Free & Accepted Masons of California
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE MASONS OF CALIFORNIA TO FOSTER PERSONAL GROWTH AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS. OUR MISSION IS GUIDED BY THE ENDURING AND RELEVENT PRICIPLES OF OUR FRATERNITY: BROTHERLY LOVE. WE VALUE RESPECT, FREEDOM, KINDNESS, TOLERANCE, AND OUR DIFFERENCES - RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, GENERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL AND STRIVE FOR HARMONY IN OUR INDIVIDUAL LIVES, IN OUR LODGES, AND IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. RELIEF. WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR BROTHERS, OUR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. WE PROVIDE RELIEF THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND DELIVERY OF EXCELLENT CARE. TRUTH. WE STAY TRUE TO OUR PERSONAL CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS - HONOR, INTEGRITY, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE CONTINUOUS PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE.
- Income
- $63,910
- Spending
- $77,765
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 88
- Highest pay
- $11,000, secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- FRATERNAL ORDER OPERATING UNDER LODGE SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF FRATERNAL MEMBERS.
- COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT BY INVESTING IN CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATION AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES.
- HOSTED A BOOTH FOR CHILD IDENTITY AT THE REDWOOD EMPIRE FAIR. THIS WAS POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(10) domestic fraternal society.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1940.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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