Nonprofit · EIN 25-0351370
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 339 ALLEGHENY
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15212
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $266,789 | $277,357 | -$10,568 | $2,285,591 | $13,472 | $2,272,119 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $223,713 | $237,310 | -$13,597 | $2,327,488 | $48,605 | $2,278,883 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $301,768 | $266,744 | $35,024 | $2,333,125 | $47,793 | $2,285,332 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $144,384
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $119,290
- Other revenue
- $122,405
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $20,701
- Other salaries and wages
- $18,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $20,205
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $895
- Occupancy
- $73,248
- Depreciation
- $11,414
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,327,488
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,285,591
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,472
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,272,119
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,750,387
- Publicly traded securities
- $250,603
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,272,119
- Gross receipts
- $332,929
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1896
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAY C JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $12,000 |
| JENNIE L EISENBROWN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $6,000 |
| THOMAS C WEINLANDT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN M MELVIN | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA DYER | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY SARTORIS | JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY A ZINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK P MASTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK RANDZA JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH H OLASH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND E LINK III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH E SUITER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THOMAS C WEINLANDT | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LANCE MCFADDEN | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CALVIN J DICKINSON | JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAY C JONES-ABREGO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JENNIE L EISENBROWN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY A ZINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK P MASTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK RANDZA JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH H OLASH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| RAYMOND E LINK III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCE V MCFADDEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SARAH E SUITER | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THOMAS C WEINLANDT | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CALVIN J DICKINSON | JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAY C JONES-ABREGO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JENNIE L EISENBROWN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY A ZINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK P MASTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK RANDZA JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH H OLASH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| RAYMOND E LINK III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 400 CEDAR AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212-5507
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SHAWN MELVIN, 400 CEDAR AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212
- Signed the 990
- SHAWN MELVIN, EXALTED RULER
- Phone
- (412) 321-1834
- Website
- WWW.ELKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUZOMBERKA HOLLAND RENK SMITH
Mission
THIS FRATERNAL ORDER WAS FOUNDED "TO PROMOTE AND PRACTICE THE FOUR CARDINAL VIRTUES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY; TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM AND CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP."
Program accomplishments
- YOUTH ACTIVITIES: VARIOUS YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES SUCH AS YOUTH HOLIDAY PARTY, SHALER-AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM, SUMMER BACKPACK PROGRAM, BLIND ATHLETE SWIM OUTING, SUMMER GRAB & GO LUNCH PROGRAM, BRADLEY CENTER HOLIDAY GIFT SHOPPE WERE ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE YEAR.
- VETERANS/MILITARY: COORDINATED 124 WELCOME HOME KITS FOR FORMELY HOMELESS VETERENS WHO ARE MOVING INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. KITS INCLUDED KITCHENWARE, LINENS, CLEANING SUPPLIES, SMALL APPLIANCES, ETC. ALSO HOSTED NATIONAL GUARD PICNIC WHICH PROVIDED FOOD FOR OVER 350 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD RESERVISTS AND BOMBAS SOCK DISTRIBUTION WHICH PROVIDED 5,000 PAIRS OF BOMBAS SOCKS TO VETERANS.
- PA ELKS HOME SERVICE PROGRAMS: STATEWIDE IN-HOME ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
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
- 25-0351370
- 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)
- $2,285,591
- Income (IRS master file)
- $332,929
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $266,789 | $277,357 | $2,285,591 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $223,713 | $237,310 | $2,327,488 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $301,768 | $266,744 | $2,333,125 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $289,640 | $224,754 | $2,225,337 | 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 25-0351370).
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 25-0351370.
- 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 SHAWN MELVIN.
- 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 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- 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 $266,789, expenses of $277,357 and total assets of $2,285,591 at year end.
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