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Know Agenda Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Wilmington, NC EIN: 46-0716943 Website

To assist community groups, nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status, and unaffiliated community groups by collaborating with institutional stakeholders to build community capacity and facilitate sustainable solutions to critical community needs.

Know Agenda Foundation at a glance

In short: Know Agenda Foundation gave $404K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $135K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$403,981
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$134,660
Median grant
$180,612
Total assets
$268,624
+12.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Know Agenda Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Good in the Hood Multicultural: $205KGood in the Hood Multicultural$205KPortland Alumnae Chapter of Delta S: $181KPortland Alumnae Chapter ofDelta S$181KHatfield FuturesPortland State Uni: $18KHatfield FuturesPortland StateUni$18K

The largest 2025 recipient was Good in the Hood Multicultural ($205K). Together the top 3 received $404K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

PortlandCorbett

How Know Agenda Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 3275% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2022) to $404K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $404K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Good in the Hood Multicultural Portland, ORScholarships and community outreach$204,936
Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta S Portland, ORFacility and program support$180,612
Hatfield FuturesPortland State Uni Portland, ORCommunity outreach participant support$18,433
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$268,624$508,785$479,089$403,9813$22
2024$238,932$123,884$190,066——$43
2023$305,289$282,169$168,206——$44
2022$191,231$101,323$214,484$11,9691—
2021$304,439$671,870$602,643———
2020$235,088$790,606$583,653——$695
2019$28,198$113,139$99,485———

About Know Agenda Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Know Agenda Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Wilmington, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $269K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $404K. Net investment income was $22.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Know Agenda Foundation is led by Damon Turner, Managing Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Damon Turner

    Managing Director

    On filings since 2019

    32 hrs/week

    $7K (2019) → $31K (2025)

  • Leah Price

    Communications Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Mendoza

    Director of Academic Administration

    Director of Acedemic Administrator → Director of Acedemic Administation, 2024

    Director of Acedemic Administation → Director of Academic Administration, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justice Rajee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Ayasha Shamsud-Din

    Consultant

    Director Office of Equality → Consultant, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Condry Robbins

    Founder

    Program Coordinator → Adjunct Professor, 2023

    Adjunct Professor → Founder, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ermano Willis

    Senior Pastor

    Associate Pastor → Senior Pastor, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neisha Reynolds

    Grants Administrator

    Program Manager → Grants Administrator, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leonard Towns-Newby

    Adjunct Professor

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tesfaye Denbauye

    Clinical Supervisor

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Damon Turner — Managing Director: $31KDamon TurnerManaging Director$31K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $31K, to Damon Turner (Managing Director).

Frequently asked questions about Know Agenda Foundation

How much does Know Agenda Foundation give each year?

Know Agenda Foundation gave $404K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Know Agenda Foundation's typical grant size?

Know Agenda Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $180,612, and its average grant was $134,660, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Know Agenda Foundation give grants?

Know Agenda Foundation gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (3 grants).

Does Know Agenda Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Know Agenda Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Know Agenda Foundation?

Know Agenda Foundation reported $269K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $509K.

What is Know Agenda Foundation?

Know Agenda Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Wilmington, NC. It holds $269K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Know Agenda Foundation's EIN?

Know Agenda Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0716943. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 5, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 1, 2021)

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