Nonprofit · EIN 52-1130392
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 2576 KENT ISLAND
Tax-exempt · STEVENSVILLE, MD 21666
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $705,877 | $613,131 | $92,746 | $786,197 | $193,857 | $592,340 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $607,770 | $585,116 | $22,654 | $693,219 | $193,625 | $499,594 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $674,168 | $658,032 | $16,136 | $697,998 | $221,058 | $476,940 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $100,798
- Membership dues
- $96,183
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,721
- Net rental income
- $37,207
- Net income from fundraising events
- $36,880
- Net income from gaming
- $290,796
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $173,121
- Other revenue
- $602,358
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $143,425
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $14,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $32,261
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $66,328
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,750
- Accounting fees
- $6,840
- Occupancy
- $146,349
- Depreciation
- $35,879
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $693,219
- Total assets, end of year
- $786,197
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $193,857
- Net assets, end of year
- $592,340
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $269,666
- Gross receipts
- $1,137,956
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 239
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE BENSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 10 | $7,000 |
| LEO SINCAVAGE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 12 | $7,000 |
| GEORGE TUNNICLIFF | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BERT MAISEL | EST. LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN EVANS | EST. LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM RYBAK | EST. LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY WILSON | 1 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD FRERE | 2 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LLOYD BARRON | 3 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIMMY COX | 4 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY KEAGY | 5 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LOUISE EPHRAIM | TILER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RON KUNZ | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG BISHOP | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE KELLY | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA MEYER | ALT TO GRAND LODGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE BENSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 10 | $7,000 |
| LEO SINCAVAGE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 12 | $7,000 |
| GEORGE TUNNICLIFF | EST. LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY WILSON | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN EVANS | EST. LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BERT MAISEL | EST. LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIMMY COX | 5 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RON KUNZ | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LOUISE EPHRAIM | TILER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG BISHOP | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUSTY STEELE | 4 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICK FRERE | 3 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM RYBAK | 2 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MEYER | 1 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE KELLY | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE BENSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 10 | $7,000 |
| LEO SINCAVAGE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 12 | $7,000 |
| JIMMY COX | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY WILSON | EST. LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MORGAN WHITING | EST. LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BERT MAISEL | EST. LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE VITEK | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RON KUNZ | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHAEL WHITING | TILER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG BISHOP | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUSTY STEELE | 5 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICK FRERE | 4 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLEVELAND SWEENEY | 3 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MEYER | 2 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE KELLY | 1 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2525 ROMANCOKE RD, STEVENSVILLE, MD 21666-2911
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KATHERINE EASTMAN, 2525 ROMANCOKE ROAD, STEVENSVILLE, MD 21666
- Signed the 990
- KATHERINE EASTMAN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (410) 643-2221
- Return prepared by
- MULLEN SONDBERG WIMBISH & STONE PA
Mission
KENT ISLAND ELKS LODGE #2576 IS A SUBORDINATE LODGE OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF THE ELKS OF THE USA. IT OPERATES A LODGE, BAR AND KITCHEN IN STEVENSVILLE, MARYLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PERFORMS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO RAISE MONIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LODGE AND THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE. THE ORGANIZATION IS PRIMARILY SUPPORTED BY MEMBERSHIP DUES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SLOT MACHINE INCOME.
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
- 52-1130392
- 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)
- $786,197
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,137,956
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $705,877 | $613,131 | $786,197 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $607,770 | $585,116 | $693,219 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $674,168 | $658,032 | $697,998 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $642,775 | $607,323 | $672,921 | 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 52-1130392).
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 52-1130392.
- 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 KATHERINE EASTMAN.
- 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 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $7,000 (MIKE BENSON, SECRETARY).
- 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 $705,877, expenses of $613,131 and total assets of $786,197 at year end.
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