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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ANCIENT FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CONNECTICUT.

Totals

Total revenue
$55,860
Total expenses
$173,863
Contributions and grants received
$18,238
Grants paid
$3,902
Program service revenue
$15,889
Investment income
$21,733
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$407,888
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$407,888
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,382

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $17,375

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $863

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Lodge Programs

    total $15,889 · related or exempt $15,889 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,596 · related or exempt $9,596 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $58,692 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $46,555 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $12,137 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $12,137 · related or exempt $12,137 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,902

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $225

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,609

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $7,410

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,455

  • 24a · Other expenses: Schedule R Transactions

    total $130,573

  • 24b · Other expenses: Lodge Programs

    total $26,489

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $46,289 · end of year $41,426

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,387 · end of year $3,416

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $442,626 · end of year $363,046

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $493,302 · end of year $407,888

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Freemasonry is a Charitable, Benevolent ,Educational and Religious Society. Freemasonry impresses upon its members the principles of personal righteousness and personal responsibility , enlightens them as to those things which make for human welfare , and inspires them with that feeling of charity or goodwill towards all mankind which will move them to translate principle and conviction into action.

Activities or mission (Part I)

This organization is a Masonic Lodge created by charter from the Grand Lodge of Connecticut AF & AM. Freemasonry is a Charitable, Benevolent ,Educational and Religious Society. Freemasonry impresses upon its members the principles of personal righteousness and personal responsibility , enlightens them as to those things which make for human welfare , and inspires them with that feeling of charity or goodwill towards all mankind which will move them to translate principle and conviction into action.

  • Community Programs-Town of Newington Food Bank Suicide Prevention, Easter baskets; Blood Drives, Park and rec Extravaganza. All of the endeavors are supported thru volunteer efforts and/or thru financial support.

    Expenses $2,902

  • Provide Grants to Newington High School students for college education;

    Expenses $1,000

  • Support Masonic endeavors such as widow ,youth , distressed brother programs . All of the endeavors are supported thru volunteer efforts and/or thru financial support.

    Expenses $480

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Bailey

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Clifford Stamm

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jon Fassen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brian Sprouse

    Worshipful Master

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Christopher Woodward

    Chaplain

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kevin Rand

    Senior Warden

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Robert Bailey

    Junior Warden

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Larry Baker

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • James Bailey

    Financial Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Lawrence Siedman

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Giovanni DiPaola

    Marshal

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christian Freund

    Senior Deacon

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joesph Zarella

    Junior Deacon

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Mackie

    Tiler

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Papoosha

    Almoner

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 March 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202520769349300607

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