Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley

Public charity · Grantmaker Cincinnati, OH EIN: 31-0295635

We will strive to be a fraternity that fulfills our masonic obligation to care for our members.

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley at a glance

In short: Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,080
+30.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,080
+30.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,080
Total assets
$22,748,984
+1.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Childrens Dyslexia Centers of Cincinnati: $7KChildrens Dyslexia Centers ofCincinnati$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Childrens Dyslexia Centers of Cincinnati ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Cincinnati

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Dyslexia Centers of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OHGrants for "Support a Child"$7,080
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$22,748,984$2,890,678$2,549,643$7,0801$2,062,018
2024$22,368,525$2,152,481$1,627,192$5,4111$1,603,077
2023$20,358,064$2,072,805$1,423,670$6,3091$1,290,235
2022$19,014,527$1,883,601$1,466,975——$1,102,959
2021$20,736,974$1,262,235$1,393,898——$562,625
2020$17,523,577$1,217,981$1,291,925——$406,243
2019$17,349,912$1,495,468$1,387,863——$661,649

About Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley

Based on IRS filings

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $2.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley is led by Robert Dumford, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 3 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Dumford

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $130K (2019) → $149K (2025)

  • Jeff Bickel

    Chairman

    Vice Chairman Started → Vice Chairman, 2020

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Himes

    Fraternal Secretary

    Secretary → Fraternal Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    25 hrs/week

    $37K (2019) → $47K (2025)

  • Ernest Brown

    Member - Presiding Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Tom Uhl

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cameran Shandersky

    Member - Presiding Officer

    Member-Presiding Officer → Member - Presiding Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Grant

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexander Steidle

    Member - Presiding Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Head

    Member - Presiding Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Troxell

    Member - Presiding Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Graeter

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Rich Dickerscheid (2019–2024) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Daniel Bainum (2022–2024) — Member
  • Former: Larry Gillinger (2022–2024) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Jeff Root (2023–2024) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Randy Adams (2023–2024) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Christopher Burton (2022) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Ralph McLemore (2022) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Brad Toft (2019–2021) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Brian McIntosh (2019–2021) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Don Hoffman (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Greg Stanley (2019–2021) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Karl D Akers (2019–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Todd Neumann (2019–2021) — Member-Presiding Officer
  • Former: Brent Gross (2021) — Member-Presiding Officer - Started
  • Former: Robert Welch (2021) — Member-Presiding Officer - Started
  • Former: Dwight Wilson (2019) — Member Exited
  • Former: Jeff Waltz (2019) — Vice Chairman-Exited
  • Former: Mike Stewart (2019) — Presiding Officer-Exited
  • Former: Timothy Shannon (2019) — Presiding Officer-Exited

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Robert Dumford — Executive Director: $149KRobert DumfordExecutive Director$149KMike Himes — Fraternal Secretary: $47KMike HimesFraternal Secretary$47KErnest Brown — Member - Presiding Officer: $1KErnest BrownMember - Presiding Officer$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $149K, to Robert Dumford (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley

How much does Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley give each year?

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley?

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley reported $22.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.

What is Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley?

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cincinnati, OH. It holds $22.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley operate?

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley's EIN?

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0295635. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)

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