DC Eastern Star Temple Building

Washington, DCReligious organization EIN 91-1891203Revenue $403K in FY2024Latest return filed May 15, 2025

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To provide and maintain facilities for the use of the washington DC Eastern Star chapters and the grand secretary of the grand chapter of the washington DC order of the Eastern Star.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1891203) · Dispute this line
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$8K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $157K a year · 28% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
98% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $728K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
2.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
16 of 16 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$403K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$838K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$403K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$567K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$371K
FY2024$403K
Expenses
$349K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$463K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$464K
FY2024$349K
Net assets
$838K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$224K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$824K
FY2024$799K
FY2024$838K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $343K Management & general 2% · $6K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$5,100Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres/Secretary
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ronald a Wagner$5,100$6,800$6,822$6,800$6,800
Joel Kahn$2,400$3,200$3,200$3,200$3,200
Clara Wampler—$2,400$3,200$3,200$3,200
Nancy Hope Dehlinger$1,000$2,300$2,000$2,000$2,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Maintains facilities for Eastern Star Chapters and their Grand Secretary in Washington D.C.

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1 program · $343K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide and maintain facilities for the use of the washington DC eastern star chapters and the grand secretary of the grand chapter of the washington DC order of the eastern star.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1891203) · Dispute this line
$343Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$403K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$360K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$343K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$838K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K
Total assetsLn 16$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$360K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Gains on assetsLn 7$28K
Total revenueLn 12$403K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$71K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$728K
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$838K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K$71K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$688K$728K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$799K$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$799K$838K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$144$144
OccupancyLn 16$316K$316K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$433$216$217
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$889$889
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$343K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 18, 2025 $371K$464K−$93K$799K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 17, 2024 $1.0M$435K$585K$824K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $325K$292K$33K$253K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2023 $567K$463K$104K$224K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $403,264 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $325,220$360,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,050$1,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,464$41,764
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $370,734$403,264
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 $14,700$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $448,843$349,339
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $463,543$349,339
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$92,809$53,925
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $403,264 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$360,250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$360,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,250$1,250
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,825$13,825
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $27,939$27,939
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,764$403,264
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $349,339 across 7 lines filed
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,953$5,953
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $144$144
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $316,081$316,081
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $21,000$21,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $216 · Management $217$433
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,839$4,839
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $889$889
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $343,169 · Management $6,170 · Fundraising $0$349,339
Part X · Balance sheet $837,809 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,748$71,207
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,746$6,313
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $687,678$727,942
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,347$32,347
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $798,519$837,809
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $798,519$837,809
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $798,519$837,809
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $798,519$837,809
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $837,809 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$403,264
XI-2 Total expenses$349,339
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,925
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$798,519
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$14,635
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$837,809

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

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