Ancient Free & Accepted Masons #815

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Lawn Lodge is a fraternal organization of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons whose mission is the promotion of Charity, Masonic Goodwill and Fellowship.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 303 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Download 990
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% 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 · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
89 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 89.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
287
of 287 voting members
Looks good: 287 of 287 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$87K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$100K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$87K
FY2025▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$201K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$62K
FY2025$87K
Expenses
$100K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$160K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$83K
FY2025$100K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.2M

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 Jul 1940.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $95K Management & general 5% · $5K

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; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$2,262Pt VII · Sec A
Worshipful Master
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Warden
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Warden
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gary Kwiatkowski———$2,500$2,500$2,500
Gerald Bagnowski JR$2,262$2,262$2,262———

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

Promotes charity, goodwill, and fellowship through Masonic principles.

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3 programs · $95K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The promotion of Charity and Masonic Goodwill and Fellowship through events and programs such as the Childrens Christmas Party, Ladies Day Event, Past Masters Night, Academic Bowl and Lodge Installation.

$50Kprogram expense
02

The promotion of Charity and Masonic Goodwill and Fellowship by Charitable Giving to various charities and programs including scholarship assistance. Plus reinvesting donations received.

$33Kprogram expense
03

The promotion of Charity, Masonic Goodwill, Fellowship and Education by providing a meeting location with refreshments plus instructors and materials necessary to carry on the craft.

$13Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$87K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Money outPt IX
$100K
Ln 25
Programscol B$95K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$749K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a287
IndependentVI 1b287
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Total revenueLn 12$87K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$700K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$749K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6303
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$782K$749K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$0$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$0$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$350$0$350$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$700$0$700$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$820$820$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$85K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$100K$95K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $87K$100K−$13K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 8, 2025 $62K$83K−$22K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 8, 2024 $70K$104K−$34K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2023 $309K$78K$231K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 $201K$160K$41K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2021 $59K$39K$20K$1.6M 990 PDF

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 $87,312 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,571$4,236
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,623$19,269
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54,367$63,807
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $61,561$87,312
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,229$3,368
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,155$97,118
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $83,384$100,486
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,823−$13,174
Part VI · Governance 287 of 287 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body287
VI-1b Independent voting members287
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 $87,312 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,236
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,236
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,269
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$63,807
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,076 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$87,312
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $100,486 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $2,262 · Fundraising $0$2,262
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $1,106 · Fundraising $0$1,106
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $350 · Fundraising $0$350
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $700 · Fundraising $0$700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,216 · Management $1,072 · Fundraising $0$4,288
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $820 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$820
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,060 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,060
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,600 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,300 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $94,996 · Management $5,490 · Fundraising $0$100,486
Part X · Balance sheet $2,194,143 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,836$48,604
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $700,000$700,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,380,923$1,445,539
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,162,759$2,194,143
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,162,759$2,194,143
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,162,759$2,194,143
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,162,759$2,194,143
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,194,143 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$87,312
XI-2 Total expenses$100,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,174
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,162,759
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,558
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,194,143

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

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