Nonprofit · EIN 83-0165793
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 1726 TORRINGTON
Tax-exempt · TORRINGTON, WY 82240
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $84,388 | $81,295 | $3,093 | $102,562 | $38,227 | $64,335 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $68,124 | $66,736 | $1,388 | $91,011 | $31,331 | $59,680 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $65,865 | $80,454 | -$14,589 | $89,409 | $26,613 | $62,796 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $65,232 | $80,019 | -$14,787 | $92,962 | $20,446 | $72,516 |
| March 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $81,039 | $85,343 | -$4,304 | $117,986 | $14,891 | $103,095 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,359
- Membership dues
- $4,235
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $38
- Net rental income
- $2,725
- Net income from fundraising events
- $8,709
- Net income from gaming
- $12,090
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $56,467
- Other revenue
- $79,991
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,600
- Other salaries and wages
- $13,056
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $18,913
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $125
- Accounting fees
- $8,492
- Occupancy
- $22,302
- Depreciation
- $3,403
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $91,011
- Total assets, end of year
- $102,562
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $38,227
- Net assets, end of year
- $64,335
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $26,662
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $36,177
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $28,158
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,238
- Gross receipts
- $183,462
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1947
- State of legal domicile
- WY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELANIE SIMOES | SECTETARY Officer | 6 | $3,600 |
| NATHAN KENDALL | EXALTED RULER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER OJEDA | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEN GUERRERO | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AL MELONI | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CASSIE CROSS | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUNSHINE EISENBARTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MATTIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE MARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC SHARP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC SHARP | EXALTED RULER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN KENDALL | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER OJEDA | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA HOUK | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STACEY ROBBINS | SECTETARY Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA CROSS | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUNSHINE EISENBARTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MATTIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL MELONI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN GUERRERO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STACEY ROBBINS | SECTETARY Officer | 6 | $3,000 |
| ERIC SHARP | EXALTED RULER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN KENDALL | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER OJEDA | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA HOUK | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEN GUERRERO | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MATTIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUNSHINE EISENBARTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL MELONI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STACEY ROBBINS | SECTETARY Officer | 6 | $3,600 |
| ERIC SHARP | EXALTED RULER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN KENDALL | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEN GUERRERO | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TANNER SMITH | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY MARTINEZ | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER OJEDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL MELONI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2022: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STACEY ROBBINS | SECTETARY Officer | 6 | $3,300 |
| ERIC SHARP | EXALTED RULER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON NORRIS | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE HILL | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY MASON | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY WHISENHUNT | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY HOWELL | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN KENDALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN GUERRERO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON CROWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL MELONI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WHISENHUNT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MARTINEZ | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 120 E 20TH AVE, TORRINGTON, WY 82240-2812
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NATHAN KENDALL, 120 EAST 20TH AVENUE, TORRINGTON, WY 82240
- Signed the 990
- NATHAN KENDALL, EXAULTED RULER/PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (307) 532-2547
- Website
- WWW.ELKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Samantha Robbins Accounting
Mission
CHARITY, FIDELITY, JUSTICE, AND BROTHERLY LOVE
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES, PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL FUNDING, MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND SOCIAL EVENTS HELD AT THE LODGE.
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
- 83-0165793
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1972
- 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)
- $102,562
- Income (IRS master file)
- $183,462
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $84,388 | $81,295 | $102,562 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $68,124 | $66,736 | $91,011 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $65,865 | $80,454 | $89,409 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $65,232 | $80,019 | $92,962 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $81,039 | $85,343 | $117,986 | XML |
| 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 83-0165793).
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 83-0165793.
- 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 1972.
- 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 NATHAN KENDALL.
- 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 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $3,600 (MELANIE SIMOES, SECTETARY).
- 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 $84,388, expenses of $81,295 and total assets of $102,562 at year end.
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