Fraternal Order of Eagles
Promote brotherhood and fraternalism through our organization and community by giving to those less fortunate and lessening ills of all of those we can.
Fraternal Order of Eagles at a glance
In short: Fraternal Order of Eagles gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,500
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,250
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,250
- Total assets
- $246,109
- +79.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fraternal Order of Eagles funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fairdale High School Booster Club ($15K). Together the top 2 received $25K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Fraternal Order of Eagles gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $30K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $25K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fairdale High School Booster Club Fairdale, KY | To assist atheletic program where state and federal funds fall short. Facilities meals transportation etc | $14,500 |
| Fraternal Order of Eagles Charity Foundation Grove City, OH | These funds will be distributed between ten different causes together with funds from other parts of the united states and canada. This foundation then issues grants to the same geographic area for research or other purposes only if the oranization meets the strict criteria that all recipients must follow | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $246,109 | $252,090 | $143,538 | $24,500 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | $136,941 | $141,490 | $132,851 | $22,897 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | $129,367 | $118,416 | $109,819 | $14,844 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $130,168 | $131,104 | $112,423 | $29,831 | 1 | $6 |
| 2021 | $113,828 | $106,873 | $80,024 | $17,757 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $84,009 | $71,182 | $68,986 | $15,704 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $85,523 | $67,994 | $63,650 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Fraternal Order of Eagles
Based on IRS filings
Fraternal Order of Eagles is a public charity, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $246K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $25K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fraternal Order of Eagles is led by James Drury, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Drury
President
Secretary → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Wittry
Trustee
Vice President → Chaplain, 2021
Chaplain → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Bryant
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Easley Jr.
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Mitchell
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Shearer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Bowling
Secretary
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Nejdl
Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Kutinac
Past President
President → Past President, 2023
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
John Ramsier
Conductor
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Danny Lucart (2019–2024) — Conductor
- Former: Doug Garr (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Greg Coy (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Mitchell (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: James Turner (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert Sample (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Michael Thacker (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Russell Drury (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jimmy Drury (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Henry Risch (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Haner (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Bill Drury (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Armando Albiter (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Slack (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Greg Bowling (2019) — Conductor
- Former: Lee Neidjl (2019) — President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Fraternal Order of Eagles
How much does Fraternal Order of Eagles give each year?
Fraternal Order of Eagles gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $23K across 2 grants.
How large is Fraternal Order of Eagles?
Fraternal Order of Eagles reported $246K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $252K.
Where does Fraternal Order of Eagles operate?
Fraternal Order of Eagles has awarded grants in Kentucky, Ohio.
What is Fraternal Order of Eagles's EIN?
Fraternal Order of Eagles's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7138231. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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