Knights Of Columbus Charitable Fund Incorporated
Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund (New Haven, CT) operates donor-advised funds and related giving solutions that let individuals, councils, and organizations establish accounts and recommend grants aligned with Catholic teaching. The site describes products (charitable fund, council accounts, restricted and single-organization funds), provides resources for advisors, contact details, and board/officer information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Religious, faith-based, and Catholic-aligned nonprofits (especially educational institutions and national ministries) with programs and governance capable of managing mid-to-large awards and donor-advised fund support.
Good Fit
- • Mission and programs aligned with Catholic teaching or religious education.
- • Organizational scale or fiscal capacity to absorb multi-hundred-thousand or multi-million dollar gifts.
- • Existing visibility within Catholic networks or relationships with Knights-related donors.
- • Ability to receive unrestricted/general-purpose grants and report to donor-advised fund inquiries.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached recipients across 40 states, indicating a national footprint rather than a single-state or local focus.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 343 distinct recipients (358 grants), with a large absolute number of different organizations funded and a substantial share of newly funded recipients, so the portfolio is broad in institutional variety.
New Applicants
Direct evidence that many new organizations were funded (about 195 new recipients in 2024 and a similar pattern in 2023) suggests unfamiliar grantees can enter the portfolio, but no formal public application process was found and grants appear driven by donor-advised recommendations, so open access cannot be fully confirmed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
