Ancient Free & Accepted Free Masons

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To maintain a local lodge for the Ancient order of Free Masons.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 180 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $532K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.8 months of spending in cash, plus $532K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$188
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
180
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 180 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$81K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$56K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$675K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$81K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$49K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$74K
FY2025$81K
Expenses
$56K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$40K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$48K
FY2024$58K
FY2025$56K
Net assets
$675K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$695K
FY2021$606K
FY2022$627K
FY2023$634K
FY2024$650K
FY2025$675K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1943.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $44K Management & general 21% · $12K Fundraising 0% · $147

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Worshipful M
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Warde
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Maintains a local lodge for the Ancient Order of Free Masons.

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3 programs · $44K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Maintain a local lodge for the ancient order of free masons.

$31Kprogram expense
02

Charitable support for individuals

$13Kprogram expense
03

Charitable support for local charitable organizations

$101program expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$81K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$56K
Ln 25
Programscol B$44K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$147
Owns and owesPt X
$675K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b180
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$37K
Total revenueLn 12$81K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$532K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K
Other assetsLn 15$750
Total assetsLn 16$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188
Net assetsLn 32$675K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6180
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$507K$532K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K$138K
Total assetsLn 16$650K$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188$188
Net assetsLn 32$650K$675K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$800$800
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$925$925
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$108$108
Office expensesLn 13$636$535$101
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$376$330$46
Total functional expensesLn 25$56K$44K$12K$147

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $81K$56K$25K$675K 990 PDF
FY2024 $74K$58K$16K$650K 990 PDF
FY2023 $54K$48K$7K$634K 990 PDF
FY2022 $49K$53K−$4K$627K 990 PDF
FY2021 $65K$47K$18K$606K 990 PDF
FY2020 $56K$40K$16K$695K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $81,416 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $36,277$27,099
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $560$125
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,638$53,078
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,287$1,114
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $73,762$81,416
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $800$800
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,150$55,542
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $57,950$56,342
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,812$25,074
Part VI · Governance 180 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members180
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $81,416 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$6,287
VIII-1d Related organizations$12,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,312
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,099
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $125$125
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,279$16,279
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $36,799$36,799
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,114$1,114
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,317$81,416
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,342 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $800$800
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,807$7,807
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $925$925
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,897$1,897
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $108$108
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $535 · Fundraising $101$636
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,770$11,770
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $1,615$1,615
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,408$30,408
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $330 · Fundraising $46$376
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,123 · Management $12,072 · Fundraising $147$56,342
Part X · Balance sheet $674,779 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,222$3,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $138,097$138,097
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $506,813$532,196
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $573$750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $649,705$674,779
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $188$188
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $188$188
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $649,517$674,591
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $649,517$674,591
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $649,705$674,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $674,591 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$81,416
XI-2 Total expenses$56,342
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,074
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$649,517
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$674,591

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

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