Independent Order of Odd Fellows

What it reported doing in 2025

As an organization, The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, aims to provide a framework that promotes personal and social development. Lodge decrees and activities aim to improve and elevate every person to a higher, nobler plane; To extend sympathy and aid to those in need, making their burdens lighter, relieving the darkness of despair, to war against vice in every form, and to be a great moral power and influencer for the good of humanity. For members, the decrees of Odd Fellowship emphasize a leaving of the old life and the start of a better one, of welcoming travelers, and helping those in need. The command of the IOOF is to Visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphan. Specifically, IOOF today is dedicated to the following purpose: 1) To improve and elevate the character of mankind by promoting the principles of friendship, love and truth, faith, hope, charity and the universal justice. (2) To help make the world a better place to live by aiding each other, the community the less fortunate, the youth, the elderly, the environment and the community in every way possible. (3) To promote goodwill and harmony amongst the peoples and nations through the priniple of universal fraternity, holding the belief that all men and women regardless of race, nationality, religion, social status, gender, rank and station are brothers, and sisters. Ideally, an Odd Fellows Lodge is a place for fellowship in all its forms, from hanging out and just having fun, to having discussions, to networking, to collaboration on creative and constructive projects, all with an eye not only on our own satisfaction but on what we might offer to the community at large. An ideal lodge is a great venue for a lot of positive energy and all members are encouraged to contribute their share. In addition, lodges provide an international social network of brothers and sisters that extends to more than 26 countries worldwide. If traveling is an interest, membership can provide a valuable network that will very much welcome an international visitor, and assist in their enterprises and certainly their travels whenever possible. In 2025, we assisted the community and charity functions. Doing non-profit work as needed or requested within the communities and around the state as needed.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
• Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.1%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 25.86; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -40.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings