Order of the Knights of the Rose Cross
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What it says it does
ACTIVITY NO. 1 IN OUR ROSICRUCIAN LODGE, ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE CROSS, REGULAR AND TRADITIONAL CONVOCATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT THROUGH OUT THE YEAR. THE CONVOCATIONS KEEP THE ROSICRUCIAN WISDOM THAT HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN FROM ANCIENT TIMES. THIS IS WITH THE PURPOSE TO BRING ABOUT HUMAN GROWTH AND SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION THAT STRENGTHEN THE BOND OF OUR FRATERNAL MEMBERS' SPIRIT AND THEREFORE, A GREAT HUMAN GROWTH FOR ALL IS ACCOMPLISHED. THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE CROSS IS A NON-SECTARIAN ORDER OPEN TO ALL PERSONS OF ALL ETHNIC GROUPS AND RELIGION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO BRING PEACE, LOVE AND COMPASSION TO ALL OUR MEMBERS AND IN TURN TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ESTIMATE WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS TASK THIS YEAR. ACTIVITY NO. 2 MYSTICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL LECTURES WERE CARRIED OUT AS A SERVICED TO OUR MEMBERS AND TO ALL OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO WHISHED TO ATTEND. WE ESTIMATE WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS TASK THIS YEAR. OUR LECTURES
- Income
- $70,911
- Spending
- $78,074
- Highest pay
- $19,760, officer secr
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (4)
- $2,361 spent. ACTIVITY NO. 1 IN OUR ROSICRUCIAN LODGE, ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE CROSS, REGULAR AND TRADITIONAL CONVOCATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT THROUGH OUT THE YEAR. THE CONVOCATIONS KEEP THE ROSICRUCIAN WISDOM THAT HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN FROM ANCIENT TIMES. THIS IS WITH THE PURPOSE TO BRING ABOUT HUMAN GROWTH AND SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION THAT STRENGTHEN THE BOND OF OUR FRATERNAL MEMBERS' SPIRIT AND THEREFORE, A GREAT HUMAN GROWTH FOR ALL IS ACCOMPLISHED. THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE CROSS IS A NON-SECTARIAN ORDER OPEN TO ALL PERSONS OF ALL ETHNIC GROUPS AND RELIGION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO BRING PEACE, LOVE AND COMPASSION TO ALL OUR MEMBERS AND IN TURN TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ESTIMATE WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS TASK THIS YEAR.
- $2,373 spent. ACTIVITY NO. 2 MYSTICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL LECTURES WERE CARRIED OUT AS A SERVICED TO OUR MEMBERS AND TO ALL OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO WHISHED TO ATTEND. WE ESTIMATE WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS TASK THIS YEAR. OUR LECTURES WERE SCHEDULED AND TAUGHT THREE TIMES PER WEEK DURING THE WHOLE YEAR, EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS, AND ONE WEEK DURING CHRISTMAS.
- $2,375 spent. ACTIVITY NO. 3 A WEEKLY RADIO SHOW WAS BROADCASTED TO DISSEMINATE MYSTICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA. WE ESTIMATE WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ACTIVITY DURING THE YEAR.
- $33,339 spent. GENERAL EXPENSES
Source: Form 990EZ 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)(4) social welfare organization.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not 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 June 2007.
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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