Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Connecticut Frederick 14

“Section a, line 2 - one officer owns a small equipment sales and repair shop and customers may include members of the lodge including other officers.”

“The organization is organized by grant of charter of the grand lodge of connecticut which is a non-stock, not-for-profit association. All members have an equal right to approve significant decisions made regarding the organization.”

“Every member of the organiztion constitutes a member of the governing body. Each member has the right to elect new members into the organization, thereby electing a new member of the governing body. The members listed on page 7, part vii, of the form 990 are those members who, as officers and trustees, have active roles and responsibilities necessary to facilitate the furtherance and contunuance of the organization's mission.”

“Decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by the members present when those decisions are delivered at stated meeting times announced in writing in advance of the meeting. Every member present has an equal right to approval or disapproval. The members listed on page 7, part vii, of the form 990 are those members who, as officers and trustees, have active roles and responsibilities necessary to facilitate the furtherance and contunuance of the organization's mission.”

“Form 990 is reviewed by the signing officer before being filed. Form 990 is available upon request to any member of the governing body.”

“Thoe organization makes its form 990 available upon request.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents available to the public. The organization does not have a written conflict of interest policy. The organization does not make its financial reports available to the public.”

“Freemasonry is a charitable benevolent, educational and religious society. Freemasonry impresses upon its members the principles of personal righteousness and personal responsibility, enlightens them as to those things which make for human welfare, and inspires them with that feeling of charity, or goodwill, towards all mankind which will move them to translate principle and conviction into action.”