Master Wardens & Members of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Mass
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO MAINTAIN A BUILDING IN LINCOLN MA FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE MASONIC FRATERNITY.
- Income
- $46,000
- Spending
- $43,483
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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 August 31, 2025, 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 August 31, 2025, 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 (1)
- MAINTENANCE OF A BUILDING IN LINCOLN MA FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE MASONIC FRATERNITY. JOSEPH WARREN-SOLEY MASONIC LODGE (THE LODGE) USES THE BUILDING FOR ITS REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS (10), REHEARSAL MEETINGS, SPECIAL FUNCTIONS, AND OFFICERS' MEETINGS. SINCE THE CORPORATION IS A 501(C)-10 ORGANIZATION IT FURTHERS ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY ALLOWING THE LODGE TO CARRY OUT ITS FRATERNAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY PROVIDING SPACE TO DO SO. THE BOY SCOUTS USE THE BUILDING TO HOLD MEETINGS. THE BOY SCOUTS IS A 501(C)-3 ORGANIZATION AND BY LETTING THEM USE THE BUILDING, THE CORPORATION FURTHERS ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. OTHER MASONIC AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, USE THE BUILDING. SINCE THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, THE CORPORATION FURTHERS ITS FRATERNAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY LETTING THEM USE THE BUILDING. THESE ORGANIZATIONS USE THE BUILDING ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on January 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on January 15, 2011.
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 August 2025.
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 February 1954.
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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