Nonprofit · EIN 95-2475201
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 2358 KERN RIVER VALLEY
Tax-exempt · WOFFORD HTS, CA 93285
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $162,559 | $155,787 | $6,772 | $257,434 | $28,652 | $228,782 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $177,570 | $191,453 | -$13,883 | $252,280 | $30,785 | $221,495 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $177,308 | $190,450 | -$13,142 | $262,670 | $27,570 | $235,100 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $73,738
- Membership dues
- $39,778
- Program service revenue
- $14,259
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $7,605
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $66,957
- Other revenue
- $74,562
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $5,971
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,399
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $20,753
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $800
- Depreciation
- $3,198
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,198
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $252,280
- Total assets, end of year
- $257,434
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,652
- Net assets, end of year
- $228,782
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $185,078
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,862
- Gross receipts
- $218,598
- Employees
- 6
- Year formed
- 1967
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY WILD | SECRETARY Officer | 24 | $5,971 |
| CHERI KELLER | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $1,510 |
| MIKE HOLMES | EXALTED RULER Officer | 8 | $0 |
| KELLEE SCOTT | ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA CLEAVENGER | ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEN DE NUNEZ | ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAT TERRELL | ESQUIRE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KIM RILEY | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JERRYL LARSEN | CHAPLAIN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TERESA DE NUNEZ | INNER GUARD Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS HIX | ORGANIST Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG RUDOLPH | 5 YR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RICK O BRIAN | 4 YR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RON KEELE | 3 YR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DARRELL WILLHITE | 2 YR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY COTTON | 1 YR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY WEST | SECRETARY Officer | 24 | $5,452 |
| FERN SAMMON | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $1,330 |
| CHRIS CHRISTENSEN | EXALTED RULER Officer | 8 | $0 |
| MIKE HOLMES | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KELLEE SCOTT | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RO GOUT | LECTURING KNOGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAT TERRELL | ESQUIRE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TINA BAER | CHAPLAIN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEN DE NUNEZ | INNER GUARD Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TERESA DE NUNEZ | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICK O BRIEN | 5 YR TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| RON KEELE | 4 YR TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| DARRELL WILLHITE | 3 YR TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| LARRY COTTON | 2 YR TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| DOUG RUDOLPH | 1 YR TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY WEST | SECRETARY Officer | 24 | $4,800 |
| DEBBIE STINSON | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $1,300 |
| CHRIS CHRISTENSEN | EXALTED RULER Officer | 80 | $0 |
| RICHARD MOHR | ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHERI KELLER | ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VIKKI KEELE | 2 Officer | – | $0 |
| PAT TERRELL | ESQUIRE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEAN OTT | CHAPLAIN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEN DE NUNEZ | INNER GUARD Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVE LUTENS | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS HIX | PRESIDING JUSTICE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RON KEELE | 5 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DARRELL WILLHITE | 4 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LARRY COTTON | 3 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DOUG RUDOLPH | 4 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICK O BRIEN | 1 YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 35, WOFFORD HTS, CA 93285-0035
- In care of
- % FERN SAMMON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CATHY WILD, 6708 WOFFORD BL, WOFFORD HEIGHTS, CA 93285
- Signed the 990
- CATHY WILD, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (730) 376-6564
- Return prepared by
- MIGUEL MORY
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2475201 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
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONHELPIMG CHILDREN, VETERANS AND OTHER UNDER-SERVED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
Program accomplishments
- NEEDY/HANDICAPPED PROGRAMSExpenses $3,847
- COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMSExpenses $17,758
- YOUTH PROGRAMSExpenses $2,735
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
- 95-2475201
- 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)
- $257,434
- Income (IRS master file)
- $218,598
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $162,559 | $155,787 | $257,434 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $177,570 | $191,453 | $252,280 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $177,308 | $190,450 | $262,670 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $174,699 | $142,515 | $269,007 | 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 95-2475201).
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 95-2475201.
- 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 CATHY WILD.
- 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 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,971 (CATHY WILD, 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 $162,559, expenses of $155,787 and total assets of $257,434 at year end.
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