Knights of Columbus donates millions of dollars annually towards numerous programs worldwide, from disaster relief to helping the handicapped to assisting those in poverty. See some of our global programs. Additionally, each of our hundreds of Councils raises funds to support local charities in their work.
Here are some of our St. John the Beloved Council 11796 beneficiaries from our own fundraising efforts:
$60,000+ Donated Jan 2019 thru April 2024
Funds given to parish and local Delaware non-profit organizations.
Included in that amount are:
Tuition Assistance
- $9,500 to feed the hungry: our neighborhood food closet (SJB / Table of Plenty)
- $7,400 to educate our youth: HS scholarships, SJB tuition assistance, SJB school activities
- $1,800 care for the needy elderly: Little Sisters of the Poor
- $5,800 support for religious: seminarian tuition assistance, vestments, gifts to priests
- $2,350 care for needy & sick: St. Vincent de Paul, Ronald McDonald House
- $6,100 pro-life and women’s health: Bayard House, Ultrasound machine, Birthright care
- $24,500 improvements & repairs of parish buildings
- $500 support for veterans
- $500 Ukraine disaster assistance
- $1,000+ other programs: Coats For Kids, other charities