ANCIENT FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CT GRAND LODGE
EIN 06-0243277 · Education (B)
What they do
GRAND LODGE of AF & AM of CONNECTICUT is THE GOVERNING BODY OVERSEEING ALL LODGES and MASONS IN CONNECTICUT. FREEMASONRY is A CHARITABLE, BENEVOLENT, EDUCATIONAL and RELIGIOUS SOCIETY. CHARITABLE IN THAT IT is NOT ORGANIZED for PROFIT BUT for THE PROMOTION of THE WELFARE and HAPPINESS of MANKIND; BENEVOLENT IN THAT IT TEACHES and EXEMPLIFIES ALTRUISM AS A DUTY; EDUCATIONAL IN THAT IT TEACHES BY CEREMONIES A SYSTEM of MORALITY and BROTHERHOOD; RELIGIOUS IN THAT IT TEACHES MONOTHEISM and A REVERENCE for GOD, BY WHATEVER NAME. FREEMASONRY IMPRESSES UPON ITS MEMBERS THE PRINCIPLES of PERSONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS and PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, ENLIGHTENS THEM AS to THOSE THINGS WHICH MAKE for HUMAN WELFARE, and INSPIRES THEM WITH THAT FEELING of CHARITY, or GOODWILL, TOWARDS ALL MANKIND WHICH WILL MOVE THEM to TRANSLATE PRINCIPLE and CONVICTION INTO ACTION.
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They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $237,639 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (24)
JAMES M ANDERSONGRAND SECRET
THOMAS J GONDEKGRAND TREASU
JAMES MORANGRAND JUNIOR
WILLIAM L GREENEGRAND TRUSTE
SHANE DUFRESNESENIOR GRAND
ROBERT F POLITO JRGRAND TRUSTE
RINALDO F MAGLIANODEPUTY GRAND
RICHARD C MEMMOTT JRGRAND TILER
NICHOLAS H IVESGRAND SENIOR
MICHAEL ABRAHAMSONASSOC GRAND
MATTHEW GRIFFINGRAND MARSHA
MARK H HAWKINSGRAND SENIOR
JAMES SARACENIGRAND JUNIOR
GREGORY WHITEHOUSEDEPUTY GRAND
GARY GRAHAMGRAND ORGANI
FREDERICK MARRIOTIASSOC GRAND
F MATTHEW HEINRICH JRGRAND JUNIOR
EDWARD C PAGEGRAND MASTE
DAVID STEWARTGRAND HISTOR
DANIEL W NICHOLSASSOC GRAND
CHARLES B FOWLER JRGRAND TRUSTE
CARL H ANDERSONGRAND ALMONE
BRUCE BELLMOREGRAND CHAPLI
BRIAN E BEALSDEPUTY GRAND
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1943
- Location
- 69 MASONIC AVE, WALLINGFORD, CT 06492-3019
- County
- New Haven
- In care of
- EDWARD C PAGE
- Primary officer
- EDWARD C PAGE, GRAND MASTER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- March 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- COMER & COMPANY CPAS LLC
- NTEE classification
- Education (B)
- IRS tax category
- Education
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes