Knights of Columbus Charities Usa Inc

NEW HAVEN, CT EIN: 41-2140273

CHARITIES USA IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES, CHARITIES USA HAS ESTABLISHED CENTERS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF THE TRUTHS OF CHRISTIANITY; MAINTAINS FACILITIES FOR THE PROPER PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH; AND ADMINISTERS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF DESERVING PERSONS. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, THROUGH ITS MEMBERS, PROVIDES DONATIONS WHICH ARE PLACED UNDER THE CONTROL OF CHARITIES USA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$93.4M

+4.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$667K

+52.4% YoY

Grant Count

22

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$30K

-23.8% YoY

About Knights of Columbus Charities Usa Inc

Based on IRS filings

Knights of Columbus Charities Usa Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW HAVEN, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $93.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 22 grants totaling $667K. Net investment income was $1.6M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

23states
+15 more states

Cities

AUSTINBALTIMOREBATON ROUGEBOWIEBRIDGEPORTCHARLOTTECLINTONDOUGLASTONELLINGTONGOODYEARHAMDENJORDANKANKAKEEKANSAS CITYLA CROSSELAFAYETTELAKEVILLELAWRENCEVILLELEETONIALITTLETON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$93,392,001$89,691,654$82,074,403
Revenue$3,135,781$5,170,395$3,173,026
Expenses$3,755,622$3,767,258$3,644,254
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,557,466$1,309,124$2,305,267
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$167K$333K$500K$667K20 grants202021 grants202117 grants202211 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE PONTIFICIAL NORTH AM…$185KTHE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY …$110KBASILICA OF THE NATIONAL…$65KMINNESOTA KNIGHTS FOUNDA…$31KJOHN PAUL II SHRINE AND …$30KFLORIDA KOFC CHARITIES INC$29KCOLUMBIAN CHARITIES OF M…$25KKOFC CHARITIES AID FOUND…$24KTEXAS STATE COUNCIL CHAR…$23KMARYLAND STATE COUNCIL K…$23K

Grant Size Distribution

91 grants across all recorded years

77<$50K5$50–100K9$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CARL A ANDERSONDIRECTOR/PAST PRESIDENT1
PATRICK E KELLYPRESIDENT3
RONALD F SCHWARZTREASURER1
MOST REV WILLIAM E LORIDIRECTOR1
JOHN A MARRELLASECRETARY1
ANTHONY V MINOPOLIDIRECTOR1
ARTHUR LOUIS L PETERSVICE PRESIDENT1
JOHN J KENNEDYDIRECTOR/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1
PATRICK T MASONPAST SECRETARY1
STEPHEN M FEILERASSISTANT SECRETARY1
DANIEL ROSSIFORMER DIRECTOR

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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