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Sphinx Club INC FY2020 filing

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(7)Mutual / membership EIN 53-0174479Revenue −$10K in FY2020Latest return filed Nov 14, 2025

On file with the IRSalmasshriners.org1315 K St Nw, 20005-3307 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Oct 1944

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The Sphinx Club, INC. (Sphinx Club) is a not-for-profit entity incorporated in the district of columbia. The Sphinx Club maintains a liquor license for the sale of liquor at meetings and events held at the almas temple Club building.

501(c)(7) social or recreational club; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(7)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Liabilities
$101
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
−$10K
Spent
$0
Net assets
$30K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
−$10K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$10K
FY2021$403
FY2022−$9K
FY2023−$5K
FY2024−$10K
Expenses
$0
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
Net assets
$30K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$30K
FY2022$16K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$2K

From the FY2020 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 Oct 1944.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bruce McMullen
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard E Hassler
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank Ireton
Potentate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan L Gordon
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sells liquor at meetings and events held at the Almas Temple Club Building.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide for sale of liquor at meetings and events held at the almas temple club building.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
−$10K
Ln 12
Money outPt IX
$0
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$30K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Total revenueLn 12−$10K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101
Net assetsLn 32$30K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$44K$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$101
Net assetsLn 32$41K$30K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Total functional expensesLn 25$0$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 −$10K$0−$10K$2K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 −$5K$0−$5K$12K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 −$9K$0−$9K$16K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2022 $403$0$403$30K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 27, 2021 −$10K$0−$10K$30K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary −$10,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,780$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,208−$10,496
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,572−$10,496
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,655$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,397$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $68,052$0
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$54,480−$10,496
Part VI · Governance 7 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue −$10,496 across 1 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$10,496 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$10,496 · Excluded from tax $0−$10,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 0 lines filed
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
Part X · Balance sheet $30,156 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,360$8,847
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,939$12,351
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,708$3,783
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,261$5,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $44,268$30,156
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,717$101
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,717$101
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,551$30,055
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,551$30,055
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $44,268$30,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,055 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue−$10,496
XI-2 Total expenses$0
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,551
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,055

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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