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Knights of Columbus

EIN 39-0399846 · Fond Du Lac, WI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #664 IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS A FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(8) OF THE IRC. THE COUNCIL EXISTS TO SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE COMMUNITY. IT DOES THIS BY PROVIDING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN, THE COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED AND THE UNDER-PRIVILEDGED IN THE FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN AREA.

Income
$51,119
Spending
$59,173

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 (4)
  1. CATHOLIC EDUCATION: GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO ST, MARY'S SPRINGS ACADEMY, ST LAWRENCE SEMINARY, HOLYLAND CATHOLIC SCHOOL, MARIAN UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY CATHOLIC PARISHES FOR VARIOUS TUITION SUPPORT AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT SERVE APPROXIMATELY 1,000+ STUDENTS IN THE FOND DU LAC COUNTY AREA. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE SEMINARIAN GRANTS AND SUPPORT. AS WELL AS, RELIGIOUS PERSONNEL SUPPORT AND AN ANNUAL APPRECIATION BANQUET.
  2. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES INDIVIDUALS SUPPORT: GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO VARIOUS LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS IN THE FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WISCONSIN AREA. ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BROOKE INDUSTRIES INC, THE ARC, NAMI INC, FISHING HAS NO BOUNDARIES AND HOLY FAMILY SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. WE ALSO HOST AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR THE AREA SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS.
  3. COMMUNITY SUPPORT: GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FACING ILLNESS, DISABILITIES OR OTHER SEVERE FINANCIAL NEEDS. CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS MADE TO VARIOUS CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. GRANTS MADE TO OTHER NONPROFIT AREAS OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, ATHLETICS AND/OR RELIGIOUS SUPPORT SUCH AS BADGER BOYS STATE, RADIO ROSARY, LOCAL ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS, AN ANNUAL PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICIALS APPRECIATION BANQUET AND VARIOUS OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS.GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO VARIOUS LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES INCLUDE BROKEN BREAD, HOLYLAND FOOD PANTRY, SALVATION ARMY AND THE FONDY FOOD PANTRY. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HELP UNDER-PRIVILEGED, NEEDY AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE FOND DU LAC COUNTY AREA. NEED WAS GREATER THIS YEAR DUE TO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (INFLATION) AND INCREASED UNDER/UNEMPLOYMENT.
  4. SUPPORT TO PRO LIFE, SINGLE PARENT AND PREGNACY SUPPORT AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRIMARILY HELP WOMEN IN DISTRESS WITH UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 7, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. 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 September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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