· Private foundation
Lake Forest Knights of Columbus Charities Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MOST BLESSED TRINITY ACADEMY | $5,000 |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | $5,000 |
| XAVIER UNIVERSITY | $5,000 |
| SCHOOL OF ST MARY | $5,000 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | $5,000 |
| CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART | $2,500 |
| AID FOR WOMEN | $2,000 |
| THE PHOENIX RISING | $2,000 |
| INSTITUTE ON RELIGIOUS LIFE | $2,000 |
| ST PATRICK'S CHURCH | $2,000 |
| MARYVILLE ACADEMY | $1,500 |
| JAMES CHURCH LIBERTYVILLE | $1,000 |
| MARYS YOUTH GROUP | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 46% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
20 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- LULOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO2× · 2023–2024 · $18k · revenue +7%
- MUMarquette University2× · 2024–2025 · $12k · revenue +12%
- SLST LOUIS UNIVERSITY3× · 2021–2023 · $10k · revenue +6%
Funded once
- P2PROJECT 229one grant, 2022 · $5k
- CRCRISTO REY ST MARTINone grant, 2024 · $5k
- MPMCLINCOCK POSTone grant, 2022 · $4k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.
The corporation of saint mary's college, notre dame (saint mary's) is a catholic, residential, women's, liberal arts college offering undergraduate degrees and co-educational graduate programs. (continued in schedule o)
We are a catholic university named for saint john henry newman and founded by the adorers of the blood of christ for the purpose of empowering graduates to transform society. our core values (see schedule o for continuation)
Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…
As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…
As an innovative catholic, vincentian university anchored in the global city of chicago, depaul supports the integral human development of its students. the university does so through its commitment to outstanding teaching, academic…
Benedictine college's mission as a catholic, benedictine, liberal arts, residential college is the education of men and women within a community of faith & scholarship.
As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…
Wake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: Wake…
Georgian court university (gcu), provides a comprehensive liberal arts education and is open to students of all faiths, delivers a curriculum that promotes scholarship, service, and personal development.
To be a great catholic university dedicated to excellence in learning, achieved by teaching, research, & scholarly activities in franciscan & liberal arts tradition.
Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…
How this is measured
17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 37 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds Marquette University ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Creighton University ↗
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- Who funds LAKE COUNTY CRISIS CENTER ↗
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- Who funds AID FOR WOMEN INC ↗
- Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds XAVIER UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds CAMP HOPE INC ↗
- Who funds INSTITUTE ON RELIGIOUS LIFE INC ↗
- Who funds VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds SOUTHSIDE PREGNANCY CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds READING POWER INC ↗
- Who funds PARADISUS DEI INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Helen V Brach Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lake Forest Knights of Columbus Charities Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lake Forest Knights of Columbus Charities Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Trustees of Boston College: 2% of income from government
How this is measured
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