Free and Accepted Masons Carpinteria Lodge No 444

“Voting members include Elective and Appointed Officers of the lodge. Members of the lodge shall meet at stated meeting to conduct whatever business may properly come before them.”

“Elected officers shall be elected by written ballot or by majority vote at the annual meeting of the lodge.”

“Members of the lodge shall meet each month at the stated meeting to conduct whatever business may properly come before them. Any governance decision must be approved by the Lodge members.”

“F&AM Carpinteria Lodge No. 444 is a subordinate lodge of the Grand Lodge of California. The Grand Lodge of California is responsible for the preparation of the Form 990 and its supporting schedules. The Grand Lodge of California tax accountant prepares the Form 990, the the controller reviews the Form 990. The controller submits the completed Form 990 to the lodge officers for review and approval. Once approved, the Controller/accountant files the Form 990 with the IRS.”

“As required, annually, officer of the lodge signs a conflict of interest disclosure statement. In this statement, the officers disclose known, existing, potential and possible conflicts of interest. If no such interests or activities exist, the party writes the word NONE in the space provided. In addition, these statements are updated when an interested party subsequently becomes a matter of executive committee action. The interested party disclosed the circumstances to the Master. In the event the interested party in question is the master, the potential conflict is disclosed to the full members. The conflict of interest disclosure statements for officers are submitted to the members for review.”

“Compensation of officer, the Secretary of the lodge, is determined and approved by the members of the lodge.”

“Form 990 and other governing documents are available to the public at the lodge office. It will be available upon request.”

“Form 990 and other governing documents are available to the public at the lodge office. It will be available upon request”

“Ritual Expenses $1,428 Printing, Publications, Postage 415 Payroll processing expense 323 Community Improvement 220 Program Expenses 78 Miscellaneous Expenses 72 Bank Fees 14 Total $2,550”

“K. Type of Organization: Unincorporated Fraternal Organization Miscellaneous Receipts 11a Receipts from Carpinteria Hall Association, a 501(c)2 organization, net surplus amount $121000.”