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Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA

EIN 47-0367930 · Falls City, NE

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

What it says it does

SERVING PEOPLE IN THE FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA AREA THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT "ELKS CARE, ELKS SHARE".

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

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

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

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

Programs described in its return (3)

PROVIDE A SOCIAL SETTING FOR MEMBERS OF BPOE LODGE 963. ITS 557 DUES- PAYING MEMBERS CAN ENJOY DINING, DANCING, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE LODGE'S GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND BENEFIT FROM EXPOSURE TO PUBLIC SPEAKING, RITUAL MEMORIZATION, PROJECT ADMINISTRATION, ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, TEAM WORK EXPOSURE, ETC. ALL MEMBERS OF BPOE LODGE 963 ARE WELCOME TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE LODGE'S ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
PROVIDE LODGE MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN NUMEROUS YOUTH- ORIENTED PROJECTS. HUNDREDS OF LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN OUR ANNUAL AWARD-WINNING YOUTH WEEK, COUNTY-WIDE TRACK MEET, CHILD SAFETY PROGRAMS, GRADE SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS, STUDENT OF THE MONTH COMPETITION, ELKS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, ETC.

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

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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