Ancient Free & Accepted Masons

Tax-deductible

Minneapolis, MNCemetery / fraternalEIN 41-0123097

Fraternal masonic lodge that grants post-secondary education scholarships and provides financial support to community nonprofit organizations.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2024 · 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
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 $8K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$18K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$133K
+124% vs prior year
Spent
$121K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$751K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$133K
FY2024▲ +124%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$133K
Expenses
$121K
FY2024▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$121K
Net assets
$751K
FY2024▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$727K
FY2021$782K
FY2022$660K
FY2023$724K
FY2024$751K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1941.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Warde
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Warde
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Deaco
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Deaco
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Stewa
$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

Grants scholarships and supports community nonprofits.

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

A bikes for books program with a local elementary school to encourage children to read by awarding funds to ten students to purchase a bicycle who read the most.

Pt IX · col B
02

Scholarships to three high school granduates to further their education.

Pt IX · col B
03

Grants to a food shelf and two school districts for specific programs.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $27K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,724
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,150

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$133K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$121K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$751K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$32K
Total revenueLn 12$133K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$640K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$99K
Total assetsLn 16$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$751K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$608K$640K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K$99K
Total assetsLn 16$746K$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$724K$751K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
OccupancyLn 16$36K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$121K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $133K$121K$12K$751K 990 PDF
FY2023 $59K$96K−$37K$724K 990 PDF
FY2022 $97K$85K$12K$660K 990 PDF
FY2021 $133K$101K$32K$782K 990 PDF
FY2020 $92K$69K$23K$727K 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 $133,040 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$52,664
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,164
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,286$16,286
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission −$458 · Excluded from tax $16,209$15,751
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $31,752$31,752
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,921$5,921
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $166$166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,746 · Excluded from tax $22,130$133,040
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $121,066 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$4,848
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$10,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$6,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$4,714
IX-13 Office expenses$2,994
IX-16 Occupancy$36,457
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$11,714
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$4,924
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$34,596
IX-24e All other expenses$4,319
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$121,066
Part X · Balance sheet $769,601 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,499$28,994
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,507$1,507
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $104,026$99,101
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $607,830$639,999
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $745,622$769,601
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,181$16,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,550$2,155
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,731$18,355
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $723,891$751,246
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $723,891$751,246
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $745,622$769,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $751,246 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$133,040
XI-2 Total expenses$121,066
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,974
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$723,891
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,381
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$751,246

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

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