Fraternity with a philanthropic mission.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 50 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $409K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$83K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$114K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$135K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$526K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$114K
FY2024▼ -15%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$227K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$114K
Expenses
$135K
FY2024▲ +10%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$135K
Net assets
$526K
FY2024▼ -3%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$576K
FY2022$522K
FY2023$542K
FY2024$526K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

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; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Recorder
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Rabban
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Ra
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pontentate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oriental Gui
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
High Priest
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gary Sears$12,000$12,000$12,000$24,000$24,000
David Stevens—$600———

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 →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 brotherhood and community service through philanthropic initiatives.

Questions for Shriners International

Tap to ask. Shriners International sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Shriners International answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Al kaly's hospital transportation fund is a fund used to pay for the transportation of children to and from the various shrine hospitals for children.

Pt IX · col B
02

Fundraisers and community involvement designed to raise proceeds for fraternal and charitable purposes.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $89K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,286
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,407
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,621
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,864
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,994

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$114K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Money outPt IX
$135K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$526K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$609K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Total revenueLn 12$114K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$409K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$609K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
Net assetsLn 32$526K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K$154K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$395K$409K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$612K$609K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$83K
Net assetsLn 32$542K$526K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$865
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K
Office expensesLn 13$6K
OccupancyLn 16$10K
TravelLn 17$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$19K
InsuranceLn 23$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$135K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $114K$135K−$21K$526K 990 PDF
FY2023 $133K$123K$10K$542K 990 PDF
FY2022 $127K$121K$6K$522K 990 PDF
FY2021 $227K$131K$95K$576K 990 PDF
FY2020 $122K$126K−$3K$475K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $113,837 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $42,451$32,417
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,049$29,535
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,713$13,423
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,254$38,462
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $133,467$113,837
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,407$14,286
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,175$21,815
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,525$99,006
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $123,107$135,107
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,360−$21,270
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $113,837 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,358 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,410
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,007
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,417
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,535$29,535
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,423$13,423
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,981$10,981
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,192 · Unrelated business $931$15,123
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,827 · Unrelated business $931 · Excluded from tax $36,662$113,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $135,107 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$14,286
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$12,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$7,181
IX-10 Payroll taxes$2,634
IX-11c Accounting fees$6,900
IX-11f Investment management fees$3,231
IX-11g Other fees for services$865
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$11,097
IX-13 Office expenses$5,566
IX-16 Occupancy$10,480
IX-17 Travel$5,427
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$6,094
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$18,573
IX-23 Insurance$4,610
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$23,693
IX-24e All other expenses$2,470
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$135,107
Part X · Balance sheet $608,579 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,323$149,324
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,903$5,047
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,700$5,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,336$12,156
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,000$21,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $395,205$409,409
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,708$5,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $612,175$608,579
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,065$19,703
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $53,719$57,406
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,708$5,943
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,492$83,052
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $264,740$241,251
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $276,943$284,276
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $541,683$525,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $612,175$608,579
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $525,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$113,837
XI-2 Total expenses$135,107
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,270
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$541,683
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,114
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$525,527

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.