Knights of Columbus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We exist as a source of Charity for families and children in need, and as support for our Church and our Clergy
- Income
- $57,114
- Spending
- $60,472
- Highest pay
- $1,200, grand knight
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 (6)
- $7,008 spent. Matthew 25:40 is a Council program providing Christmas gifts and food for 25+ local families in need. Fully funded by donations from Members and businesses. Late donations, rebates and funds returned are reserved and carried to the next year's drive
- $6,007 spent. M.I. Tootsie Roll Drive: Twice yearly, Members and sometimes family stand and solicit donations from Church members and the public. Donations provide funding for local individuals and organizations supporting the Mentally Impaired, such as Group Homes, Therapy programs, and Special Olympics.
- $4,732 spent. Our Council lost a long-standing active Member after extended health issues, Ed Stoffer. His family didn't have the means to pay his funeral and final expenses. The Council managed a GoFundMe benefit drive for the Stoffer Family. Funds received through this public solicitation were forwarded directly to the funeral home and the Stoffer family.
- $2,701 spent. Coats for Kids Program provides coats, hats, and gloves for needy children
- $2,500 spent. Support of St Gerard Youth Group Mission Trip thru monetary donation allows about 30 High School aged youth and chaperones to spend a week assisting Habitat for Humanity and Food Banks in poverty stricken areas
- $1,000 spent. We support St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank at St Gerard in their mission to feed local needy through monetary donations. Funds are raised through donations by persons at our meetings and events
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 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 November 6, 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 November 4, 2026.
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