To provide educational scholarships, youth activities, and other programs to the youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $374K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$444K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$343K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$648K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$444K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$349K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$444K
FY2025$368K
Expenses
$343K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$307K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$343K
FY2025$406K
Net assets
$648K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$503K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$648K
FY2025$610K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending May 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1995.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $337K Management & general 2% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers scholarships, youth activities, and programs to support young people's development.

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3 programs · $231K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Ma Elks Scholarship Fund

Grant for Educational Scholarships to individual students.

$150Kprogram expense
02

Educational Scholarships for students planning to attend college.

$64Kprogram expense
03

Vocational Scholarships for students attending vocational schools.

$17Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$374K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$444K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$443K
Investment incomeLn 3$998
Money outPt IX
$343K
Ln 25
Programscol B$337K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$648K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$443K
Investment incomeLn 3$998
Total revenueLn 12$444K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
SavingsLn 2$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$648K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200K$200K
Total assetsLn 16$546K$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$546K$648K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$256K$256K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$81K$81K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$691$0$691$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$343K$337K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $368K$406K−$38K$610K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $444K$343K$102K$648K 990 PDF
FY2023 $338K$337K$1K$546K 990 PDF
FY2022 $328K$286K$42K$545K 990 PDF
FY2021 $349K$307K$42K$503K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $444,366 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $337,105$443,368
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $975$998
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $338,080$444,366
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $333,055$336,635
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,924$6,096
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $336,979$342,731
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,101$101,635
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $444,366 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$443,368
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$443,368
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$998
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $998 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$444,366
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $342,731 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $255,635$255,635
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $81,000$81,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $0$4,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,405 · Fundraising $0$1,405
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $691 · Fundraising $0$691
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,635 · Management $6,096 · Fundraising $0$342,731
Part X · Balance sheet $650,158 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300,534$104,238
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $45,889$345,920
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $200,000$200,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $546,423$650,158
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$2,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $378,431$480,066
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $167,992$167,992
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $546,423$648,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $546,423$650,158
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $648,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$444,366
XI-2 Total expenses$342,731
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,635
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$546,423
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$648,058

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