Nonprofit · EIN 23-7355565
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as COLORADO ELKS ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · BERTHOUD, CO 80513
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $295,164 | $396,031 | -$100,867 | $343,006 | $174,757 | $168,249 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $394,762 | $417,493 | -$22,731 | $330,810 | $71,708 | $259,102 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $361,246 | $387,361 | -$26,115 | $320,581 | $70,782 | $249,799 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $29,234
- Membership dues
- $2,589
- Program service revenue
- $253,016
- Investment income
- $12,914
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $38
- Travel
- $50,586
- Program services (functional)
- $370,764
- Management and general (functional)
- $25,267
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $330,810
- Total assets, end of year
- $343,006
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $174,757
- Net assets, end of year
- $168,249
- Gross receipts
- $295,164
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN W HUTSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 22 | $3,600 |
| FRANK SOMMER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $3,600 |
| ALLEN LENORT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| FRED SOLA | TRUSTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAN DAIGLE | TRUSTEE VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JOSH KNUTESON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JERRY MINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JULIE WESSELING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ELVINO CRUZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| DENNIS MORGAN | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TERRY GABER | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GORDON | 3RD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELVINO CRUZ | FIRST VP Institutional trustee | 10 | $3,600 |
| FRANK SOMMER | TREASURER Institutional trustee | 15 | $3,600 |
| RON CARPENTER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MACK NOVOSAD | TRUSTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT KEYSER | TRUSTEE VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN BEACH | TRUSTEE SECRETARY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOSH KNUTESON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JERRY MINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JULIE WESSELING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GEOFF MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT Institutional trustee | 15 | $0 |
| DENNIS MORGAN | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Institutional trustee | 10 | $0 |
| TERRY GABER | 3RD VICE PRESIDENT Institutional trustee | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN W HUTSON | SECRETARY Institutional trustee | 22 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Freeberg | Past President Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Mack Novosad | Trustee Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Robert Keyser | Trustee V Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| John Beach | Trustee Sect'ry Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Shirley Tipton | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Mark Bolson | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Julie Wesseling | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Cynthia Wyszynski | President Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Geff McDaniel | First VP Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Elvino Cruz | 2nd Vice Pres Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Dennis Morgan | 3rd Vice Pres Officer | 10 | $0 |
| John W Hutson | Secretary Officer | 22 | $0 |
| Frank Sommer | Treasurer Officer | 15 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 825 LOWREY LN, BERTHOUD, CO 80513-8248
- In care of
- % JOHN HUTSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN W HUTSON, 825 LOWREY LANE, BERTHOUD, CO 80513
- Signed the 990
- JOHN W HUTSON, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (970) 302-9536
- Return prepared by
- SMITH BROOKS BOLSHOUN & CO LLP
Mission
TO UNITE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS, AND ALL ELKS LODGES IN THE STATE OF COLORADO IN CLOSER BONDS OF FRATERNITY AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THIS ORDER IN COLORADO.
Program accomplishments
- TO UNITE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS, AND ALL ELKS LODGES IN THE STATE OF COLORADO IN CLOSER BONDS OF FRATERNITY AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THIS ORDER IN COLORADO.Expenses $370,764
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7355565
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1156: BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $343,006
- Income (IRS master file)
- $295,164
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $295,164 | $396,031 | $343,006 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $394,762 | $417,493 | $330,810 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $361,246 | $387,361 | $320,581 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $391,624 | $408,150 | $337,821 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 23-7355565).
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 23-7355565.
- 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 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 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 September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JOHN W HUTSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $3,600 (JOHN W HUTSON, SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $295,164, expenses of $396,031 and total assets of $343,006 at year end.
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