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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA.

Totals

Total revenue
$418,513
Total expenses
$312,388
Contributions and grants received
$114,004
Grants paid
$37,191
Program service revenue
$34,138
Investment income
$1,360
Other revenue
$269,011
Total assets, end of year
$1,613,952
Total liabilities, end of year
$121,742
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,492,210
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $61,363

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $32,798

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $8,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $11,843

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $34,118 · related or exempt $34,118

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $20 · unrelated business $20

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,360 · excluded $1,360

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $117,924

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $32,798

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $89,543

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,381 · excluded $28,381

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $970,350

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $820,165

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $150,185 · unrelated business $6,468 · excluded $143,717

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $362,457

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $273,329

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $89,128 · related or exempt $89,128

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,317 · related or exempt $1,317

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,317

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $27,191

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,102

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,442

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,781

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $900

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,643

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,617

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,175

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,547

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,114

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $48,824

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,391

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $78,966

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES

    total $16,646

  • 24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEE EXPENSE

    total $12,494

  • 24d · Other expenses: LODGE SUPPLIES

    total $5,941

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,614

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $217,668 · end of year $310,087

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $99,025 · end of year $98,148

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $8,200 · end of year $8,825

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,251,166

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,054,903

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,199,250 · end of year $1,196,263

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $629 · end of year $629

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $450 · end of year $7,088

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $134,676 · end of year $110,832

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,561 · end of year $3,822

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,386,085 · end of year $1,492,210

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO INCULCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY; TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD; TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM; TO CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP; TO PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNEMENT, THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVICE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT "ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE".

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INCULCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY; TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD; TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT O F AMERICAN PATRIOTISM; TO CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP; TO PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNEMENT, THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVICE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT "ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE".

  • HALL IS DONATED TO NUMEROUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNDRAISING PURPOSES. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO CENTER FOR AUTISM, VARIOUS LOCAL HIGHSCHOOLS IN THE LOCAL AREA AS WELL AS FUNDRAISERS FOR THEIR BAND AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, HUMANE SOCIETY, ETC. THE HALL IS DONATED A MINIMUM OF 30 TIMES A YEAR AND IF NOT DONATED IT WOULD RENT FOR APPROXIMATELY $500-$900.

  • THE ELKS LODGE PROVIDES COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVES, VETERAN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY, VETERAN'S BBQ. IN SEPTEMBER THE LODGE PROVIDES FOOD TO ALL EMS, POLICE, OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. THE LODGE ALSO SPONSORS MANY ATHLETIC AND YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDING A GOLF TOURNAMENT, HOOP SHOOT FOR AREA CHILDREN, SCHOLARSHIP FUND, BOY SCOUTS, DRUG FREE EVENTS, BASEBALL TEAMS ETC.

  • THE LODGE DONATES MONEY, CLOTHING, HAIRCUTS AND GIFTS EACH MONTH TO OUR ADOPTED WARD AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS. THEY ALSO DONATE TO THE USO, FISCHER HOUSE, SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND BACKSTOPPERS.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ed Schloemer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kerry Daniels

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Horvath

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James F Ruckman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neil Helfer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Cook

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Brian Lawson

    LOYAL KNIGHT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Stein

    LECTURING KNIGHT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amber Crossfield

    LEADING KNIGHT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Roberts

    EXAULTED RULER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Lisa Byrne

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $1,102
    From this org
    $1,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Charlie Robers

    ESQUIRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Rallo

    TILER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Hennessey

    INNER GUARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
19 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432639349300113

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