Knights of Columbus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Holiday Meals program: Thanksgiving Christmas Food for the needy. We delivered nearly 1000 box of food for the needy with an average value off $65 per box. This is to support our local community and churches within our community. Some of the recipients in the area are FISH Home of the Sparrow Various veterans homes Pioneer Center and many single families throughout the area that have requested through their local charitable organizations.
- Income
- $92,569
- Spending
- $80,115
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $54,658 spent. Holiday Meals program: Thanksgiving Christmas Food for the needy. We delivered nearly 1000 boxes of food for the needy with an average value off $65 per box. This is to support our local community and churches within our community. Some of the recipients in the area are FISH Home of the Sparrow Various veterans homes Pioneer Center and many single families throughout the area that have requested through their local charitable organizations
- $5,799 spent. Intellectual Disability Drive Tootsie Roll Drive: Collected community donations as part of a statewide campaign to distribute to charities benefiting Intellectual Disabilities. Seven local charities and the Statewide K of C Charities Inc program supported.
- $8,510 spent. Coat Drive program: provide coats for adults and children through two drives: used and new. collected and distributed used coats and purchased and distributed coats from local sources for distribution.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(8) fraternal beneficiary society.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on February 15, 2013.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1940.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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