Nonprofit · EIN 42-1472615
AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC
Tax-exempt · CODY, WY 82414
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $204,908 | $185,964 | $18,944 | $89,654 | $0 | $89,654 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $193,706 | $203,849 | -$10,143 | $70,710 | $0 | $70,710 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $193,219 | $221,102 | -$27,883 | $80,853 | $0 | $80,853 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,127
- Program service revenue
- $160,111
- Investment income
- $821
- Net income from fundraising events
- $26,849
- Other revenue
- $26,849
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $59,300
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $59,300
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,224
- Accounting fees
- $3,000
- Travel
- $3,269
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $70,710
- Total assets, end of year
- $89,654
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $89,654
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $89,654
- Gross receipts
- $240,779
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- WV
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAN BILLEB | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $59,300 |
| CJ BUCK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARK SCHREIBER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SETH CHRISTENSEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON DE ASIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARSTEN FELIX-DALICHOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM RUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT LINDOWER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAN BILLEB | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $55,800 |
| CJ BUCK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARK SCHREIBER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SETH CHRISTENSEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON DE ASIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARSTEN FELIX-DALICHOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM RUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT LINDOWER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAN BILLEB | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $66,550 |
| MARK SCHREIBER-VICE PRESIDENT | COLUMBIA RIVER KNIFE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN SULLIVAN-VICE PRESIDENT | WR CASE & SONS (THRU 5/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CJ BUCK-PRESIDENT | BUCK KNIVES INC Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JON DE ASIS | BENCHMADE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHAS FISHER | BOKER (THRU 5/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT KINAMORE | AOB Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM RUCCI | GSM (SOG/COLD STEEL) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILL STEINBERG THRU 102023 | GERBER LEGENDARY BLADE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARSTEN FELIX-DALICHOW | BROKER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT LINDOWER | WR CASE & SONS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 22 VISTA VIEW LN, CODY, WY 82414-9606
- In care of
- % JAN BILLEB
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JAN BILLEB, 22 VISTA VIEW LN, CODY, WY 82414
- Signed the 990
- JAN BILLEB, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (307) 587-8296
- Website
- WWW.AKTI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PORTE BROWN LLC
Mission
THE INSTITUTE'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR INDUSTRY MEMBERS TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS AND TO PROMOTE KNIVES AS TOOLS, EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ON KNIFE ISSUES, AND MONITOR AND PROMOTE REASONABLE AND EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- THE AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE (AKTI) REPRESENTS ALL SEGMENTS OF THE KNIFE INDUSTRY AND ALL KNIFE USERS AND IS RECOGNIZED WORLD WIDE AS A RESPECTED, CREDIBLE AND ACCURATE SOURCE FOR LEGISLATIVE INPUT, LEGISLATION STATUS AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO KNIVES AND EDGED TOOLS. AKTI PROVIDES A FOCAL POINT FOR RESOURCES AND VOLUNTEER ENERGY IN THE SENSIBLE EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT OF KNIFE LEGISLATION. AKTI IS THE GO TO SOURCE FOR EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ABOUT THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF KNIVES AND EDGED TOOLS. AKTI HAS BEEN THE REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE VOICE OF THE KNIFEMAKING AND KNIFEUSING COMMUNITY SINCE 1998.TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION AKTI'S GOALS ARE TO: 1) PROMOTE DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS TO MAKE CHANGES TO LEGISLATION IN FOUR DIFFERENT STATES AND 1 FEDERAL INITIATIVE, PROMOTING KNIVES AS VALUABLE EVERYDAY TOOLS. SUPPORTED THE CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMEN'S FOUNDATION ANNUAL EVENT (APPROXIMATELY 100 FEDERAL LEGISLATORS AND STAFF), THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SPORTSMEN'S CAUCUS (APPROXIMATELY 200 STATE LEGISLATORS AND STAFF), HELD VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS AND KEY POLICY MAKERS REGARDING THE UTILITY OF KNIVES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KNIVES AS TOOLS, AS WELL AS COMMON ISSUES IN KNIFE LAWS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.2) EDUCATE MAINTAIN CURRENT AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE KNIFE LAWS IN ALL 50 STATES, D.C., AND ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL. 3) INFORM ASSISTED OVER 20 INDIVIDUALS WITH LEGAL ISSUES AND/OR REFERRED TO ATTORNEYS OR EXPERTS FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. ANSWERED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES REGARDING SPECIFIC KNIFE LAW QUESTIONS IN THEIR CITY OR STATE. PROVIDED INFORMATION ON DEALING WITH COUNTERFEIT KNIVES, EXPORTING KNIVES AND HOW TO START A KNIFE BUSINESS. COMMUNICATED BY EMAIL WITH MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS (OVER 30 TIMES) ON LEGISLATIVE OR EDUCATIONAL ISSUES. DISTRIBUTED OVER 500 BROCHURES FOR FIRST TIME KNIFE USERS. DISTRIBUTED OVER 1,000 CARDS ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A KNIFE USER. PUBLISHED 12 ARTICLES EXPLAINING KNIFE LAWS AND ISSUES.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1472615
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $89,654
- Income (IRS master file)
- $240,779
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $204,908 | $185,964 | $89,654 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $193,706 | $203,849 | $70,710 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $193,219 | $221,102 | $80,853 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $181,666 | $214,973 | $108,736 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-1472615).
Questions about AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC is 42-1472615.
- Is AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1999.
- Are donations to AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JAN BILLEB.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $59,300 (JAN BILLEB, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN KNIFE AND TOOL INSTITUTE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $204,908, expenses of $185,964 and total assets of $89,654 at year end.
Other nonprofits in CODY
- AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN UKRAINE INC EIN 51-0343181 · last filed 990 for 2025
- DUDE RANCHERS ASSOCIATION EIN 81-0212713 · last filed 990 for 2025
- FORWARD CODY WYOMING INC EIN 26-0237705 · last filed 990 for 2024
- THAT OTHER PROJECT EIN 86-3782000 · last filed 990-EZ for 2025
- FORWARD CODY FOUNDATION INC EIN 26-1721513 · last filed 990-EZ for 2025
- CODY-YELLOWSTONE AIR IMPROVEMENT RESOURCES EIN 27-2440822 · last filed 990-N for 2024
- WYOMING GEOSPATIAL ORGANIZATION EIN 27-3768112 · last filed 990-N for 2025
- WYOMING AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION EIN 43-2113860 · last filed 990-N for 2025
All nonprofits in CODY · Wyoming · Community improvement and capacity building