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Form 990 for tax year 2025

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

Totals

Total revenue
$284,407
Total expenses
$275,659
Contributions and grants received
$123,050
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,146
Other revenue
$157,211
Total assets, end of year
$274,740
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,359
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$250,381
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$195,189
Fundraising expenses
$80,470
Program service expenses (Part III)
$80,471

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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

    $31,867

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $87,842

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,341

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,146 · unrelated business $4,146 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $67,858

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

    $87,842

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $58,447

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $9,411 · unrelated business $9,411

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $262,430

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $114,630

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $147,800 · unrelated business $147,800

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $6,000 · management and general $6,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $69,484 · management and general $69,484

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $970 · management and general $970

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,458 · management and general $9,458

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $599 · management and general $599

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $302 · management and general $302

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,194 · management and general $11,194

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,111 · management and general $44,111

  • 17 · Travel

    total $250 · management and general $250

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,929 · management and general $9,929

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $13,083 · management and general $13,083

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,747 · management and general $5,747

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,755 · management and general $14,755

  • 24a · Other expenses: YOUTH ACTIVITIES ELDERLY FOOD

    total $56,006 · fundraising $56,006

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNITY ENF ENV PIGGY BANK

    total $22,488 · fundraising $22,488

  • 24c · Other expenses: DRUG AWARNESS AID LODGE ETC

    total $1,976 · fundraising $1,976

  • 24d · Other expenses: OFFICER EXP AWARDS

    total $4,536 · program services $0 · management and general $4,536

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,771 · management and general $4,771

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $79,398 · end of year $83,601

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $162

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $20,286 · end of year $19,085

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $603,928

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

    $499,055

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $93,896 · end of year $104,873

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $65,887 · end of year $67,019

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,171 · end of year $24,359

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $10,203 · end of year $8,748

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

    beginning of year $265,139 · end of year $265,139

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$28,046 · end of year -$23,506

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

INVEST IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT HELP CHILDREN GROW UP HEALTHY AND DRUG FREE BY UNDERTAKING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS AND HONORING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR VETERANS

Activities or mission (Part I)

INVEST AND ADDRESS THE UNMET NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND BY HONORING THE SERVICE OF OUR VETERANS

  • YOUTH ACTIVITIES HELPS AREA CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH CLOTHING, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND TOYS.

    Expenses $47,354 · Revenue $55,338

  • ELDERLY FOOD BASKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE HOLIDAYS TO HELP PROVIDE FOOD STAPLES THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS AND THE YEAR.

    Expenses $8,652 · Revenue $11,728

  • COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ENJOY A SAFE AND FUN ENVIROMENT FOR FAMILIES TO GET TOGETHER AND ENJOY LIFE

    Expenses $12,587 · Revenue $8,762

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chris Schell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Walt Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pete Hillard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Burnett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jared Williams

    EXALTED RULER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Ken Whisenhunt

    ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Bobby Copelin

    ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Phyllis Caldwell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jason Goodner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Strasner

    ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
28 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602119349300310

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