Editing Ordo Templi Orientis (section)

===National===
# At the national level, the highest body is the Grand Lodge, which is ruled by the National Grand Master. Within the Grand Lodge is an Executive Council, which consists of the Board of Directors, who are the National Grand Master, the Grand Secretary General, and the Grand Treasurer General.
# The Supreme Grand Council consists of members of the VII° appointed by the National Grand Master X°. They are charged with:
#*the government of the whole of the Lovers Triad
#*Hearing and deciding appeals of the decisions of the Electoral College
#*Hearing reports of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General VII° as to the affairs of the Initiate members of the Lovers Triad
# The Electoral College consists of eleven members of the V° and is the first of the governing bodies. Its primary duty is to oversee the affairs of the Man of Earth Triad.

O.T.O. has a federally recognized tax-exempt status in the United States under [[U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] section 501c(3). It also has California charitable corporation status.

====Grand Lodges====
The US Grand Lodge is the governing body of O.T.O. in the United States. The U.S. National Grand Master is Sabazius X°, who was appointed in 1996.

According to its website, the Mission Statement of U.S.G.L. is as follows:
{{blockquote|Ordo Templi Orientis U.S.A. is the U.S. Grand Lodge (National Section) of Ordo Templi Orientis, a hierarchical, religious membership organization. Our mission is to effect and promote the doctrines and practices of the philosophical and religious system known as Thelema, with particular emphasis on cultivating the ideals of individual liberty, self-discipline, self-knowledge, and universal brotherhood. To this end, we conduct sacramental and initiatory rites, offer guidance and instruction to our members, organize social events, and engage in educational and community service activities at locations throughout the United States.<ref name="mission">O.T.O. [http://oto-usa.org/mission.html US Grand Lodge Program Synopsis and Mission Statement].</ref>}}

As of Feb 28, 2014, US Grand Lodge had 1,508 members in 62 local bodies.<ref>{{Citation |title=usgl_annual_report_IVxxi.pdf |url=http://oto-usa.org/static/usgl_annual_report_IVxxi.pdf |access-date=2014-06-04}}</ref> The UK Grand Lodge is the governing body of O.T.O. in the United Kingdom. The UK National Grand Master is Frater Hyperion X°, who was appointed in 2005 (93 years after the last Grand Master for the UK, Aleister Crowley, was elevated to that office). The Australian Grand Lodge is the governing body of O.T.O. in Australia and its territories were chartered in April 2006. The A.G.L. National Grand Master is Frater Shiva X°. The Croatian Grand Lodge is the governing body of O.T.O. in Croatia and its territories, chartered in May  2014. The C.G.L. National Grand Master is Frater Abrasax X°. The Italian Grand Lodge is the governing body of O.T.O. in Italy and its territories, chartered in May  2014. The I.G.L. National Grand Master is Frater Phanes X°.