Knights of Columbus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To Serve the Church Community and Needy
- Income
- $83,100
- Spending
- $45,597
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 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 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 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 (4)
- $2,968 spent. CHURCH - THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HAVE SERVED AS THE STRONG RIGHT ARM FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SINCE THEIR ESTABLISHMENT. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHURCH ACTIVITIES AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES.
- $9,206 spent. COMMUNITY: THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FIND WAYS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THROUGH THEIR WORKS, WHETHER IT BE BRINGING FOOD TO THE HUNGRY, WARM COATS TO THE COLD, WHEELCHAIRS TO THOSE WHO CAN NOT WALK, OR ANY OF THE MANY OTHER PROGRAMS CONDUCTED TO HELP THOSE IN NEED, THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PRACTICES A CHARITY THAT EVANGELIZES. PAST AND PRESENT PROGRAMS HAVE INCLUDED SPONSORING A CRAFT FAIR, BLOOD DRIVES, ANNUAL YARD SALES, THANKSGIVING BASKETS, AND KOVAR, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
- $6,719 spent. FAMILY - FAMILIES ARE THE FOUNDATION OF SOCIETY AND ARE AT THE CORE OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. WITH THIS IN MIND, THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS REGULARLY SPONSOR ACTIVITIES THAT ALLOW FAMILIES TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, FAITH INITIATIVES, AND SOCIAL EVENTS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HOST MONTHLY FAMILY DINNERS, AN ANNUAL FISHING TRIP, POOL PARTIES, FAMILY BOWLING, HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME VISITS.
- Other program services include the culture of life, where the knights of Columbus remain firmly committed to defending the right to life of every human being from the moment of conception to natural death, and youth services.
Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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