Nonprofit · EIN 23-7143143
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 46 MILWAUKEE
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53223
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $400,082 | $383,258 | $16,824 | $832,236 | $212,563 | $619,673 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $469,463 | $468,714 | $749 | $795,442 | $192,593 | $602,849 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $540,779 | $506,805 | $33,974 | $824,625 | $234,459 | $590,166 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $79,703
- Membership dues
- $39,332
- Program service revenue
- $7,687
- Investment income
- $57,721
- Net rental income
- $15,447
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,572
- Net income from gaming
- $133,976
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $89,560
- Other revenue
- $254,971
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $16,852
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,445
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,445
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,746
- Occupancy
- $50,211
- Depreciation
- $4,941
- Program services (functional)
- $364,144
- Management and general (functional)
- $19,114
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $795,442
- Total assets, end of year
- $832,236
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $212,563
- Net assets, end of year
- $619,673
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $288,370
- Publicly traded securities
- $394,441
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $176,150
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $443,523
- Gross unrelated business income
- $28,356
- Gross receipts
- $758,586
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1916
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL RAMCZYK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARGARET EAKLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEL TOLES | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BRYON HANCOCK | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ELISABETH MULVANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SHEILA CONLEY PATTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DIANE HARRIS KAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LANDRY LONG | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID LANG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LONIEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DELAUIER | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG DELAURIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KURT RUMMEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ELISABETH MULVANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BILL RAMCZYK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVE LANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KEARNEY BENNETT | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARGARET EAKLE | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BRYON HANCOCK | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| STEVE MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LONIEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| LANDRY LONG | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELISABETH MULVANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PAM MORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PAT MORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KEARNEY BENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DOUG DELAURIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVE DEROSIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LONIEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BRYON HANCOCK | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| LANDY LONG | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DAVE LANG | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARGARET EAKLE | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5555 W GOOD HOPE RD, MILWAUKEE, WI 53223-4705
- In care of
- % KEVIN LONIEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KEVIN LONIEN, 5555 W GOOD HOPE ROAD, MILWAUKEE, WI 53223
- Signed the 990
- KEVIN LONIEN, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (414) 353-2900
- Website
- WWW.ELKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HAGEN CPA LLC
Mission
TO INCULCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY, RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD, PROMOTE THE WELFARE & ENCHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF IT MEMBERS, PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORT OF OUR STATE MAJOR PROJECT. WISCONSIN ELKS/EASTERSEALS WISCONSIN RESPITE CAMP
- SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. CO-HOST UNDER PRIVILEGED CHILDREN CHRISTMAS PARTY
- TO INCULCATE 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 PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNMENT. THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIPS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, HOOP SHOOT, VETERANS PROGRAMS.Expenses $364,144
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
- 23-7143143
- 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)
- $832,236
- Income (IRS master file)
- $758,586
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $400,082 | $383,258 | $832,236 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $469,463 | $468,714 | $795,442 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $540,779 | $506,805 | $824,625 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $512,236 | $538,239 | $769,480 | 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 23-7143143).
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 23-7143143.
- 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 KEVIN LONIEN.
- 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 11 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 $400,082, expenses of $383,258 and total assets of $832,236 at year end.
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