Cataract Lodge No 2

Public charity · Grantmaker Minneapolis, MN EIN: 41-0181979

Fraternal masonic lodge with a scholarship and giving program.

Cataract Lodge No 2 at a glance

In short: Cataract Lodge No 2 gave $35K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,000
+10.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$17,500
Median grant
$17,500
Total assets
$3,169,953
+11.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Cataract Lodge No 2 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Minnehaha Lodge #165: $25KMinnehaha Lodge #165$25KSimon Says Give: $10KSimon Says Give$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Minnehaha Lodge #165 ($25K). Together the top 2 received $35K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MinneapolisWoodburyNew HopeSt. PaulEagan

How Cataract Lodge No 2 gives

  • Giving grew 250% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2019 4 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $35K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $35K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Minnehaha Lodge #165 Minneapolis, MNRoofing Project$25,000
Simon Says Give Eagan, MNFill the Backpacks$10,000
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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$3,169,953$58,153$125,548$35,0002$37,428
2024$2,852,970$66,425$114,638$31,641Total only$36,602
2023$2,223,952$54,524$90,753$5,3001$33,337
2022$2,027,476$56,363$101,051$10,0001$30,522
2021$2,293,286$48,293$82,334$11,0002$21,313
2020$1,854,601$58,857$97,772$20,0004$28,273
2019$1,658,671$41,613$99,035$16,0003$14,709

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Cataract Lodge No 2

Based on IRS filings

Cataract Lodge No 2 is a public charity, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $37K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cataract Lodge No 2's 2025 filing lists 14 officers; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Douglas J. Campbell

    Former Secretary

    Secretary → Former Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $13K (2019) → $13K (2025)

  • Andrew F. Hall

    Marshal

    Senior Warden → Master, 2023

    Master → Marshal, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David N. Kampf

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel D. Friedman

    Secretary

    Senior Warden → Master, 2024

    Master → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark A. Campbell

    Leo

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul W. Hodnefield

    Senior Deacon

    Master → Marshal, 2023

    Marshal → Senior Deacon, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Selden

    Chaplain

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey S. Nielsen

    Master

    Junior Warden → Senior Warden, 2024

    Senior Warden → Master, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Tamte

    Tyler

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel E. Waters

    Junior Deacon

    Senior Steward → Junior Deacon, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott F. Wood

    Senior Warden

    Senior Deacon → Junior Warden, 2024

    Junior Warden → Senior Warden, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cody Rasbury

    Senior Steward

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • O'Neal Hampton

    Junior Warden

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincent P. De Ruiter

    Junior Steward

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Alan Cross (2024) — Senior Steward
  • Former: Ben J. Marker (2022–2023) — Junior Deacon
  • Former: Lane F. Guyot (2023) — Junior Steward
  • Former: Terry L. Henthorn (2019–2022) — Marshal
  • Former: Alexander Benson Hunkins (2022) — Junior Deacon
  • Former: Gregory J. Marshall (2022) — Senior Steward
  • Former: Kevin M. Schwab (2022) — Tyler
  • Former: Aaron Cooney (2019–2021) — Senior Deacon
  • Former: Patrick P. Carver III (2019–2020) — Tyler
  • Former: Dominic M. Hanzely (2020) — Junior Deacon
  • Former: Arun Natarajan (2019) — Marshal
  • Former: Brian Campbell (2019) — Junior Steward
  • Former: Richard Hopkins (2019) — Senior Steward

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

Douglas Campbell — Former Secretary: $13KDouglas CampbellFormer Secretary$13K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $13K, to Douglas Campbell (Former Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Cataract Lodge No 2

How much does Cataract Lodge No 2 give each year?

Cataract Lodge No 2 gave $35K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $32K in grants paid.

How large is Cataract Lodge No 2?

Cataract Lodge No 2 reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $58K.

Where does Cataract Lodge No 2 operate?

Cataract Lodge No 2 has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Cataract Lodge No 2's EIN?

Cataract Lodge No 2's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0181979. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 19, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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