Nonprofit · EIN 13-2557560
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 2324 YORKTOWN
Tax-exempt · YORKTOWN HTS, NY 10598
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $348,305 | $316,170 | $32,135 | $473,567 | $24,914 | $448,653 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $333,850 | $302,515 | $31,335 | $461,885 | $47,878 | $414,007 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $328,429 | $266,724 | $61,705 | $421,923 | $39,077 | $382,846 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $113,688
- Membership dues
- $55,272
- Program service revenue
- $20,538
- Investment income
- $3,511
- Net rental income
- $28,372
- Net income from fundraising events
- $25,735
- Net income from gaming
- $44,589
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $101,697
- Other revenue
- $210,568
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $54,714
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $12,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,699
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,835
- Depreciation
- $13,321
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $461,885
- Total assets, end of year
- $473,567
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,914
- Net assets, end of year
- $448,653
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $141,938
- Gross unrelated business income
- $17,023
- Gross receipts
- $584,265
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 140
- Year formed
- 1965
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN BRAWITSCH | TREASURER Officer | 20 | $6,000 |
| RICHARD DESILVA | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $6,000 |
| KATHERINE SCHLOSSER | EXHAULTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| MIKE KARL | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN PIETROPAOLO | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN BYRNES | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY VENDITTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN VIZE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT KRAMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN WOLFSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTON KOZLOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES VIGNOLA | TILER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY TYNDAL | ESQUIRE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY DESILVA | CHAPLAIN Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BILL LAUGHLIN | INNER GUARD Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH MAGNANI | TREASURER Officer | 20 | $0 | $6,000 |
| RICHARD DESILVA | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $0 | $6,000 |
| BRIAN WOLFSON | EXHAULTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BYRNES | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KARL | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE SCHLOSSER | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY VENDITTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN VIZE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KRAMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON ZEIF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTON KOZLOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES VIGNOLA | TILER Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY TYNDAL | ESQUIRE Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY DESILVA | CHAPLAIN Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL DUDEK | INNER GUARD Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH MAGNANI | TREASURER Officer | 20 | $6,000 |
| RICHARD DESILVA | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $6,000 |
| MARY HANSEN | EXHAULTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| DAREEL SOKOL | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN BYRNES | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KATHERINE SCHLOSSER | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY VENDITTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN WOLFSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT KRAMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JASON ZEIF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTON KOZLOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES VIGNOLA | TILER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY TYNDAL | ESQUIRE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY DESILVA | CHAPLAIN Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KARL | INNER GUARD Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 415, YORKTOWN HTS, NY 10598-0415
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEVEN BRAWITSCH, PO BOX 415 WAVERLY ROAD, YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY 10598
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN BRAWITSCH, TREASURER
- Phone
- (914) 245-9839
- Website
- HTTP://YORKTOWNELKS.COM/
- Return prepared by
- AMEDEO MARANO & HUFNAGEL
Mission
TO INSTALL THE PRICIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY, ALONG WITH THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM; TO ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS AND WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS AND PROMOTE GOOD FELLOWSHIP; TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD; AND TO BRING ABOUT ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, WHILE PROVIDING FOR ITS GOVERNMENT
Program accomplishments
- ELKS MAJOR PROJECT - PROGRAMS CREATED BY THE NEW YORK STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CEREBRAL PALSEY
- ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY WELFARE PROGRAMS, ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION, HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, HOSPITALIZED VETERANS AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE YOUTH-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HOOP SHOOT, SCHOLARSHIPS AND VARIOUS OTHERS.
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
- 13-2557560
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1972
- 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)
- $473,567
- Income (IRS master file)
- $584,265
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $348,305 | $316,170 | $473,567 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $333,850 | $302,515 | $461,885 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $328,429 | $266,724 | $421,923 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $288,794 | $254,743 | $347,999 | 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 13-2557560).
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 13-2557560.
- 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 1972.
- 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 STEVEN BRAWITSCH.
- 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; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $6,000 (STEVEN BRAWITSCH, 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 $348,305, expenses of $316,170 and total assets of $473,567 at year end.
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