2024-06-24T12:27:24-07:00 2024-03-31 371057420 Richard J Breslin Certified Public Accountant 505 South Illinois Street Belleville IL 62220 990 2023-04-01 370174410 BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA BENE 6188064499 P O Box 368 Belleville IL 62220 Chris Ord Secretary 6188064499 2024-06-24 1 Chris Ord 999009999 1 Richard Breslin P00119952 6182359811 2024-06-24 X 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Lauren Elliott P O Box 368 Belleville IL 62220 93694 0 1156 X X 1899 IL The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, whose motto is Elks Care, Elks Share, is the nation's second-largest provider of scholarships. The organization also provides funding for the Elks Crippled Children Fund and endeavors to provide assistance to needy children 5 5 0 20 0 0 23322 22009 0 0 18521 71685 410 0 42253 93694 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 32281 32378 32331 32378 9922 61316 684607 744757 7307 6141 677300 738616 Providing benefits to the community, by means of the operation of a benevolent fraternal organization, through the granting of scholarships, providing funding for a crippled children fund, sponsoring youth activities, and providing opportunities for members to donate their time and service to benevolent community activities. 0 0 The conducting of lodge activities which provide the structure and administration to enable the benevolent organization to carry out its mission. The activities include sponsoring dinners for armed services veterans, providing a variety of personal items to needy veterans, organizing visitations to veterans, organizing visitations to local nursing homes to benefit the elderly, contributing to the Elks National Foundation, sponsoring a Hoop Shoot for local youths, participating in the local Shriners' parade, and funding drug awareness publications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Elks Lodge 481 Secretary Treasurer 6188064499 P O Box 368 Belleville IL 62220 Robert Herr Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Thomas Dinges Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Debbie Kattenbraker Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 William Wetzig Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Timothy Richards Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Wayne Reichling Lecturing Knight 1 0 X 0 0 0 Lauren Elliott Exalted Ruler 1 0 X 0 0 0 Erin Grumley Leading Knight 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robin Lemay Treasurer 1 0 X 0 0 0 Chris Ord Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 Alan Andich Loyal Knight 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9879 0 0 0 12130 0 22009 0 71685 71685 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93694 71685 0 0 1230 1085 663 1584 3530 4789 2276 Special events 2424 Grant expenditures 8500 Scholarships 6000 Lodge expenses 114 183 32378 0 0 0 74591 39055 51663 400712 558353 304990 684607 744757 7307 6141 7307 6141 X 677300 738616 0 0 677300 738616 684607 744757 61316 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The fraternal organization has a general membership comprised of individuals who are dues-paying members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The fraternal organization holds annual elections during which all members of the general membership have the power to elect members of the governing board Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b All governance decisions of the board of trustees are subject to approval by the general membership of the organization Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b During the year the organization had no committees with the power to act on behalf of the organization Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization's trustees congregate at a scheduled meeting to review annual financial information and the federal Form 990 prior to its submission. During the review process the trustees are afforded the opportunity to raise questions or issues with regard to all filings and the figures used to prepare the reports. All questions or issues are resolved prior to the filing of the federal Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Requests are evaluated prior to response. The organization responds to requests by making copies of governing documents and financial information available on an "upon request" basis