Nonprofit · EIN 01-0027741
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 964 AUGUSTA
Tax-exempt · AUGUSTA, ME 04338
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $886,567 | $717,051 | $169,516 | $1,008,570 | $68,122 | $940,448 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $873,852 | $767,628 | $106,224 | $871,707 | $102,344 | $769,363 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $816,765 | $708,455 | $108,310 | $787,000 | $128,360 | $658,640 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $440,433
- Membership dues
- $127,304
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $8,629
- Net rental income
- $16,802
- Net income from gaming
- $205,517
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $208,219
- Other revenue
- $437,505
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,302
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $25,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $162,126
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $205,957
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,065
- Occupancy
- $104,737
- Depreciation
- $21,941
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $871,707
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,008,570
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $68,122
- Net assets, end of year
- $940,448
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $460,666
- Publicly traded securities
- $115,747
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $756,798
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $183,650
- Gross unrelated business income
- $20,633
- Gross receipts
- $2,432,361
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1905
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA YORK LEMELIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $12,500 |
| TANYA MANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $12,500 |
| VICKI RODRIQUE | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MONIQUE LAFLAME-HOWLETT | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CARON | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY DUTTON | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KENNETH GOTREAU | ESQUIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SUZANNE CARON | TILER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHERYL HERSOM | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEAN GOTREAU | INNER GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TIM RODRIQUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| WES DECOMPOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| DEBRA SIMMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| NORMAN GILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN COTTERLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA YORK LEMELIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $12,500 |
| LINDA GAUSE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $12,500 |
| KEN GOTREAU | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| VOCKI RODRIQUE | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MONIQUE LAFLAME-HOWLETT | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC KNUDSEN | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LORI HOWLETT | ESQUIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEAN GOTREAU | TILER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAN HOWLETT | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ADAM PELLETIER | INNER GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TIM RODRIQUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| WES DECOMPOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| DEBRA SIMMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| NORMAN GILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| TIM RODRIGUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN COTTERLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA YORK LEMELIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $12,000 |
| LINDA GAUSE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $12,000 |
| LISA NEWELL | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEN GOTREAU | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN POULIOT | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LORI DOUCETTE | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LORI HOWLETT | ESQUIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEAN GOTREAU | TILER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE COTY | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC KNUDSEN | INNER GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| VICKI RODRIGUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| WES DECOMPOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| DEBRA SIMMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| NORMAN GILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
| TIM RODRIGUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2206, AUGUSTA, ME 04338-2206
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LISA YORK-LEMELIN, 397 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
- Signed the 990
- LISA YORK-LEMELIN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (207) 623-9623
- Website
- http://augustaelks.org
- Return prepared by
- JACK SKEHAN AND ASSOCIATES
Mission
TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE, PATRIOTIC AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
Program accomplishments
- THE LODGE AND ITS MEMBERS DONATE MANY VOLUNTEER HOURS AND FUNDS TO CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, WELFARE, PATRIOTIC AND DISASTER FELIEF EFFORTS
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0027741
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1156: BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,008,570
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,432,361
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $886,567 | $717,051 | $1,008,570 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $873,852 | $767,628 | $871,707 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $816,765 | $708,455 | $787,000 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $698,621 | $572,030 | $639,503 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0027741).
Questions about BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
- What is the EIN of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA is 01-0027741.
- Is BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(8) since 1951.
- Which annual return does BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 names LISA YORK-LEMELIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $12,500 (LISA YORK LEMELIN, TREASURER).
- How much revenue does BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $886,567, expenses of $717,051 and total assets of $1,008,570 at year end.
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