Nonprofit · EIN 94-2711044
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 2626 LAKE ALMANOR
Tax-exempt · CHESTER, CA 96020
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $183,349 | $129,725 | $53,624 | $356,059 | $26,976 | $329,083 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $134,850 | $101,671 | $33,179 | $302,665 | $30,474 | $272,191 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $111,106 | $93,468 | $17,638 | $261,300 | $22,288 | $239,012 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $108,954 | $121,574 | -$12,620 | $267,829 | $25,960 | $241,869 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $70,634
- Membership dues
- $38,339
- Program service revenue
- $70,793
- Investment income
- $14,762
- Net rental income
- $1,250
- Net income from fundraising events
- $18,252
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $4,097
- Other revenue
- $27,160
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,500
- Occupancy
- $25,981
- Travel
- $6,600
- Depreciation
- $1,215
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $302,665
- Total assets, end of year
- $356,059
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,976
- Net assets, end of year
- $329,083
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $32,098
- Publicly traded securities
- $224,384
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $329,083
- Gross unrelated business income
- $340
- Gross receipts
- $213,644
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 33
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERRY HUNT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| LINDA ROULAND | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOYCE RUSCHHAUPT | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MARILYN BARTOW | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CHARLES CHANGNON | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUZANNE MUELLER | LECTURING KNIGH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE STOCKS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELE IMBURGIA | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRIS BATES | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEORGE GRAMS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD KINNARD | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI BUCKLEY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH STEFFEN | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BUD WASSON | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| LINDA ROULAND | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| LISA SALYER | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY COTE | LECTURING KNIGH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE STOCKS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELE IMBURGIA | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB GRAVES | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SILAS BOLLINGER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD KINNARD | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY ANN CHANGNON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| LINDA D ROULAND | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BUD WASSON | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JAMES STEFFEN | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SHAWN SPENCER | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY TEMPLE | LECTURING KNIGH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE STOCKS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL MAHAFFEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB GRAVES | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SILAS BOLLINGER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRYCE RUSCHHAUPT | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY ANN CHANGNON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| LINDA D ROULAND | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BUD WASSON | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JAMES STEFFEN | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SHAWN SPENCER | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY TEMPLE | LECTURING KNIGH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE STOCKS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL MAHAFFEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB GRAVES | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SILAS BOLLINGER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRYCE RUSCHHAUPT | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1329, CHESTER, CA 96020-1329
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARILYN BARTOW, PO BOX 1329, CHESTER, CA 96020
- Signed the 990
- JOYCE RUSCHHAUPT, Secretary
- Phone
- (925) 628-3433
- Return prepared by
- Perry Bunch & Johnston CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2711044 or by the name BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
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 GOVERNANCE, 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
- OPERATES UNDER THE LODGE SYSTEM FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT 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
- 94-2711044
- 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)
- $356,059
- Income (IRS master file)
- $213,644
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $183,349 | $129,725 | $356,059 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $134,850 | $101,671 | $302,665 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $111,106 | $93,468 | $261,300 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $108,954 | $121,574 | $267,829 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | 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 94-2711044).
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 94-2711044.
- 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 MARILYN BARTOW.
- 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; 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 $183,349, expenses of $129,725 and total assets of $356,059 at year end.
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