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Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA

EIN 38-2865994 · Negaunee, MI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FRATERNAL ORDER

Income
$175,631
Spending
$157,060
Employees
10
Volunteers
60
Highest pay
$5,162, leading knight

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 (5)
  1. MICHIGAN ELKS MAJOR PROJECTS FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN FUNDS 8185 RAISED BY $1.00/MEMBER DUES ASSESSMENT, DONATIONS FROM 365 BANKS, PROCEEDS FROM MEALS SERVED ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION 1234
  2. ELKS HOOP SHOOT, SCHOLARSHIPS & YOUTH PROGRAMS 16781 DONATIONS TO VETERANS FACILITIES 6389 DONATIONS TO BIG BROTHERS & SISTERS 970
  3. DONATIONS TO LOCAL FIREMEN 1400 DONATIONS TO KNIGHT OF COLUMBUS 815 DONATIONS TO LADY ELKS 3348 FEED NEEDY IN OUR COMMUNITY 5000 DONATIONS TO NEGAUNEE IRON TOWN 909 DONATIONS TO NEGAUNEE MALE CHORUS 1343
  4. OUR PROGRAMS HELP YOUTH, VETERANS & COMMUNITIES
  5. OUR PROGRAMS HELP YOUTH, VETERANS & COMMUNITIES

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 2026.

    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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