Nonprofit · EIN 71-0452900
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 781 MENA
Tax-exempt · MENA, AR 71953
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $284,407 | $275,659 | $8,748 | $274,740 | $24,359 | $250,381 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $320,383 | $310,180 | $10,203 | $259,467 | $12,171 | $247,296 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $305,217 | $314,395 | -$9,178 | $233,165 | -$1,796 | $234,961 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $123,050
- Membership dues
- $31,867
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,146
- Net income from fundraising events
- $9,411
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $147,800
- Other revenue
- $157,211
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $6,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $69,484
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $85,912
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $599
- Occupancy
- $44,111
- Travel
- $250
- Depreciation
- $5,747
- Management and general (functional)
- $195,189
- Fundraising (functional)
- $80,470
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $259,467
- Total assets, end of year
- $274,740
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,359
- Net assets, end of year
- $250,381
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $104,873
- Publicly traded securities
- $67,019
- Gross unrelated business income
- $161,357
- Gross receipts
- $457,484
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- AR
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS SCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALT WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETE HILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE BURNETT | TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| JARED WILLIAMS | EXALTED RULER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KEN WHISENHUNT | ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BOBBY COPELIN | ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS CALDWELL | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $0 |
| JASON GOODNER | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF STRASNER | ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLIS CALDWELL | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $6,000 |
| JARED WILLIAMS | EXALTED RULER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BRIAN THOMPSON | ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KEN WHISENHUNT | ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BOBBY COPELIN | ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MARTIN CALDWELL | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES POLSEY | ESQUIRE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK WILLIAMS | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CURT TEASDALE | CHAPLAIN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS LOGAN | INNER GUARD Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE HOOPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS SCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALT WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETE HILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE BURNETT | TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLIS CALDWELL | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $6,000 |
| BRIAN THOMPSON | EXALTED RULER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JARED WILLIAMS | ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KEN WHISENHUNT | ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| CHAD GOODNER | ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MARTIN CALDWELL | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MEL EVANS | ESQUIRE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK WILLIAMS | TILER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TRINA CAMPBELL LOGAN | CHAPLAIN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS LOGAN | INNER GUARD Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CURT TEASDALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE HOOPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RANDALL DUGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETE HILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALT WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 142 ELKS DRIVE, MENA, AR 71953-0000
- In care of
- % PHYLISS CALDWELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JARED WILLIAMS, 124 ELK LANE, MENA, AR 71953
- Signed the 990
- JARED WILLIAMS, EXALTED RULER
- Phone
- (479) 394-3740
- Return prepared by
- H AND R BLOCK
Mission
INVEST IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT HELP CHILDREN GROW UP HEALTHY AND DRUG FREE BY UNDERTAKING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS AND HONORING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR VETERANS
Program accomplishments
- YOUTH ACTIVITIES HELPS AREA CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH CLOTHING, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND TOYS.Expenses $47,354 · revenue $55,338
- ELDERLY FOOD BASKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE HOLIDAYS TO HELP PROVIDE FOOD STAPLES THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS AND THE YEAR.Expenses $8,652 · revenue $11,728
- COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ENJOY A SAFE AND FUN ENVIROMENT FOR FAMILIES TO GET TOGETHER AND ENJOY LIFEExpenses $12,587 · revenue $8,762
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
- 71-0452900
- 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)
- $274,740
- Income (IRS master file)
- $457,484
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $284,407 | $275,659 | $274,740 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $320,383 | $310,180 | $259,467 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $305,217 | $314,395 | $233,165 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $252,397 | $242,691 | $247,428 | 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 71-0452900).
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 71-0452900.
- 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 JARED WILLIAMS.
- 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 10 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 $284,407, expenses of $275,659 and total assets of $274,740 at year end.
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