Knights of Columbus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENCOURAGE FRATERING AND BENVOLENCE AMOUNG ITS MEMBERS TO PROMOTE TOLERANCE CIVIC LOYALITY AND TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
- Income
- $69,977
- Spending
- $60,225
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (1)
- OUR CATHOLIC FAITH TEACHES US TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF. MEMBERS OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SHOW LOVE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS BY CONDUCTIONG FOOD DRIVES AND DONATING THE FOOD TO LOCAL SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD PANTRIES, BY VOLUNTEERING AT SPECIAL O LYMPIS, AND SUPPORTING, BOTH SPIRITUALLY AND MATERIALLY, MOTHERS WHO CHOOSE LIFE FOR THEIR BABIES. KNIGHTS RECONIZE THAT OUR MISSION AND OUR FAITH IN GOD, COMPELLS US TO ACTIO. THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO EXPERIENCE LOVE AND COMPASSION THAT BY HELPING THOSE IN NEED. A CALL WE ANSWER EVERY DAY. THIS IS ACCOMPLICHED BY FINANCIAL SUPPORT WHEN POSSIBEL AND VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR CHURCH, COMMUNITY, AND YOUTH NEEDS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)(7) social or recreational club.
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 2024.
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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