefferson B A Knox (Director)	$120,000	$27,500
Judy Whiddon (Administrative)	$100,000	$0
Elizabeth K Hopkins (Administrative)	$20,000	$0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$3,047,392

Expenses

$3,436,654

Net Income

-$389,262

Net Assets

$63,557,867

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$337,292	11.1%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,360,409	44.6%
Sales of Assets	$1,061,480	34.8%
Other Income	$13,225	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,891,130	84.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$120,000	3.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$63,558,067
Total Liabilities	$200
Net Assets	$63,557,867

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$2,011,312

Expenses

$3,291,332

Net Income

-$1,280,020

Net Assets

$60,412,461

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$487,292	24.2%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,193,640	59.3%
Sales of Assets	$34,691	1.7%
Other Income	$1,860	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,727,299	82.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$120,000	3.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$60,436,135
Total Liabilities	$23,674
Net Assets	$60,412,461

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

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The Knox Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $4.54M (2023)

Expenses $5.12M (2023)

Total Assets $93.3M (2023)

Total Liabilities $0 (2023)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Revenue

$4.54M (2023)

Expenses

$5.12M (2023)

Total Assets

$93.3M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2023)

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