Benevolent & Protective Order: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 54-0202565)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$520K
FY2021	$274K
FY2022	$544K
FY2023	$558K
FY2024	$639K
FY2025	$679K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$594K
FY2021	$257K
FY2022	$359K
FY2023	$462K
FY2024	$531K
FY2025	$818K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$256K
FY2021	$268K
FY2022	$454K
FY2023	$550K
FY2024	$645K
FY2025	$512K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1951.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $587K Management & general 1% · $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

11 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jonathan Lee

Lodge Secret

$6,408Pt VII · Sec A

John Lang

Leading Knig

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Palis

Loyal Knight

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allaine Celli

Lecturing Kn

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Guthrie

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dabney Carter

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Birckhead

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Garland Hicks

Trustee

$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides financial aid and community support to members and their families.

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1 program · $587K · in their own filed words · FY2019

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The entity operates a clubhouse, canteen, and pool for 506 members.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 54-0202565) · Dispute this line

$587Kprogram 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

Elks National Foundation INCFY2025$9K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$520K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$279K

Other incomeLn 4–11$153K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K

Money outPt IX

$594K

Ln 25

Programscol B$587K

Managementcol C$6K

Owns and owesPt X

$256K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K

Total assetsLn 16$310K

LiabilitiesLn 26$54K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$279K

Investment incomeLn 3$11

Other incomeLn 4–11$153K

Total revenueLn 12$520K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$6K

SavingsLn 2$79K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85K

Accounts receivableLn 4$3K

Inventories for sale or useLn 8$15K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$206K

Other assetsLn 15$896

Total assetsLn 16$310K

LiabilitiesLn 26$54K

Net assetsLn 32$256K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 520

Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$169K	$85K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$215K	$206K
Total assetsLn 16	$401K	$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$71K	$54K
Net assetsLn 32	$330K	$256K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$6K		$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$197K	$197K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$21K	$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$510	$510
Office expensesLn 13	$9K	$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$30K	$30K
InsuranceLn 23	$10K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$262K	$262K
All other expensesLn 24e	$52K	$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$594K	$587K	$6K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 2, 2025	$679K	$818K	−$139K	$512K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 2, 2025	$639K	$531K	$108K	$645K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2023	$558K	$462K	$96K	$550K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 29, 2022	$544K	$359K	$185K	$454K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021	$274K	$257K	$17K	$268K	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 8, 2021	$520K	$594K	−$74K	$256K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $519,622 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $90,359$87,302

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $339,478$278,841

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19$11

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $136,054$153,468

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $565,910$519,622

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,452$224,538

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $376,463$369,344

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $573,915$593,882

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,005−$74,260

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $519,622 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $153,468 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$81,031

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,271

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,302

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $275,421 · Unrelated business $3,420$278,841

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11$11

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $428,889 · Unrelated business $3,420 · Excluded from tax $11$519,622

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,882 across 10 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $6,408$6,408

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $197,228$197,228

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,902$20,902

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,165$5,165

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $510$510

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,377$9,377

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,471$30,471

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,858$9,858

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $262,297$262,297

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $51,666$51,666

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $587,474 · Management $6,408 · Fundraising $0$593,882

Part X · Balance sheet $310,442 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,953$6,435

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $160,495$78,828

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,140$3,420

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,979$15,351

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $214,691$205,512

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $896$896

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $401,154$310,442

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,207$16,336

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,715$37,134

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $850$850

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,772$54,320

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $330,382$256,122

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $330,382$256,122

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $401,154$310,442

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $256,122 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$519,622

XI-2 Total expenses$593,882

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,260

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$330,382

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$256,122

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Benevolent & Protective Order FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Benevolent & Protective Order

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV