Nonprofit · EIN 61-0443393
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY
Also known as GRAND CHAPTER
Tax-exempt · LA GRANGE, KY 40031
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $288,273 | $349,939 | -$61,666 | $1,121,463 | $340 | $1,121,123 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $258,421 | $248,835 | $9,586 | $1,183,262 | $473 | $1,182,789 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $377,014 | $327,477 | $49,537 | $1,174,028 | $825 | $1,173,203 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $185,715
- Membership dues
- $114,288
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $77,891
- Net rental income
- $7,200
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$5,645
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,735
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $7,678
- Other revenue
- $24,667
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,544
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $23,872
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,000
- Occupancy
- $37,491
- Depreciation
- $4,791
- Management and general (functional)
- $349,939
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,183,262
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,121,463
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $340
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,121,123
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $110,810
- Publicly traded securities
- $914,977
- Gross receipts
- $303,017
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1903
- State of legal domicile
- KY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE BRUCE | WORTHY GRAND Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RANDALL LIVELY | WORTHY GRAND Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERNIE DAVIS | GRAND TREASU Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TIM VANDERHOOF | CHAIRPERSON, Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETER MILLER | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MILLER | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LINDA STEPP | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIM SHUMATE | PARAPHERNALI Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BETH CUNDIFF | CHAIRPERS, R Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOEY GREGORY | SECRETARY, R Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIANNE EDMUNDS | WORTHY GRAND Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEVIN ODOM | WORTHY GRAND Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERNIE DAVIS | GRAND TREASU Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| REANNA MCCARTHY | CHAIRPERSON, Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TIM VANDERHOFF | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETER MILLER | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MILLER | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LINDA STEPP | PARAPHERNALI Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY SARGENT | CHAIRPERS, R Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHERRY TIBBS | SECRETARY, R Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA OVERFIELD | WORTHY GRAND Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| C ALAN JOHNSON | WORTHY GRAND Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERNIE DAVIS | GRAND TREASU Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBBIE DREIER | CHAIRPERSON, Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| REANNA MCCARTHY | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TIM VANDERHOOF | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETER MILLER | TRUST OFFICE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MILLER | PARAPHERNALI Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LYNN WATSON | CHAIRPERS, R Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BETH CUNDIFF | SECRETARY, R Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 102 E WAHINGTON ST, LA GRANGE, KY 40031-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TIM VANDERHOOF
- Signed the 990
- TIM VANDERHOOF, CHAIRPERSON, BD OF G
- Phone
- (502) 222-0248
- Website
- WWW.KYOES.COM
- Return prepared by
- HENSON & ASSOCIATES CPA PLLC
Mission
THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, DEDICATED TO CHARITY, TRUTH, AND LOVING KINDNESS, IS THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD TO WHICH MEN AND WOMEN MAY BELONG.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, DEDICATED TO CHARITY, TRUTH, AND LOVING KINDNESS, IS THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD TO WHICH MEN AND WOMEN MAY BELONG.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-0443393
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Organization other than a public charity or private foundation; Group exemption; Fraternal lodge, deductible only for charitable purposes
- Exempt since
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0470 (82 member organizations)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,121,463
- Income (IRS master file)
- $303,017
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $288,273 | $349,939 | $1,121,463 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $258,421 | $248,835 | $1,183,262 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $377,014 | $327,477 | $1,174,028 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $365,015 | $362,181 | $1,124,522 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 61-0443393).
Questions about ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY
- What is the EIN of ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY is 61-0443393.
- Is ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(8) since 1941.
- Are donations to ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation; Group exemption; Fraternal lodge, deductible only for charitable purposes).
- Which annual return does ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TIM VANDERHOOF.
- Who are the officers and directors of ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $288,273, expenses of $349,939 and total assets of $1,121,463 at year end.
Organizations in its group exemption (82)
- ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY EIN 90-0445043 · LAGRANGE, KY · last filed 990 for 2025
- ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY EIN 61-1040543 · SHELBYVILLE, KY · last filed 990-EZ for 2023
- ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY EIN 23-7519773 · MORGANTOWN, KY · last filed 990-N for 2023
- ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY EIN 23-7117684 · ELIZABETHTOWN, KY · last filed 990-N for 2017
- ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY EIN 23-7125090 · CLINTON, KY · last filed 990-N for 2009
- ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY EIN 23-7519740 · GRAYS KNOB, KY · last filed 990-N for 2009
- ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF KENTUCKY EIN 23-7519758 · BRANDENBURG, KY · last filed 990-N for 2008
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