Nonprofit · EIN 23-7145169
FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN
Also known as GROUP RETURN
Tax-exempt · DOUSMAN, WI 53118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,689,211 | $1,311,199 | $1,378,012 | $21,874,828 | $101,172 | $21,773,656 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $780,804
- Program service revenue
- $127,112
- Investment income
- $855,756
- Net rental income
- $286,237
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $141,556
- Other revenue
- $925,539
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $99,609
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $17,770
- Other salaries and wages
- $109,819
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $127,819
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $145,338
- Travel
- $19,644
- Depreciation
- $58,163
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,260,143
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,874,828
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $101,172
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,773,656
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,439,765
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,829,034
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,773,656
- Gross receipts
- $3,440,181
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 1,401
- Year formed
- 1843
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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, 2023, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICK NICKLOSOVICH | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,400 |
| KEVIN P HART | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $2,965 |
| ERIC A NIEMI | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $2,400 |
| KIRK POSER | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $2,100 |
| BRIAN BREITZMANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $2,000 |
| MIKE GORGEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,000 |
| SCOTT MULLEN | TYLER Trustee or director | 1 | $600 |
| GARY EBERT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $590 |
| MATTHEW SCHMIDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 |
| ERIC WESTERN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $150 |
| LARRY CHADDERDON | TYLER Trustee or director | 1 | $65 |
| TIMOTHY SMILLIE | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES GRENZ | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STADLER | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL LARSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
73 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MEDICI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN PARINS | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK SCHROEDER | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM FORSBERG | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK ABT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERWIN WUEHR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW KAYE | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN TALAGA | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN DENFORD JONES JR | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM JANTE | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF LITTLE | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STATZ | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE KLEINSCHMIDT | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYSON SWAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SWAN JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY MATHIS | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL MILLER | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN METZ | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE RENLY | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT HABLEWITZ | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS DEBBAN | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY BEHLING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GARY PILGRIM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK TORAASON | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN CARNINE | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE CRAMER | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MACHKOVECH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE RODDY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GENE REECE | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON GANS | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARL SIMONSON | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS GANS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SQUIRES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN PISHION | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SCHOVILLE | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES PISHION | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORVILLE OLSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROYCE JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RONALD OUTCELT | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DRYER | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON CZERWINSKI | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NOOYEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BROICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW KONRADT | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY THIELE | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW MARTINS | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADLEY E BINGHEIM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID R SCHREIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEREK MILLER | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE GOCHT | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT HOFFMAN | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES FICK | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK STECKEL | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB GRUNSETH | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN FELSKE | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HOWARD | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG LEONHARDT | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB HARYCKI | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CORNELL | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEMAR REED | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT GULBURTH | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT TURNER | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS TURNER | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF STARK | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHABERCHRIS VILLARREAL | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS VILLARREALWILLIAM LEDOUX | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LEDOUXRON SCHMEICHEL | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL PRONATH | MASTER WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH HARLAND | SENIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH REDLIN | JUNIOR WARDEN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON PASHOLK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK FOTI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE WEST | LODGE ASST SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 275 E SUNSET DR, DOUSMAN, WI 53118-5604
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- MICHAEL DEWOLF, 36275 SUNSET DRIVE, DOUSMAN, WI 53118
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL DEWOLF, GRAND SECRETARY
- Phone
- (262) 965-2200
- Website
- WWW.WISC-FREEMASONRY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE MISSION IS TO TEACH AND DEMONSTRATE A FRATERNAL WAY OF LIFE THAT PROMOTES BROTHERHOOD AND SELF IMPROVEMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, MORAL STANDARDS, CHARITY, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORTS THE WISCONSIN MASONIC HOME, INC. AND VARIOUS OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Group return. Included in a group return filed by its parent. 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 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Not on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7145169
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(10): Domestic fraternal society
- Exempt since
- 1954
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Group return
- Group exemption
- 1243: GRAND LODGE FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,874,828
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,440,181
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,689,211 | $1,311,199 | $21,874,828 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,938,173 | $1,122,192 | $11,260,143 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 23-7145169).
Questions about FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN
- What is the EIN of FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN is 23-7145169.
- Is FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(10) since 1954.
- Which annual return does FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN file?
- Form Group return. Included in a group return filed by its parent.
- When is the next return of FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN 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 FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.
- Who is the principal officer of FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names MICHAEL DEWOLF.
- Who are the officers and directors of FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 88 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,400 (NICK NICKLOSOVICH, TREASURER/SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF WISCONSIN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $2,689,211, expenses of $1,311,199 and total assets of $21,874,828 at year end.
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