Sons of Norway
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SONS OF NORWAY IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND PROMOTING NORWEGIAN HERITAGE. THE LOCAL LODGES AND INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS WORK TO MEET CULTURAL, HERITAGE AND FINANCIAL NEEDS.
- Income
- $117,344
- Spending
- $63,516
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 400
- Highest pay
- $2,500, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (3)
- $14,619 spent. YOUTH: THIS PROGRAM SHARES THE NORWEGIAN CULTURAL RICHNESS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND GETS THEM INVOLVED AT A YOUNG AGE. IT AIMS TO MAKE SONS OF NORWAY A PRIORITY IN OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES BY SHARING WITH THEM A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3 YOUTH DANCE GROUPS. SCHOLARSHIPS: DISTRICT 1 OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO ADULT MEMBERS, CHILDREN OF MEMBERS, AND GRANDCHILDREN OF MEMBERS. THERE ARE MANY SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH INTERESTED IN INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF NORDIC LANGUAGES AND HERITAGE. THIS YEAR THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWED FIVE ADULT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY FOUR APPLICANTS. A TOTAL OF 1488.00 WAS AWARDED IN ADULT SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND VARIOUS CULTURAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LANGUAGE LEARNING, NORWAY P NORSK (A LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EVENT IN NORWAY), AND FOLK ART CLASSES ABOUT ROSMALING. YOUTH: THIS PROGRAM SHARES THE NORWEGIAN CULTURAL RICHNESS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND GETS THEM INVOLVED AT A YOUNG AGE. IT AIMS TO MAKE SONS OF NORWAY A PRIORITY IN OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES BY SHARING WITH THEM A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3 YOUTH DANCE GROUPS. SCHOLARSHIPS: DISTRICT 1 OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO ADULT MEMBERS, CHILDREN OF MEMBERS, AND GRANDCHILDREN OF MEMBERS. THERE ARE MANY SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH INTERESTED IN INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF NORDIC LANGUAGES AND HERITAGE. THIS YEAR THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWED FIVE ADULT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY FOUR APPLICANTS. A TOTAL OF 1488.00 WAS AWARDED IN ADULT SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND VARIOUS CULTURAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LANGUAGE LEARNING, NORWAY P NORSK (A LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EVENT IN NORWAY), AND FOLK ART CLASSES ABOUT ROSMALING.
- $32,792 spent. SOCIAL/CULTURAL: THIS PROGRAMMING IS PERHAPS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF ANY SONS OF NORWAY MEETING. MEMBERS COME TO BE ENTERTAINED AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CULTURE THROUGH FUN AND ENTERTAINING PROGRAMS. OUR DESIRE IS TO EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE OF NORWEGIAN HERITAGE BY PLANNING EVENTS WITH A NORWEGIAN FLAVOR. THERE WAS A DISTRICT CONVENTION IN ST. PAUL, MN FEATURING MANY SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN.
- $4,099 spent. SPORTS/RECREATION: THIS PROGRAM PLANS AND IMPLEMENTS A WELL-ROUNDED PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH YOUNG AND OLD WITH THE HOPE OF ENHANCING THE PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF OUR MEMBERS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE ADULT KICK-SLED, SNOW SHOW, AND WALKING. WE ENCOURAGE ADULTS AND YOUTH TO COMPLETE MEDALS IN WALKING, BIKING, CYCLING, SKIING, SWIMMING, AND GENERAL SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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)(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 December 2025.
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 September 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 November 4, 2026.
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