Knights of Columbus Canada Charities Inc.
Public foundation · Windsor, Ontario · BN 886163997RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,711,272) as filed with the CRA.
Knights of Columbus Canada Charities Inc. is a public foundation based in Windsor, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $56K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $148K in 2024, the largest being $46K to Canadian Pontifical College. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provides financial support to canadian conference of catholic bishops and to qualified donee organizations. The organization provides financial support for priestly vocations and scholarships for students attending universities or colleges for the enhancement of catholic teaching and faith. The organization also provides financial support in matters affecting life family marriage and similar priorities in building a culture of life.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1M | $475K | $148K | $10.6M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.1M | $648K | $296K | $121K | $10.6M |
| 2022 | $840K | $1.8M | $593K | $266K | $900K | $10.4M |
| 2021 | $858K | $903K | $266K | $322K | $253K | $10.5M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $936K | $366K | $238K | $268K | $10.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $148K to 11 qualified donees:
- Canadian Pontifical College$46K
- Concacan Inc.$41K
- Knights of Columbus Ontario Charity Foundation$32K
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace$8,000
- Oeuvre charitable des Chevaliers de Colomb du Québec Inc.$7,296
- MSGR. Godin Charities Inc./les Charites MGR. Godin Inc.$5,296
- The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies$3,753
- Knights of Columbus (BC) Charity Foundation$2,732
- Nova Scotia Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation$955
- Newfoundland and Labrador Knights of Columbus Charity Foundation$710
- The K of C Foreign Mission Fund Inc$102
Received $56K from 13 charities:
- Virginia's Arc Private Foundation$30K
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,788
- BenefAction Foundation$5,496
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$5,000
- Toronto Council Knights of Columbus 1388 Charitable Welfare Trust$4,500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,250
- The Alberta Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation$1,125
- ST. Joseph's Council No. 6361 Charitable Welfare Trust$1,040
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$655
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$249
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$150
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$4
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patrick Kelly (president); Arthur Peters (vice president); John Marrella (secrtary); Ronald Schwarz (treasurer); Carl Anderson (board member); John Kennedy (board member); Archbishop William Lor I (board member); Anthony Minopoli (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Knights of Columbus Canada Charities Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886163997RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.