Knights Templar Educational Fdn

Sugar Land, TX501(c)(3)EIN 23-7040245

Awarding scholarships and grants and processing student loans.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 141 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $228K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $111K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
152
of 155 voting members
Looks good: 152 of 155 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$663K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$654K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$16.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$663K
FY2024▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$766K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$688K
FY2024$663K
Expenses
$654K
FY2024▲ +41%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$528K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$654K
Net assets
$16.0M
FY2024▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.4M
FY2021$14.9M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$16.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1964.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $591K Management & general 10% · $63K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

155 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$1,100Pt VII · Sec A
$599Pt VII · Sec A
CT Secretary
$550Pt VII · Sec A
CT Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ronnie Wilson—$6,000———
Jerry Kirby Grand Recorder——$6,000$6,000—
Kenneth Andre Colpaert SR$1,100————
Douglas M Rowe———$1,000$1,000
Loren Winn$599$599———
Loren Winn Grand Recorder——$599$599—
Vincent Cowie$550————
William L Miller—$550$550$550$550

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

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships, grants, and student loans to help students fund their higher education.

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1 program service account for $591K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Awarded Scholarships and Processed Student Loans

300 scholarships awarded in 2024.

$591Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$111K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $2.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$557,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$376,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$325,975
Unitemized GrantFY2021$278,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$257,950
Lodge of West VirginiaFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$663K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$644K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$654K
Ln 25
Programscol B$591K
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
155
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a155
IndependentVI 1b152
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$440
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$644K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$45K
Total revenueLn 12$663K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$233K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.4M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$16.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6141
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.4M$14.4M
Total assetsLn 16$14.0M$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$14.0M$16.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11K$11K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$557K$557K
Legal feesLn 11b$150$150
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$330$165$165
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$429$429
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$4K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K$591K$63K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $663K$654K$9K$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $688K$464K$225K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $200K$528K−$328K$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $766K$369K$397K$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$736K$838K$13.4M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $663,269 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,057
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,497
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,700$7,700
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $689,177$689,177
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$45,105−$45,105
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,700 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $644,072$663,269
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $654,233 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,750$10,750
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $557,250$557,250
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $150$150
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,675$1,675
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $19,145$19,145
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $18,932$18,932
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $165 · Management $165$330
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,550$7,550
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $429$429
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $21,500$21,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,613 · Management $12,909$16,522
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $590,923 · Management $63,310 · Fundraising $0$654,233
Part X · Balance sheet $16,047,364 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,799$233,469
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,418,411$1,418,211
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,839$14,556
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,357,383$14,367,421
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $13,032$13,707
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,040,464$16,047,364
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,500$21,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,536$21,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,018,928$16,025,864
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,040,464$16,047,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,025,864 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$663,269
XI-2 Total expenses$654,233
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,018,928
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,997,900
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,025,864

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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