Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry So Juris USA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IT IS THE MISSION OF THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY, THE SOUTHERN JURISDICTION, TO IMPROVE ITS MEMBERS AND ENHANCE THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE BY TEACHING AND EMULATING THE PRINCIPLES OF BROTHERLY LOVE, TOLERANCE, CHARITY, AND TRUTH WHILE ACTIVELY EMBRACING HIGH SOCIAL, MORAL, AND SPIRITUAL VALUES, INCLUDING FELLOWSHIP, COMPASSION AND DEDICATION TO GOD, FAMILY AND COUNTRY.
- Income
- $617,438
- Spending
- $922,262
- Employees
- 3
- Highest pay
- $18,000, secretary
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)
- $894,456 spent. CHARTERED IN 1884 THE HOUSTON SCOTTISH RIGHT BODIES IS THE THIRD LARGEST SCOTTISH RIGHT VALLEY UNDER THE SUPREME COUNCIL 33RD DEGREE, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF THE U.S.A. WITH OVER 3,300 MEMBERS. THE SCOTTISH RITE FREEMASONRY IS WIDELY INVOLVED IN CHARITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE: RITE CARE CLINICS WHICH PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS, AS WELL AS LEARNING DISABILITIES; THE TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN IN DALLAS THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE TREATMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS, CERTAIN RELATED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND LEARNING DISORDERS, SUCH AS DYLEXIA; AND THE SCOTTISH RITE DORMITORY FOR WOMEN IN AUSTIN. CHARTERED IN 1884 THE HOUSTON SCOTTISH RIGHT BODIES IS THE THIRD LARGEST SCOTTISH RIGHT VALLEY UNDER THE SUPREME COUNCIL 33RD DEGREE, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF THE U.S.A. WITH OVER 3,300 MEMBERS. THE SCOTTISH RITE FREEMASONRY IS WIDELY INVOLVED IN CHARITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE: RITE CARE CLINICS WHICH PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS, AS WELL AS LEARNING DISABILITIES; THE TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN IN DALLAS THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE TREATMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS, CERTAIN RELATED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND LEARNING DISORDERS, SUCH AS DYLEXIA; AND THE SCOTTISH RITE DORMITORY FOR WOMEN IN AUSTIN.
- $27,806 spent. LEASE OF VENUES TO RELATED MASONIC LODGES.
- LEASE OF VENUES TO RELATED MASONIC LODGES.
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 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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