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Ancient Free & Accepted Masons

IRS exemption revoked

Minneapolis, MNUnknown exempt organizationEIN 41-0123167

To encourage other to show tolerance, behave with kindness, understanding, charity and strive for the truth

58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 110 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 278% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 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
113
of 113 voting members
Looks good: 113 of 113 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$33K
+260% vs prior year
Spent
$23K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$691K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$33K
FY2021▲ +260%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$21K
FY2021$33K
Expenses
$23K
FY2021▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$23K
FY2021$23K
Net assets
$691K
FY2021▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$691K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $13K Management & general 42% · $10K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Al Niederhaus
Secretary
$1,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Lachner
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Koehn
Senior Warden
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 tolerance, kindness, understanding, charity, and truth-seeking.

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1 program service account for $13K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

To encourage other to show tolerance, behave with kindness, underson, charity and strive for the truth.

$13Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$33K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$639
Money outPt IX
$23K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$691K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a113
IndependentVI 1b113
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$639
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$33K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$338K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$340K
Total assetsLn 16$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$691K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6110
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$304K$338K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$345K$340K
Total assetsLn 16$658K$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$658K$691K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$50$50
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$514$514
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23K$13K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $33K$23K$9K$691K 990 PDF
FY2020 −$21K$23K−$44K$658K 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 $32,784 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$12,640
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,540
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $639$639
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18,794$18,794
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$20,120−$20,120
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $15,431$15,431
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $4,500$4,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,105 · Unrelated business $5,139 · Excluded from tax $0$32,784
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,285 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,710$2,710
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50$50
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $2,631$2,631
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $514$514
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,800$4,800
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $4,704$4,704
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,026$5,026
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,650$1,650
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,459 · Management $9,826 · Fundraising $0$23,285
Part X · Balance sheet $690,845 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,084$11,976
X-4 Accounts receivable$400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $344,817$340,237
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $304,493$338,232
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $658,394$690,845
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $658,394$690,845
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $658,394$690,845
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $690,845 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$32,784
XI-2 Total expenses$23,285
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$658,394
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$22,952
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$690,845

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

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