Nonprofit · EIN 61-1094309
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 2707 MARSHALL COUNTY
Tax-exempt · BENTON, KY 42025
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $702,973 | $565,696 | $137,277 | $877,841 | $28,247 | $849,594 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $705,119 | $685,453 | $19,666 | $777,627 | $101,665 | $675,962 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $637,081 | $553,642 | $83,439 | $824,682 | $172,795 | $651,887 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $545,252 | $528,639 | $16,613 | $708,030 | $185,058 | $522,972 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $108,938
- Membership dues
- $62,026
- Program service revenue
- $383,243
- Investment income
- $6,634
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,875
- Net income from gaming
- $201,283
- Other revenue
- $204,158
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $54,650
- Other salaries and wages
- $100,654
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $110,099
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,595
- Occupancy
- $58,796
- Depreciation
- $31,783
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $777,627
- Total assets, end of year
- $877,841
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,247
- Net assets, end of year
- $849,594
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $257,553
- Publicly traded securities
- $372,900
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $849,594
- Gross receipts
- $1,052,594
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- KY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DORA CARLSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHAWN HOWARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAM VAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAREN CARMACK | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
| BOBBIE CHILDRESS | LECTURING KN Officer | – | $0 |
| ALLEN COX | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | – | $0 |
| CURT CURTNER | LEADING KNIG Officer | – | $0 |
| DARLENA JONES | EXALTED RULE Officer | – | $0 |
| LORI TRAVIS | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERI NIMMO | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $5,400 |
| LORI TRAVIS | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $5,400 |
| DORA CARLSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAWN HOWARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF NIMMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOBBY CHILDRESS | LEADING KNIG Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRENDA ENGLISH | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DONNY LEONARD | EXALTED RULE Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JAY RILEY | LECTURING KN Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKY BORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DORA CALTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEFF NIMMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BOBBY CHILDRESS | LEADING KNIG Officer | – | $0 |
| CURT COURTNER | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | – | $0 |
| DAVID IVEY | LECTURING KN Officer | – | $0 |
| REAH IVEY | INNER GUARD Officer | – | $0 |
| TERI NIMMO | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
| TOMMY PITTMAN | ESQUIRE Officer | – | $0 |
| ROBERT STYERS | EXALTED RULE Officer | – | $0 |
| LORI TRAVIS | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI TRAVIS | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $5,400 |
| TERI NIMMO | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $1,350 |
| BECKY BORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF GORDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF NIMMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBY CHILDRESS | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER EAST | INNER GUARD Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA HALL | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID IVEY | LECTURING KN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| REAH IVEY | TILER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONNY LEONARD | LEADING KNIG Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOMMY PITTMAN | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT STYERS | EXALTED RULE Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 233, BENTON, KY 42025-0233
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DARLENA JONES, 97 CASHWAY LANE, BENTON, KY 42025
- Signed the 990
- DARLENA JONES, EXALTED RULER
- Phone
- (270) 559-5818
- Return prepared by
- L A MILLER & ASSOCIATES INC
Mission
TO INCLUCATE 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 THE ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND OMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THE ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE.
Program accomplishments
- FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY SOCIETY OPERATING UNDER THE LODGE SYSTEM FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS FROM THE NET EARNINGS TO CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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
- 61-1094309
- 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)
- $877,841
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,052,594
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $702,973 | $565,696 | $877,841 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $705,119 | $685,453 | $777,627 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $637,081 | $553,642 | $824,682 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $545,252 | $528,639 | $708,030 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $556,661 | $523,364 | $724,924 | 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 61-1094309).
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 61-1094309.
- 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 DARLENA JONES.
- 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 9 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 $702,973, expenses of $565,696 and total assets of $877,841 at year end.
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