Nonprofit · EIN 56-0496705
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 735 RALEIGH
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27619
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $276,347 | $305,860 | -$29,513 | $889,431 | $111,096 | $778,335 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $295,327 | $277,338 | $17,989 | $913,011 | $105,163 | $807,848 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $292,363 | $271,725 | $20,638 | $868,430 | $78,571 | $789,859 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $66,145
- Membership dues
- $60,364
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,088
- Net rental income
- -$2,535
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,918
- Net income from gaming
- $3,014
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $186,767
- Other revenue
- $203,114
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $57,941
- Other salaries and wages
- $41,985
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $113,711
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,072
- Travel
- $988
- Depreciation
- $23,196
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $913,011
- Total assets, end of year
- $889,431
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $111,096
- Net assets, end of year
- $778,335
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $349,379
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $778,335
- Gross unrelated business income
- $12,471
- Gross receipts
- $529,956
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 894
- Year formed
- 1909
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEN SILLS | CLUB/GENERAL MANAGER Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $41,985 |
| JENNIFER OLIVEIRA | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $10,800 |
| LINDA FOLEY | TREASURER Officer, Former | 30 | $8,100 |
| PATRICIA MCKINLEY | SECRETARY Officer, Former | 30 | $7,200 |
| JENNIFER BOCCELLA | SECRETARY Officer, Former | 30 | $3,600 |
| BRIAN MADIGAN | TRUSTEE/TREASURY Trustee or director | 2 | $2,700 |
| TURNER VAN LINDLEY II | TREASURER Officer | 30 | $2,108 |
| ANROINE A SMITH | EXALTED RULER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GLENN COOPER | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHAD BEHRINGER | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RODNEY STACY | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MITCHELL | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GARY BUSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIMMY CLARK | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN E COLLINS | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARL OLIVEIRA | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL W MITCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEN SILLS | CLUB/GENERAL MANAGER Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $46,499 |
| LINDA L FOLEY | TREASURER Officer | 30 | $9,150 |
| PATRICIA MCKINLEY | SECRETARY Officer | 30 | $8,700 |
| ANROINE A SMITH | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER T KELLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER A OLIVEIRA | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MERLE G FREEMAN | EXALTED RULER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| RODNEY STACY | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MITCHELL | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GARY BUSH | TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN SCHAEFFER | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT R WILLIAMS | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN E COLLINS | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL W MITCHELL | TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEN SILLS | CLUB/GENERAL MANAGER Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $47,929 |
| PATRICIA MCKINLEY | SECRETARY Officer | 30 | $6,800 |
| ROBIN MILLER | PAST TREASURER Officer | 30 | $5,800 |
| LYN FOLEY | TREASURER Officer | 30 | $2,000 |
| ANROINE SMITH | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS KELLEY | TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAROD FISCHER | INNER GUARD Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN MADIGAN | EXALTED RULER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MERLE FREEMAN | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MITCHELL | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEAN A SCHAEFFER | TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE OLSHANSKY | ESQUIRE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL HOWARD | CHAPLAIN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER OLIVEIRA | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GARY BUSH | TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 20067, RALEIGH, NC 27619-0067
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ANTOINE SMITH, PO BOX 20067, RALEIGH, NC 27619
- Signed the 990
- ANTOINE SMITH, EXALTED RULER
- Phone
- (919) 787-5990
- Return prepared by
- D & S Accounting Services Inc
Mission
TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT FOR DISABLED VETERANS & YOUTH. EX: CAMPCARE FREE, FLAGS FOR HEROS/SERVICE DOGS, ARMY OF HOPE & A NUMBER OF OTHER ACTIVITIES.
Program accomplishments
- YOUTH ACTIVITIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, & FUNDS PROVIDED FOR CAMPS, LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM SPONSORSHIPS, FUNDS & SUPPORT FOR DISABLED VETERANS & OTHER ACTIVITIES.
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
- 56-0496705
- 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)
- $889,431
- Income (IRS master file)
- $529,956
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $276,347 | $305,860 | $889,431 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $295,327 | $277,338 | $913,011 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $292,363 | $271,725 | $868,430 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $306,981 | $280,375 | $877,635 | 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 56-0496705).
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 56-0496705.
- 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 ANTOINE SMITH.
- 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 17 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $41,985 (BEN SILLS, CLUB/GENERAL MANAGER).
- 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 $276,347, expenses of $305,860 and total assets of $889,431 at year end.
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