Nonprofit · EIN 03-0104540
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 567 BENNINGTON
Tax-exempt · BENNINGTON, VT 05201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $585,072 | $662,960 | -$77,888 | $1,008,644 | $90,382 | $918,262 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $454,462 | $607,822 | -$153,360 | $906,066 | $71,148 | $834,918 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $384,956 | $489,893 | -$104,937 | $917,972 | $56,083 | $861,889 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $91,350
- Membership dues
- $62,867
- Program service revenue
- $16,562
- Investment income
- $50,208
- Net rental income
- $30,340
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $35,614
- Net income from fundraising events
- $5,053
- Net income from gaming
- $210,654
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $163,421
- Other revenue
- $426,952
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $11,800
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $27,776
- Other salaries and wages
- $76,492
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $114,919
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,184
- Occupancy
- $122,697
- Depreciation
- $13,779
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $906,066
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,008,644
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $90,382
- Net assets, end of year
- $918,262
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $254,374
- Publicly traded securities
- $533,972
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $755,974
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $162,288
- Gross unrelated business income
- $50,586
- Gross receipts
- $2,437,549
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- VT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY PINSONNEAULT | Treasurer Officer | 8 | $14,550 |
| KRISTEN LEWIS | Secretary Officer | 10 | $9,313 |
| FREDERICK GILBAR | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $1,452 |
| JOSEPH HEUSCHKEL | EST LOY KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $1,360 |
| KATHLEEN WILKINSON | EXALTED RULER Officer | 8 | $1,074 |
| CHARLES BOYLE | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| KELLY KERVAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| THOMAS KINNEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ROBERT POBLOCKI | EST LEAD KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER PONESSI | EST LEC KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $0 |
| KILLIAN KERVAN | TILER Officer | 8 | $0 |
| RUTH RUDNICK | CHAPLAIN Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY PINSONNEAULT | Treasurer Officer | 8 | $14,290 |
| KRISTEN LEWIS | Secretary Officer | 10 | $7,862 |
| JOSEPH HEUSCHKEL | INNER GUARD Officer | 8 | $1,649 |
| KATHLEEN WILKINSON | EST LEC KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $804 |
| HALEY PINSONNEAULT | EST LEAD KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $266 |
| CHARLES BOYLE | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| FREDERICK GILBAR | Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| DAVID WOODWARD | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| THOMAS KINNEY JR | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ROBERT POBLOCKI | ESQUIRE Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JOSEPH CRAWFORD | TILER Officer | 8 | $0 |
| KELLY KERVAN | EXALTED RULER Officer | 8 | $0 |
| MELVIN MILLS | EST LOY KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER NICOL | CHAPLAIN Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD ROY | INTERIM TREAS Officer | 10 | $17,456 |
| LORI PINSONNEAULT | Treasurer Officer | 8 | $6,992 |
| KRISTEN LEWIS | Secretary Officer | 10 | $4,908 |
| DENNIS HART | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| CHARLES BOYLE | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| DAVID WOODWARD | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| JOYCE MORIER | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| THOMAS KINNEY JR | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| LINDA OSLIZLO | EST LEC KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $0 |
| FREDERICK GILBAR | EST LEAD KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $0 |
| ROBERT POBLOCKI | ESQUIRE Officer | 8 | $0 |
| GREGORY PINSONNEAULT | EXALTED RULER Officer | 8 | $0 |
| TARA LERAY | TILER Officer | 8 | $0 |
| KELLY KERVAN | CHAPLAIN Officer | 8 | $0 |
| MELVIN MILLS | EST LOY KNIGHT Officer | 8 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER NICOL | INNER GUARD Officer | 8 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 125 WASHINGTON AVE, BENNINGTON, VT 05201-2207
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KELLY KERVAN, 125 WASHINGTON AVE, BENNGINTON, VT 05201
- Signed the 990
- KELLY KERVAN, Trustee
- Phone
- (802) 442-2736
- Website
- WWW.ELKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ERIC J JOHNSON CPA PC
Mission
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 GOVERNMENT, THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF THE ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVICE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATIN THAT ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE.
Program accomplishments
- TO INCULATE 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 PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNMENT, THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA WILL SERVICE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE.
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
- 03-0104540
- 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)
- $1,008,644
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,437,549
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $585,072 | $662,960 | $1,008,644 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $454,462 | $607,822 | $906,066 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $384,956 | $489,893 | $917,972 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $367,182 | $375,169 | $882,841 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | 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 03-0104540).
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 03-0104540.
- 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 KELLY KERVAN.
- 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 12 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $14,550 (GREGORY PINSONNEAULT, Treasurer).
- 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 $585,072, expenses of $662,960 and total assets of $1,008,644 at year end.
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