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Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc
Charities usa is operated exclusively for religious, charitable, educational and scientific purposes. In furtherance of these purposes, charities usa has established centers for the dissemination of the truths of christianity; maintains facilities for the proper physical, intellectual and moral development of youth; and administers…
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 22
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $667k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $14,798
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $185,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 23
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 16
- Total assets, FY2024
- $93M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 22 | $667k | 9% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $438k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $541k | 29% |
| FY2021 | 21 | $564k | 14% |
| FY2020 | 20 | $424k | 5% |
| FY2019 | 21 | $408k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 22 | $377k | 9% |
| FY2017 | 23 | $927k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Catholic University of America | $880,000 | 8 | 0% |
| American College of the Roman Catholic Church of the US | $555,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Archdiocese for the Military Services USA | $534,583 | 1 | n/a |
| Basilica National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | $520,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Trustees of the Catholic Cathedral Church of Baltimore | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc | $166,250 | 8 | 0% |
| State Council Charities Knights of Columbus | $146,119 | 8 | 3% |
| Illinois State Council Knights of Columbus Charities Inc | $97,884 | 7 | 2% |
| Florida K of C Charities Inc | $86,901 | 6 | 3% |
| New Jersey Columbian Charities | $84,478 | 7 | 32% |
Show all 36 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Catholic University of America | $880,000 | 8 | 0% |
| American College of the Roman Catholic Church of the US | $555,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Archdiocese for the Military Services USA | $534,583 | 1 | n/a |
| Basilica National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | $520,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Trustees of the Catholic Cathedral Church of Baltimore | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc | $166,250 | 8 | 0% |
| State Council Charities Knights of Columbus | $146,119 | 8 | 3% |
| Illinois State Council Knights of Columbus Charities Inc | $97,884 | 7 | 2% |
| Florida K of C Charities Inc | $86,901 | 6 | 3% |
| New Jersey Columbian Charities | $84,478 | 7 | 32% |
| Holy Cross Services Inc | $80,027 | 7 | 0% |
| Minnesota Knights Foundation | $74,193 | 6 | 29% |
| Academy of Our Lady of Mercy Lauralton Hall Incorporated | $72,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Notre Dame High School | $72,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Academy Inc | $72,000 | 8 | n/a |
| New York State Council Knights of Columbus Charities Inc | $70,836 | 6 | 7% |
| Knights of Columbus Massachusetts State Council Charity Fund | $68,818 | 5 | 5% |
| Ohio Charity Foundation Inc | $68,337 | 6 | 4% |
| Columbian Charities of Mo Inc | $68,265 | 6 | 2% |
| Albertus Magnus College | $64,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania State Council Knights of Columbus Education Foundation Inc | $56,697 | 6 | 29% |
| Mount Angel Abbey | $46,259 | 1 | n/a |
| Bishop Charles P Greco Memorial Foundation | $42,542 | 5 | 13% |
| Knights of Columbus Charities Aid Foundation Inc | $40,301 | 5 | n/a |
| Knights of Columbus Charity Fund Inc | $32,730 | 2 | 20% |
| National Catholic Educational Association | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| K of C Charities Aid Foundation | $24,308 | 1 | 3% |
| Columbian Charities of Ct Inc | $19,088 | 3 | 6% |
| Knights of Columbus Charities of Georgia Inc | $15,605 | 1 | 3% |
| Arizona Knights of Columbus Charity Inc | $14,431 | 1 | 4% |
| Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy Inc | $12,798 | 1 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Knights of Columbus Charities Inc | $9,536 | 1 | 12% |
| West Virginia Knights of Columbus Foundation Inc | $8,365 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Archbishop of Omaha | $6,629 | 1 | n/a |
| Lamb Foundation of NC Inc | $5,454 | 1 | 1% |
| Colorado Knights of Columbus Charities Fund Inc | $5,048 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 23 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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About Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc
- How much does Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc give?
- Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc reported 22 itemized grants totaling $666,858, out of $1,378,653 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (41%), Religion (39%), Philanthropy (7%).
- Who are Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Catholic University of America ($880k), American College of the Roman Catholic Church of the US ($555k), Archdiocese for the Military Services USA ($535k).
- Does Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Knights of Columbus Charities Inc, Knights of Columbus, Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc.
- Where is Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc based?
- Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc is based in CT.
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