Knights Templar of the United States of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
390845462
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Dousman, WI, USA
Phone
2629652200
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fraternal Societies

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,745
Expenses
$36,419
Assets
$590,596
Liabilities
$900

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID A HINNERS (GRAND TREASU): $1,200 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We are a masonic fraternal organization supporting masonic related groups to raise funds for medical and educational assistance.

What it reported doing in 2024

Grand conclave costs - the grand conclave is an annual event used to promote a brotherly feeling within the organization.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 62% for direct work, 5% for grants, and 33% for member benefits.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 15
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.8%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 22.7%; rating input score 23
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 35.8%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 16.22; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12.8% of revenue deployed · 22.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 13/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.