Nonprofit · EIN 94-0455153
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 423 CHICO
Tax-exempt · CHICO, CA 95926
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $1,661,600 | $1,712,713 | -$51,113 | $1,760,454 | $530,880 | $1,229,574 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,704,206 | $1,611,377 | $92,829 | $1,536,174 | $255,487 | $1,280,687 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,817,448 | $1,538,227 | $279,221 | $1,428,734 | $240,876 | $1,187,858 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $53,714
- Program service revenue
- $321,287
- Investment income
- $27,699
- Net rental income
- $181,711
- Net income from fundraising events
- $43,446
- Other revenue
- $1,258,900
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $41,962
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $357,123
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $402,682
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,115
- Occupancy
- $262,262
- Travel
- $2,000
- Depreciation
- $69,863
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,536,174
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,760,454
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $530,880
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,229,574
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $469,316
- Publicly traded securities
- $680,982
- Gross unrelated business income
- $382,463
- Gross receipts
- $1,661,600
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1898
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 KOSHAK | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE L OLSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SCARLETT RHOADS | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM BURKETT | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HEATHER WASNEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TRAVON ROBINSON | EXALTED RULER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE KECHLOIAN | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN HANCOCK | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY MANFREDI | ESQUIRE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MONICA MCDANIEL | INNER-GUARD Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIK VOGELESANG | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE ROBINSON | TILER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SUE BROWN | Secretary Officer | 15 | $0 |
| NORMAN WHITEHURST | LECTURE KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CATHY BECHTEL | CHAPLAIN Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER WASNEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JERRY URBAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOE KOSHAK | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE L OLSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM BURKETT | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE KECHLOIAN | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN HANCOCK | LECTURING KNIGH Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY MANFREDI | ESQUIRE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIK VOGELESANG | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SID BROWN | EXALTED RULER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SUE BROWN | Secretary Officer | 15 | $0 |
| SCARLETT RHOADS | TILER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NORMAN WHITEHURST | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CATHY BECHTEL | CHAPLAIN Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TRAVON ROBINSON | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN STRATTARD | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JERRY URBAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOE KOSHAK | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JACK THORPE | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM BURKETT | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE KECHLOIAN | LECTURING KNIGH Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERTO HERNIMAN | EXALTED RULER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY MANFREDI | CHAPLAIN Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIK VOGELESANG | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SID BROWN | LEADING KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SUE BROWN | Secretary Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JON FLACHSBARTH | TILER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RON MARTINE | ESQUIRE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CATHY BECHTEL | INNER GUARD Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TRAVON ROBINSON | LOYAL KNIGHT Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1705 MANZANITA AVE, CHICO, CA 95926-1622
- Signed the 990
- SUSAN BROWN, Secretary
- Phone
- (530) 343-1431
- Website
- www.chicoelks.org
- Return prepared by
- David K Spring CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-0455153 or by the name BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
OPERATES UNDER THE LODGE SYSTEM FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS
Program accomplishments
- FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION PROMOTING COMMUNITY WELFARE AND ASSISTING YOUTH WITH SCHOLARSHIPS.
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
- 94-0455153
- 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)
- $1,760,454
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,661,600
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $1,661,600 | $1,712,713 | $1,760,454 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $1,704,206 | $1,611,377 | $1,536,174 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $1,817,448 | $1,538,227 | $1,428,734 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $1,592,363 | $1,488,652 | $1,111,132 | 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 94-0455153).
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 94-0455153.
- 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 15 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 $1,661,600, expenses of $1,712,713 and total assets of $1,760,454 at year end.
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