Nonprofit · EIN 81-0131547
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 214 GREAT FALLS
Tax-exempt · GREAT FALLS, MT 59401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $408,014 | $335,699 | $72,315 | $778,000 | $32,652 | $745,348 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $376,850 | $327,863 | $48,987 | $701,952 | $28,919 | $673,033 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $429,925 | $406,481 | $23,444 | $678,586 | $54,540 | $624,046 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $97,163
- Membership dues
- $46,114
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,060
- Net rental income
- $33,076
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,723
- Net income from gaming
- $24,388
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $242,173
- Other revenue
- $308,791
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $5,200
- Other salaries and wages
- $66,436
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $78,005
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,232
- Occupancy
- $132,850
- Depreciation
- $16,473
- Program services (functional)
- $335,699
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $701,952
- Total assets, end of year
- $778,000
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,652
- Net assets, end of year
- $745,348
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $371,272
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $655,071
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $90,277
- Gross unrelated business income
- $118,011
- Gross receipts
- $559,432
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 27
- Year formed
- 1900
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE RIGGIN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $5,200 |
| SHERMAN BANKS | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIM STEELE | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KIRK PETERSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TYSON KEITH HUDOCK | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE BEAUDIN | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD ULSTAD | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARK WILLIAM PEPIN | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TARA SHANE ESTES | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE RIGGIN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $5,200 |
| SHERMAN BANKS | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIM STEELE | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| COLLETTE OVRUM | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREW PFEIFLE | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE BEAUDIN | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD ULSTAD | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LES THARIO | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY KUNTZ | TILER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAY TUSS | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TARA ESTES | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRANDON CARPENTER | LECTURING KNIGH Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BILL WRIGHT | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNY HAUGEN | FORMER SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $2,800 |
| DENISE RIGGIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $2,400 |
| GLENN CHRISTIANSEN | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| COLLETTE OVRUM | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ANDREW PFEIFLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE BODEN | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD ULSTAD | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARIA SNOW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LES THARIO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| PAT O'DONNELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAY TUSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TARA ESTES | TILER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRANDON CARPENTER | EQUIRE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WRIGHT | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JIM THOURGERMAN | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 500 1ST AVE S, GREAT FALLS, MT 59401-3605
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TYSON KEITH HUDOCK, 500 1ST AVE SOUTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
- Signed the 990
- TYSON KEITH HUDOCK, Chairman
- Phone
- (406) 454-1305
- Return prepared by
- Paigeville Accounting Services LLC
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 COMMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE
Program accomplishments
- TO ADVANCE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE, AND FIDELITY; TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE & ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS
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
- 81-0131547
- 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)
- $778,000
- Income (IRS master file)
- $559,432
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $408,014 | $335,699 | $778,000 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $376,850 | $327,863 | $701,952 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $429,925 | $406,481 | $678,586 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $383,676 | $351,618 | $649,076 | 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 81-0131547).
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 81-0131547.
- 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 TYSON KEITH HUDOCK.
- 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; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,200 (DENISE RIGGIN, 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 $408,014, expenses of $335,699 and total assets of $778,000 at year end.
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