Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation

09/25/2025

One Council that has been a champion for the Culture of Life fund for the Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation is Council #780 in Carroll. As one of the largest councils for the Iowa Knights of Columbus they have donated over $100,000 to the Foundation. This has helped us support many smaller councils that have led efforts to provide ultrasound machines to their local Pregnancy Crisis Center.

Well, in addition to all their support, they were fundamental to launch New Creation Pregnancy Resource Center in Carroll, IA who also received a matching grant from the Foundation and the Knights of Columbus Supreme Office. Your council's donation of $500 turns into $1,100 for the Center, via the ASAP Program.

https://www.newcreationprc.org/

You can find more about the works of Council 780 in Carroll in the January/February 2025 edition of Columbia Magazine.

You don’t have to do this alone. Our trained, compassionate staff members are here for you throughout your pregnancy and beyond.

09/23/2025

Continuing on those pregnancy crisis centers that have received support from local Iowa Knights of Columbus councils, The Women's Choice Center in Bettendorf, IA received support from Council 14695 in Long Grove, Iowa. The Iowa Knights of Columbis Chartiable Foundation matched $500 of the council's donation in addition to the $100 from the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council via the ASAP program.

We still have six more pregnancy crisis centers to support this fiscal year. Check out kofc.org/asap and reach out to your local center. Let us at the FOundation know so we can match your donation.

https://www.womenschoicecenter.org/

Serving women in Bettendorf, IA. We offer free abortion information, pregnancy options support, free pregnancy tests, and more at The Woman's Choice Center.

09/18/2025

Another Pregnancy Crisis Center benefited by the matching funds of the Iowa KC Charitable Foundation is Clarity Clinic - The Pregnancy Center in Dubuque. The St. Columbille Knights of Columbus, Council 15813 initiated this donation to Clarity Clinic which generated additional $600 ($100 from the Supreme Office and $500 from the Foundation)

You can help us continue this support to Pregnancy Crisis Centers in Iowa by making your tac-deductible donation to the Culture of Life Fund of the Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation here: https://tinyurl.com/2ftm72w6

https://clarityclinic.com

Clarity Clinic provides free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, abortion information, and more. Schedule your appointment today!

09/11/2025

One of the first Pregnancy Crisis Center benefited by the $500 match on the Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation in the 2025-2026 Fraternal year is Alternatives Pregnancy Center.

Council #11192 of the Iowa Knights of Columbus in Queen of Peace Parish Parroquia Reina de la Paz in Waterloo, IA led this donation.

As your council provides $500 in assistance (it can actually be either cash or physical donations such as diapers, baby clothes, baby furniture), the Supreme Office will donate and additional $100 in cash. If the center has not already received a matching check by the Foundation and we have not reached our cap of $10,000 this year, we will mail them an additional $500 check. Your $500 become $1,100

Medical Services, Parent Support, Fatherhood Program, Abortion Recovery & Care, Abortion Pill Reversal, Material Assistance, Hours and Locations

09/10/2025

The Aid and Support After Pregnancy program was started by Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly in 2021. The goal is to support crisis pregnancy centers after the baby is born.

When a local council of the Iowa Knights of Columbus donates $500 to a crisis pregnancy center that is coherent with Catholic principles, the Supreme Council donates an additional $100 to the center (capped at a $2,000 donation, $400 match).

Since its inception, the Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation has matched with $500 the first 20 donations in the Fraternal year from councils to crisis pregnancy centers in the state. As of today, that translates into over $40,000 of matching funds.

So far in the 2025-2026 we have matched 14 donations from councils to local pregnancy centers. We still have 6 more donations to fulfill so make sure that your $500 donation turns into $1,100 via matches from the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus and the Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation.

If you want to support our cause, shoot us an email to [email protected] or send us a message via this page.

Every dollar to the Culture of Life fund helps us keep those matching dollars going to the centers that are at the front end of the battle for life.

The Knights of Columbus is proud to support a variety of pro-life initiatives: Faith in Action Programs, Charity, and Community support are in the forefront.

