FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES (EIN 92-0144703)
Tax period
2017-06-01 to 2018-05-31
Filed
2019-04-12
IRS object ID
201911029349300716
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-04-12T13:06:43-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN920119110PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Steven M Tarries CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 1797AddressLine1Txt
CitySoldotnaCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN920144703EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 704AddressLine1Txt
CityKasilofCityNm
State AbbreviationAKStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJames BanksPersonNm
Person TitleMemberPersonTitleTxt
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Signature2019-04-12SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonSteven TarriesPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00535983PTIN
Phone9072626371PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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I Pv4 Address209.112.136.247IPv4AddressTxt
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJames Banks IIIPrincipalOfficerNm
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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateAKLegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$50,000ExpenseAmt
DescOngoing charitable fund raising through gaming activities offered during social activities to members, their guests and other invitees.Desc

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Expense$49,023ExpenseAmt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonShawna WolkPersonNm
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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Scott Sarchet
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Holly Wrate
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Caille
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Banks III
President5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
David Shell
Trustee10.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Gage
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shawna Wolk
Treasurer10.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
James Hale
Vice President10.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Leslie Christiansen
Secretary10.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$209,339GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$131,875CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

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Other Revenue Total$10,282OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$5,350TotalAmt
Program Services$5,350ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$19,119TotalAmt
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Total$8,990TotalAmt
Program Services$8,990ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$1,790TotalAmt
Program Services$1,790ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$4,987TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$27,038TotalAmt
Program Services$27,038ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$3,438TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$7,147TotalAmt
Management And General$7,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Dues$5,063$5,063
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$132,430BOYAmt
EOY$111,781EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$6,278BOYAmt
EOY$11,680EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$265,201LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

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BOY$251,908BOYAmt
EOY$265,201EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$390,616BOYAmt
EOY$388,662EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$14,862EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$14,862EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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BOY$390,616BOYAmt
EOY$373,800EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$390,616BOYAmt
EOY$373,800EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$390,616BOYAmt
EOY$388,662EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$16,816ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$93,695OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$93,695BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$137,980OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$137,980BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$33,526OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$33,526BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$265,201TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Pull Tabs$212,312GrossRevenuePullTabsAmt
Cash Prizes Pull Tabs$172,092CashPrizesPullTabsAmt
Other Direct Expenses Pull Tabs$18,721OtherDirectExpensesPullTabsAmt
Volunteer Labor Pull TabsYes (true)VolunteerLaborPullTabsInd
Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs1.00000VolunteerLaborPullTabsPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$212,312GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming$172,092CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming$18,721OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$190,813DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$21,499NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedAKStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (true)LicensedInd
License Suspended EtcfalseLicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersfalseGamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other EntityfalseMemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility1.000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Individual With BooksJulie OttoIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 704AddressLine1Txt
CityKasilofCityNm
State AbbreviationAKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP996100704ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game RevfalseCntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonGreg CailleGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Services ProvIn charge of gaming activitiesGamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is Director OfcrYes (X)GamingManagerIsDirectorOfcrInd
Charitable Distribution RqrYes (true)CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6The Organization has 5 voting trustees and 4 officers. The Officers do not vote. The trustees are in charge of operations and do research for business decisions. The first and third Thursday of each month there is a membership meeting where the members are presented with the trustee recomendations for major business decisions, etc. and member body vote on them. The trustees then carry out the decisions.
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aEvery year in May there is an election of officers and trustees. They are sworn in at the annual membership meeting. Potential new members go through two readings which take place during membership meetings he first and third Thursday of eac month. New members must be sponsored by two existing members who talk about why they should be members. After the readings, the membership body votes on new members.
Governing body decisions Part VI line 7bThe Organization has 5 voting trustees and 4 officers. The Officers do not vote. The trustees are in charge of operations and do research for business decisions. The officers carry out the day to day operations. The first and third Thursday of every month there is a membership meeting where the members are presented with the trustee recomendations for major business decisions, etc. and member body vote on them. The trustees then carry out the decisions.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The trustees review and approve the returns and other significant documents before signing and filing.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Governing documents are handled upon request and have never been denied.
General explanation attachmentFor Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 (Part IV):The trustees review requests for donations/assistance and document names and amounts in the meeting minutes. The reasons are less documented but include needing wood for winter heat to financial hardships to medical and all kinds of other reasons. There is no set criteria for granting donations. The trustees can approve donations up to $250, anything above that must be voted on by the membership body.

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