MASTER WARDENS AND MEMBERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: MASTER WARDENS AND MEMBERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUS (EIN 04-1383607)
Tax period: 2015-09-01 to 2016-08-31
Filed: 2017-07-17
IRS object ID: 201741989349301199
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-07-17T13:51:27-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042680237	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MORGAN & MORGAN PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	175 DERBY STREET - SUITE 40	AddressLine1Txt
City	HINGHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02043	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	041383607	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MASTER WARDENS AND MEMBERS OF THE GRAND	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MAST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6174266040	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	186 TREMONT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAUL F GLEASON	PersonNm
Person Title	GRAND MASTER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6174266040	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-07-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	TIMOTHY MACLELLAN CPAPFS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00083175	PTIN
Phone	7817490050	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-07-17	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRAND LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	HARVEY WAUGH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	186 TREMONT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,405,744	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption	0237	GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.MASSFREEMASONRY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1859	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO SUPERVISE AND GOVERN THE MASSACHUSETTS MASONIC FRATERNITY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	24	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,487,644	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,266,321	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$697,177	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$185,168	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,231,503	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,954,255	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,416,324	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,405,744	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$524,500	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$632,124	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,241,090	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,300,230	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,140,693	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,911,594	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,906,283	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,843,948	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$510,041	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$561,796	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$18,956,730	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$22,371,330	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,659,800	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,670,996	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$16,296,930	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$19,700,334	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO SUPERVISE AND GOVERN THE MASSACHUSETTS MASONIC FRATERNITY	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	OPERATING A FRATERNAL MASONIC GRAND LODGE FOR SUBORDINATE LODGES AND THEIR MEMBERS WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MEMBERS IN MASSACHUSETTS	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	24	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	SZ	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CRAIG S MACPHERSON GRAND TREASURER'S OFFICE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6174266040	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	186 TREMONT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILLIAM E HOLLAND
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL F GLEASON
GRAND MASTER	34.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	6.00
MASON W RUSSELL
GRAND TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	1.00
KEVIN J WILLIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE J BIBILOS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP A DROUIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN NOBLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONALD MORAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES R FRANKLIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD MAGGIO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARTHUR SHARP
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG MACPHERSON
CONTROLLER	17.50		$119,507	$0	$11,044	17.50	Yes (X)
ROBERT JOLLY
BUSINESS MANAGER	35.00		$137,880	$0	$3,104	0.00		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$257,387	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$14,148	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE CO
750 W CENTER STREET	WEST BRIDGEWATER	MA	02379	INSURANCE	$477,233
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO
301 E FOURTH STREET	CINCINNATI	OH	45202	INSURANCE	$409,266
SMALL ARMY
300 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	STORYTELLING	$388,063
AMERICAN EXPRESS
101 ARCH STREET	BOSTON	MA	02110	CREDIT CARD SERVICES	$196,248
VEOLIA ENERGY BOSTON INC
53 STATE STREET	BOSTON	MA	02109	ENERGY SERVICES	$127,979

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,396,348	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$869,973	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,266,321	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$71,127	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$71,127	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$231,860	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$231,860	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$231,860	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$231,860	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$114,041	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$114,041	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$114,041	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$114,041	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
INV INCOME DES FOR CURRENT OPS	900099	$1,571,580	$1,571,580
OTHER INCOME	900099	$150,815	$150,815

