Nonprofit · EIN 74-0889532
ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA
Also known as VALLEY OF HOUSTON & COORD BODIES
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77054
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $617,438 | $922,262 | -$304,824 | $13,099,834 | $6,795 | $13,093,039 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $390,504 | $856,475 | -$465,971 | $12,848,717 | $5,382 | $12,843,335 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $354,088 | $762,334 | -$408,246 | $12,778,334 | $1,467 | $12,776,867 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $131,805
- Membership dues
- $130,395
- Program service revenue
- $113,725
- Investment income
- $371,908
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $144,137
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $84,151
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $89,180
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,521
- Depreciation
- $209,554
- Program services (functional)
- $922,262
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,848,717
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,099,834
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,795
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,093,039
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,668,523
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,313,420
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,093,039
- Gross receipts
- $944,301
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1964
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNY P HERNANDEZ | SECRETARY Officer | 15 | $18,000 |
| BRIAN R DODSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| SETH D HUDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER W JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALLAN LAZOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNIE G LOPEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY N MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL PREJEAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSEPH A TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MATTHEW P WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAUL E WUNSCHE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICHARD C TOWNSEND | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNY P HERNANDEZ | SECRETARY Officer | 10 | $18,000 |
| BRIAN R DODSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| SETH D HUDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER W JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALLAN LAZOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNIE G LOPEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY N MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL PREJEAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSEPH A TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MATTHEW P WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAUL E WUNSCHE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICHARD C TOWNSEND | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNY P HERNANDEZ | SECRETARY Officer | 10 | $18,000 |
| KEVIN T BINDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRIAN R DODSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN CHARLES ELKINTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SETH D HUDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER W JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALLAN LAZOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNIE G LOPEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY N MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL PREJEAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSEPH A TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICHARD C TOWNSEND | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2401 W BELLFORT AVE, HOUSTON, TX 77054-5003
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RICHARD C TOWNSEND, 2401 W BELLFORT BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77054
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD C TOWNSEND, TREASURER
- Phone
- (713) 432-1980
- Website
- WWW.HOUSTONSCOTTISHRITE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUSSELL CRAFT & SCHULZ
Mission
IT IS THE MISSION OF THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY, THE SOUTHERN JURISDICTION, TO IMPROVE ITS MEMBERS AND ENHANCE THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE BY TEACHING AND EMULATING THE PRINCIPLES OF BROTHERLY LOVE, TOLERANCE, CHARITY, AND TRUTH WHILE ACTIVELY EMBRACING HIGH SOCIAL, MORAL, AND SPIRITUAL VALUES, INCLUDING FELLOWSHIP, COMPASSION AND DEDICATION TO GOD, FAMILY AND COUNTRY.
Program accomplishments
- CHARTERED IN 1884 THE HOUSTON SCOTTISH RIGHT BODIES IS THE THIRD LARGEST SCOTTISH RIGHT VALLEY UNDER THE SUPREME COUNCIL 33RD DEGREE, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF THE U.S.A. WITH OVER 3,300 MEMBERS. THE SCOTTISH RITE FREEMASONRY IS WIDELY INVOLVED IN CHARITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE: RITE CARE CLINICS WHICH PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS, AS WELL AS LEARNING DISABILITIES; THE TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN IN DALLAS THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE TREATMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS, CERTAIN RELATED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND LEARNING DISORDERS, SUCH AS DYLEXIA; AND THE SCOTTISH RITE DORMITORY FOR WOMEN IN AUSTIN.Expenses $894,456 · revenue $113,725
- LEASE OF VENUES TO RELATED MASONIC LODGES.Expenses $27,806
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-0889532
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(10): Domestic fraternal society
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,099,834
- Income (IRS master file)
- $944,301
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $617,438 | $922,262 | $13,099,834 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $390,504 | $856,475 | $12,848,717 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $354,088 | $762,334 | $12,778,334 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 74-0889532).
Questions about ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA
- What is the EIN of ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA is 74-0889532.
- Is ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(10) since 1940.
- Which annual return does ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA 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 ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RICHARD C TOWNSEND.
- Who are the officers and directors of ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $18,000 (BENNY P HERNANDEZ, SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does ANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREE MASONRY SO JURIS USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $617,438, expenses of $922,262 and total assets of $13,099,834 at year end.
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