Knights of Columbus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
A Catholic Charity Group that raises money and provides donations to the local charities such as the New Life Clinic, Right to Life of Clinton Co., Habitat for Humanity, St. Vincent DePaul Society and Scouting. We have scholarships for Students attending Catholic Universities and men becoming Priests. We support Sugar Tree Ministries by preparing meals for the homeless once a month.
- Income
- $36,085
- Spending
- $38,796
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
- $14,502 spent. Fish Fry Fundraiser, held during 6 Fridays in lent, raises money for five local charities totaling $7200 in donations. The recipients were St. Vincent DePaul, American Heritage Girls, St. Columbkille Ladies Sodality, Habitat for Humanity and Right to Life of Clinton County.
- Newly Ordained Priest and Deacon Fundraiser: Our KofC council collected $6470 in donations from the St. Columbkille parishioners to support the seminarians from our parish that are newly ordained. Our council added an additional $500 to make the total distribution $6970 to Fr. Adam Lewis and Deacon David Ulmer.
- Scholarship Program: Three graduating high school seniors were each awarded a $1000 scholarship to a Catholic university. The recipients were: Mathias Brausch, Seneca Schaap and Gregory Ulmer.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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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