Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROMOTION OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY AS A CHAPTER OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF THE ELKS OF THE USA. OUR MAIN FOCUS IN THIS ENDEAVOR IS TO SUPPORT VETERANS AND CHILDREN.
- Income
- $415,270
- Spending
- $345,010
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $10,000, secretary
Source: Form 990 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 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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, 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 (1)
- PROGRAMS ARE ORGANIZED TO SERVE THE ONES IN NEED. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE: FOOD DONATIONS FOR THE DISADVANTAGED, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ELKS, FOOD DONATIONS TO THE USO CENTERS AT JOINT BASE MYERS-HENDERSON HALL AND REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, MONTHLY BACKPACK LUNCHES FOR CHILDREN AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DONATIONS OF ABOUT 800 DICTIONARIES TO THIRD GRADERS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS, DONATIONS OF SAFETY GLASSES TO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, SPONSORING 24 CHILDREN TO THE VIRGINIA STATE ELKS YOUTH CAMP, AND OTHER RELATED PROJECTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 7, 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 September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.