Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie

Grantmaker Seymour, IN EIN: 35-0321000

The fraternal order of eagles unites fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice and equality, to make human life more desirable by lessening its ills, and by promoting peace, prosperity, gladness and hope.

Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie at a glance

In short: Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990 filing.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,415
-28.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,208
-28.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,208
Total assets
$867,045
-3.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2025 View filing

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

Who Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Foe 655 Ladies Auxilliary: $14KFoe 655 Ladies Auxilliary$14KFoe Foundation: $6KFoe Foundation$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Foe 655 Ladies Auxilliary ($14K). Together the top 2 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Grove CitySeymour

How Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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$30K1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2021) to $29K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Foe 655 Ladies Auxilliary Seymour, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$13,992
Foe Foundation Grove City, OHTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$6,423
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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$867,045$193,278$227,309$20,4152$142
2024$901,130$243,361$237,506$28,5412$1,606
2023$896,341$249,363$231,694$28,1612$540
2022$878,267$279,388$242,102$20,4952$580
2021$840,160$286,064$191,278$11,3601$55

About Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie

Based on IRS filings

Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie is a nonprofit organization, based in Seymour, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $867K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $142.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie is led by Dennis J. Wayt, President since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 6 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dennis J. Wayt

    President

    Chaplain → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    $3 (2024) → $4 (2025)

  • Earl Wesley

    Trustee

    Trustee Chairman → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2021) → $2K (2025)

  • Rickie J. Marsh

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $2K (2025)

  • Kelsie White Sr.

    Conductor

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    $4 (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Larry J. Weir

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $985 (2021) → $270 (2025)

  • Matthew R. Posey

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    $4K (2024) → $9K (2025)

  • Christian Coggin

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2 (2025)

  • Gary Wayne Browning

    Junior Past Worthy President

    Junior Past Worthy President → Chaplain, 2023

    Chaplain → Junior Past Worthy President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmy T. Clark

    Inside Guard

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua M. Hehman

    Chaplain

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Ellis McCormick (2021–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Harold D. Wineinger (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Rick L. Bearden (2021–2024) — Junior Past Worthy President
  • Former: Charles C. Bobbitt (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Marcus Garrett (2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Matthew R Posey — Secretary: $9KMatthew R PoseySecretary$9KEarl Wesley — Trustee: $2KEarl WesleyTrustee$2KRickie J Marsh — Trustee: $2KRickie J MarshTrustee$2KLarry J Weir — Treasurer: $270Larry J WeirTreasurer$270Dennis J Wayt — President: $4Dennis J WaytPresident$4Christian Coggin — Vice-President: $2Christian CogginVice-President$2

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $9K, to Matthew R Posey (Secretary). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie

How much does Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie give each year?

Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990 filing. In 2024 it gave $29K across 2 grants.

How large is Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie?

Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie reported $867K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $193K.

Where does Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie operate?

Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie has awarded grants in Indiana, Ohio.

What is Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie's EIN?

Fraternal Order of Eagles 655 Aerie's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-0321000. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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