Junior Order United American Mechanics
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION IS A FRATERNAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION. THE OBJECTS OF THE ORDER ARE (1) TO MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF ALL AMERICANS, (2) TO PROVIDE FRATERNAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AND MEMBERS' FAMILIES IN CASES OF SICKNESS, DISABILITY AND DEATH, (3) TO UPHOLD THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND (4) TO PROMOTE AND HELP MAINTAIN A CHILDREN'S HOME.
- Income
- $260,730
- Spending
- $46,480
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $4,800, secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (2)
- $32,909 spent. SUPPORT OF AMERICAN CHILDREN'S HOME IN LEXINGTON, NC. THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS THE AMERICAN CHILDREN'S HOME WITH DONATIONS FOR OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE EXPENSES AND PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES THE USE OF LAND AND BUILDING OWNED BY THE STATE COUNCIL FOR THE USE OF THE AMERICAN CHILDREN'S HOME. AN OBJECTIVE BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE VALUE OF THE DONATED FACILITIES IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE AMERICAN CHILDREN'S HOME HAS BEEN IN OPERATION AND HAS BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THE STATE COUNCIL SINCE 1928.
- DEATH BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS AT $500 EACH. CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE STATE ENROLLMENT FUND OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DEATH BENEFITS OF $500 EACH. THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED MANY YEARS AGO AS A FRATERNAL BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS WHO ENROLLED IN THE FUND. AT JUNE 30, 2024, THERE ARE 30 MEMBERS REMAINING IN THE ENROLLMENT FUND WITH FUTURE ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS. NO BENEFITS WERE PAID FOR DECEASED MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AS NO MEMBERS PASSED AWAY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 June 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 October 1972.
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 October 21, 2026.
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