Missouri State Council

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(8)EIN 43-6042423Revenue $288K in FY2025

On file with the IRS580 Clager Dr, 63125-4034 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Oct 1940

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Organization & direction - fraternal

501(c)(8) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$14K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(8)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$288K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$299K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$288K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$288K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$254K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$288K
Expenses
$299K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$230K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$299K
Net assets
$288K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$385K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$280K
FY2025$288K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1940.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $14K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Bookkeeper
$10,800Pt VII · Sec A
State Deputy
$1,350Pt VII · Sec A
Past State D
$900Pt VII · Sec A
State Treasu
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Family Direc
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
State Life D
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Faith Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Eric Bruns$10,800$9,000$750—
Mike Grudzinski——$3,300$1,350
Robert Hawkins———$3,300
Doug Kissinger$900$1,800$1,350—
Michael Auchly$1,350$900——
Dick Kobylski$600———
Michael Tesmer——$600—
Jerry Herbert———$600

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provides membership direction and information related to the knights of columbus for local council's organization needs

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Life OptionsFY2025$29K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $64K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$288K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Money outPt IX
$299K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$288K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$69K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$319K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$288K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$69K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$321K$319K
Total assetsLn 16$328K$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$280K$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K
Management feesLn 11a$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K
Office expensesLn 13$5K
OccupancyLn 16$2K
TravelLn 17$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$114K
InsuranceLn 23$450
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$130K
Total functional expensesLn 25$299K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $288K$299K−$12K$288K 990 PDF
FY2024 $236K$276K−$40K$280K 990 PDF
FY2023 $230K$266K−$35K$297K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $254K$230K$24K$385K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $287,706 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,596$217,403
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $43,267$36,215
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,524$13,823
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,635$20,265
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $236,022$287,706
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,750$15,750
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $260,604$283,699
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $276,354$299,449
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,332−$11,743
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $287,706 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$217,403
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$217,403
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,215$36,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,823$13,823
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,265$20,265
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,480 · Excluded from tax $13,823$287,706
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $299,449 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$15,750
IX-11a Management fees$17,100
IX-11c Accounting fees$4,000
IX-13 Office expenses$4,933
IX-16 Occupancy$1,800
IX-17 Travel$11,933
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$113,609
IX-23 Insurance$450
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$129,874
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$299,449
Part X · Balance sheet $388,386 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,222$69,080
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $321,132$319,306
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $328,221$388,386
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,257$14,774
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $34,635$85,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,892$100,074
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $280,329$288,312
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $328,221$388,386
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,312 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$287,706
XI-2 Total expenses$299,449
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$280,329
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,726
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,312

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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