Knights of Columbus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO UNITE CATHOLIC GENTLEMEN OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER FOR THE HIGHEST DEVELOPMENT AND ELEVATION OF ITS MEMBERS IN ALL THAT PERTAINS TO MORAL, SOCIAL AND LITERARY ATTAINMENTS AND TO ASSIST EACH OTHER IN THE TRUE FRATERNAL SPIRIT IN ALL COMMENDABLE UNDERTAKINGS.
- Income
- $49,178
- Spending
- $94,245
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
- $50,000 spent. TO SUPPORT ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SUPREME PROGRAM OF SUPPORTING THE ENTITYS HOME PARISH.
- $14,152 spent. DINNERS PREPARED FOR PARISHIONERS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND WELL-BEING
- $7,318 spent. MONTHLY BREAKFASTS PREPARED FOR PARISHIONERS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELL BEING
- $2,400 spent. SCHOLARSHIPS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY WELL BEING AND SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
- $2,258 spent. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS DUES TO STATE AND NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR MEMBERS TO ATTEND STATE MEETINGS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.