Knights of Columbus
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237106986
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Arlington, VA, USA
- Rating
- 64
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Domestic Fraternal Societies
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $134,314
- Expenses
- $141,609
- Assets
- $45,184
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
People named in this filing
- Andrew Rudolphi (Grand Knight)
- Dave Suchyta (Deputy Grand Knight)
- Jim Rocco (Treasurer)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization dedicated to promoting and conducting educational charitable religious and social welfare works rendering mutual aid and assistance to sick and needy members and their families and providing insurance products and annuities to benefit members wives and children.
What it reported doing in 2024
Provided direct financial assistance to Roman Catholic parishes schools organizations seminarians and charitable organizations. Four Roman Catholic parishes Missionhurst and several other charitable organizations received direct financial support.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 52
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84.2%; rating input score 84
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -5.4%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 84.2% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.