THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF … - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1990

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

JEFFREY M WONDERLING RWGM

Phone

2159881932

Tax Period

2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31

THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA, founded in 1990, is a community nonprofit that reported $4.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue decreased 12% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $3.9M left a modest 7% surplus.

Mission

TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FOR THE USE OF FREEMASONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONSISTING OF AND DISPLAYING ITEMS RELATED TO FREEMASONRY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $3,471,331

1. MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THE MASONIC MUSEUM AND TEMPLE AT AN ANNUAL OPERATING COST OF APPROXIMATELY 2.2 MILLION IN 2022. THE MASONIC MUSEUM AND TEMPLE IS A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORICAL LANDMARK BUILT IN 1868 AND COVERS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 SQUARE FEET. IT CONTAINS SEVEN LODGE HALLS, EACH DONE IN A DIFFERENT HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. 2. THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSES OVER 135,000 OBJECTS AND SERVES AS A POPULAR RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH AND REFERENCE CONCERNING MASONIC HISTORY. THE MUSEUM COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 30,000 ITEMS. THE LIBRARY HOUSES OVER 75,000 VOLUMES AND AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 DOCUMENTS AND MANUSCRIPTS. 3. THE MUSEUM ACTIVELY COLLECTS ART AND ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST, WHILE PRESENTING DISPLAYS AND MANAGING EXHIBITS THAT ENRICH A SENSE OF MASONIC HISTORY. THE DISPLAYS IN THE MUSEUM ARE CHANGED ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO HIGHLIGHT THE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTS. 4. MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THE CIRCULATING LIBRARY OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE. 5. LIBRARY STAFF RESPONDS TO SEVERAL HUNDRED INQUIRIES FROM VARIOUS RESEARCHERS AND CATALOGUES MANUSCRIPTS/BLUE PRINTS/MINUTE BOOKS. 6. CONDUCTED TOURS OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE FOR OVER 11,000 VISITORS. THE MASONIC TEMPLE WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FIVE DAYS A WEEK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 7. THE MASONIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE OFFERED ONLINE COURSES IN MASONIC LAW, MENTOR PROGRAM, AND MASONIC HISTORY ALONG WITH REGIONAL WORKSHOPS ON MASONIC EDUCATION. 8. CONTINUED THE SPEAKER SERIES THAT IS BOTH LIVE AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE AND BROADCAST IN REAL-TIME TO REGISTERED VISITORS. 9.THE ONE NORTH BROAD (ONE) VENUE HOSTED 25 CANDLELIGHT CONCERTS AND OVER 85 SOCIAL, MASONIC AND CORPORATE EVENTS.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,579,081

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $375,805

Other Revenue $1,187,164

TOTAL REVENUE $4,142,050

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,695,578

Fundraising Expenses $20,375

Program Expenses $3,471,331

Other Expenses $2,168,885

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,864,463

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2022	2021	Change
Revenue	$4,142,050	$4,692,168	-0.1%
Expenses	$3,864,463	$3,673,881	+0.1%
Net Income	$277,587	$1,018,287	-0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$638,995

Total Directors

$436,322

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
JEFFREY M WONDERLING	R.W.G.M.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$145,001
LARRY A DERR	R.W.D.G.M.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$5,000
ROBERT A BRINK	R.W.S.G.W.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PAUL J ROUP	R.W.J.G.W.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ADAM C HEESE	R.W.G.T.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$50,000
MARK A HAINES	R.W.G.S.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$35,164	$236,321
RONALD A AUNGST SR	R.W.P.G.M.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT J BATEMAN	R.W.P.G.M.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JAY W SMITH	R.W.P.G.M.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN GARDNER	R.W.P.G.M.	0.31	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MCKEE	EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	Officer	$175,911	$26,762	$202,673
SUSAN CUNNANE	DIRECTOR OF	40.00	Highest	$136,934	$6,838	$143,772

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2022	$4,142,050	$3,864,463	No data	$277,587
2021	$4,692,168	$3,673,881	$22,455,436	$1,018,287
2020	$3,187,262	$3,859,695	$21,556,050	$-672,433
2019	$8,018,130	$3,546,287	$21,129,055	$4,471,843
2018	$4,215,704	$4,009,082	$19,407,267	$206,622
2017	$3,874,918	$3,642,678	$20,283,377	$232,240

THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA