Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA

Analysis

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntington, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mutual and membership benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA reported income of $82k and spending of $96k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2023, income grew from $62k to $82k (+32%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 28th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($82k), Little League Baseball Inc ($82k) and PTA New York Congress ($82k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,800 (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $199k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $199k. It reported 7 employees.