Public Charity

KNIFE RIGHTS INC

KNIFE RIGHTS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in GILBERT, AZ. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $285K revenue, $362K expenses, $233K total assets.

EIN: 743197990 GILBERT, AZ Civil Liberties NTEE: R60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$285K
Total Expenses$362K
Total Assets$233K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Knife Rights Inc

How Knife Rights Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY/TREASURER Alan Romania
CHAIRMAN/CEO Douglas S Ritter
DIRECTOR Ethan Becker
DIRECTOR Peter Brownell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $285K $362K $233K
2024 $297K $331K $310K
2023 $356K $299K $344K
2022 $364K $246K $294K
2021 $286K $201K $176K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $285K, with total assets most recently reported at $233K.

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