2024-03-07T18:17:02-08:00 2023-12-31 920947280 Cook CPAs and Consultants PLLC 417 West Gates Street Ste 2 Mount Vernon WA 98274 990EZ 2023-01-01 472406424 Knitted Knockers Support Foundation KNIT 3603052139 4259 Village Drive Unit B Bellingham WA 98226 Barbara Demorest President 2024-03-07 true Barbara Demorest 999009999 true Tony Cook CPA MS-Tax P00643792 3602152496 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.knittedknockers.org X X 121798 X 121798 0 0 0 0 121798 950 32967 71492 6076 111485 10313 111692 122005 X 113920 124660 113920 124660 2228 2655 111692 122005 Connect volunter knitters with breast cancer survivors, offering free alternatives to traditional breast prothesis. Provide free breast prostheses to women who have had a mastectomy. A website, knittedknockers.org is maintained where women can go online and order their free knitted knockers. These knocker orders are fulfilled by volunteers throughout the country.Knitted Knockers Support Foundation (KKSF) has created and provided through a network of volunteers over 771,591 knitted knockers through 2023. Media, Speaking Engagements and social media are utilized to help spread the word to recruit volunteers as well as reach out to the women who can use these gifts of comfort and dignity. Traditional breast prosthetics can be hot, heavy, expensive and cant be worn for some time after surgery. Knitted Knockers are soft, light, huggable, can be worn in a regular bra and are free. There are over 50,000 mastectomies done a year in the US many of whom will wear a prostheses for at least awhile. The demand for knitted knockers has been huge with over 10,000 a month currently being provided. Knitted Knockers utilizes Facebook (40,000 followers), Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to help spread the word reaching out to the hundreds of thousands of women who have had a mastectomy and not been reconstructed. Knitted knockers has been on TV, radio, in countless newspapers, blogs and video productions (several viewed millions of times). 49154 Recruit knitters and crocheters. Our programs exist to inspire and equip thousands of volunteer knitters and crocheters to provide the inventory of knitted knockers to provide to the women requesting them through their own communities, medical clinics or nationally. This has occurred through the utilization of 187 State Providers who fill orders from their various states that come in through knittedknockers.org and over 5,800 registered groups of knitters and crocheters donating over 785,000 hours in 2023. Volunteers are recruited by going to crafting conventions where thousands of knitters and crocheters convene to enjoy their craft as well as manufacturers of yarn and needles thereby expanding the reach to potential volunteers to use their crafting skills to help others as well as word of mouth. Knittedknockers.org provides patterns for knitters and crocheters (downloaded over 1,370,000 times), video tutorials on how to make great knockers, videos about knitted knockers (viewed over 750,000 times), and information for medical clinics on how to register and provide this service free to their patients. It is a one stop place for how to request free knitted knockers and how to supply them. In addition to the estimated 785,000 hours donated by knitters/crocheters an additional 8,300 hours have been donated processing and delivering knitted knockers in 2023. 21443 Support Medical Professionals to provide to their patients. KKSF supports over 2,100 Medical Clinics by providing brochures, knockers and other information free to their patients. KKSF connects volunteer knitters and crocheters with registered medical clinics to provide knitted knockers directly to them. Currently over 1,300 clinics have been adopted by local groups and the remaining are supported by the network of volunteer State Suppliers filling requests for knockers as they come in from their states. Medical Clinics are reached by attending medical conferences to increase awareness in the medical community about the availability of this service for their patients. Happy recipients of knitted knockers also share with their physicians and encourage them to register with us. 25172 95769 Barbara Demorest President 32.00 0 Peter David Vice President 1.00 0 Terri Hickox Treasurer 1.00 0 Andrea Evans Director 1.00 0 Dennis Demorest Director 8.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false WA Barbara Demorest 4259 Village Drive Unit B Bellingham WA 98226 3605953278 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 127960 92043 104759 94298 121798 540858 0 0 127960 92043 104759 94298 121798 540858 0 540858 0 0 0 540858 1.00000 1.00000 X Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $377 Other Expenses.2 Events expense $3980 Other Expenses.3 Insurance $1384 Other Expenses.4 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT $225 Other Expenses.5 Taxes & Licenses $110 Total Liabilities.1 CREDIT CARD - Beginning $2228 CREDIT CARD - Ending $2655