Georgia · Nonprofit
THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC
THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC (Georgia) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,792 to it, the largest being THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($12,000). 2 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 FY2025
- $219k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $28k
- Net assets
- $1.3M
What The Knights Initiative Inc does
Mission
Provide support to a broad range of charitable organizations that support persons in need, the poor, the hungry, and homeless in the atlanta area.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
St peter claver regional catholic school (the knights initiative paul spizzirri scholars program) this grant was provided in support of scholarships for st peter claver students. The mission of st peter claver is to cultivate an environment that prepares students to learn, lead, inspire, and serve in local and global communities through catholic teachings rooted in the gospel of jesus christ, rigorous academics, and spiritual formation.
$14,000 spentof which $14,000 as grants24% of program spendingCompassion kitchen project this project was implemented as a response to the pandemic's affects on the restaurant industry and on the continuing crisis of hunger in our area. Donations to this program are used to buy meals from area restaurants and provide the meals to shelters and ministries to help feed the hungry.
$10,670 spent19% of program spendingCathedral of christ the king (audio improvements) this represents our fourth annual payment to be applied against a 5 year commitment of 50,000 for cathedral audio improvements.
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants17% of program spendingChrist the king school 8427 (cks scholarship essay program) this project was created to encourage 7th and 8th graders at christ the king school to write an essay on the topic of faith in action. Essays were judged by teachers and friends of the knights initiative. Scholarships were awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in 7th and 8th grade. Ignatius house 5000 this grant represents our third annual payment to be applied against a 5 year commitment of 25,000 to assist in the operation of retreats for underpriviledged individuals. Coats for kids 2948 this program provides coats to organizations such as mercy care atlanta and threads (a ministry of all saints episcopal church in atlanta). Pregnancy aid clinic 2400 this grant was provided to assist in the care and counseling of women dealing with unplanned pregnancies. Nicholas house 2000 this grant was provided in support of nicholas house's mission to assist homeless families in making the transition from homelessness to self- sufficiency in a structured but home-like environment. Quest atlanta radio 1000 this grant was provided to support quest radio in their effort to invite, inform, and inspire listeners to embrace their…
$22,775 spentof which $22,775 as grants40% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $57,445.
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 2019 to 2020, from $842k to $1.0M (+21%).
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.
35% of THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 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
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 6 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $21k → $33.
3 of 7 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.
From the IRS filings of THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 91%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
91% 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 THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 35% · 2021 100% · 2022 98% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
Where its funders are
69% of THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE 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 $9k that is directly attributable, 76% of it comes from Georgia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $19k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE 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 Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC?
- THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC (Georgia) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,792 to it, the largest being THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($12,000). 2 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 THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $27,792 in grants to THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC?
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $12,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE KNIGHTS INITIATIVE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 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