Nonprofit · EIN 02-0108545
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 927 KEENE
Tax-exempt · KEENE, NH 03431
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $345,138 | $245,468 | $99,670 | $1,599,115 | $75,291 | $1,523,824 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $387,456 | $235,580 | $151,876 | $1,539,300 | $40,146 | $1,499,154 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $269,852 | $255,205 | $14,647 | $1,384,820 | $37,542 | $1,347,278 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $42,130
- Membership dues
- $25,508
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $42,154
- Net rental income
- $44,670
- Net income from fundraising events
- $40,225
- Net income from gaming
- $179,233
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$3,409
- Other revenue
- $260,854
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $23,982
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $7,500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $23,099
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,100
- Depreciation
- $6,019
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,539,300
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,599,115
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $75,291
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,523,824
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $227,931
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,090,368
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,208,655
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $315,169
- Gross unrelated business income
- $135
- Gross receipts
- $1,558,237
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1909
- State of legal domicile
- NH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMMY KEMPF | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $5,000 |
| TESS O'BRIEN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 20 | $0 | $2,500 |
| SCOTT HOYT | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDIE DANIELS | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE PATNODE | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FISHER | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS BALL | TRUSTEE - THREE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL O'BRIEN | TRUSTEE - FOUR YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM O'BRIEN | TRUSTEE - FIVE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB JONES | TRUSTEE - ONE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUBLAS HOYT | TRUSTEE - TWO YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH BUFFUM | TILER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB KEMPER | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE TUCKER-HOYT | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN BUFFIM | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER KEMPER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 15 | $5,000 |
| TESS O'BRIEN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 20 | $2,500 |
| SCOTT HOYT | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| RALPH CASTOR | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JAMES O'BRIEN | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DEB WYMAN | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS HOYT | TRUSTEE - THREE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUSS BALL | TRUSTEE - FOUR YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL O'BRIEN | TRUSTEE - FIVE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM O'BRIEN | TRUSTEE - ONE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICH HAYES | TRUSTEE - TWO YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KENNETH BUFFUM | TILER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB KEMPER | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENISE TUCKER-HOYT | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN BUFFIM | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER KEMPER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 15 | $5,000 |
| TESS O'BRIEN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 20 | $2,500 |
| SCOTT HOYT | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| RALPH CASTOR | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JAMES O'BRIEN | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DEB WYMAN | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS HOYT | TRUSTEE - FOUR YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUSS BALL | TRUSTEE - FIVE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL O'BRIEN | TRUSTEE - ONE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM O'BRIEN | TRUSTEE - TWO YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICH HAYES | TRUSTEE - THREE YEAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KENNETH BUFFUM | TILER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB KEMPER | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENISE TUCKER-HOYT | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN BUFFIM | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 81 ROXBURY ST, KEENE, NH 03431-3274
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TESS O'BRIEN, 81 ROXBURY ST, KEENE, NH 03431
- Signed the 990
- TESS O'BRIEN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (603) 357-7308
- Website
- ELKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOGANCAMP PC
Mission
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROMOTE THE VIRTUES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE, AND FIDELITY; TO PROMOTE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO FOSTER AMERICAN PATRIOTISM AND CULITVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP IN CARING FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, YOUTH, VETERANS AND OTHERS.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.
- SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY CHARITABLE AND YOUTH PROGRAMS.
- SUPPORT ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION AND VETERANS' PROGRAMS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 02-0108545
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1156: BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,599,115
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,558,237
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $345,138 | $245,468 | $1,599,115 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $387,456 | $235,580 | $1,539,300 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $269,852 | $255,205 | $1,384,820 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $302,758 | $220,320 | $1,351,508 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0108545).
Questions about BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
- What is the EIN of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA is 02-0108545.
- Is BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(8) since 1951.
- Which annual return does BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 names TESS O'BRIEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $345,138, expenses of $245,468 and total assets of $1,599,115 at year end.
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