Nonprofit · EIN 31-0214050
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 0093 HAMILTON
Tax-exempt · LIBERTY TWP, OH 45011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $4,531,120 | $4,402,807 | $128,313 | $2,377,562 | $803,184 | $1,574,378 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,963,990 | $2,969,811 | -$5,821 | $2,275,548 | $829,483 | $1,446,065 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,740,444 | $2,767,037 | -$26,593 | $2,322,775 | $870,889 | $1,451,886 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $275,631
- Membership dues
- $275,631
- Program service revenue
- $4,227,586
- Investment income
- $27,903
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $49,809
- Benefits paid to members
- $10,879
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $814,911
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $892,853
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,173
- Accounting fees
- $12,545
- Occupancy
- $201,184
- Depreciation
- $139,160
- Program services (functional)
- $4,013,731
- Management and general (functional)
- $389,076
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,275,548
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,377,562
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $803,184
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,574,378
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,212,705
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,036,065
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $538,313
- Gross unrelated business income
- $105,390
- Gross receipts
- $4,531,120
- Employees
- 48
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1888
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARED WOLEVER | EXALTED RULER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GERALD LESHNER | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 6 | $0 |
| GARY NUNLEY | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK SOULE | SECRETARY Officer | 6 | $0 |
| WADE PRICE | TREASURER Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DOUG MEACHAM | TILER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS FIELDS | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DONOHUE | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICK ANDERSON PER | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG ROBBINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON BICKEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB UNTERREINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT HINKEL | INNER GUARD Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARED WOLEVER | EXALTED RULER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GERALD LESHNER | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 6 | $0 |
| BRIAN MANLEY | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHERI DUNCAN | SECRETARY Officer | 6 | $0 |
| WADE PRICE | TREASURER Officer | 6 | $0 |
| RON ARMENTROUT | TILER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS FIELDS | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DONOHUE | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GARY NUNLEY | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON BICKEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SEARS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROB UNTERREINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM CIRESI | VICE-PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK | PRESIDING JUSTICE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HINKEL | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG ROBBINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARED WOLEVER | EXALTED RULER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GERALD LESHNER | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 6 | $0 |
| BRIAN MANLEY | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHERI DUNCAN | SECRETARY Officer | 6 | $0 |
| WADE PRICE | TREASURER Officer | 6 | $0 |
| RON ARMENTROUT | TILER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS FIELDS | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DONOHUE | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GARY NUNLEY | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON BICKEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SEARS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROB UNTERREINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM CIRESI | VICE-PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK | PRESIDING JUSTICE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HINKEL | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG ROBBINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4444 HAMILTON MIDDLETOWN RD, LIBERTY TWP, OH 45011-2352
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHUCK SOULE, 4444 HAMILTON MIDDLETOWN ROAD, HAMILTON, OH 45011
- Signed the 990
- CHUCK SOULE, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (513) 887-4380
- Return prepared by
- SPEED-BAKER TAX SERVICE LLC
Mission
FRATERNAL ORDER OPERATING UNDER THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS A LODGE
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION IS INCORPORATED IN OHIO, CHARTERED BY THE GRAND LODGE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS AS LODGE NO. 93. THE LODGE OPERATES AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS OFFERING FACILITIES FOR GOLF AND FELLOWSHIP. THE LODGE PROVIDES MANY PUBLIC COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR CARE GIVING, YOUTH SPORTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION, AND VETERANS PROGRAMS.
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
- 31-0214050
- 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)
- $2,377,562
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,531,120
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $4,531,120 | $4,402,807 | $2,377,562 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $2,963,990 | $2,969,811 | $2,275,548 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2024 | $2,740,444 | $2,767,037 | $2,322,775 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2023 | $2,465,895 | $2,463,467 | $2,389,668 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | 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 31-0214050).
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 31-0214050.
- 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 CHUCK SOULE.
- 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; 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 $4,531,120, expenses of $4,402,807 and total assets of $2,377,562 at year end.
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