Nonprofit · EIN 75-0253360
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 124 FORTWORTH
Tax-exempt · FORT WORTH, TX 76107
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $109,443 | $165,361 | -$55,918 | $834,351 | $75,919 | $758,432 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $142,269 | $195,368 | -$53,099 | $872,000 | $71,886 | $800,114 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $101,505 | $79,625 | $21,880 | $889,893 | $70,885 | $819,008 |
| March 31, 2022 | 990 | $124,974 | $115,434 | $9,540 | $835,175 | $51,745 | $783,430 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,575
- Membership dues
- $20,575
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,526
- Royalties
- $31
- Net rental income
- $60,165
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,165
- Net income from gaming
- $7,200
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,535
- Other revenue
- $82,342
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $7,150
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $21,856
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,549
- Occupancy
- $59,178
- Depreciation
- $20,423
- Program services (functional)
- $35,222
- Management and general (functional)
- $109,716
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $872,000
- Total assets, end of year
- $834,351
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $75,919
- Net assets, end of year
- $758,432
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $502,430
- Publicly traded securities
- $254,703
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $758,432
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,535
- Gross receipts
- $227,562
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1901
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Trice | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Trice | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jimmy Jaynes | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Laney | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Thoune | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Hogg | Exalted Ruler Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Tijerina | Treasurer Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Barbara Anderson | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Folsom | Esteemed Loyal Knight Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Lonnie Folsom | Esteemed Leading Knight Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Bedrick | Esteemed Lecturing Knight Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA ANDERSOM | SECRETARY Officer | 15 | $3,600 |
| RUTH TIIJERINA | TREASURER Officer | 15 | $3,600 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian R Woods | Treasurer Officer | 15 | $3,300 | $300 |
| Dorris L Kirkpatrick | Secretary(1/2 year) Officer | 1 | $1,750 | $150 |
| Barbara Anderson | Secretary(1/2 year) Officer | 1 | $1,550 | $150 |
| Kerri Weatherly | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Teressa Adcock | Inter Guard Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rick Trice | Exalted Ruler Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Lee | Esquire Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marie Trice | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Simpson | Leading Knight Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Griffiths | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jimmy Jaynes | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Hogg | Lecturing Knight Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ruth Tijerina | Tiler Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven D Weatherly | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roland Martinez | Loyal Knight Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Folsom | Chaplin Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2022: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorris L Kirkpatrick | Secretary Officer | 15 | $3,300 | $514 |
| Marian R Woods | Treasurer Officer | 15 | $3,300 | $513 |
| Kerri Weatherly | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kerry Moseley | Esquire Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Griffiths | Lecturing Knight Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Edna Tullis Hine | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Traci Crow | Exalted Ruler Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James C Jaynes | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rick Barrow | Leading Knight Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Simpson | Loyal Knight Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Lew | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marie Trice | Tiler Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven D Weatherly | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roland Martinez | Chaplin Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claudia Barrow | Inner Guard Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3233 WHITE SETTLEMENT RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76107-1228
- In care of
- % RUTH TIJERINA
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Ruth Tijerina, 3233 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Signed the 990
- Ruth Tijerina, Treasurer
- Phone
- (817) 332-2123
- Website
- fortworthelks.org
- Return prepared by
- J A Garrison & Co CPA's PLLC
Mission
To carry on fraternal activities under the Lodge system, the net income of which is used exclusively for benevolent and charitable purposes. This is accomplished through youth activities, drug awareness, youth scholarship, assistance to local charities, veteran programs, Americanism, and support to State Major Project.
Program accomplishments
- To carry on fraternal activities under the Lodge system, the net income of which is used exclusively for benevolent and charitable purposes. This is accomplished through youth activities, drug awareness, youth scholarship, assistance to local charities, veteran programs, Americanism, and support to State Major Project.
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
- 75-0253360
- 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)
- $834,351
- Income (IRS master file)
- $227,562
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $109,443 | $165,361 | $834,351 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $142,269 | $195,368 | $872,000 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $101,505 | $79,625 | $889,893 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $149,818 | $110,945 | $854,654 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | $124,974 | $115,434 | $835,175 | XML |
| 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 75-0253360).
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 75-0253360.
- 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 Ruth Tijerina.
- 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; 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 $109,443, expenses of $165,361 and total assets of $834,351 at year end.
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