Knights of Columbus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Fraternal benefit society serving church and community
- Income
- $48,084
- Spending
- $44,021
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
- $10,888 spent. Frank Soidevere Foundation - an account set up to record donations to various charities and to church agreed to my our members - i.e. Daughters of the Holy Trinity Damaseus Life Teen TX KoC flood support Pregnancy Aid Clinic Cancer Warriors Holy Trinity Catholic Church - approx estimated served 5,000 persons.
- $6,250 spent. Don Martin Scholarships - support of community by honoring and rewarding college scholarships to local high school students - awarded to 7 local students.
- $4,392 spent. Seminarians & religious vacations & priests deacon support - currently supporting 14 persons
- $6,618 spent. Other Program services - Promotion Evangelization $1,950 3 signs purchased to show support of our local high schools serving approx 5,000 students; Support of local special needs school & special olympics $1,794.35 serving approx 300 persons raffle ticket sales paid to State KOC Charities $ 1,179.38; misc events 8 supporting various minor events serving approx 1000 persons $6,618
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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.
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