Tin City Masonic Charities
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TIN CITY MASONIC CHARITIES IS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, AND ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT, REFINEMENT, EXPANSION, CONTINUANCE, PROMULGATE, SUPPORT, AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, AND PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES OF TIN CITY LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHARITABLE WORKS.
- Income
- $20,893
- Spending
- $18,843
- Reserves
- 17.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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. Rating method 2026.2. 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. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $12,734 spent. TIN CITY MASONIC CHARITIES MANAGED SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPPORT THE HILL CITY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS DINNER AND POLAR BEAR CHILI COOK-OFF. IN ADDITION, TIN CITY MASONIC CHARITIES VOLUNTEERED AT THE YOUTH AND FAMILY KIDS FAIR, DELTA DENTAL MOBILE PROGRAM, AND THE VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM AT HILL CITY SCHOOLS. FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS OF 2,000 EACH WERE AWARDED IN MAY 2025 TO GRADUATES OF HILL CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 March 2024.
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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