Nonprofit · EIN 85-0036680
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 1558 CARLSBAD
Tax-exempt · CARLSBAD, NM 88221
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $742,442 | $803,258 | -$60,816 | $1,145,625 | $398,502 | $747,123 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $749,624 | $816,666 | -$67,042 | $1,148,406 | $340,467 | $807,939 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $747,004 | $774,134 | -$27,130 | $1,195,632 | $320,651 | $874,981 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $292,255
- Membership dues
- $274,957
- Program service revenue
- $85,582
- Investment income
- $4,612
- Net rental income
- $3,182
- Net income from gaming
- $226,500
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $120,682
- Other revenue
- $359,993
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $94,683
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $15,300
- Other salaries and wages
- $127,433
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $201,243
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,694
- Occupancy
- $121,413
- Depreciation
- $67,736
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,148,406
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,145,625
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $398,502
- Net assets, end of year
- $747,123
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $658,826
- Publicly traded securities
- $93,224
- Gross receipts
- $2,807,940
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1929
- State of legal domicile
- NM
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENT HITCHENS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $10,000 |
| JEFFREY GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $5,300 |
| ROBERT ROBERSON | EXALTED RULER/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| LORI STEARS | LEADING KNIGHT/VP Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| BRAD ROGERS | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRIDGET MATTES | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ROGER MAXWELL | OUTGOING PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DEAN CALVANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DARLENE SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TRACY DEARING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LEE WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENT HITCHENS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $5,853 |
| JEFFREY GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $5,625 |
| ROGER MAXWELL | EXALTED RULER/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROBERSON | LEADING KNIGHT/VP Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER GOOCH | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LORI STEARS | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM VERA | OUTGOING PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MIKE KURIMSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAMON WEST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DARLENE SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TRACY DEARING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENT HITCHENS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $10,000 |
| JEFF GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $5,300 |
| WILLIAM VERA | EXALTED RULER/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| ERIC MCGEE | LEADING KNIGHT/VP Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| ROGER MAXWELL | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRAD ROGERS | LECTURING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRIAN COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE KURIMSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TRACY DEARING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DARLENE SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 249, CARLSBAD, NM 88221-0249
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KENT HITCHENS, PO BOX 249, CARLSBAD, NM 88221
- Signed the 990
- KENT HITCHENS, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (575) 885-5838
- Website
- WWW.ELKS.ORG/LODGES
- Return prepared by
- CRI ADVISORS LLC
Mission
B.P.O.E. CARLSBAD ELKS LODGE'S MISSION IS TO INCULCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY; TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD; TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM; TO CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP; TO PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNMENT, THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION GENERATES REVENUE FROM GAMING ACTIVITIES, MEMBERSHIP DUES AND VARIOUS LODGE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES , CHARITY DRIVES, ENTERTAINMENT, AND STAG AND LADIES NITE MEMBER SERVICES. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE ORGANIZED AND MANAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S TRUSTEES, LODGE OFFICERS AND MEMBER VOLUNTEERS. THE REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH THESE SERVICES ARE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT B.P.O.E. GRAND LODGE SPONSORED CHARITIES, LOCAL YOUTH ORGANIZED ATHLETIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS LOCAL 501(C) (3) ENTITIES THROUGH DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THE USE OF BANQUET FACILITIES AND DINING AMENITIES.
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
- 85-0036680
- 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)
- $1,145,625
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,807,940
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $742,442 | $803,258 | $1,145,625 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $749,624 | $816,666 | $1,148,406 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2024 | $747,004 | $774,134 | $1,195,632 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $766,257 | $705,814 | $1,087,170 | 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 85-0036680).
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 85-0036680.
- 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 KENT HITCHENS.
- 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 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $10,000 (KENT HITCHENS, 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 $742,442, expenses of $803,258 and total assets of $1,145,625 at year end.
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