Support the charitable work of the Texas State Council Knights of Columbus by funding diocesan-designated charities, disaster relief, disability programs, educational grants, seminarians, retired priests, Special Olympics, the American Wheelchair Mission, and other statewide charitable needs.
State Council Charities Knights of Columbus channels its giving through Texas Catholic dioceses and related statewide priorities, with the largest recent grants going to the Diocese of Fort Worth and the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. That pattern points to a funder that primarily supports bishops’ designated charity needs rather than open, individual applications. Its stated focus includes diocesan charity programs, disaster relief, disability programs, educational grants, seminarians, retired priests, Special Olympics, and the American Wheelchair Mission. Recent grant records show both broad diocesan support and targeted gifts to specific Catholic and community-serving organizations. The foundation has funded diocesan recipients in Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Victoria, El Paso, Tyler, San Angelo, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Amarillo, and Lubbock. Alongside those diocesan grants, it has backed Special Olympics in Texas communities and made gifts to Catholic Archives of Texas, indicating support for both direct service and preservation of Catholic institutional life. The foundation’s grantmaking is local in scope and centered in Texas, with nearly all grants landing in the state. Its structure reflects a pooled charitable model tied to the Texas State Council Knights of Columbus and the charitable priorities of local bishops.
One clear theme is diocesan and parish support. The foundation gave $214,536 to the Diocese of Fort Worth in 2023 and another $148,000 in 2024, alongside additional diocesan gifts in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and other Texas dioceses. That pattern matches its stated use of funds for bishops’ designated charity priorities. A second area is disability and inclusive sports programming. It gave $26,326 to Special Olympics in Pflugerville in 2023, $21,530 in 2024, and $21,367 in 2025 to Special Olympics in San Antonio. Its active programs also name Special Olympics Texas support and disability ministries. The foundation also supports Catholic education and archival work. It granted $37,500 to Catholic Archives of Texas in Austin in 2023, then repeated that support with $25,000 gifts in 2024 and 2025. Educational grants and seminarian support are part of its listed charitable priorities.
$968K
$2M
$1.3M
$1.3M
Most grants fall between $17K and $57K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$57K
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Typical grants cluster around a modest middle range: p25 is $17,257, median is $22,478, and p75 is $57,466. The distribution suggests a mix of smaller program gifts and larger diocesan allocations. Recent records also show repeat giving across multiple years, especially to diocesan recipients and Special Olympics, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation operates through a pooled charity model tied to the Texas State Council Knights of Columbus. Its program descriptions say contributions are collected from councils and then distributed to bishops’ designated charities and other statewide purposes. Unsolicited applications are not part of the listed programs, except for a general individual donation channel.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Texas-centered: 96% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top giving state is Texas. Recent recipients are spread across Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Victoria, El Paso, Tyler, San Angelo, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Amarillo, and Lubbock. The only non-Texas recipient in the recent list is Knights of Columbus Charities in New Haven, CT. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its stated priorities include diocesan-designated charities, disaster relief, disability programs, educational grants, seminarians, retired priests, Special Olympics, and the American Wheelchair Mission. Recent grants also show support for Catholic archives and parish or school recipients.
No for the active grant programs listed. The general donation channel accepts individual gifts, but the program descriptions for Special Olympics Texas support, disaster relief, bishops’ designation support, retired priests, educational grants, and wheelchair mission support all say unsolicited applications are not accepted.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $17,257, median $22,478, and p75 $57,466. That means many awards are in the low tens of thousands, with some larger diocesan grants above that range.
It is local. The foundation’s geographic scope is listed as local, 96% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recent grants are concentrated in Texas dioceses and Texas-based organizations.
Diocesan charity support is a major theme, with large grants to Texas dioceses. Other recurring areas include Special Olympics support, Catholic education and archives, and disaster relief and clergy-related charitable programs in the foundation’s stated priorities.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIOCESE OF SAN ANGELO | SAN ANGELO, TX | $180,892 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTONHOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $139,094 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $91,818 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $83,842 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $68,696 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $67,864 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF VICTORIA | VICTORIA, TX | $44,032 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $32,946 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| ST AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| ST CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| ST JOSEPH'S - BAYTOWN | BAYTOWN, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF BEAUMONT | BEAUMONT, TX | $24,868 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF BROWNSVILLE | BROWNSVILLE, TX | $22,985 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $21,770 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF EL PASO | EL PASO, TX | $21,371 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF TYLER | TYLER, TX | $20,585 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK | LUBBOCK, TX | $15,032 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF AMARILLO | AMARILLO, TX | $12,444 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES | NEW HAVEN, CT | $11,125 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF LAREDO | LAREDO, TX | $9,099 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $58,738 | 2025 | DONATIONS |
| CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATIONS |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $21,367 | 2025 | DONATIONS |
| KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES | NEW HAVEN, CT | $8,226 | 2025 | DONATIONS |
| OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC | RICHWOOD, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $148,000 | 2024 | DONATIONS |
| CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $22,051 | 2024 | DONATIONS |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS | PFLUGERVILLE, TX | $21,530 | 2024 | DONATIONS |
| ST AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $6,000 | 2024 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $214,536 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTONHOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $147,073 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $84,317 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $72,391 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $67,027 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF VICTORIA | VICTORIA, TX | $53,649 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $37,500 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS | PFLUGERVILLE, TX | $26,326 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF EL PASO | EL PASO, TX | $22,905 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF TYLER | TYLER, TX | $21,165 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF SAN ANGELO | SAN ANGELO, TX | $19,379 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF BEAUMONT | BEAUMONT, TX | $17,451 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $17,192 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF BROWNSVILLE | BROWNSVILLE, TX | $13,578 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF AMARILLO | AMARILLO, TX | $13,136 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK | LUBBOCK, TX | $12,548 | 2023 | DONATIONS |
DIOCESE OF SAN ANGELO
$180,892DONATIONS
ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTONHOUSTON
$139,094DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF AUSTIN
$91,818DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO
$83,842DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH
$68,696DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF DALLAS
$67,864DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF VICTORIA
DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI
$32,946DONATIONS
ST AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH
$25,000DONATIONS
ST CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC CHURCH
$25,000DONATIONS
CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS
$25,000DONATIONS
ST JOSEPH'S - BAYTOWN
$25,000DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF BEAUMONT
$24,868DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF BROWNSVILLE
$22,985DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF EL PASO
$21,371DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF TYLER
$20,585DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK
$15,032DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF AMARILLO
$12,444DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF LAREDO
$9,099DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH
$58,738DONATIONS
CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS
$25,000DONATIONS
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC
$6,000DONATION
DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH
$148,000DONATIONS
CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS
$25,000DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF DALLAS
$22,051DONATIONS
ST AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$6,000DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH
$214,536DONATIONS
ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTONHOUSTON
$147,073DONATIONS
ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO
$84,317DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF AUSTIN
$72,391DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF DALLAS
$67,027DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF VICTORIA
$53,649DONATIONS
CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS
$37,500DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF EL PASO
$22,905DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF TYLER
$21,165DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF SAN ANGELO
$19,379DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF BEAUMONT
$17,451DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI
$17,192DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF BROWNSVILLE
$13,578DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF AMARILLO
$13,136DONATIONS
DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK
$12,548DONATIONS