Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320

Public charity · Grantmaker Bellflower, CA EIN: 95-0751443

A man who strives to improve himself can also improve his community and the world at large. This is the mission of the Masons of California. Through Masonic principles and tradition, we foster personal growth and improve the lives of others.

Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320 at a glance

Total assets
$1,848,252
+3.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$141,203
+70.2% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$124,703
+88.6% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$86,846
+6.4% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Bellflower

How Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320 gives

  • Giving fell 43% from 2020 to 2023. 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$30KTotal only2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2019) to $25K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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
Bellflower Masonic Temple Assn Bellflower, CAFor Building Operation and Maintenance$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
2024$1,848,252$141,203$86,846——$124,703
2023$1,784,979$82,966$81,632$10,0001$66,115
2022$1,756,333$74,268$93,414$25,0001$61,505
2021$1,918,615$55,171$78,356$16,0001$32,476
2020$1,767,621$31,389$74,854$17,4001$19,332
2019$1,761,564$56,349$72,461$500Total only$35,657

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

About Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320

Based on IRS filings

Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320 is a public charity, based in Bellflower, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $125K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320's 2024 filing lists 5 officers; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • John Lane

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    $4K (2020) → $9K (2024)

  • Amador Cruz

    Master

    Master → Junior Warden, 2020

    Junior Warden → Master, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aethelstan Ouano

    Senior Warden

    Senior Warden → Master, 2021

    Master → Senior Warden, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Cruz Jr.

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Gomez

    Junior Warden

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: David F Cantrell Jr. (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Dale Quelle (2019–2021) — Junior Warden
  • Former: Bernard Alegre (2021) — Senior Warden
  • Former: Danilo Manalansan (2019) — Junior Warden

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

John Lane — Secretary: $9KJohn LaneSecretary$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $9K, to John Lane (Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320

How large is Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320?

Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320 reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $141K.

Where does Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320 operate?

Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320 has awarded grants in California.

What is Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320's EIN?

Free and Accepted Masons Bellflower Lodge No 320's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-0751443. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 17, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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