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Batavia Lodge No 682 Loyal Order of Moose

EIN 36-1407920 · Batavia, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THIS MOOSE ORGANIZATION UNITES ITS MEMBERS IN FRATERNITY, FAITH, BENEVOLENCE AND CHARITY. THE MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT YOUTH AND ELDERLY MEMBERS OF THE LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE AND MOOSE INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FORM 990 IS REVEIWED AND APPROVED BY THE OFFIERS AS WELL AS BY THE MOOSE INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. MOOSE INTERNATIONAL WAS FOUNDED IN 1919 AND HAS SINCE GROWN WITH LODGES LOCATED ACCROSS THE UNITED STATES. ALL LODGES ARE REQUIRED TO STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE ORGANIZATIONS PROCEEDURES AND POLICIES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY AND FAITH THE FOUNDING FOTHERS HAD ESTABLISHED SINCE INCEPTION.

Income
$1.5 million
Spending
$1.4 million
Employees
29
Volunteers
841

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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 April 30, 2026, 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 April 30, 2026, 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)
  1. THIS MOOSE ORGANIZATION UNITES ITS MEMBERS IN FRATERNITY, FAITH, BENEVOLENCE AND CHARITY. THE MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH AND ELDERLY MEMBERS OF THE LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE AND THE MOOSE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
  2. THIS MOOSE ORGANIZATION UNITES ITS MEMBERS IN FRATERNITY, FAITH, BENEVOLENCE AND CHARITY. THE MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH AD ELDERLY MEMBERS OF LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE AND MOOSE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
  3. THIS MOOSE ORGANIZATION UNITES ITS MEMBERS IN FRATERNITY, FAITH, BENEVOLENCE AND CHARITY. THE MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH AD ELDERLY MEMBERS OF LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE AND MOOSE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(8) fraternal beneficiary society.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending April 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1935.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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