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Culture of Life (including ultrasound machine donations and support for pregnancy resource centers)
Pro-life servicesMedical equipment donations (ultrasound)Pregnancy and maternal support
About Knights of Columbus Charities
Healing the suffering, protecting the vulnerable, strengthening families and building the Church.
Focus Areas
disaster reliefpregnancy and maternity supportultrasound initiativechildren (Coats for Kids)support for persecuted Christiansvolunteer mobilizationvocations and seminariansspecial needs / Special Olympics
Who They Fund
Catholic / Christian institutions and communitiesseminarians and clergy candidatespeople affected by disasters and humanitarian crisespersecuted Christianspeople with disabilities / economically needy wheelchair recipients
About Knights of Columbus Charities
Knights of Columbus Charities Inc uses large unrestricted gifts alongside mission-specific support to advance Catholic charitable work, with recent grants ranging from general operations at National Eucharistic Congress Inc and Path to Peace Foundation to direct program funding for Sisters of Life and American Wheelchair Mission. The pattern shows a funder that backs both national Catholic institutions and targeted service providers, including organizations working on the culture of life, disaster relief, seminarians, and support for people with disabilities. Some awards are clearly operational, while others fund defined projects such as wheelchair acquisition and distribution or landmark restoration. The foundation’s giving also reflects a strong institutional relationship with Catholic education and clergy formation. The Catholic University of America appears with repeated general-operating support, and the Pontifical North American College received funding for a library renovation. In another lane, the foundation supports charitable infrastructure tied to its own movement, including Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc and state-level Knights entities. Across the recent grants list, its portfolio mixes faith-based institutions, relief organizations, and direct-service nonprofits serving vulnerable communities.
What Knights of Columbus Charities Funds
In pro-life and maternal support work, the foundation gave $576,823 to Sisters of Life for the culture of life program, and it also backed several state and affiliated Knights entities for culture-of-life activities. Those grants sit alongside its ultrasound and pregnancy-resource-center initiatives. For disability assistance, American Wheelchair Mission received $325,000 for the acquisition and distribution of wheelchairs to the needy in 2025, following similarly sized grants in 2024 and 2023. That repeated support points to a durable direct-aid model rather than a one-time award. The foundation also funds Catholic education and clerical formation. The Catholic University of America received $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for general operations, while the Archdiocese for Military Services USA received $200,000 for seminarian development. Historic preservation is another visible thread, including support for St. Patrick’s Cathedral landmark restoration.
How Knights of Columbus Charities Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with p25 at $13,750, median at $17,450, and p75 at $33,568. The recent-grants list also shows several much larger awards, which means the distribution includes a smaller set of outsized institutional gifts. Knights of Columbus Charities Inc is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and the recent record includes repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, such as The Catholic University of America and American Wheelchair Mission. Unsolicited applications are accepted for some active programs, including multiple scholarship and charitable appeal programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.9M
Total Assets
$24.1M
Total Revenue
$16.4M
Total Expenses
$15.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $34K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$34K
Geographic Reach
National49 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
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