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Knights of Columbus

Public charity · Grantmaker Marshall, VA EIN: 23-7142799 Website

Assisting and supporting local councils throughout the commonwealth of Virginia

Knights of Columbus at a glance

In short: Knights of Columbus gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
-9.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,333
-9.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$487,794
-1.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Knights of Columbus

Who Knights of Columbus funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Catholic Diocese of Arlington: $15KCatholic Diocese of Arlington$15KCatholic Diocese of Richmond: $15KCatholic Diocese of Richmond$15KArchdiocese Military Services USA: $10KArchdiocese Military ServicesUSA$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Diocese of Arlington ($15K). Together the top 3 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ArlingtonRichmondWashingtonPost Falls

How Knights of Columbus gives

  • Giving fell 29% 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$20K$40K$60K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2019) to $57K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Diocese of Arlington Arlington, VAVocations & Prolife$15,000
Catholic Diocese of Richmond Richmond, VAVocations & Prolife$15,000
Archdiocese Military Services USA Washington, DCVocations Grant$10,000
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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$487,794$302,710$329,122$40,0003$10,560
2024$497,131$276,231$284,846$44,2143$3,828
2023$499,300$219,547$281,592$42,0263$932
2022$602,260$291,967$306,946$56,5004$236
2021$575,324$200,455$207,951$40,0003$1,332
2020$582,820$299,701$295,533$40,0003$2,909
2019$578,652$264,246$294,096$40,0003$2,584

About Knights of Columbus

Based on IRS filings

Knights of Columbus is a public charity, based in Marshall, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $488K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $11K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Knights of Columbus's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patrick F. Rowland

    Former State

    State Secretary → State Deputy, 2023

    State Deputy → Former State, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hampton Hart III

    State Secretary

    State Secretary → State Treasurer, 2024

    State Treasurer → State Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Jones Jr.

    State Deputy

    State Treasurer → State Secretary, 2024

    State Secretary → State Deputy, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John H. Knox III

    State Treasurer

    State Advoca → State Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Loverde

    State Chaplain

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ernie Piro

    State Advoca

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Zaccagnini

    State Warden

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Mark Janda (2019–2024) — Former State
  • Former: Thomas Harrington (2024) — State Warden
  • Former: Carl Kregiel Jr. (2022–2023) — State Advoca
  • Former: Scott Moffett (2023) — State Warden
  • Former: Brian M. Ripple (2019–2022) — Former State
  • Former: Robert Szerszynski (2019–2021) — Former State
  • Former: Bob Jones (2021) — State Warden
  • Former: Edward Polich (2019–2020) — Former State
  • Former: Stephen Kehoe (2019) — Former State

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Knights of Columbus

How much does Knights of Columbus give each year?

Knights of Columbus gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $44K across 3 grants.

What is Knights of Columbus's typical grant size?

Knights of Columbus's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $13,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Knights of Columbus give grants?

Knights of Columbus gives mostly in Virginia: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (25%).

Does Knights of Columbus give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Knights of Columbus's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Knights of Columbus?

Knights of Columbus reported $488K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $303K.

What is Knights of Columbus's EIN?

Knights of Columbus's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7142799. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 22, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 28, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 5, 2026)

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