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Nonprofit · EIN 04-6050224

VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE

Tax-exempt · HACKETTSTOWN, NJ 07840

Financials

$122K$237K2023$129K$269K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$129,321$269,497-$140,176$10,933,098$0$10,933,098
December 31, 2023990$122,434$237,180-$114,746$9,979,683$0$9,979,683
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$122,694
Membership dues
$110,669
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$6,627

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$99,800
Benefits paid to members
$26,700
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$17,400
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$17,400
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$8,717
Travel
$31,383
Program services (functional)
$228,407
Management and general (functional)
$41,090

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$9,979,683
Total assets, end of year
$10,933,098
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$10,933,098
Publicly traded securities
$10,871,436
Net assets without donor restrictions
$9,491,695
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,441,403
Gross receipts
$129,321
Employees
0
Volunteers
15
Year formed
1899
State of legal domicile
CT

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARLENE PATIENTGRAND SECRET
Trustee or director, Officer
30$7,800
KEVIN DEFEOGRAND TREASU
Trustee or director, Officer
20$7,800
LILLIAN MOOREVICE GRAND S
Trustee or director, Officer
4$1,800
JOHN HANRIGHTGRAND MASTER
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
TOM CLEVELANDVICE GRAND M
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
DEBORAH LARSSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
ANTONIO SPARGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
JOHN ERICKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
DONNA ENGLUNDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
OLLIE WICKSTROMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARLENE PATIENTGRAND SECRET
Trustee or director, Officer
30$8,450
KEVIN DEFEOGRAND TREASU
Trustee or director, Officer
20$8,450
LILLIAN MOOREVICE GRAND S
Trustee or director, Officer
4$1,800
JOHN HANRIGHTGRAND MASTER
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
TOM CLEVELANDVICE GRAND M
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
DEBORAH LARSSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
ANTONIO SPARGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
JOHN ERICKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
DONNA ENGLUNDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
OLLIE WICKSTROMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
38 SCANDIA RD, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ 07840-5302
Mailing address (990-N for 2009)
2325 So Alice, Sioux City IA 51106
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KEVIN DEFEO, 38 VASA DRIVE, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ 07840
Principal officer (990-N for 2009)
Iva Taylor, 2325 South Alice, Sioux City IA 51106
Signed the 990
KEVIN DEFEO, GRAND TREASURER
Phone
(408) 268-7250
Return prepared by
H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE GRAND LODGE VASA ORDER OF AMERICA IS TO TO RENDER AID AND ASSISTANCE TO SICK MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, WHETHER SUCH SICKNESS BE TEMPORARY OR INCURABLE, AND TO RENDER PECUNIARY AID TOWARD DEFRAYING THE FUNERAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL INTERCOURSE AMONG ITS MEMBERS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRAND LODGE VASA ORDER OF AMERICA COMPRISE THE FOLLOWING: 1. TO PERPETUATE THE NOBLE HERITAGE OF OUR FOREFATHERS AND TO FOSTER NORDIC CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY ENCOURAGEMENT AND EXAMPLE TO ITS MEMBERS. 2. WITH OUR MOTTO GENEROSITY, TRUTH AND UNITY AS A FOUNDATION, ENDEAVOR TO PERPETUATE THE MORAL AND SOCIAL STANDARDS OF ITS MEMBERS IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE HIGH IDEALS AND REPUTATION OF ITS PEOPLE. 3. TO INTEREST AND ASSIST THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS IN THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE ORDER BY SUPPORTING THE INSTITUTION AND PROGRESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CLUBS WITHIN THE ORDER. 4. TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN FUNDS FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF TO ITS MEMBERS IN NEED OF S

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • OLD AGE AND NEEDY BENEFIT FUND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS IN NEED. BENEFITS WERE PAID TO 20 SICK AND NEEDY MEMBERS OF THE VASA ORDER OF AMERICA IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. IN JULY 2022, VASA MEMBERS FROM SWEDEN, CANADA,AND THE UNITED STATES GATHERED IN PHILADELPHIA TO ATTEND THE 40TH QUADRENNIAL CONVENTION OF THE GRAND LODGE - VASA ORDER OF AMERICA. THE GRAND LODGE DELEGATES SPENT MANY HOURS IN COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THEN, GATHERING WITH ALL THE VOTING MEMBERS - MAKING DECISIONS THAT WILL AFFECT THE FUTURE OF THE VASA ORDER OF AMERICA.
    Expenses $73,228
  • SUPPORTS THE VASA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC. THE VASA NATIONAL ARCHIVES IS THE REPOSITORY FOR THE FOLLOWING: -VASA HISTORICAL RECORDS FOR ALL LODGE LEVELS -SCANDINAVIAN IMMIGRANT HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ARTIFACTS -MEMBER FAMILY HISTORIES AND GENEALOGICAL RECORDS -A LIBRARY OF OLD SWEDISH BOOKS AND SWEDISH-AMERICAN BOOKS PUBLISHED IN SWEDISH -A COLLECTION OF NOTABLE SWEDISH-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA.
    Expenses $50,000 · grants $50,000
  • PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEMBER MAGAZINE, VASA STAR. THE VASA STAR FOCUSES UPON SHARING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND NEWS FROM DISTRICT AND LOCAL LODGES AND GRAND LODGE REPORTS AND NEWS. THE VASA STAR REACHES OVER 7,500 MEMBERS.
    Expenses $54,379
  • THE EDUCATIONAL FUND PROVIDES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO WORTHY STUDENTS ENROLLED OR ACCEPTED FOR ENROLLMENT, IN ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS FOR HIGHER LEARNING - 19 SCHOLARSHIPS OF APPROX. 1,500 EACH WERE AWARDED IN 2022. THE FUND ALSO PROVIDES SWEDISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOLARSHIPS AT CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES (A PROGRAM OF CONCORDIA COLLEGE) IN MINNESOTA. THE FUND ALSO PAYS FOR REASONABLE STUDENT TRAVEL EXPENSES TO MINNESOTA.
    Expenses $50,800 · grants $49,800

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-6050224
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Organization other than a public charity or private foundation; Group exemption; Fraternal lodge, deductible only for charitable purposes
Exempt since
1945
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
0817 (120 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$10,933,098
Income (IRS master file)
$129,321

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$129,321$269,497$10,933,098IRS
990December 2023$122,434$237,180$9,979,683XML
990December 2022$245,222$337,668$8,887,542IRS
990December 2021$432,799$276,251$10,773,576IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2009
Officer: Iva Taylor
April 30, 2010≤ $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 04-6050224).

Questions about VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE

What is the EIN of VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE is 04-6050224.
Is VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(8) since 1945.
Are donations to VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation; Group exemption; Fraternal lodge, deductible only for charitable purposes).
Which annual return does VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE 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 VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KEVIN DEFEO.
Who are the officers and directors of VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $7,800 (MARLENE PATIENT, GRAND SECRET).
How much revenue does VASA ORDER OF AMERICA THE GRAND LODGE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $129,321, expenses of $269,497 and total assets of $10,933,098 at year end.

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