Nonprofit · EIN 37-0447921
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 1016 EFFINGHAM
Tax-exempt · EFFINGHAM, IL 62401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $224,755 | $213,969 | $10,786 | $454,986 | $77,409 | $377,577 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $196,699 | $215,184 | -$18,485 | $447,350 | $80,559 | $366,791 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $185,756 | $207,621 | -$21,865 | $469,395 | $84,119 | $385,276 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $51,814
- Membership dues
- $22,103
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,500
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $414
- Net income from fundraising events
- $59,952
- Net income from gaming
- $26,109
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $82,380
- Other revenue
- $168,441
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $26,222
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,837
- Occupancy
- $20,068
- Depreciation
- $13,624
- Program services (functional)
- $118,749
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,000
- Fundraising (functional)
- $92,220
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $447,350
- Total assets, end of year
- $454,986
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $77,409
- Net assets, end of year
- $377,577
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $319,885
- Publicly traded securities
- $72,681
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $370,447
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,130
- Gross receipts
- $330,836
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1906
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANNER THOELE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT DENTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT RUNDE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUSTIN JANSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB COWGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE ESKER | EXALTED RULER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH DUST | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WHITACRE | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM NIEMANN | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PORTER | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID CAMPBELL | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HARDER | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GORDON COWGER | TILER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM ZACHA | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WOOD | INNER GUARD Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANNER THOELE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY MEYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DAUME | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUSTIN JANSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB COWGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT OVERBECK | EXALTED RULER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE ESKER | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DOW | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH DUST | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PORTER | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID CAMPBELL | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HARDER | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DAMMERMAN | TILER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM ZACHA | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GORDEN COWGER | INNER GUARD Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL ARNOLD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY MEYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DAUME | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUSTIN JANSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD HURST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT OVERBECK | EXALTED RULER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB COWGER | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL KISER | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE ESKER | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PORTER | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID CAMPBELL | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HARDER | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GARY SPIKER | TILER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM ZACHA | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GARY CAMERON | INNER GUARD Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 624, EFFINGHAM, IL 62401-0624
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICHAEL PORTER, 2909 SOUTH FOURTH ST, EFFINGHAM, IL 62401
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL PORTER, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (217) 342-3636
- Website
- www.effinghamelks.com
- Return prepared by
- JENNIFER FRISBIE CPA LLC
Mission
Handicapped Children Auction Hoop Shoot Drug Awareness Easter Bunny Flag Day National Home National Foundation National Veterans Service Memorial Service Scholarship Youth Activities Community Activities Social and Community Welfare.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF FRATERNAL LODGE, INCLUDING AID TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, YOUTH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HOOP SHOOT AND EASTER BUNNY NATIONAL, DISTRICT AND STATE DUES STATE CONVENTIONS MEMORIALSExpenses $118,749 · revenue $235,256
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
- 37-0447921
- 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)
- $454,986
- Income (IRS master file)
- $330,836
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $224,755 | $213,969 | $454,986 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $196,699 | $215,184 | $447,350 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2024 | $185,756 | $207,621 | $469,395 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $180,980 | $202,793 | $497,311 | 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 37-0447921).
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 37-0447921.
- 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 MICHAEL PORTER.
- 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 $224,755, expenses of $213,969 and total assets of $454,986 at year end.
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