Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Va
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION THE LODGE WAS CHARTERED BY THE GRAND LODGE OF VIRGINIA AND TEACHES THE PRINCIPLE OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN UNDER THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD.
- Income
- $33,992
- Spending
- $32,621
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 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 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 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 (2)
- AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, THE LODGE CARES FOR MEMBERS AND WIDOWS OF PREVIOUS MEMBERS. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR MANY CHILDREN IN THE AREAS IN WHICH THE MEMBERSHIP WORKS AND SERVES. THE LODGE SERVES MANY FAMILIES WITH BREAKFASTS IN 2021 AND THE PROCEEDS ARE USED TO FUND A VARIETY OF CHARITIES, SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN.
- THE LODGE IS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION AND CARES FOR ITS MEMBERS AND WIDOWS OF MEMBERS. THE MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATES IN FUND RAISERS AND SUPPORTS EVENTS AND CHARITIES IN ITS COMMUNITIES AND LOCALITIES IN WHICH THE MEMBERSHIP BOTH LIVE AND WORK. THE LODGE AWARDED 5 SCHOLARSHIPS DURING 2021 ALONG WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING CHILDREN ISSUES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending November 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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