Nonprofit · EIN 51-0164552
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 2540 CAPE HENLOPEN
Tax-exempt · NASSAU, DE 19969
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $753,375 | $623,699 | $129,676 | $972,541 | $82,196 | $890,345 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $582,988 | $553,163 | $29,825 | $828,966 | $68,297 | $760,669 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $655,732 | $547,658 | $108,074 | $832,551 | $101,707 | $730,844 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $264,800
- Membership dues
- $152,144
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,284
- Net rental income
- $7,370
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,119
- Net income from gaming
- $251,615
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $222,000
- Other revenue
- $483,291
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $141,735
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $17,600
- Other salaries and wages
- $145,608
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $178,282
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $104,277
- Depreciation
- $35,002
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $828,966
- Total assets, end of year
- $972,541
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $82,196
- Net assets, end of year
- $890,345
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $488,328
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $890,345
- Gross receipts
- $1,704,758
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN PALMER | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $8,800 |
| JOANNE MAYER | SECRETARY Officer | 12 | $8,800 |
| MARTY SCHRECK | EXALTER RULER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BETTY ANN KORTLANG | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TERRIE BRADLEY | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BOB HALL-MCBRIDE | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS MILLER-MARCIN | CHAPLAIN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAN CELIA | INNER GUARD Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARY DIGENNARO | ESQUIRE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE BRADLEY | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BILL FAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PAUL HOLTON JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KELLY BARBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOY SCHRECK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BUDDY HALL-MCBRIDE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNE MAYER | SECRETARY Officer | 12 | $8,681 |
| KAREN PALMER | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $8,681 |
| JOY SCHRECK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PAUL HOLTON JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KELLY BARBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BILL FAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RALPH PATTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BUDDY HALL-MCBRIDE | EXALTER RULER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARTY SCHRECK | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BETTY ANN KORTLANG | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BOB HALL-MCBRIDE | INNER GUARD Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JACK ANDERSON | CHAPLAIN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNNE BROWN | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TERRIE BRADLEY | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARY DIGENNARO | ESQUIRE Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNE MAYER | SECRETARY Officer | 12 | $7,300 |
| KAREN PALMER | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $7,300 |
| BILL FAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PAUL HOLTON JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KELLY BARBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GARY ECKENRODE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RALPH PATTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOY SCHRECK | EXALTER RULER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BUDDY HALL-MCBRIDE | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARTY SCHRECK | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BETTY ANN KORTLANG | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BOB HALL-MCBRIDE | INNER GUARD Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JACK ANDERSON | CHAPLAIN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNNE BROWN | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARY DIGENNARO | ESQUIRE Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 68, NASSAU, DE 19969-0068
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARTY SCHRECK, PO BOX 68, NASSAU, DE 19969
- Signed the 990
- MARTY SCHRECK, EXALTED RULER
- Phone
- (302) 645-7018
- Return prepared by
- MULLEN SONDBERG WIMBISH & STONE PA
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY, TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD, TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF OUR MEMBERS, TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM, TO CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP, TO PERPETUATE OURSELVES AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNANCE. THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE THROUGH OUR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS, THEREBY DEMONSTRATING THAT ELKS CARE - ELKS SHARE.
Program accomplishments
- NON-PROFIT FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDING BAR/DINING ROOM SERVICES AND MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS
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
- 51-0164552
- 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)
- $972,541
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,704,758
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $753,375 | $623,699 | $972,541 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $582,988 | $553,163 | $828,966 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $655,732 | $547,658 | $832,551 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $565,223 | $498,977 | $692,582 | 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 51-0164552).
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 51-0164552.
- 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 MARTY SCHRECK.
- 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 $8,800 (KAREN PALMER, 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 $753,375, expenses of $623,699 and total assets of $972,541 at year end.
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