Illinois Masonic Charities Fund
To provide and dispense charity.
Illinois Masonic Charities Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $359,261,012
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $28,654,557
- +32.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $27,591,843
- +30.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $13,833,132
- +268.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Illinois Masonic Charities Fund funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 2 grants totaling $2.6M.
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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 | $359,261,012 | $28,654,557 | $13,833,132 | — | — | $27,591,843 |
| 2024 | $340,336,227 | $21,573,242 | $3,754,789 | — | — | $21,079,525 |
| 2023 | $302,024,494 | $19,402,552 | $3,403,348 | — | — | $18,450,422 |
| 2022 | $273,826,563 | $29,251,765 | $3,023,742 | — | — | $28,384,213 |
| 2021 | $314,503,051 | $34,913,611 | $1,868,319 | — | — | $23,880,899 |
| 2020 | $224,500,621 | $1,334,947 | $1,716,417 | — | — | $822,752 |
| 2019 | $220,200,631 | $17,429,047 | $4,026,088 | $2,553,983 | 2 | $10,711,524 |
About Illinois Masonic Charities Fund
Based on IRS filings
Illinois Masonic Charities Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in Springfield, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $359.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $27.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Illinois Masonic Charities Fund's 2025 filing lists 8 officers; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Lynch
Grand Master
Senior Grand Warden → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Grand Master, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Franklin E. Cline
Grand Secretary
Secretary → Grand Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Ferrell
Deputy Grand Master
Junior Grand Warden → Senior Grand Warden, 2022
Senior Grand Warden → Deputy Grand Master, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Cracco
Grand Treasurer
Treasurer → Grand Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Williams
Senior Grand Warden
Junior Grand Warden → Senior Grand Warden, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angelo Deserio
Junior Grand Warden
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Both
Junior Grand Deacon
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Gubbs
Senior Grand Deacon
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Austin Eugene Smith (2022–2024) — Senior Grand Warden
- Former: Michael Jackson (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Stephen Oakley (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Anthony Carcco (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Greg Clark (2019–2020) — President & Past 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 Illinois Masonic Charities Fund
How large is Illinois Masonic Charities Fund?
Illinois Masonic Charities Fund reported $359.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $28.7M.
What is Illinois Masonic Charities Fund?
Illinois Masonic Charities Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in Springfield, IL. It holds $359.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Illinois Masonic Charities Fund operate?
Illinois Masonic Charities Fund has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Illinois Masonic Charities Fund's EIN?
Illinois Masonic Charities Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-0911165. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 1, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Live grants for the work Illinois Masonic Charities Fund funds
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