Bay City Lodge No 169 Loyal Order of Moose
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AT MOOSEHEART AND LOOK AFTER THE NEEDS OF SENIOR MEMBERS AT MOOSEHAVEN. ALSO, TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY SERVICE, UNITY AND GROWTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $236,640
- Spending
- $201,242
- Employees
- 0
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)
- $201,242 spent. TO RENDER A WHOLESOME ENVIRONMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF MOOSEHEART AND THE MOOSEHAVEN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. ALSO, TO FURNISH SURROUNDINGS WHICH WILL ENHANCE COMMUNITY SERVICE, UNITY AND MEMBERSHIP GROWTH.
- TO RENDER A WHOLESOME ENVIRONMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF MOOSEHEART AND THE MOOSEHAVEN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. ALSO, TO FURNISH SURROUNDINGS WHICH WILL ENHANCE COMMUNITY SERVICE, UNITY AND MEMBERSHIP GROWTH.
- TO RENDER A WHOLESOME ENVIRONMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF MOOSEHEART AND THE MOOSEHAVEN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. ALSO, TO FURNISH SURROUNDINGS WHICH WILL ENHANCE COMMUNITY SERVICE, UNITY AND MEMBERSHIP GROWTH.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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)(8) fraternal beneficiary 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 November 6, 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 April 2026.
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 August 1935.
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 November 4, 2026.
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