INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS (EIN 23-7595808)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-07-29
IRS object ID
201932109349301228
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-07-29T15:20:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN481040139PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ADAMS BROWN BERAN & BALL CHTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1107 W THIRDAddressLine1Txt
CityST JOHNCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67576ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237595808EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ST JOHN LODGE NO 539BusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINDEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6205493476PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 56AddressLine1Txt
CityST JOHNCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67576ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonGAYLEN SEARLEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6205493476PhoneNum
Signature2019-07-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIM H HULLMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00399543PTIN
Phone6205493271PhoneNum
Preparation2019-07-27PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address70.168.138.65IPv4AddressTxt
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IP Tm10:46:30IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGAYLEN SEARLEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityST JOHNCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67576ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
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Total Liabilities BOY$777TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$795TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescINDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE & LABOR.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$11,500ExpenseAmt
DescSCHOLARSHIPSDesc

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Expense$44,686ExpenseAmt
DescDONATIONSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$191,310TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body0MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone6205493476PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 56AddressLine1Txt
CityST JOHNCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67576ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ROBERT MERCER
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TODD WYCOFF
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CARL BEHR
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS STAUB
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RYAN CHRISTIE
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS STAUB
NOBLE GRAND0.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PHILLIP NUSSER
SECRETARY9.00$0$5,100$0Yes (X)
GAYLEN SEARLE
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$70,707TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$137,279TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$137,279ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$291,067RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$165,333ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT GAINS/LOSSEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$102,754OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$270,565ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,500TotalAmt
Program Services$11,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,296TotalAmt
Program Services$15,296ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,625TotalAmt
Program Services$17,625ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$2,583TotalAmt
Program Services$2,583ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,464TotalAmt
Management And General$6,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,571TotalAmt
Program Services$39,571ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,262TotalAmt
Management And General$2,262ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,773TotalAmt
Management And General$8,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,793TotalAmt
Program Services$24,793ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DONATIONS$44,686$44,686
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS$26,630$26,630
PER CAPITA AND SEVERANC$10,278$10,278
SUPPLIES$8,963$8,963

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,520TotalAmt
Program Services$8,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,944TotalAmt
Program Services$191,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,137BOYAmt
EOY$120,045EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,568,864BOYAmt
EOY$1,377,936EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,037,986LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,484,383LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,298,675BOYAmt
EOY$1,553,603EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,010,676BOYAmt
EOY$3,051,584EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$777BOYAmt
EOY$795EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$777BOYAmt
EOY$795EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,009,899BOYAmt
EOY$3,050,789EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,009,899BOYAmt
EOY$3,050,789EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,010,676BOYAmt
EOY$3,051,584EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$40,890ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,553,603OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,553,603BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$904,610OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$904,610DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,084OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,084DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$560,689OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$560,689DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,553,603TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient17RecipientCnt
Valuation Method UsedCASH VALUEValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS MUST PROVIDE THE ORGANIZATION WITH PROOF OF COLLEGE COURSE ENROLLMENT AND MUST MAINTAIN A MINIMUM REQUIRED GRADE AVERAGE FOR COLLEGE COURSES COMPLETED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS ELECT TRUSTEES TO GOVERN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8ADOCUMENTATION OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS OR TRUSTEE ACTIONS IS NOT MAINTAINED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BDOCUMENTATION OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR ACTIONS IS NOT MAINTAINED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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