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Knights of Columbus

EIN 23-7142765 · La Crosse, KS

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

A CATHOLIC, FAMILY, FRATERNAL, SERVICE ORGANIZATION

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)

$69,330 spent. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN PROGRAM-THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES IMMEDIATE CASH ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS (FIRE, FLOOD, TORNADO) IN THE STATE OF KANSAS
$73,839 spent. ULTRASOUND MACHINE - THIS PROGRAM RAISED FUNDS TO PURCHASE STATE-OF- THE-ART ULTRASOUND MACHINES FOR PREGNANCY COUNSELING CENTERS.
$10,000 spent. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KANSAS STATE COUNCIL MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHAPLAIN KAPAUN MEMORIAL FUND WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO FINANCE A PERMANENT BRONZE STATUE OF THE HEROIC KANSAS CHAPLAIN AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, VENERABLE EMIL KAPAUN, AT THE KANSAS STATE CAPITOL IN TOPEKA.
$20,000 spent. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KANSAS STATE COUNCIL MADE GRANTS TO PREGNANCY COUNSELING CENTERS TO AID AND SUPPORT AFTER-PREGNANCY PROGRAMS(ASAP) AND TO HELP CREATE A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK FOR PREGNANCY HELP ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF KANSAS.
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KANSAS STATE COUNCIL MADE GRANTS TO PREGNANCY COUNSELING CENTERS TO AID AND SUPPORT AFTER-PREGNANCY PROGRAMS(ASAP) AND TO HELP CREATE A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK FOR PREGNANCY HELP ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF KANSAS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 April 2026.
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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