Washington Masonic Charities mission is to create a culture of philantropy to invest in youth and education, provide comfort and support for seniors and those in need, and to preserve and share the Masonic heritage of Washington.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $676K a year · 94% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $465K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$467K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$489K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$46.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$489K
FY2022▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$489K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$675K
FY2025$639K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$46.3M
FY2022▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$48.5M
FY2022$46.3M
FY2023$45.1M
FY2024$48.8M
FY2025$52.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending April 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1997.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.2M Management & general 16% · $217K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$107,342Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
(former) Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan Ferland’s $148K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Megan Ferland$147,961$137,548$58,128——
Kenneth Gibson———$107,342$111,217
Edward Woods$106,720————
Aaron Simon$106,139————
Byron Cregeur——$102,695——

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.

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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

Invests in youth, education, and seniors, while preserving Masonic heritage.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Outreach Services

This program's purpose is to assist older adults and adults with functional and access needs to be able to live at home or in the place of their choosing with the maximum level of independence and dignity possible.

$880Kprogram expense
02

Children's Program

Enhances education success for youth experiencing homelessness, provides training and skills development for civility, scholarships for disadvantaged, deserving students, and reading incentive programs.

$204Kprogram expense
03

Library & Museum

The primary program is research, curation of the documents, books, and photographic collections, as well as the objects related to the masonic heritage of washington. This includes exhibits, programs and availability for independent research by scholars and members of the public.

$67Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.1M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$329,550
Unitemized GrantFY2023$281,475
Unitemized GrantFY2022$231,372
Unitemized GrantFY2021$291,196

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$489K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Other incomeLn 4–11$343
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$217K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$46.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$46.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$467K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Other incomeLn 4–11$343
Gains on assetsLn 7$40K
Total revenueLn 12$489K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$465K
SavingsLn 2$758K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$43.8M
Total assetsLn 16$46.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$467K
Net assetsLn 32$46.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 646
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$934K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$48.7M$46.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K$467K
Net assetsLn 32$48.5M$46.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$291K$291K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$78K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$537K$432K$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$15K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$21K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$98K$71K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$611$611
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$32K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$16K$2K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$590$520$70
Office expensesLn 13$28K$22K$6K$308
OccupancyLn 16$108K$100K$8K
TravelLn 17$29K$27K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$41K$15K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$217K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $639K$1.6M−$925K$52.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $675K$1.5M−$826K$48.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $621K$1.3M−$676K$45.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $489K$1.4M−$891K$46.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M−$59K$48.5M 990 PDF

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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 $489,029 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $875,612$415,036
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,266$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $272,369$73,650
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$343
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,153,247$489,029
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$291,196
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $608,895$776,488
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $603,840$312,522
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,212,735$1,380,206
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,488−$891,177
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $489,029 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$415,036
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$415,036
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,614$33,614
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $40,036$40,036
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $343$343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $73,993$489,029
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,380,206 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $291,196$291,196
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,335 · Management $19,085$97,420
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $431,851 · Management $105,220$537,071
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,690 · Management $3,576$18,266
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,897 · Management $5,086$25,983
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $71,369 · Management $26,379$97,748
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $611$611
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,117 · Management $5,443$37,560
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $17,365$17,365
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,803 · Management $2,027 · Fundraising $5,000$22,830
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $520 · Management $70$590
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,011 · Management $5,557 · Fundraising $308$27,876
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,817 · Management $8,224$108,041
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,520 · Management $2,374$28,894
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,832 · Management $1,388$6,220
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,946 · Management $15,299 · Fundraising $6,290$62,535
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,151,515 · Management $217,093 · Fundraising $11,598$1,380,206
Part X · Balance sheet $46,792,477 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $515,835$464,687
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $418,059$758,123
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,238$79,338
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,600,263$1,676,868
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $46,165,518$43,813,461
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,721,672$46,792,477
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,686$140,960
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $135,642$326,242
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $66,144$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $268,919$467,202
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,320,349$1,569,028
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $47,132,404$44,756,247
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,452,753$46,325,275
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,721,672$46,792,477
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,325,275 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,029
XI-2 Total expenses$1,380,206
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$891,177
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,452,753
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$206,743
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,029,558
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,325,275

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