Institute For The Study Of Human Knowledge

San Jose, CA
Tax-exempt since June 1970
EIN: 94-1705600

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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.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Personal Social Services (P54Z) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$321k (2023)

Expenses

$384k (2023)

Total Assets

$857k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$84.3k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$320,894

Expenses

$383,924

Net Income

-$63,030

Net Assets

$773,003

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$199,272	62.1%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$10,690	3.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$110,932	34.6%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$64,800	16.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$857,289
Total Liabilities	$84,286
Net Assets	$773,003

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Sasseen (President)	$0	$0	$0
Sally Mallam (Executive Dir.)	$0	$0	$0
Shane Dehaven (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Melvin Raff (Cfo)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Caudill Slossberg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Russell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Swencionis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Safia Shah (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on Feb. 21, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$410,722

Expenses

$221,396

Net Income

$189,326

Net Assets

$836,033

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$509,233	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,630	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	-$100,141
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$67,439	30.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$953,800
Total Liabilities	$117,767
Net Assets	$836,033

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Sasseen (President)	$0	$0	$0
Sally Mallam (Executive Dir.)	$0	$0	$0
Shane Dehaven (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jill Barnes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Melvin Raff (Cfo)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Caudill Slossberg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Russell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Swencionis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Safia Shah (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on July 7, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$861,351

Expenses

$567,552

Net Income

$293,799

Net Assets

$646,707

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$542,484	63.0%
Program Services	$319,557	37.1%
Investment Income	$345	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,035
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$11,000	1.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$739,621
Total Liabilities	$92,914
Net Assets	$646,707

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Sasseen (President)	$0	$0	$0
Sally Mallam (Executive Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shane Dehaven (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jill Barnes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Caudill Slosberg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Russell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Swencionis (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on Aug. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$780,555

Expenses

$643,060

Net Income

$137,495

Net Assets

$352,909

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$395,709	50.7%
Program Services	$383,745	49.2%
Investment Income	$1,101	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$60,345	9.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$36,178	5.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$452,558
Total Liabilities	$99,649
Net Assets	$352,909

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sally Mallam (Executive Director)	$60,345	$0	$0
Jonathan Russell (Director)	$5,400	$0	$0
David Sasseen (President)	$0	$0	$0
Shane Dehaven (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jill Barnes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Caudill Slosberg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Swencionis (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$702,405

Expenses

$587,502

Net Income

$114,903

Net Assets

$215,415

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$390,191	55.6%
Program Services	$299,106	42.6%
Investment Income	$3,867	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$9,142	1.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,133	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	-$1,034

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$62,054	10.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$61,941	10.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$311,480
Total Liabilities	$96,065
Net Assets	$215,415

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$300,848

Expenses

$584,864

Net Income

-$284,016

Net Assets

$100,678

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$329,741	> 100%
Program Services	$251,571	83.6%
Investment Income	$87	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$6,079	2.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$14,043
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	-$272,587

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$46,247	7.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$77,813	13.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$208,429
Total Liabilities	$107,751
Net Assets	$100,678

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$747,163

Expenses

$741,888

Net Income

$5,275

Net Assets

$384,694

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$379,663	50.8%
Program Services	$362,893	48.6%
Investment Income	$3,827	0.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$10,260	1.4%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	-$9,480

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$104,746	14.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$109,190	14.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$502,775
Total Liabilities	$118,081
Net Assets	$384,694

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$835,681

Expenses

$928,470

Net Income

-$92,789

Net Assets

$379,419

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$448,187	53.6%
Program Services	$406,343	48.6%
Investment Income	$10,192	1.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$12,441	1.5%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$242,352
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$200,870	24.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$148,312	16.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$128,349	13.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$499,418
Total Liabilities	$119,999
Net Assets	$379,419

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$590,389

Expenses

$962,714

Net Income

-$372,325

Net Assets

$472,208

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$421,988	71.5%
Program Services	$356,088	60.3%
Investment Income	$34,277	5.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$14,401	2.4%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$78,699
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	-$157,666

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$213,002	22.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$156,462	16.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$600,102
Total Liabilities	$127,894
Net Assets	$472,208

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$1,040,055

Expenses

$1,235,605

Net Income

-$195,550

Net Assets

$844,534

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$387,521	37.3%
Program Services	$350,825	33.7%
Investment Income	$73,343	7.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$10,347	1.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$60,430	5.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$157,589	15.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$358,764	29.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$212,303	17.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$994,836
Total Liabilities	$150,302
Net Assets	$844,534

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$1,178,186

Expenses

$1,450,254

Net Income

-$272,068

Net Assets

$1,040,084

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$310,878	26.4%
Program Services	$535,095	45.4%
Investment Income	$1,323	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$22,867	1.9%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$159,854	13.6%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$148,169	12.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$296,443	20.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$279,272	19.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,195,548
Total Liabilities	$155,464
Net Assets	$1,040,084

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$2,997,844

Expenses

$3,365,960

Net Income

-$368,116

Net Assets

$1,312,152

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,217,704	74.0%
Program Services	$495,220	16.5%
Investment Income	$16,324	0.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$140,861	4.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$68,737	2.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$58,998	2.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$327,618	9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$254,612	7.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,449,028
Total Liabilities	$136,876
Net Assets	$1,312,152

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$3,166,389

Expenses

$3,002,111

Net Income

$164,278

Net Assets

$1,680,268

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,054,266	96.5%
Program Services	$461,850	14.6%
Investment Income	$30,899	1.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$94,456	3.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$309,106
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	-$165,976

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$313,998	10.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$256,951	8.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,823,754
Total Liabilities	$143,486
Net Assets	$1,680,268

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Institute For The Study Of Human Knowledge

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Type of Nonprofit

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Revenue $321k (2023)

Expenses $384k (2023)

Total Assets $857k (2023)

Total Liabilities $84.3k (2023)

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Revenue

$321k (2023)

Expenses

$384k (2023)

Total Assets

$857k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$84.3k (2023)

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