Connecticut · Nonprofit
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $255,456 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($88,746). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 69% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.1M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $255k
- Net assets
- $78M
What Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc does
Mission
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 scholarship funds for the benefit of deserving persons. Knights of columbus, through its members, provides donations which are placed under the control of charities usa.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Regarding lines 4a through 4d: knights of columbus charities, inc. Transferred assets, liabilities and net assets to knights of columbus charities usa, inc. Effective january 1, 2005. Knights of columbus charities usa, inc. Administers these funds as part of its supportive role of knights of columbus charities, inc. In furtherance of knights of columbus charities, inc.'s exempt purpose and in fulfillment of its program service accomplishments.the catholic information program - see schedule o
$1,015,991 spent$783,350 earned by the program27% of program spendingThe italian welfare fund - see schedule o
$531,835 spent14% of program spendingScholarships - see schedule o
$472,430 spentof which $472,430 as grants13% of program spendingThe following summary of educational and charitable contributions are for the purpose for which the organization is exempt. Research in catholic education $ 175,000 religious educational and charitable institutions for scholarships and general assistance 402,999 greater new haven area catholic high schools 27,000 church and charitable related organizations 301,224 t o t a l $ 906,223 the historic sites fund was established to provide funds for the extraordinary upkeep and maintenance of designated historical sites which include the following: - st. Mary's church, new haven, connecticut, which is the site where the organization was founded. - father mcgivney monument in waterbury, connecticut. - columbus monument in washington, d.c. The following summary of other program services are for the purpose for which the organization is exempt: historic sites $ 677 general expenses allocated to program services 119,156 villa maria guadalupe program 496,436 legal fees 135,795 accounting fees 77,079 t o t a l $ 829,143
$1,735,366 spentof which $906,223 as grants46% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,755,622.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $93M to $82M (−11%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
50% of KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $11k → $84k.
7 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 69% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $10.0M from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Knights of Columbus). These are real filings, and they are not money KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC raised.
From the IRS filings of KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 15 of 16 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 35% of grant income and the top three 64%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
98% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 56% · 2020 100% · 2022 42% · 2023 42% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
0% of KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 38% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
69% of KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $79k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Connecticut, across 7 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $176k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC is better cushioned than half of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 7 related entities
- Knights of Columbus · exempt
- The Knights of Columbus Museum Inc · exempt
- Knights of Columbus Charities Inc · exempt
- John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc · exempt
- Knights of Columbus Canada Charities Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC?
- KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $255,456 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($88,746). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 69% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $255,456 in grants to KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $88,746 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES USA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing