Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ARE THE FAMILY OF ODDFELLOWSHIP, COMPOSED OF MEN, WOMEN, AND YOUTH, BELIEVING IN A SUPREME BEING, THE CREATOR AND PRESERVER OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAVE COME TOGETHER IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVING THE SAME BELIEFS AND VALUES AS OTHERS, THAT: FRIENDSHIP, LOVE AND TRUTH ARE THE BASIC GUIDELINES THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW IN OUR DAILY LIVES. THROUGH WORKING IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, STATES, PROVINCES, OR NATIONALLY WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN OUR WORLD.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $687,392
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $65,088, grand secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 March 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 March 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 (1)
- $687,392 spent. GRAND LODGE PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH MEMBERS AND DONATES FUNDS TO AID THOSE WITH VISUAL PROBLEMS.IDEALLY, AN ODD FELLOWS LODGE IS A PLACE FOR FELLOWSHIP IN ALL ITS FORMS, FROM HANGING OUT AND JUST HAVING FUN, TO DISCUSSION, NETWORKING, AND COLLABORATION ON CREATIVE ON CONSTRUCTIVE PROJECTS. WE DO THIS ALL WITH AN EYE NOT ONLY ON OUR OWN SATISFACTION BUT ON WHAT WE MIGHT OFFER TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. AN IDEAL LODGE IS A GREAT VENUE FOR A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY AND ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR SHAREIN ADDITION, LODGES PROVDIE AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL NETWORK OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT EXTENDS TO 30 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. IF TRAVELLING IS AN INTEREST, MEMBERSHIP CAN PROVIDE A VALUABLE NETWORK THAT WILL WELCOME AN INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AND ASSIST IN THEIR ENTERPRISES AND TRAVELS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 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 March 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 May 1962.
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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