Knights of Columbus

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
260120099
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Sterling Heights, MI, USA
Phone
5862024240
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$37,250
Expenses
$30,613
Assets
$30,503
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Dave Parker (Grand Knight)
  • Eric Corbin (Financial Secretary)
  • Darren Petras (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Catholic Fraternal Benefit Charity

What it reported doing in 2025

Organizations the Knights Donate Services or Funds to include: KofC State Council of MI - Mentally Impaired & Special Olympics Program - 6025 Wall Street, Sterling Heights, MI 40312; Special Olympics of MI - Mentally Impaired & Special Olympics Program - Central MI University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859; Special Olympics of MI - Area14 - Mentally Impaired & Special Olympics Program - 160 68th Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49548; Autism Special Needs Play Place - Mentally Impaired & Special Olympics Program - 39337 Mound Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48312; Saint Michael Catholic Community - 40501 Hayes Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48315; SMCC - Saint Vincent de Paul Society - Emergency Relief funding; Piquette Square - Subsidized Housing - 5716 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48210; Crossroads of MI - Food pantry - 2424 W Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48208; SMCC Ladder Fund - Youth Programs - 40501 Hayes Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48315; SMCC Youth Fund - Youth Programs - 40501 Hayes Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48315; SMCC MCREST - Macomb County Rotating Emergency Services Team Transitional homeless shelter 40501 Hayes Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48315; Rosary Retreats Foundation - General Donation- Adults with Developmental Disabilities - Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, 32965 Hunter Avenue, Westland, MI 48185; Saint Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat Center - General Donation -23333 Schoolcraft, Detroit, MI 48223-2405; Father Patrick O'Kelly Council - Keep Christ in Christmas Program - 233663 Park Street, Dearborn, MI 48124; SMCC Catholic Service Appeal - Funding Archdiocese of Detroit Programs - 40501 Hayes Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48315; Carmelite Sisters - General & Food Donations - Carmelite Monastery of St. Therese, 35750 Moravian Dr, Clinton Township, MI 48035; Dominican Sisters - General Donation 4597 Warren Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; Habitat for Humanity - Low Cost Housing & Owner skill sets - 22005 Van Dyke Avenue, Warren, MI 48089. HIGHER EDUCATION: 2 SMCC College Scholarship - 40501 Hayes Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48315 ; Seminarian Support Program (Aid) - $500 each - Archdiocese of Detroit, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 2701 Chicago Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48206; Adrian Dominican Sisters - Internal Education funding - 1257 E Siena Heights Drive Adrian, MI 49221-1793. CHILD CARE: Sick Kids In Pain - Kids programs - 37467 Cassa Bella Court, Clinton Township, MI 48036; Turning Point - General Donation - PO Box 1123, Mount Clemens, MI 48046; Macomb Charitable Foundation - General Donation - 18215 24 Mile Road, Macomb, MI 48042; Compassion Pregnancy Center - General Donation - 37540 Gratiot Avenue, Clinton Township, MI 48036; Abigayle Ministries - Adult Skill Training & Long Term Housing - 12313 19 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48313; Macomb Foster Closet - Free Clothing & Essentials for Foster Kids - PO Box 46411, Mount Clemens, MI 48046; Mary's Children Family Center - Brain injury & Developmental support services - 496 E 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017; Macomb County Care House - Healing for child sexual and physical assaults - 131 Market Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043; KofC State Council of MI Coat for Kids - Coats for Kids - 6025 Wall Street, Sterling Heights, MI 48312; Stevenson High School - Project Search Donation - Utica Community Schools, Adlai E Stephenson High School, 39701 Dodge Park Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48313-5231; Carleton Middle School - Middle School Robotics Program - Utica Community Schools, Will Carleton Middle School, 8900 15 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48312. VETERANS: Vietnam Veterans Chapter 154 - Vets Donation - 18025 15 Mile Road, Clinton Township, MI 48035; Desert Angels - Vets Donation - PO Box 667, Linden, MI 48451; Veterans Returning Home - Vets Donation - 17955 E 11 Mile Road, Roseville, MI 48066; Military Order of the Purple Heart - Vets Donation - 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226. MISCELLANEOUS. KofC = Knights of Columbus, SMCC = St. Michael Catholic Community, MI = Michigan

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.8%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 100 of 100 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 12 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.