Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Dallas Lodge 71
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SUPPORTING A LARGE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS, MEDICAL SUPPORT, AND SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE FEED LAKE HIGHLANDS CHARITY IN DALLAS. PROVISION FOR FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS: DINNERS AND OTHER MEALS, THEME EVENTS, AND SALE OF REFRESHMENTS.
- Income
- $651,887
- Spending
- $771,663
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 41
- Highest pay
- $32,044, bookkeeper
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)
- MANY OF OUR MEMBERS VOLUNTEER TO CONDUCT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SERVING RECIPIENTS IN THE FEED LAKE HIGHLANDS FOOD DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION. WE PROVIDE PROTHESES AND OTHER MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN THE AREA. A DESIGNATED GROUP WITHIN THE LODGE COLLECTS FUNDS FOR THE TEXAS ELKS MAJOR PROJECT: A SUMMER CAMP FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. CERTAIN GRANTS FROM THE ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION ARE USED TO SUPPLEMENT THESE ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO OPERATE A STATE LICENSED BINGO OPERATION WHICH ALLOCATES ITS PROFITS TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. WE ARE SUPPORTING THE TECOT FACILITY AT LAKE TEXOMA.
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 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 November 4, 2026.
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