Nonprofit · EIN 81-0125259
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS
Also known as CONVENANT LODGE 6
Tax-exempt · MISSOULA, MT 59807
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $38,461 | $34,968 | $3,493 | $904,333 | $0 | $904,333 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $18,725 | $17,662 | $1,063 | $918,891 | $532 | $918,359 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $22,734 | $18,537 | $4,197 | $915,502 | $612 | $914,890 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $760
- Investment income
- $21,517
- Net rental income
- $12,023
- Other revenue
- $16,184
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,534
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $28,601
- Accounting fees
- $1,388
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $918,891
- Total assets, end of year
- $904,333
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $904,333
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $801,102
- Publicly traded securities
- $70,745
- Gross receipts
- $56,438
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Hill | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $3,000 |
| Christopher Maykis | Vice Grand Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Dwayne Coate | Noble Grand Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Fred MacInnes | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE HILL | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $3,335 |
| CHRISTOPHER MAYKIS | VICE GRAND Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DWAYNE COATE | NOBLE GRAND Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| FRED MAC INNES | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE HILL | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $3,335 |
| CHRISTOPHER MCHALE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| DWAYNE COATE | NOBLE GRAND Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| KIM BOWMAN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| FRED MAC INNES | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 8356, MISSOULA, MT 59807-8356
- In care of
- % GEORGE HILL
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- po 8356, missoula MT 59806
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- George Hill, PO Box 8356, Missoula, MT 59806
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- George Hill, PO Box 8356, Missoula MT 59806
- Signed the 990
- George Hill, Secretary
- Phone
- (406) 273-0138
- Website
- www.IOOF.org
- Return prepared by
- Kieffer Tax Service LLC
Mission
Local lodge of fraternal society with the mission statement: to improve and elevate the character of man.
Program accomplishments
- As an organization, The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, aims to provide a framework that promotes personal and social development. Lodge decrees and activities aim to improve and elevate every person to a higher, nobler plane; To extend sympathy and aid to those in need, making their burdens lighter, relieving the darkness of despair, to war against vice in every form, and to be a great moral power and influencer for the good of humanity. For members, the decrees of Odd Fellowship emphasize a leaving of the old life and the start of a better one, of welcoming travelers, and helping those in need. The command of the IOOF is to Visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphan. Specifically, IOOF today is dedicated to the following purpose: 1) To improve and elevate the character of mankind by promoting the principles of friendship, love and truth, faith, hope, charity and the universal justice. (2) To help make the world a better place to live by aiding each other, the community the less fortunate, the youth, the elderly, the environment and the community in every way possible. (3) To promote goodwill and harmony amongst the peoples and nations through the priniple of universal fraternity, holding the belief that all men and women regardless of race, nationality, religion, social status, gender, rank and station are brothers, and sisters. Ideally, an Odd Fellows Lodge is a place for fellowship in all its forms, from hanging out and just having fun, to having discussions, to networking, to collaboration on creative and constructive projects, all with an eye not only on our own satisfaction but on what we might offer to the community at large. An ideal lodge is a great venue for a lot of positive energy and all members are encouraged to contribute their share. In addition, lodges provide an international social network of brothers and sisters that extends to more than 26 countries worldwide. If traveling is an interest, membership can provide a valuable network that will very much welcome an international visitor, and assist in their enterprises and certainly their travels whenever possible. In 2025, we assisted the community and charity functions. Doing non-profit work as needed or requested within the communities and around the state as needed.
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
- 81-0125259
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1962
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0028: INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $904,333
- Income (IRS master file)
- $56,438
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $38,461 | $34,968 | $904,333 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $18,725 | $17,662 | $918,891 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $22,734 | $18,537 | $915,502 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $21,029 | $18,858 | $913,000 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: George Hill | April 30, 2009 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-0125259).
Questions about INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS
- What is the EIN of INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS is 81-0125259.
- Is INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(8) since 1962.
- Which annual return does INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS 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 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS 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 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS 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 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names George Hill.
- Who are the officers and directors of INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $3,000 (George Hill, Secretary).
- How much revenue does INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $38,461, expenses of $34,968 and total assets of $904,333 at year end.
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