Free & Accepted Masons of California
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MASONRY IS THE WORLD'S FIRST AND LARGEST FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION. IT IS A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND A SYSTEM OF ETHICS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT EACH MAN HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPROVE HIMSELF WHILE BEING DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY, FAITH, COUNTRY AND FRATERNITY. AS MASONS, WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE, GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES, AND SUPPORT NUMEROUS MASONIC PHILANTROPHIES. WE INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OUR FUTURE. OUR MISSION IS GUIDED BY THE ENDURING AND RELEVANT TENANTS OF OUR FRATERNITY--BROTHERLY LOVE, RELIEF AND TRUTH--AND OUR CORE VALUES, WHICH INCLUDE ETHICS, TOLERANCE, PERSONAL GROWTH, PHILATHROPY, FAMILY AND FREEDOM. WE APPLY MASONIC PRINCIPLES IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AMD COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS EACH YEAR.
- Income
- $798,009
- Spending
- $117,927
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $10,212, 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)
- $42,032 spent. ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES DEALS WITH FAMILY. WE STRIVE TO BE BETTER SPOUSES, PARENTS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED. WE INVESTED 2,620 IN MASONIC YOUTH ORDERS. 14,797 IN ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A TIME OF NEED. 24,615 WAS SPENT ON PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS AND WIDOWS OF FORMER MEMBERS.
- $15,328 spent. ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES DEALS WITH PERSONAL GROWTH. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CONTINUOUS PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE, ETHICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND LEADERSHIP BRINGS MORE MEANING TO OUR LIVES AND HELPS TO MAKE US BETTER CITIZENS. WE INITIATED NEW MEMBERS AND PUT ON MASONIC DEGREES FOR THESE NEW MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR. OUR PRIMARY OFFICERS ATTENDED CALIFORNIA GRAND LODGE COMMUNICATION. ALL OF OUR OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION MEETINGS. OUR LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL RETREATS AND OTHER TRAININGS. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, WE ARE BETTER ABLE TO LEAD AND MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
- $16,597 spent. ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES DEALS WITH PHILANTROPY. WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH CHARITABLE GIVING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND VOLUNTEERISM. WE PROVIDED 5,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. WE GAVE 11,957 TO THOSE IN NEED AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
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 November 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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