INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS (EIN 52-0363498)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-16
IRS object ID
201643219349300019
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-16T10:55:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521953410PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Lawrence R Smith & AssociatesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityMount AiryCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN520363498EIN

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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EDWARD FOREMAN
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DARLENE PARKER
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$5,341,944BOYAmt
EOY$5,285,360EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,541,411OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,541,411BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Depreciation$388,379DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,702,105BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$108,747OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
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Book Value$86,051BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,613OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$63,675DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,938BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,347,505TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBROKERAGE ACCOUNTDesc
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Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$541,214TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescHISTORICAL TREASURESDesc
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Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$240,000TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6THE ORGANIZATION IS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION AND HAS MEMBERS.
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aALL OFFICERS OF THE BOARD ARE ELECTED BY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN PAST GRANDS IN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS EQUALS ROUGHLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
Governing body decisions Part VI line 7bANY DECISION MADE OF THE GOVERNING BOARD IS RATIFIED BY MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8bTHE GOVERNING BOARD MUST APPROVE POLICIES; COMMITEES CANNOT.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11THE GRAND SECRETARY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS MAILED TO THE IRS. IT IS MADE AVALIABLE IN HIS OFFICE FOR OTHERS TO REVIEW AFTER MAILING.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVALIABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY HAVING COPIES AT THE HEADQUARTERS AND LISTING THE FORM 990 ON ANOTHERS WEBSITE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRAND LODGE OF MARYLANDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1IOOF FOUNDATION INCAddressLine1Txt
CityBALTIMORECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21224ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271019168EIN
Primary ActivitiesPROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 C 3ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRAND LODGE OF MD IOOF INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd

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