KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS C/O William Griesenbeck

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
912031900
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2007
Location
Bastrop, TX, USA
Phone
5124233851
Rating
44
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,433
Expenses
$39,052
Assets
$63,550
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Brian Waneck (Grand Knight)
  • Michael J Zimmerman (Deputy Grand Knight)
  • August H Boer (Chancellor)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our Knights of Columbus organization is dedicated to fostering charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism among its members and within the community. We strive to support Catholic values and charitable activities through spiritual, educational, and social initiatives. Our primary purpose is to strengthen the Church and promote the welfare of individuals and families by providing aid to those in need and encouraging active participation in service and faith-based programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

Part III-31Other program services: Our Knights of Columbus organization fosters fraternity and service through various community-focused programs. At each meeting, we provide a meal and social hour, strengthening the bonds of brotherhood and ensuring meaningful fellowship. During the Christmas season, we extend our outreach by providing hams to widows in our community, offering support and comfort during the holidays. Additionally, we assemble care packages for the homeless, addressing basic needs and demonstrating compassion for those facing hardship. We also contribute to the Knights of Columbus state-per-capita fund and Texas State Charities, ensuring continued support for statewide charitable and faith-based initiatives. These programs reflect our commitment to service, unity, and the well-being of both our members and the broader community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 92% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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 revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 9
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 7.7%; rating input score 8
  • Program expense ratio: 10.2%; rating input score 10

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.1%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.63; rating input score 60; 60th 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 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -55.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 7.7% of revenue deployed · 10.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • 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 8/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.