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Knights of Columbus

EIN 42-1486898 · Clive, IA

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

Fraternal benefit society. The Knights of Columbus including all subordinate councils assemblies and chapters collectively referred to as councils is a tax-exempt organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a fraternal benefit society under Section 501c8 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Income
$59,823
Spending
$70,146
Highest pay
$285, financial secretary

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 (5)
  1. $6,100 spent. Faith Activities including: a. Refund Support Vocations Program b. Church Facilities c. Catholic Schools Seminaries d. Religious Vocations Education e. Prayer & Study Programs f. Sacramental Gifts g. Miscellaneous Faith Activities. 2500 Hours of Fraternal Service. Documentation: 2024 Council 12422 Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity
  2. $1,100 spent. Family Activities including: a. Food for Families b. Family Formation Programs c. Keep Christ in Christmas d. Family Week e. Family Prayer Night f. Miscellaneous Family Programs. 145 Hours of Fraternal Service. Documentation: 2024 Council 12422 Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity
  3. $14,750 spent. Community Activities including a. Coats For Kids b. Global Wheelchair Mission c. Habitat for Humanity d. Disaster Preparedness Relief e. Physically Disabled Intellectual Disabilities f. Elderly Widower Care g. Hospitals Health Organizations h. Columbian Squires i. Scouting Youth Groups j. Athletics k. Youth Welfare Service l. Scholarships Education m. Veteran Military VAVS n. Miscellaneous Community Youth Activities. 1760 Hours of Fraternal Service. Documentation: 2024 Council 12422 Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity
  4. $1,300 spent. Life Activities including: a. Special Olympics b. Marches for Life c. Ultrasound Initiative d. Pregnancy Center Support e. Christian Refugee Relief f. Memorials to Unborn Children g. Miscellaneous Life Activities. 111 Hours of Fraternal Service. Documentation: 2024 Council 12422 Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity
  5. Other Fraternal Commitments including: Visits to the Sick Visits to the Bereaved Blood Donations and Masses Held for Members. 75 Hours of Fraternal Service to Sick Disabled Members and their Families

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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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