Nonprofit · EIN 59-0233010
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 1529 SEBRING
Tax-exempt · SEBRING, FL 33871
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $282,330 | $250,853 | $31,477 | $504,450 | $78,216 | $426,234 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $263,876 | $238,143 | $25,733 | $482,300 | $87,543 | $394,757 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $239,543 | $218,240 | $21,303 | $440,213 | $71,190 | $369,023 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $198,701
- of which government grants
- $44,563
- Membership dues
- $58,524
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,079
- Net rental income
- $12,158
- Net income from gaming
- $44,763
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $24,629
- Other revenue
- $81,550
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $39,825
- Other salaries and wages
- $25,396
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $29,894
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $500
- Accounting fees
- $9,316
- Occupancy
- $52,185
- Depreciation
- $29,039
- Program services (functional)
- $185,440
- Management and general (functional)
- $48,061
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,352
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $482,300
- Total assets, end of year
- $504,450
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $78,216
- Net assets, end of year
- $426,234
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $248,586
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $426,234
- Gross receipts
- $598,538
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1926
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOE STOCKENBERG | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MARTIN BOWERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| PEGGY ALLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KEN WHEELER | TRUSTEE 3 YEARS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GWEN CLARK | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRENDA WALTON | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RON SCHILFARTH | FIRST YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SPIEGEL | TWO YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GAIL ZEMPER | TILER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE MORSE | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TERRY OAKLEY | INNER GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAM SCHROEDER | ESQUIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BUDDY RICHARDS | CHAPLIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD VOSBURGH | WEBMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOE STOCKENBERG | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MARTIN BOWERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| PEGGY ALLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RON SCHILFFARTH | TRUSTEE 3 YEARS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GWEN CLARK | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRENDA WALTON | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEN WHEELER | FIRST YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SPIEGEL | TWO YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GAIL ZEMPER | TILER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE MORSE | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| REX ROUSSELL | INNER GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAM SCHROEDER | ESQUIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BUDDY RICHARDS | CHAPLIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD VOSBURGH | WEBMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE MORSE | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN LAWSON | TILER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RON SCHILFFARTH | TWO YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARTIN BOWERS | INNER GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD VOSBURGH | WEBMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUDY HANSON | CHAPLIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BUDDY RICHARDS | ESQUIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DARLENE QUEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOY RINK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JOE STOCKENBERG | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SPIEGEL | TRUSTEE 3 YEARS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEN WHEELER | FIRST YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GWEN CLARK | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRENDA WALTON | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 333, SEBRING, FL 33871-0333
- In care of
- % JOE STOCKENBERG
- Signed the 990
- JOE STOCKENBERG, EXALTED RULER
- Phone
- (863) 385-8647
- Return prepared by
- Gerard & Associates CPAs
Mission
THE ELKS LODGE IS A VALUES DRIVEN ORGANIZATION SERVING BOTH ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ELDS LODGE IS ALSO A LEADER IN CHARITY AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS: ELKS NATIONAL PROGRAMS, NATIONAL FOUNDATION, HOOP SHOOT, ETC. ELKS STATE PROGRAMS, FLORIDA ELKS YOUTH CAMP AND CHILDERENS THERAPY SERVICES. VARIOUS LOCAL CHARITIES, LITTLE LEAGUE, LOCAL SCHOOLS, NEEDY FAMILIES, ETC.Expenses $185,440 · grants $39,825 · revenue $283,220
- CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS: ELKS NATIONAL PROGRAMS, NATINAL FOUNDATION, HOOP SHOOT, ETC. ELKS STATE PROGRAMS, FLORIDA ELKS YOUTH CAMP AND CHILDRENS THERAPY SERVICES. VARIOUS LOCAL CHARITIES, LITTLE LEAGUE, LOCAL SCHOOLS, NEEDY FAMILIES, ETC.
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
- 59-0233010
- 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)
- $504,450
- Income (IRS master file)
- $598,538
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $282,330 | $250,853 | $504,450 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $263,876 | $238,143 | $482,300 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $239,543 | $218,240 | $440,213 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $225,287 | $144,251 | $428,394 | 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 59-0233010).
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 59-0233010.
- 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 are the officers and directors of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 14 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 $282,330, expenses of $250,853 and total assets of $504,450 at year end.
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