Nonprofit · EIN 62-0192820
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 72 NASHVILLE-FRANKLIN
Tax-exempt · FRANKLIN, TN 37064
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $495,727 | $540,945 | -$45,218 | $6,203,377 | $66,111 | $6,137,266 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $435,310 | $630,121 | -$194,811 | $6,202,429 | $69,395 | $6,133,034 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | -$261,933 | $614,250 | -$876,183 | $5,953,242 | $60,859 | $5,892,383 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,459
- Program service revenue
- $144,320
- Investment income
- $193,742
- Net rental income
- $23,750
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $24,853
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $120,431
- Other revenue
- $144,206
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $20,372
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $18,100
- Other salaries and wages
- $98,247
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $125,733
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $36,853
- Occupancy
- $133,990
- Depreciation
- $94,714
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,202,429
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,203,377
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $66,111
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,137,266
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,866,405
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,255,409
- Gross unrelated business income
- $8,840
- Gross receipts
- $1,584,587
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1903
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINE CLEMMENS | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $10,800 |
| SHAWHEAN R AZIMINIA | TREASURER Officer | 16 | $7,300 |
| BOB ZIEGLER | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRIAN CROCHET | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MOLLY BREWER | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAYTHAN JOHNSON | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PARSONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF PANSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEOFF DOAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWHEAN R AZIMINIA | TREASURER Officer | 16 | $11,700 |
| CHRISTINE CLEMMENS | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $7,908 |
| MOLLY BREWER | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $119 |
| ALAN BREWER | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRIAN CROCHET | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GIGI MISSILDINE | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PARSONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS MCCAMBRIDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEOFF DOAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINE CLEMMENS | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $10,800 |
| SHAWHEAN R AZIMINIA | TREASURER Officer | 16 | $6,825 |
| INGER DENNY | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ALAN BREWER | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVEN TALLYN | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GIGI MISSILDINE | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DENNIS MCCAMBRIDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN CROCHET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PARSONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 485 OAK MEADOW DR, FRANKLIN, TN 37064-5559
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAYTHAN JOHNSON, 485 OAK MEADOW DRIVE, FRANKLIN, TN 370645559
- Signed the 990
- SHAWHEAN AZIMINIA, TREASURER
- Phone
- (615) 591-5664
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
TO INCULCATE 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 ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT "ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE."
Program accomplishments
- TO INCULCATE 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 ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT "ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE."AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE BENEVOLENCE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE ELKS' HOST A CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR UNDERPRIVILEDGED CHILDREN ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, THEY DONATE TO THE ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION AND STATE BENEFIT TRUST PROGRAMS. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS.
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 | Not 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
- 62-0192820
- 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)
- $6,203,377
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,584,587
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $495,727 | $540,945 | $6,203,377 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $435,310 | $630,121 | $6,202,429 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | -$261,933 | $614,250 | $5,953,242 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $358,947 | $678,415 | $6,573,844 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 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 62-0192820).
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 62-0192820.
- 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 March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. 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 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names JAYTHAN JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $10,800 (CHRISTINE CLEMMENS, SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $495,727, expenses of $540,945 and total assets of $6,203,377 at year end.
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