Nonprofit · EIN 41-0983307
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 2427 HUTCHINSON
Tax-exempt · HUTCHINSON, MN 55350
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $321,273 | $231,693 | $89,580 | $583,735 | $36,545 | $547,190 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $251,591 | $233,573 | $18,018 | $489,016 | $31,406 | $457,610 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $236,566 | $206,971 | $29,595 | $472,483 | $32,891 | $439,592 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,891
- Program service revenue
- $17,097
- Investment income
- $21,305
- Net income from fundraising events
- $29,469
- Net income from gaming
- $31,274
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $217,237
- Other revenue
- $277,980
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $24,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $129,626
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $145,687
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,005
- Occupancy
- $15,041
- Depreciation
- $499
- Program services (functional)
- $231,693
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $489,016
- Total assets, end of year
- $583,735
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $36,545
- Net assets, end of year
- $547,190
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $41,949
- Gross unrelated business income
- $47,833
- Gross receipts
- $3,495,159
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 80
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE LEHNRIKKI HILGEMANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $3,000 |
| RIKKI HILGEMANNLORI HOFIUS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $1,500 |
| CARRIE KING | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| RICK BESTUL | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY OLSEN | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KELLI BESTUL | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY LEHNMARK HANKE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TRACI ATKINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG HUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN HAAPALATIMOTHY GRATKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HANKENICK SISSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE LEHN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $3,000 |
| RIKKI HILGEMANN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $1,250 |
| TIMOTHY GRATKE | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| TRACI ATKINSON | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE KING | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICK BESTUL | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY LEHN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY OLSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG HUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN HAAPALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HANKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE LEHN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $3,000 |
| GWEN STENZEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $1,500 |
| TIMOTHY GRATKE | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GREGORY HUSE | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TRACI ATKINSON | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE KING | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RIKKI HILGEMANN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY LEHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEREK WERTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN OPHEIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HANKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 272, HUTCHINSON, MN 55350-0272
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CARRIE KING, PO BOX 272, HUTCHINSON, MN 55350
- Signed the 990
- CARRIE KING, EXALTED RULER
- Phone
- (320) 587-3116
- Website
- WWW.HUTCHELKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KARLA HAVEMEIER LTD
Mission
TO INCULCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY; TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD; TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM; TO CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP; TO PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNMENT, THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE. 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
- THE HUTCHINSON ELKS LODGE HAS ACTIVELY WORKED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL YOUTH, VETERANS, AND THE COMMUNITY. THE RESTAURANT/BAR IS OPERATED TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. CHARITABLE GAMBLING NET PROCEEDS ARE DISTRIBUTED PER MN STATUTES 349 AND 297. SERVED 232 MEMBERS.Expenses $231,693 · grants $24,000 · revenue $208,430
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
- 41-0983307
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1982
- 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)
- $583,735
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,495,159
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $321,273 | $231,693 | $583,735 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $251,591 | $233,573 | $489,016 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $236,566 | $206,971 | $472,483 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $195,070 | $175,635 | $440,237 | 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 41-0983307).
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 41-0983307.
- 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 1982.
- 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 CARRIE KING.
- 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; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $3,000 (GEORGE LEHNRIKKI HILGEMANN, 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 $321,273, expenses of $231,693 and total assets of $583,735 at year end.
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