SONS OF NORWAY: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
SONS OF NORWAY (EIN 52-6048100)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202601319349306800
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-05-12T00:31:06ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN526048100EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SONS OF NORWAYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2404704383PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13846 Meredith DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityFairfaxCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22030ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGregory K OvreboPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2404704383PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGregpry OvreboPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111204 Cherry Hill RoadAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Apt 301AddressLine2Txt
CityBeltsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20705ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$153,715GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.norwaydc.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1943FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPreserve and promote Norwegian culture.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,821PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$9,466CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$58,831PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$63,173CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$64,652PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$72,639CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$29,957PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$31,136CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$29,957PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$31,136CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$34,695PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$41,503CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$795,185TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$891,997TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,247TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,684TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$790,938NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$888,313NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionPreserve and promote Norwegian culture.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,601ExpenseAmt
DescCultural programs at lodge meetings (30-60 persons/month), Norwegian heritage programs: genealogy group, Norwegian history group, language classes, book club, arts and crafts, cooking and sewing demonstrations.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,850ExpenseAmt
DescCommunity involvement - donations to local charities serving 500 or more persons (estimate)Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activity370ActivityCd
DescDonations to Norwegian cultural groups - 8-10 persons in need (estimate)Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$13,451TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (true)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld CompliancefalseBackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledfalseEmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Excs Tax Sect4951 Or4952 Or4953falseExcsTaxSect4951Or4952Or4953Ind
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesfalseMinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGregory K OvreboPersonNm
Phone2404704383PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line111204 Cherry Hill RdAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Apt 301AddressLine2Txt
CityBeltsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20705ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Keith Aleckson
Vice President6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beth Slingerland
Secretary6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda Hestvik
President8.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Ovrebo
Treasurer6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Deroche
Program director6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Henry Hansen
Financial Secretary6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kari Sprecher
Foundation director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Detty Reed
Trustee4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn Smith
Librarian4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Rood
Hospitality4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Denise Bowden
Festival Committee co-chair8.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michelle Berg-Mitchell
Festival Committee co-chair8.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$5,764MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$3,702AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,466TotalContributionsAmt
Total Oth Program Service RevTotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp
Investment IncomeInvestmentIncomeGrp
Incm From Invest Bond ProceedsIncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp
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Rental Income Or LossRentalIncomeOrLossGrp
Net Rental Income Or LossNetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp
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Less Cost Oth Basis Sales ExpnssLessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp
Gain Or LossGainOrLossGrp
Net Gain Or Loss InvestmentsNetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp
Gross Sales Of Inventory$141,267GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$81,076CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$60,191TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescRevenue from 2024 3rd District convention, miscellaneousDesc
Total Revenue Column$2,982TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,982RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,982OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$72,639TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,982RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77TotalAmt
Program Services$77ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,335TotalAmt
Program Services$668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,667ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$992TotalAmt
Program Services$992ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,000ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Miscellaneous direct expenses for Norwegian festival$5,309$5,309
Sales tax remitted to state of Virginia$7,934$0$7,934
Credit card processing fees$3,614$0$3,614
Miscellaneous program expenses$8,744$8,744

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,131TotalAmt
Program Services$1,131ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,136TotalAmt
Program Services$17,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,215ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,122BOYAmt
EOY$131,869EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,744BOYAmt
EOY$22,489EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$649,319BOYAmt
EOY$737,639EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,185BOYAmt
EOY$891,997EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,247BOYAmt
EOY$3,684EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,247BOYAmt
EOY$3,684EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$790,938BOYAmt
EOY$888,313EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$790,938BOYAmt
EOY$888,313EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,185BOYAmt
EOY$891,997EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$41,503ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part VI, Line 6The Washington Lodge of the Sons of Norway has about 400 members.
Part VI, Line 7aThe officers of the lodge are elected annually by a vote of the members at a monthly meeting.
Part VI, Line 8bCommittee members report to the board of directors at monthly board meetings, and all such business is recorded in the board's minutes.
Part VI, Line 11bA copy of the Form 990 is available to directors and lodge members upon request.
Part VI, Line 19An annual budget is presented to the membership at a monthly meeting, and other financial statements are available from the treasurer upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sons of Norway Washington Lodge Cultural Center IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13846Meredith DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityFairfaxCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22030ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461447802EIN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sons of Norway Washington Lodge Cultural Center IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypebTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$32,000InvolvedAmt

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