2026-07-15T12:37:23-07:00 2026-03-31 371057420 Richard J Breslin Certified Public Accountant 505 South Illinois Street Belleville IL 62220 990 2025-04-01 370174410 BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA BENE 6188064499 30 East Main Street Belleville IL 62220 Chris Ord Secretary 6188064499 2026-07-06 1 Richard Breslin P00119952 6182359811 2026-07-05 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z John Schaberg 30 East Main Street Belleville IL 62220 184672 0 1156 X X 1899 IL The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, whose motto is Elks Care, Elks Share, is the nation's second-largest provider of scholarships. The organization also provides funding for the Elks Crippled Children Fund and endeavors to provide assistance to needy children 5 5 0 20 0 0 21936 25006 0 0 111878 159666 1506 0 135320 184672 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49828 35723 49828 35723 85492 148949 835526 974363 11418 1306 824108 973057 Providing benefits to the community, by means of the operation of a benevolent fraternal organization, through the granting of scholarships, providing funding for a crippled children fund, sponsoring youth activities, and providing opportunities for members to donate their time and service to benevolent community activities. 0 0 The conducting of lodge activities which provide the structure and administration to enable the benevolent organization to carry out its mission. The activities include sponsoring dinners for armed services veterans, providing a variety of personal items to needy veterans, organizing visitations to veterans, organizing visitations to local nursing homes to benefit the elderly, contributing to the Elks National Foundation, sponsoring a Hoop Shoot for local youths, participating in the local Shriners' parade, and funding drug awareness publications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Elks Lodge 481 Secretary Treasurer 6188064499 30 East Main Street Belleville IL 62220 X Richard Grumley Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Thomas Dinges Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Debbie Kattenbraker Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 William Wetzig Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Timothy Richards Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 John Schaberg Exalted Ruler 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robin Lemay Treasurer 1 0 X 0 0 0 Chris Ord Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10195 0 0 0 14811 0 25006 0 159666 159666 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184672 159666 0 0 1116 1045 4809 2534 3302 2967 Special events 1811 Grant expenditures 11000 Scholarships 6000 Lodge expenses 415 724 35723 0 0 0 18814 29286 54227 188409 215817 0 186455 215817 576030 540851 835526 974363 6286 5132 1306 11418 1306 X 824108 973057 0 0 824108 973057 835526 974363 148949 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 13000 13000 0 202817 0 202817 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215817 0 Real estate taxes received and unremitted 1306 1306 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The fraternal organization has a general membership comprised of individuals who are dues-paying members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The fraternal organization holds annual elections during which all members of the general membership have the power to elect members of the governing board Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b All governance decisions made by the board of trustees are subject to approval by the general membership of the fraternal organization Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b During the year the fraternal organization hed no committees with the power to act on behalf of the organization Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization's trustees congregate at a scheduled meeting to review the annual financial information and the federal Form 990 prior to its submission. During the review process the trustees are afforded the opportunity to raise questions or issues with regard to all filings and the figures used to prepare the reports. All questions or issues are resolved prior to the filing of the federal Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Requests are evaluated prior to response. The organization responds to requests by making copies of its governing documents and financial information available upon an "upon request" basis