Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1940.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
7 people listed on the 990.
Scott Denney’s $54K as High Priest & Prophet is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 540 $100K–1M mutual/membership nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Denney | $54,000 | $35,520 | — | — |
| Bruce Wallin | — | — | $44,000 | $41,253 |
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.
See Shriners International executive salaries →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
Fosters brotherhood and community service through philanthropic initiatives.
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Fraternal service to members.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.7M |
| Given inLn 1b | $90 | $110 | $240 | $30 | |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $120K | $105K | $2K | $101K | $48K |
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $87K | $82K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.9M | $6.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $547K | $711K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $5.4M | $5.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $70K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $54K | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $69K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $6K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $794K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $149K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.1M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 14, 2026 | $862K | $1.1M | −$279K | $5.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 31, 2025 | $780K | $942K | −$162K | $5.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 25, 2024 | $1.0M | $960K | $88K | $5.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $674K | $756K | −$82K | $5.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 | $582K | $593K | −$10K | $5.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $862,324 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $862,324 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,141,624 across 6 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $6,337,033 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,626,315 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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