Knights of Columbus Council 898

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237229422
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Vicksburg, MS, USA
Phone
6016368372
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$67,179
Expenses
$71,419
Assets
$103,244

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • BILL FORD (DEPUTY GRAND)
  • BRIAN BRABSTON (GRAND KNIGHT)
  • CHAD SONNEK (FINANCE SECR)

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

Catholic men's organization to aid the catholic church & community.

What it reported doing in 2025

Food pantry- to provide food to families in the community who unable to afford food for reasons beyond their control

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 85% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 27
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 31.1%; rating input score 31
  • Program expense ratio: 21.1%; rating input score 21

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.3%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 31.1% of revenue deployed · 21.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $15K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 31/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.