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Knights of Columbus Council #665

Public charity · Grantmaker Effingham, IL EIN: 23-7185077 Website

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Knights of Columbus Council #665 at a glance

In short: Knights of Columbus Council #665 gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,466
-31.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,466
-31.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,466
Total assets
$235,654
+5.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Knights of Columbus Council #665 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Illinois State Council Charities Inc: $12KIllinois State CouncilCharities Inc$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Illinois State Council Charities Inc ($12K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

KankakeeEffingham

How Knights of Columbus Council #665 gives

  • Giving fell 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $35K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Illinois State Council Charities Inc Kankakee, ILTo fund newman centers on Illinois college campuses, disaster relief, living expenses of priestly studies, and catholic advertising.$12,466
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$235,654$83,126$71,294$12,4661$1,636
2024$223,822$98,351$73,280$18,3161$1,587
2023$198,751$104,179$72,236$14,4051$579
2022$166,808$101,894$76,100$35,4642$77
2021$141,014$68,490$41,508$7,4311$153
2020$114,032$39,390$50,413$15,1581$552

About Knights of Columbus Council #665

Based on IRS filings

Knights of Columbus Council #665 is a public charity, based in Effingham, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $236K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Knights of Columbus Council #665's 2025 filing lists 16 officers; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles Tegeler

    Acting Grand Night & Trustee

    Grand Knight → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Acting Grand Night & Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Grunloh

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Utz

    Acting Grand Night & Trustee

    Trustee → Acting Grand Night & Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James R. Miller

    Financial Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    7.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Gregory L. Koester

    Recording Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Flach

    Chaplain

    Assistant Chaplain → Chaplain, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Lasarge

    District Deputy

    Deputy Grand Knight → District Deputy, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lovell Wines

    Outside Guard

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Krietemeyer

    Inside Guard

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard J. Feldhake

    Editor & Mailer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Willenborg

    Acting Grand Night

    Chancellor → Acting Grand Night, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Brumleve

    Warden

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gavin Sherrod

    Deputy Grand Knight

    Avocate → Chancellor, 2024

    Chancellor → Deputy Grand Knight, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Clausius

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Goldstein

    Advocate

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Dust

    Chancellor

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Jonathan Rogers (2020–2024) — Lecturer
  • Former: Jason Spalding (2022–2024) — Grand Night
  • Former: Greg Bushue (2024) — Deputy Grand Knight
  • Former: Brian Colwell (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Gerald Will (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mitchell Althoff (2020–2023) — Deputy Grand Knight
  • Former: Robert Utz Jr. (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Don Niebrugge (2020–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Allen Lukowski (2022) — Warden
  • Former: George Menard (2020–2021) — District Deputy
  • Former: Jim Bierman (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Tracy (2020–2021) — Chaplain
  • Former: Tom Palmer (2020–2021) — Advocate

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

James R Miller — Financial Secretary: $2KJames R MillerFinancial Secretary$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to James R Miller (Financial Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Knights of Columbus Council #665

How much does Knights of Columbus Council #665 give each year?

Knights of Columbus Council #665 gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $18K across 1 grant.

How large is Knights of Columbus Council #665?

Knights of Columbus Council #665 reported $236K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $83K.

Where does Knights of Columbus Council #665 operate?

Knights of Columbus Council #665 has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Knights of Columbus Council #665's EIN?

Knights of Columbus Council #665's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7185077. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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