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,722,395	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,405,744	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$114,041	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,025,382	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,874	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$561,250	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$271,535	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$853,394	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,792	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,297	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,212	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,730	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,396	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,151	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$460,970	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$165,623	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,134	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$323,144	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,082	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,758	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,567	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,135	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER EXPENSES	Desc
Total	$249,904	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,843,948	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$383,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$180,699	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$369,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$449,459	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$3,273	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$6,125,263	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,642,534	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,655,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,482,729	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$20,021,451	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,396,985	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,234	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,719	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,956,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,371,330	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,615,223	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,589,354	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,044,577	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,081,642	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,659,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,670,996	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,420,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,429,657	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,372,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,766,876	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,503,653	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,503,801	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,296,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,700,334	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,956,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,371,330	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$561,796	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$580,477	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,261,131	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$174,039	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,615,260	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$851,589	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$930,308	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$352,332	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$19,044,825	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$46,886,377	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$93,743	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$850,561	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$28,514,299	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$17,615,260	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$42,547,329	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,482,662	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,096,128	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$239,742	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$46,886,377	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$40,968,267	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$548,251	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,438,278	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,407,467	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$42,547,329	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$41,263,597	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$302,388	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,908,813	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,506,531	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$40,968,267	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.25070	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.30280	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.44650	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (1)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,168,330	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,930,429	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,237,901	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,776,229	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,712,105	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$64,124	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$180,704	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$180,704	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,482,729	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	WALDMAN ESTATE	Desc
Amt	$1,081,642	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,081,642	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,986,221	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$580,477	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$580,477	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,405,744	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,405,744	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,843,948	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,843,948	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,843,948	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE GRAMD LODGE IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GRAND LODGE'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE FILING DATE.
PART III, LINE 4	OVER ITS 275 OF EXISTENCE MEMBERS HAVE DONATED CLOCKS, BOOKS AND PAPERS, REGALIA, PAINTINGS, ETC. THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARTIFACTS ARE HELD BY THE MUSEUM OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AND ARE USED FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR EXHIBITS. SOME OF THE ITEMS, SUCH AS CLOCKS, AND SOME OF THE PAINTINGS ARE USED AND ON DISPLAY AT THE GRAND LODGE BUILDING.
PART V, LINE 4	THE GRAND LODGE OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ITS MEMBERS, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, A CHILD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM, THE OVERLOOK MASONIC HEALTH SYSTEM, AS WELL AS DONATIONS TO LOCAL CHARITIES LIKE THE SALVATION ARMY, RED CROSS, ETC.
PART X, LINE 2	THE GRAND LODGE ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHROITY IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GRAND LODGE HAS IDENTIFIED ITS TAX STATUS AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY AS A TAX POSITION, HOWEVER THE GRAND LODGE HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITION DOES NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. THE GRAND LODGE IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THE GRAND LODGE'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS	SPERRY FUND TRANSFER FROM MECT $2,261,131

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
DEMOLAY FOUNDATION OF MASSACHSUETTS
186 TREMONT STREET	BOSTON	MA	02108	042325981	501(C)(3)	$20,000	TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION
8120 FENTON STREET SUITE 203	SILVER SPRING	MD	20910	530204605	501(C)(3)	$11,705	TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC MEMORIAL
100 CALLAHAN DRIVE	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22301	540545202	501(C)(3)	$25,229	TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSITANCE
GRAND ASSEMBLY OF MASS IORG
PO BOX 8275	LOWELL	MA	01853	237130767	501(C)(3)	$13,940	TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIPS	GrantTypeTxt
Cash Grant	$561,250	CashGrantAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	0	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	0	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART 1, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRAND LODGE PAYS FOR SPOUSES' TRAVEL WHEN THEY ACCOMPANY THEIR HUSBANDS ON VISITATIONS TO OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE TO PAY FOR SPOUSES' TRAVEL. BOARD OF DIRECTORS RATIFIES ALL PAYMENTS MADE BY GRAND LODGE	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE GRAND LODGE CONSISTS OF ALL LIVING AND PAST GRAND MASTERS, DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS, SENIOR AND JUNIOR GRAND WARDENS, GRAN TREASURER, GRAND SECRETARY, AS WELL AS THE MASTER, SENIOR, AND JUNIOR WARDENS OF THE 250 LODGES THAT CONSTITUTE THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE GRAND LODGE MEETS 5 TIMES PER YEAR, AT THE DECEMBER MEETING ALL OF THE OFFICERS OF GRAND LODGE TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. OTHER MATTERS SUCH AS INCREASES TO GRAND LODGE DUES, BUDGET, CHANGES TO THE GRAND CONSTITUTION ARE DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON AT THE MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER MEETINGS. THE 5TH MEETING IS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE OFFICERS OF GRAND LODGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	GOVERNANCE DECISIONS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S PRIOR TO FILING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REPORT ANNUALLY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE MASTER WARDENS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS MAKES THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	SPERRY FUND TRANSFER FROM MECT 2,261,131.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE GRAND LODGE CONSISTS OF ALL LIVING AND PAST GRAND MASTERS, DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS, SENIOR AND JUNIOR GRAND WARDENS, GRAN TREASURER, GRAND SECRETARY, AS WELL AS THE MASTER, SENIOR, AND JUNIOR WARDENS OF THE 250 LODGES THAT CONSTITUTE THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE GRAND LODGE MEETS 5 TIMES PER YEAR, AT THE DECEMBER MEETING ALL OF THE OFFICERS OF GRAND LODGE TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. OTHER MATTERS SUCH AS INCREASES TO GRAND LODGE DUES, BUDGET, CHANGES TO THE GRAND CONSTITUTION ARE DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON AT THE MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER MEETINGS. THE 5TH MEETING IS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE OFFICERS OF GRAND LODGE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
MASONIC EDUCATION AND CHARITY TRUST
186 TREMONT STREET	BOSTON	MA	02111	042104701	INVESTMENT	MA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11A, I	N/A	0
MASONIC HEALTH SYSTEM OF MASSACHUSETTS
88 MASONIC HOME ROAD	CHARLTON	MA	01507	043515688	CHARITABLE CARE	MA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11C, III-FI	N/A	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd