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Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA

EIN 23-7583685 · N Wilkesboro, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF THE ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION IS TO HELP ELKS BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES. WE FULFILL THIS PLEDGE BY INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES WHERE ELKS LIVE AND WORK. WE HELP YOUTH DEVELOP LIFELONG SKILLS, SEND STUDENTS TO COLLEGE, MEET THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S VETERANS, SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE STATE ELKS ASSOCIATIONS, AND FUND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LOCAL ELKS COMMUNITIES.

Income
$111,427
Spending
$87,294

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. THE MISSION OF THE ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION IS TO HELP ELKS BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES. WE FULFILL THIS PLEDGE BY INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES WHERE ELKS LIVE AND WORK. WE HELP YOUTH DEVELOP LIFELONG SKILLS, SEND STUDENTS TO COLLEGE, MEET THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S VETERANS, SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE STATE ELKS ASSOCIATIONS, AND FUND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LOCAL ELKS COMMUNITIES.
  2. THE MISSION OF THE ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION IS TO HELP ELKS BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES. WE FULFILL THIS PLEDGE BY INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES WHERE ELKS LIVE AND WORK. WE HELP YOUTH DEVELOP LIFELONG SKILLS, SEND STUDENTS TO COLLEGE, MEET THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S VETERANS, SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE STATE ELKS ASSOCIATIONS, AND FUND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LOCAL ELKS COMMUNITIES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(8) fraternal beneficiary society.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1951.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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