Bpo Elks 483

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
350173300
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Crawfordsville, IN, USA
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,834
Expenses
$23,212
Assets
$391,907
Liabilities
$8,277

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL LICHTENWALTER (EXALTED RULER)
  • WANDA K BIRCHFIELD (LODGE SECRETARY)
  • MOLLY LICHTENWALTER (LODGE TREASURER)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Support members act& community charties

What it reported doing in 2023

The bpo elks 483 is an affiliate of the benevolent and protective order of the elks USA and as such the same mission statement.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • 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: -80.9%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 16.88; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.4% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.