Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
420889496
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Jefferson, IA, USA
Rating
44
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$47,168
Expenses
$53,364
Assets
$75,030
Liabilities
$14,555

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • John Russell (Exalted Ruler)
  • Mike Goodwin (Leading Knight)
  • Jake Bohnet (Loyal Knight)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our organization is dedicated to fostering fellowship and organizing social activities for our members as well as hosting charitable events. We are committed to supporting youth through various activities and providing assistance to veterans through both emotional support and financial aid. Additionally we extend our help to the local community through ENF Grants and a wide range of volunteer services aiming to make a positive impact and strengthen community bonds.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our nonprofit organization is dedicated to empowering youth through a wide range of engaging activities and events. We support educational growth through essay contests and 3rd-grade dictionary giveaways. Additionally we promote physical fitness and teamwork through events like the hoop shoot and by supporting local Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops. Furthermore we foster a sense of community responsibility in our youth by organizing activities such as youth ditch pick-up and providing summer safety camps for kindergarten kids. Our commitment extends to creating memorable experiences for high school students through events like the winter formal. These programs aim to enrich the lives of young individuals and instill values of leadership service and civic engagement.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 77% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 17
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 27%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.1%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.41; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 27% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.