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Private foundation (trust)EIN 043296540Est. 1996-04

THE KNOWLEDGE FREEDOM FOUNDATION

WELLESLEY, MA 02481

Total Assets

$1.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$713K

FY 2023

Grants Made

39

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$18K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$197K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$437K

Total Expenses

$726K

Qualifying Distributions

$726K

Distributable Amount

$75K

Min. Investment Return

$81K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

39 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $10K to maximum $197K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $713K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

146 grants

1INFINITELIFE
$264K
2 grants
GIVEWELL
$149K
2 grants
NEW INCENTIVES
$125K
3 grants
GIVE DIRECTLY
$74K
2 grants
GIVE WELL
$53K
1 grant
HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL
$50K
2 grants
MALARIA CONSORTIUM
$50K
2 grants
AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

146 grants

<$10K
97
grants
$10–50K
43
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

California
$977K
55% of total
New York
$200K
11% of total
District of Columbia
$100K
6% of total
Missouri
$85K
5% of total
Colorado
$60K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$55K
3% of total
Alabama
$51K
3% of total
Ohio
$51K
3% of total
Oregon
$50K
3% of total
Kansas
$35K
2% of total

+11 more states

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