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Benevolent and Protective Order FY2021 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Adams, MAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 04-1077520

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Scholarships, youth activities, donation, member activities, services and charities

$3K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 35% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 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
$3K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$41K
Spent
$51K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$228K
By yearFY2021–FY2022
Revenue
$41K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$41K
FY2022$33K
Expenses
$51K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$51K
FY2022$49K
Net assets
$228K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$228K
FY2022$212K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on August 15, 2025
You’re viewing the FY2021 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2022) →

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
Barbara Dow
Treasurer
$1,350Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doreen T Coones
Lecturing Knight
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stanley Gajda
Loyal Knight
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Ronald Wonderlick$2,500$2,000
Barbara Dow$1,696$1,350

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships, youth activities, and charitable services to members and the community.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Lodge activities for the purpose of raising monies for scholarships, youth activities, services and charities

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$41K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$51K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$228K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$41K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$131K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$228K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$14K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$68K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K$131K
Total assetsLn 16$225K$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$218K$228K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$464
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K
OccupancyLn 16$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$51K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $33K$49K−$16K$212K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $41K$51K−$9K$228K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $41,349 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,061 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,116
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,623
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,723
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,462
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,521$2,521
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $125$125
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,180$2,180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,887 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$41,349
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $50,842 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$1,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$3,350
IX-10 Payroll taxes$464
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,180
IX-13 Office expenses$1,174
IX-16 Occupancy$13,124
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,530
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$4,514
IX-23 Insurance$4,668
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,803$13,803
IX-24e All other expenses$5,585
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50,842
Part X · Balance sheet $234,457 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,171$6,868
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,531$7,544
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,409$2,402
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,189$2,070
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $135,864$131,350
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $67,643$84,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $224,807$234,457
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $525$240
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,037$6,077
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,562$6,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $218,245$228,140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $218,245$228,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $224,807$234,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $228,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$41,349
XI-2 Total expenses$50,842
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,493
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$218,245
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,388
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$228,140

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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