08/13/2024

August 13 is the feast of Blessed Michael J. McGivney, American diocesan priest, founder of the Knights of Columbus.

Born in an Irish immigrant family in Waterury, CT being the oldest of 13 children, six of whom died in early infancy. He entered the seminary in 1868 at the age of 16. Five years later, he left the seminary to help raise his family after his father's death. He was able to return to the seminary and was ordained December 22, 1877 in Baltimore, MD. Based on his own experience with the impact to family's with the passing of the main wage provider, he founded the Knights of Columbus as a mutual aid society to provide financial assistance to widows and orphans. Today, the Knights of Coumbus have 2.1 million members in 13 countries and it is the largest Catholic fraternal lay organization in the world. Father McGivney was beatified on October 31, 2020 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hatford, CT.

Let us pray to Blessed Michael J. McGivney so we are protectors of our families and that our zeal for service may be the reflection for his caring to the needy, the outcast, and the migrants.

Blessed Michael McGivney, pray for us. Vivat Jesus!

08/03/2024

El 2 de Agosto celebramos a San Eusebio de Vercelli, sacerdote primer obispo de Vercelli en el siglo IV en lo que hoy se conoce como Piamonte.

Estuvo bajo la protección del Papa Liberio y fue nombrado el primer obispo de Vercelli. Organizó a sus sacerdotes en grupos para lograr una major formación y ayuda mútua entre ellos. Fue un ferviente defensor de la fe contra el Arrianismo (ideología que negaba la naturaleza divina de Jesús) por lo que fue desterrado a Palestina por el Emperador Constancio. Regresó a la muerte del emperador y trabajó contra la expansion del arrianismo.

Oremos por la intercession de San Eusebio para que busquemos el ayudarnos mútuamente en el crecimiento de la fe por medio de grupos de fe en nuestras parroquias, comunidades y movimientos apostólicos.

San Eusebio de Vercelli, ruega por nosotros.

11/23/2021

Lumen Media published an article on how Council 12438 Manning-Manilla worked with the Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation to assist in the project to remodel the bathroom of a brother Knight to facilitate his mobility.

This is just one example of the use of your donations to the Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation. This coming "Giving Tuesday" consider the Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation. Our resources are used locally in a combined effort with over 280 Councils and Assemblies of the Iowa Knights of Columbus

Send your donations to

Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation
PO BOX 167
Des Moines, IA 50301-0167

Visit us at iowakofc.org/foundation

12/01/2020

Today is Giving Tuesday. Hundreds of non-profit organizations in the country run campaigns to raise funds for their causes and projects.

Since its inception in 2004 the Foundation has donated thousands of dollars for local causes. These are just a few examples:

"The Iowa Knights of Columbus Foundation was a great help to pay for gas and hotel as we took our son to his medical appointments out of state." Mark B. - Dunlap

"With the gift from the Iowa Knights of Columbus Foundation we were able to pay the rent as my husband was unable to work due to his eye surgery." - Juan F., Des Moines

"The donation from the Iowa KC Charitable Foundation combined with the efforts of the local KC Councils and the Supreme Council have brought another ultrasound machine to Red Oak bringing a chance for lives to be saved." Tricia G., Red Oak

Businesses and individuals can take advantage as their contributions are tax deductible for we are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

We support the state of Iowa through our over 250 councils and assemblies in the state who are our greatest supporters and also the eyes of the needs in our communities.

Send your contributions to
Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation
PO BOX 167
Des Moines, IA 50301

Keep your donations local and help those in your community.

Visit our website at iowakofc.org/foundation

07/10/2020

The Iowa Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation presents its new officers for the Fiscal year 2020-2021:

Antonio Banuelos - President
Patrick T. O'Keefe - Vice-President
Steve Vonnahme - Secretary
Francis Schlueter - Treasurer

We want to thank Dan Werner for his service as treasurer for the Foundation for the past 2.5 years.

Looking forward to a new Fiscal Year supporting the projects and local needs of councils,assemblies, and communities in the great state of Iowa.