EIN 62-1147741

Military Order of The Stars and Bars

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Military Order of The Stars and Bars cultivates friendship among confederal officer corps relatives and provides leadership through its literary, historical, benevolent, educational, and non-political mission. It awards the Douglas Southall Freeman history award annually to exceptional books on southern colonial to present-day history. MOS&B also runs a scholarship program every year for descendants of Confederate officers or government members who are matriculating from high school to college. Applications must be submitted by March. The society is located in Wilmington, NC.
Total revenues
$102,621
2022
Total expenses
$74,543
2022
Total assets
$505,289
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at Military Order of The Stars and Bars

MOS&B Scholarship program is awarded annually to genealogically proven descendants of confederate officers or members of the confederal government. Priority is given to students matriculating from high school to college. Applications are submitted by March 1st of each year to the scholarship committee. Up to six scholarships of $1,000 each are awarded annually provided there are enough qualified candidates in the pool. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited degree-granting two or four year college/university institution before funds are disbursed. Scholarship funds are placed on deposit at the institution where the person is enrolled for the benefit of the awardee. Awarded scholarships are for one year only. The MOS&B also occasionally provides small grants in support of historical preservation and other projects related to the heritage preservation. These grants are typically under $1,000.
MOS&B at the National Level provides several services to its members. The MOS&B publishes an officers call magazine four times each year. The magazine is sent to active members and published articles on current events across the organziation, historical articles of the WBTS, etc. Expenses are cost of printing and postage. MOS&B holds an national convention each year at which time recognition and service awards are made to those members identified by their chapters, state societies and national officers. The MOS&B incurs national operation expenses including printing, postage, office supplies, toll-free national telephone number, advertising and promotion, liability insurance for the officers and Board of Directors, and annual CPA accounting services. Magazine publishing expenses totaled $18,651.
MOS&B Literary awards are awarded annually to when qualified receipients are nominated. The Douglas Southall Freeman history award for the best published book of high merit in the field of southern history beginning with the colonial period to the present time; the Randall Bracin Jones History teacher of the year is given to an outstanding history teacher who has been nominated by a member; The Jones Esten Cooke Fiction award for the best pubished book of fiction that portrays characters and events dealing with the war between the states, confederate heritage or southern history in a historically accurate fashion, and the General Basil W. Duke Award for the best re-issurance of out of print books that accurately present the history of The War for Soutern Independence. Each award receipient receives a check and an appropriate trophy. The Freeman and Cooke Awards are presented to the author. The Jones Award is presented to the teacher. The Freeman Award has been given since 1989, The Jones Award beginning in 2014, The Cooke Award since 1989, and the Duke Award since 1997. In 2020, $3,500 was awarded to four receipients for the Freeman, Jones, Cooke, and Duke Awards.

Personnel at Military Order of The Stars and Bars

NameTitleCompensation
Byron E BradyExecutive Director / Chief of Staff / Commander General and Administrator / LT Commander General / Anv Executive Councilor$12,000
David EdwardsAnv Commander$0
David J StringfellowLT Commander General / Anv Executive Councilor$0
Dennis D BrandAtm Commander$0
Joseph J SmithCommander General and Administrator / LT Commander General / Adjutant General$0
...and 43 more key personnel

Financials for Military Order of The Stars and Bars

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$64,753
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$13,485
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$15,617
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$8,622
Miscellaneous revenues$144
Total revenues$102,621

Form 990s for Military Order of The Stars and Bars

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-07-12990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
2018-122019-08-17990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
May 22, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
April 13, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
April 5, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
August 21, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local levelProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
6377 Pine Grove Dr
Wilmington, NC 28409
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Website URL
militaryorderofthestarsandbars.org/ 
Phone
(910) 395-4499
IRS details
EIN
62-1147741
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
NAICS code, primary
813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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