Nonprofit · EIN 94-0487751
FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA
Also known as 79 HUMBOLDT LODGE
Tax-exempt · EUREKA, CA 95502
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $798,009 | $117,927 | $680,082 | $5,728,661 | $0 | $5,728,661 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $840,412 | $114,237 | $726,175 | $5,048,579 | $0 | $5,048,579 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $643,178 | $109,365 | $533,813 | $4,322,404 | $0 | $4,322,404 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $163,029
- Membership dues
- $16,176
- Program service revenue
- $9,274
- Investment income
- $625,706
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $10,212
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,141
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $12,401
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,980
- Occupancy
- $6,000
- Travel
- $3,439
- Program services (functional)
- $73,957
- Management and general (functional)
- $43,970
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,048,579
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,728,661
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,728,661
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,682,985
- Gross receipts
- $798,009
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1855
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM J LAMBO | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $10,212 |
| DAVIN J BOWERMAN | 25 MASTER/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS A BROWN | TREASURER/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOSEPH J GLASS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WILLIAM A MCBROOME | 26 MASTER 25 Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JOSHUA J REED | 26 SR 25 JR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| B JACOB WRIGHT | 25 TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| N BARRY OSSER | 26 JR WARDEN Officer | 6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM J LAMBO | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $10,207 |
| DAVIN J BOWERMAN | 25 MASTER/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JAMES B BRIGGS | 24 JR WARDEN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JOSEPH J GLASS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOB D JOHNSON | 24 TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL V SARVER | 24 MASTER/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| B JACOB WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS A BROWN | 24 TREASURER Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM J LAMBO | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $9,600 |
| DAVIN J BOWERMAN | 24 SR WARDEN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JAMES B BRIGGS | 23 MASTER/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JOSEPH J GLASS | 24 TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEREK K HILSON | 23 TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOB D JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL V SARVER | 24 MASTER/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| B JACOB WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS A BROWN | 24 TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 197, EUREKA, CA 95502-0197
- In care of
- % WILLIAM J LAMBO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WILLIAM A MCBROOME, 3200 LITTLE POND ST, MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM J LAMBO, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (707) 443-3079
- Website
- WWW.HUMBOLDTLODGE79.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CUNNINGHAM MALONE & MORTON
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-0487751 or by the name FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
MASONRY IS THE WORLD'S FIRST AND LARGEST FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION. IT IS A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND A SYSTEM OF ETHICS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT EACH MAN HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPROVE HIMSELF WHILE BEING DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY, FAITH, COUNTRY AND FRATERNITY. AS MASONS, WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE, GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES, AND SUPPORT NUMEROUS MASONIC PHILANTROPHIES. WE INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OUR FUTURE. OUR MISSION IS GUIDED BY THE ENDURING AND RELEVANT TENANTS OF OUR FRATERNITY--BROTHERLY LOVE, RELIEF AND TRUTH--AND OUR CORE VALUES, WHICH INCLUDE ETHICS, TOLERANCE, PERSONAL GROWTH, PHILATHROPY, FAMILY AND FREEDOM. WE APPLY MASONIC PRINCIPLES IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AMD COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS EACH YEAR.
Program accomplishments
- ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES DEALS WITH FAMILY. WE STRIVE TO BE BETTER SPOUSES, PARENTS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED. WE INVESTED 2,620 IN MASONIC YOUTH ORDERS. 14,797 IN ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A TIME OF NEED. 24,615 WAS SPENT ON PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS AND WIDOWS OF FORMER MEMBERS.Expenses $42,032 · revenue $7,300
- ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES DEALS WITH PERSONAL GROWTH. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CONTINUOUS PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE, ETHICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND LEADERSHIP BRINGS MORE MEANING TO OUR LIVES AND HELPS TO MAKE US BETTER CITIZENS. WE INITIATED NEW MEMBERS AND PUT ON MASONIC DEGREES FOR THESE NEW MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR. OUR PRIMARY OFFICERS ATTENDED CALIFORNIA GRAND LODGE COMMUNICATION. ALL OF OUR OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION MEETINGS. OUR LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL RETREATS AND OTHER TRAININGS. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, WE ARE BETTER ABLE TO LEAD AND MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.Expenses $15,328 · revenue $1,705
- ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES DEALS WITH PHILANTROPY. WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH CHARITABLE GIVING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND VOLUNTEERISM. WE PROVIDED 5,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. WE GAVE 11,957 TO THOSE IN NEED AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.Expenses $16,597 · revenue $269
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
- 94-0487751
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(10): Domestic fraternal society
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0214: FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,728,661
- Income (IRS master file)
- $798,009
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $798,009 | $117,927 | $5,728,661 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $840,412 | $114,237 | $5,048,579 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $643,178 | $109,365 | $4,322,404 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $11,940 | $114,419 | $3,788,591 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 94-0487751).
Questions about FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA
- What is the EIN of FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA is 94-0487751.
- Is FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(10) since 1940.
- Which annual return does FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA 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 FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA 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 FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA 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 FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WILLIAM A MCBROOME.
- Who are the officers and directors of FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $10,212 (WILLIAM J LAMBO, SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $798,009, expenses of $117,927 and total assets of $5,728,661 at year end.
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