2019-07-09T15:11:08-05:00 2018-08-31 042680237 MORGAN & MORGAN PC 175 DERBY STREET - SUITE 40 HINGHAM MA 02043 990 2017-09-01 041383607 MASTER WARDENS AND MEMBERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS MAST 6174266040 186 TREMONT STREET BOSTON MA 02111 PAUL F GLEASON GRAND MASTER 6174266040 2019-07-09 1 TIMOTHY MACLELLAN CPAPFS P00083175 7817490050 2019-07-09 23.30.154.181 2019-07-09 11:44:16 ED P 9290F252D8A50CC37B9E1998E8904E74F9702569 9290F252D8A50CC37B9E1998E8904E74F9702569 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z GRAND LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS PAUL F GLEASON 186 TREMONT STREET BOSTON MA 02111 3824153 0 0237 X WWW.MASSFREEMASONRY.ORG X 1859 MA TO SUPERVISE AND GOVERN THE MASSACHUSETTS MASONIC FRATERNITY 10 10 23 0 0 3160 1476187 1483288 0 0 863203 343333 2087028 1997532 4426418 3824153 114731 136185 0 0 1354588 1498046 0 0 0 2125749 2017556 3595068 3651787 831350 172366 24305636 24738607 2713532 2557403 21592104 22181204 TO SUPERVISE AND GOVERN THE MASSACHUSETTS MASONIC FRATERNITY 0 0 OPERATING A FRATERNAL MASONIC GRAND LODGE FOR SUBORDINATE LODGES AND THEIR MEMBERS WITH APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MEMBERS IN MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 8 0 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X CRAIG S MACPHERSON GRAND TREASURER'S OFFICE 6174266040 186 TREMONT STREET BOSTON MA 02111 WILLIAM E HOLLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL F GLEASON GRAND MASTER 34.00 6.00 X 0 0 0 MASON W RUSSELL GRAND TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN J WILLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE J BIBLIOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP A DROUIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN NOBLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES R FRANKLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD MAGGIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR SHARP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERT T AMES GRAND SECRETARY 1.00 X X 12000 0 0 DONALD MORAN CLERK 35.00 X 58231 0 0 CRAIG MACPHERSON CONTROLLER 17.50 17.50 X 104037 0 10160 174268 0 10160 1 0 0 0 PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE CO 750 W CENTER STREET WEST BRIDGEWATER MA 02379 INSURANCE 807637 SMALL ARMY 300 MASSACHUSETTS AVE BOSTON MA 02115 SOCIAL MEDIA 512394 NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN 910 DOUGLAS PIKE SMITHFIELD RI 02917 HEALTH PLAN 126945 VEOLIA ENERGY BOSTON INC 53 STATE STREET BOSTON MA 02109 ENERGY SERVICES 116011 AMERICAN EXPRESS 101 ARCH STREET BOSTON MA 02110 CREDIT CARD SERVICES 108197 5 1364655 118633 1483288 343333 343333 643014 0 643014 643014 643014 DISTRIBUTIONS FROM MECT 900099 1146588 1146588 OTHER INCOME 900099 207930 207930 1354518 3824153 643014 0 1697851 81378 54807 184428 1094467 55265 61673 102213 3231 36588 55777 532509 149090 135209 332620 72731 152567 160727 194056 OTHER EXPENSES 192451 3651787 260604 168939 408293 309843 4742 6490854 4967163 1611282 1523691 21873874 22554595 151583 176797 24305636 24738607 1591825 1410227 1121707 1147176 2713532 2557403 X 6123343 6380545 6964834 7296684 8503927 8503975 21592104 22181204 24305636 24738607 X 172366 351868 64866 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 0 20752167 136180 760070 426481 21221936 19850617 106471 1773340 978261 20752167 18608965 851589 930308 540245 19850617 19736116 404677 -989014 542814 1860865 42547329 2703829 2096129 27611171 19736116 0.28770 0.38340 0.32890 0 1 1 3183649 2270062 913587 841429 776442 64987 2465776 1920659 545117 1523691 WALDMAN ESTATE 1147176 1147176 X 4176021 351868 351868 3824153 0 3824153 3651787 0 3651787 0 3651787 PART X, LINE 2: THE GRAND 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 YEARS 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. 0 DEMOLAY FOUNDATION OF MASSACHSUETTS 186 TREMONT STREET BOSTON MA 02108 042325981 501(C)(3) 38325 TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION 8120 FENTON STREET SUITE 203 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 530204605 501(C)(3) 11125 TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC MEMORIAL 100 CALLAHAN DRIVE ALEXANDRIA VA 22301 540545202 501(C)(3) 22600 TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSITANCE GRAND ASSEMBLY OF MASS IORG PO BOX 8275 LOWELL MA 01853 237130767 501(C)(3) 9328 TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BROTHERHOOD FUND ASSISTANCE 23 54807 X 0 0 X 0 0 0 PART 1, LINE 1A 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 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, GRAND TREASURER, GRAND SECRETARY, AS WELL AS THE MASTER, SENIOR, AND JUNIOR WARDENS OF THE 221 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 11B THE FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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: CHANGE IN PENSION LIABILITY 64,866. 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, GRAND TREASURER, GRAND SECRETARY, AS WELL AS THE MASTER, SENIOR, AND JUNIOR WARDENS OF THE 221 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. MASONIC EDUCATION AND CHARITY TRUST 186 TREMONT STREET BOSTON MA 02111 042104701 INVESTMENT MA 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II N/A 0 MASONIC HEALTH SYSTEM OF MASSACHUSETTS 88 MASONIC HOME ROAD CHARLTON MA 01507 043515688 CHARITABLE CARE MA 501(C)(3) LINE 12D, III-O N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 MASONIC EDUCATION & CHARITY TRUST C 1146588 AMOUNT RECEIVED