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US nonprofit · EIN 370154973 · Springfield, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 370154973)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2020.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code EO,GROUP,LODGE), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Illinois

Revenue
$2.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$28.9m
$13.3m liabilities
Net assets
$15.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
4.8y av
Staff
10
300 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Illinois' network

8 people5 organisationsi8 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (22) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Angelo DeserioJunior Grand Warden2025
1 yr
Anthony CraccoGrand Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Christopher BothJunior Grand Deacon2025
1 yr
David LynchGrand Master2018
8 yrs
Franklin E Cline (also filed as Franklin Cline)Grand Secretary, COO2018
8 yrs
James WilliamsSenior Grand Warden2024
2 yrs
Joseph FerrellDeputy Grand Master2020
6 yrs
Patrick GrubbsSenior Grand Deacon2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Anna SinnottController2025

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Anna SinnottController40$103k
Franklin ClineGrand Secretary, COO30$77k$11k
David LynchGrand Master26$36k$31k
Anthony CraccoGrand Treasurer12$10k
Joseph FerrellDeputy Grand Master15$0
James WilliamsSenior Grand Warden15$0
Angelo DeserioJunior Grand Warden15$0
Patrick GrubbsSenior Grand Deacon5$0
Christopher BothJunior Grand Deacon5$0

About

Legal name
Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Illinois
EIN
370154973
Address
3731 Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL, 62711-6261
State
Illinois
Mission
The purpose of the grand lodge is to manage and support free masonry within the state of illinois. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)10 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1847
Principal officer
Franklin E Cline (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1940
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
EO,GROUP,LODGE

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Related organisations (Schedule R)

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Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAnthony Cracco
≥8years on the filingsDavid Lynch
≥8years on the filingsFranklin E Cline
≥6years on the filingsJoseph Ferrell

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$28.9m
Total liabilities
$13.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$15.6m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$1.4m
Employees
10
Volunteers
300

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.2m$1.9m$282k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.