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MASONIC LIBRARYMUSEUM FOUNDATION OF LOUISIANA INC

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MASONIC LIBRARYMUSEUM FOUNDATION OF LOUISIANA INC

EIN 27-1366610

What they do

THE MASONIC LIBRARY MUSEUM FOUNDATION of LOUISIANA, INC. WAS CREATED for THE PURPOSE to PRESERVE RECORDS, ARTIFACTS and MEMORABILIA CONCERNING THE FRATERNITY of MASONRY IN GENERAL and MASONRY IN PARTICULAR, and to DISPLAY ITEMS of HISTORY and MASONIC HISTORY to THE PRESENT TIME. WE HAVE A LARGE FACILITY for THE DISPLAY of ARTIFACTS, MEMORABILIA and BOOKS PERTAINING to HISTORY and MASONRY. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NUMEROUS BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY PERTAINING to HISTORY, MASONIC HISTORY, HISTORY IN GENERAL, REFERENCE BOOKS and PERIODICALS AVAILABLE to THE GENERAL PUBLIC FIVE DAYS A WEEK. THE MUSEUM CONTAINS SUBJECTS of AMERICAN ART, PORTRAITS and STATUES of HISTORICAL PEOPLE, MASONIC ARTIFACTS and NON-MASONIC ARTIFACTS ON DISPLAY IN CASES and ON TABLES THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE for MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS and THE MUSEUM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994 and THEY HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY EXPANDED and DEVELOPED, and WILL CONTINUE to BE SO BY ADDING DISPLAY CASES and BOOKS EACH

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Of every $100 spent, about $95.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders1 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

65.45%of revenue went to mission work95.1% of expenses · Program services
$68.79spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
3.35%of revenue went to management and office costs4.9% of expenses
$10.90in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
17.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

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Total reported revenue$43,499
Mission workProgram services$28,46965.45% of revenue95.1% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$1,4563.35% of revenue4.9% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$13,57431.21% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$29,92568.79% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 95.1% mission · 4.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.79% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 14.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 32.30% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 27.5% mission · 72.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 156.22% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 98.6% mission · 1.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 26.38% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 96.6% mission · 3.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 27.69% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 98.3% mission · 1.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 834.54% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.08% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 99.8% mission · 0.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.64% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$43,499
Expenses$29,925
Annual surplus $13,574 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$28,469 · 95.1% of expenses
Management and office costs$1,456 · 4.9% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$43,499
Expenses$29,925
Assets$326,212
Income$43,499
Contributions$7,425
Mission work (program services)$28,469
Management and general$1,456
Accounting fees$16,025
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (1)

STEVEN PENCEGRAND SECRET

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2010
Location
5746 MASONIC DR, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301-2632
County
Rapides
In care of
% JEFF WEBB
Primary officer
STEVEN PENCE, GRAND SECRETARY

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
October 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
HEBERT CARBO & CRUTCHFIELD CPAS

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