Nonprofit · EIN 23-1708307
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 814 POTTSTOWN
Tax-exempt · POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $202,308 | $123,346 | $78,962 | $1,163,053 | $39,270 | $1,123,783 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $146,298 | $127,492 | $18,806 | $1,032,447 | $58,707 | $973,740 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $153,625 | $171,896 | -$18,271 | $1,027,379 | $67,668 | $959,711 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $138,839
- Membership dues
- $107,647
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $60,366
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $31,927
- Net income from fundraising events
- $3,103
- Other revenue
- $3,103
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,963
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,422
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $850
- Program services (functional)
- $123,346
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,032,447
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,163,053
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,270
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,123,783
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $147,466
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $976,317
- Gross receipts
- $323,797
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1902
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULLYN KEILMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 10 | $4,398 |
| DOROTHY FREEMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 10 | $565 |
| JAMES VAN DYCK FEAR | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| IRENE DONOVAN | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| WENDY NESTER | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SANDY PETERMAN | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN NACE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GINA CUSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TARA MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL VICARIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GAIL SULLIVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD SACKMAN | TILER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBIN MOYER | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LIN POLEN | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL STANFORD | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rhoton | Exalted Ruler Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Krause | Leading Knight Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Irene Donovan | Loyal Knight Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Benjamin T Williams | Lecturing Knight Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jullyn Keilman | Secretary Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Wendy Schiavo | Treasurer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| James Van Dyck | Esquire Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Linda M Polen | Chaplin Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard Sackman | Inner Guard Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gail M Sullivan | Tiler Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lawrence F Hoffman | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Nace | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gina Custer | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jon Pace | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Daniel Vicario | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GINA CUSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATT DAILEY | LEADING KNIG Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| IRENE DONOVAN | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DYCK FEAR | ESQUIRE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LARRY HOFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT WILHELM JR | EXALTED RULE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TOM M WILLIAMS JR | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULLYN KEILMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KEVIN KRAUSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN NACE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEANNA PASCHALL | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WENDY SCHIAVO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DANIEL VICARIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRACY WHITFIELD | TILER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN THOMAS WILLIAMS | LECTURING KN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 61 E HIGH ST, POTTSTOWN, PA 19464-5426
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JULLYN KEILMAN, 61 HIGH STREET, POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
- Signed the 990
- JULLYN KEILMAN, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (610) 326-0884
- Website
- WWW.POTTSTOWNELKSLODGE.COM
- Return prepared by
- REINHART & COMPANY CPAS
Mission
THE FRATERNAL & BENEVOLENT LODGE'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO INCULATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE & FIDELITY; TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD; TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE & ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM; TO CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP; TO PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION & SERVE THE PEOPLE & THE COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN POTTSTOWN & THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND DONATIONS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION, YOUTH ACTIVTIES, ETC.Expenses $123,346
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 | Check at the IRS |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1708307
- 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)
- $1,163,053
- Income (IRS master file)
- $323,797
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $202,308 | $123,346 | $1,163,053 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $146,298 | $127,492 | $1,032,447 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $153,625 | $171,896 | $1,027,379 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $220,848 | $127,812 | $941,480 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | 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 23-1708307).
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 23-1708307.
- 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 JULLYN KEILMAN.
- 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 $4,398 (JULLYN KEILMAN, SECRETARY).
- 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 $202,308, expenses of $123,346 and total assets of $1,163,053 at year end.
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