Nonprofit · EIN 64-0152030
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 606 BILOXI
Tax-exempt · BILOXI, MS 39530
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $310,287 | $244,149 | $66,138 | $1,909,304 | $1,521 | $1,907,783 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $278,813 | $268,230 | $10,583 | $1,872,696 | $22,786 | $1,849,910 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $305,406 | $266,748 | $38,658 | $1,901,170 | $23,004 | $1,878,166 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $158,798
- Membership dues
- $43,996
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $113
- Net rental income
- $13,345
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,231
- Net income from gaming
- $74,040
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $61,760
- Other revenue
- $151,376
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,674
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $23,764
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $22,385
- Program services (functional)
- $34,749
- Management and general (functional)
- $195,529
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,871
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,872,696
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,909,304
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,521
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,907,783
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,762,025
- Gross receipts
- $553,240
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1909
- State of legal domicile
- MS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM LANCASTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $7,147 |
| LYNN VANEK | SECRETARY Officer | 10 | $6,507 |
| WILLIAM KRAUSE JR | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $5,219 |
| JOHN VANEK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| PATRICK DAVIS | EXAULTED RULER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JENNY MOESTIKAWATI | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LOUIS GEORGE | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARK STEVENS | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SHANNON LOTT | CHAPLIN Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ROBERT COOK | ESQUIRE Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DARLEEN POULOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| FRANK BROWN | BD OF DIR CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| GAYLE LEMMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CROWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MARK JENKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAIL STEVENS | INNER GUARD Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TRAVIS COAKLEY | TYLER Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNN VANEK | SECRETARY Officer | 10 | $7,796 |
| JHHN VANEK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 10 | $4,764 |
| PATRICK DEAVIS | EXAULTED RULER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JENNY MOESTIKAWATI | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LOUIS GEORGE | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARK STEVENS | LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KIM LANCASTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM KRAUSE JR | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SHANNON LOTT | CHAPLIN Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ROBERT COOK | ESQUIRE Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DARLEEN POULOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| FRANK BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| GAYLE LEMMER | TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CROWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MARK JENKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| GAIL STEVENS | INNER GUARD Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| TRAVIS COAKLEY | TYLER Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN VANEK | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $0 | $5,198 |
| LYNN VANEK | SECRETARY Officer | 10 | $0 | $1,949 |
| RON KOSTMAYER | EXALTED RULER Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA BOZSAN | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| J MOESTIKAWATI | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS GEORGE | LECTURING KNGT Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH ANDERSON | BD-DIR CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| RBT DANIELS JR | TRUSTEE 1 YR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DARLENE POULOS | TRUSTEE 2 YR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| WM KRAUSS JR | TRUSTEE 4 YR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| WM CROWELL | TRUSTEE 5 YR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| P BROUSSARD | TILER Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| L SENTELL JR | ESQUIRE Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| C J DANIELS | INNER GUARD Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1178 BEACH BLVD, BILOXI, MS 39530-3631
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PATRICK DAVIS, 1178 BEACH BLVD, BILOXI, MS 39530
- Signed the 990
- BILLY KRAUSE JR, TREASURER
- Phone
- (228) 374-0606
- Website
- WWW.ELKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SANDRONI TAX AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Mission
FRATERNAL ORDER DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE PATRIOTISM AND BENEVOLENCE.
Program accomplishments
- FRATERNAL ORDER DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE PATRIOTISM AND BENEVOLENCE.Expenses $7,390
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
- 64-0152030
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1972
- 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)
- $1,909,304
- Income (IRS master file)
- $553,240
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $310,287 | $244,149 | $1,909,304 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $278,813 | $268,230 | $1,872,696 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $305,406 | $266,748 | $1,901,170 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $347,471 | $322,739 | $1,941,470 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | $127,465 | $185,087 | $496,445 | 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 64-0152030).
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 64-0152030.
- 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 1972.
- 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 PATRICK DAVIS.
- 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; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $7,147 (KIM LANCASTER, 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 $310,287, expenses of $244,149 and total assets of $1,909,304 at year end.
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