Great Council of West Virginia Improved Order of Red Men
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROMOTE FREEDOM, FRIENDSHIP AND CHARITY AND TO INSPIRE A GREATER LOVE OF THE USA AND THE PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN LIBERTY THROUGH ITS MEMBERS LINKED TOGETHER IN A COMMON BOND OF BROTHERHOOD AND FRIENDSHIP AND TO HELP OTHERS THROUGH ORGANIZED LOCAL CHARITABLE EFFORTS WITH THE NATIONAL CHARITABLE EFFORT DIRECTED TO ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH
- Income
- $17,500
- Spending
- $35,453
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 6
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)
- $23,284 spent. MOHAWK TRIBE NO. 11, IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN, INC. DONATED OVER 26,000 TO DIFFERENT AREA CHARITIES IN THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR.
- $12,169 spent. THE ORGANIZATION IS A FRATERNAL LODGE SUBORDINATE TO THE GREAT COUNCIL OF WV IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN, WHICH IS A SUBORDINATE TO THE GREAT COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. THE LODGE ENGAGES IN NUMEROUS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. THE LODGE USES THE MONIES RAISED THROUGH BINGO TO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON AN APPROVAL BASIS.
- THE ORGANIZATION IS A FRATERNAL LODGE SUBORDINATE TO THE GREAT COUNCIL OF WV IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN, WHICH IS A SUBORDINATE TO THE GREAT COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. THE LODGE ENGAGES IN NUMEROUS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. THE LODGE USES THE MONIES RAISED THROUGH BINGO TO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON AN APPROVAL BASIS.
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)(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 December 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 November 1979.
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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