Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
12th percentile
Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
1st percentile
Faster asset growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
29th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$1,372
Down $18,974 (-93%) from 2011
Net Assets
Down$1,372
Down $18,974 (-93%) from 2011
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2011
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$82,290
Down $9,079 (-9.9%) from 2011
Expenses
Up$101,264
Up $13,727 (+16%) from 2011
Net Income
Down-$18,974
Down $22,806 (-595%) from 2011
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2011 to Sep 30, 2012
- Signed
- Aug 5, 2013
- Return Version
- 2011v1.5
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Knife rights is dedicated to: 1. Providing knife and edged tool owners an effective voice to influence public policy and to oppose efforts to restrict the right to own, use and carry knives and edged tools; 2. Encouraging safe, responsible and lawful use of knives and edged tools through education and outreach, enhancing positive perceptions of knives and edged tools and their owners and users; 3. Encouraging the marketing of knives and edged tools in a responsible manner conducive to the organization's goals; 4. Cooperating with advocacy organizations having complementary interests and goals; 5. Providing knife and edged tool owners with services that they will find valuable in order to build membership to enable success in our primary objectives.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 74-3197990
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Filings
Displayed year
2012 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
- $1,372
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $1,372
- Revenue
- $82,290
- Expenses
- $101,264
- Net income
- -$18,974