PROPUBLICA Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Benevolent & Protective Order Of Elks Of The Usa

2254 Oak Lawn

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Fraternal beneficiary societies and associations, which provide payment of life, sickness, accident or other benefits to members.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$266k (2024)

Expenses
$269k (2024)

Total Assets
$167k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$17k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending March
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$265,800
Expenses
$269,226
Net Income
-$3,426
Net Assets
$150,045
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $56,903
21.4%
Program Services $44,647
16.8%
Investment Income $6
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $81,820
30.8%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,978
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $100,467
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $167,025
Total Liabilities $16,980
Net Assets $150,045
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carol Neth (Secretary) $4,489 $0 $0
Mary Livingstone (Treasurer) $4,489 $0 $0
Lynda Riffice (Exalted Rule) $0 $0 $0
Larry Nolan (Leading Knig) $0 $0 $0
Brian Guerin (Loyal Knight) $0 $0 $0
Marty Habrelewicz (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Rose (Lecturing Kn) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Sullivan (Tiler) $0 $0 $0
Daisy Perez (Esquire) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Shields (Chaplain) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly Dorich (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Dowd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ken Neth (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Joyce (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ken Neth (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$242,376
Expenses
$237,161
Net Income
$5,215
Net Assets
$153,471
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $47,239
19.5%
Program Services $35,983
14.8%
Investment Income $4
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $69,993
28.9%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $86,538
36.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $172,933
Total Liabilities $19,462
Net Assets $153,471
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carol Neth (Secretary) $4,000 $0 $0
Norman Gates (Treasurer) $4,000 $0 $0
Lynda Riffice (Exalted Rule) $0 $0 $0
Larry Nolan (Leading Knig) $0 $0 $0
James Pink (Loyal Knight) $0 $0 $0
Marty Habrelewicz (Lecturing Kn) $0 $0 $0
John Rose (Tiler) $0 $0 $0
Daisy Perez (Esquire) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Shields (Chaplain) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Sullivan (Inner Guard) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly Dorich (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Dowd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ken Neth (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Joyce (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Piwowarski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$227,497
Expenses
$210,118
Net Income
$17,379
Net Assets
$148,256
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $39,879
17.5%
Program Services $43,196
19.0%
Investment Income $4
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $59,619
26.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,000
1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $74,735
35.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $166,700
Total Liabilities $18,444
Net Assets $148,256
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carol Neth (Secretary) $4,000 $0 $0
Lynda Riffice (Exalted Rule) $0 $0 $0
Norman Gates (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Larry Nolan (Leading Knig) $0 $0 $0
Ken Neth (Loyal Knight) $0 $0 $0
Marty Habrelewicz (Lecturing Kn) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Sullivan (Tiler) $0 $0 $0
Eric Wildgrube (Esquire) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Carstens (Chaplain) $0 $0 $0
Jim Pink (Inner Guard) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly Dorich (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Dowd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michael Simental (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Joyce (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Piwowarski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$126,686
Expenses
$135,728
Net Income
-$9,042
Net Assets
$130,877
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $40,841
32.2%
Program Services $15,740
12.4%
Investment Income $4
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $25,795
20.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,000
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $29,725
21.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $146,204
Total Liabilities $15,327
Net Assets $130,877
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carol Neth (Secretary) $2,000 $0 $0
Lynda Rifface (Exalted Rule) $0 $0 $0
Norman Gates (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Larry Nolan (Leading Knig) $0 $0 $0
Martin Habrelewicz (Loyal Knight) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Neth (Lecturing Kn) $0 $0 $0
James Pink (Tiler) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Tuminello (Esquire) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Carstens (Chaplain) $0 $0 $0
Donald Carstens (Inner Guard) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly Dorich (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Dowd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michael Simental (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Joyce (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Piwowarski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$236,938
Expenses
$245,372
Net Income
-$8,434
Net Assets
$138,101
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $49,773
21.0%
Program Services $24,823
10.5%
Investment Income $10
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,941
2.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $60,899
25.7%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $90,668
37.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $178,313
Total Liabilities $40,212
Net Assets $138,101
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carol Neth (Secretary) $4,000 $0 $0
Norman Gates (Treasurer) $4,000 $0 $0
Lynda Rifface (Exalted Rule) $0 $0 $0
Larry Nolan (Leading Knig) $0 $0 $0
Martin Habrelewicz (Loyal Knight) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Neth (Lecturing Kn) $0 $0 $0
James Pimk (Tiler) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Tuminello (Esquire) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Carstens (Chaplain) $0 $0 $0
Donald Carstens (Inner Guard) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly Dorich (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Dowd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michael Simental (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Joyce (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Piwowarski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$268,122
Expenses
$285,674
Net Income
-$17,552
Net Assets
$146,535
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,057
4.5%
Program Services $78,576
29.3%
Investment Income $12
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $6,862
2.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $67,784
25.3%
Other Revenue $5,229
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $85,403
29.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $196,096
Total Liabilities $49,561
Net Assets $146,535
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rich Mears (Secretary) $4,000 $0 $0
Norman Gates (Treasurer) $4,000 $0 $0
Lynda Riffice (Exalted Rule) $0 $0 $0
Larry Nolan (Leading Knig) $0 $0 $0
Martin Habrelewicz (Loyal Knight) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Neth (Lecturing Kn) $0 $0 $0
James Pink (Tiler) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Tuminello (Esquire) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Carstens (Chaplain) $0 $0 $0
Donald Carstens (Inner Guard) $0 $0 $0
Kim Dorich (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Kalousek (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michael Simental (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Joyce (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Piwowarski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$238,544
Expenses
$249,312
Net Income
-$10,768
Net Assets
$168,087
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,880
3.7%
Program Services $80,562
33.8%
Investment Income $18
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $8,317
3.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $60,717
25.5%
Other Revenue $4,387
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $75,482
30.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $218,261
Total Liabilities $50,174
Net Assets $168,087
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rich Mears (Secretary) $4,000 $0 $0
Norman Gates (Treasurer) $4,000 $0 $0
Larry Nolan (Exhallted Ru) $0 $0 $0
Lynda Riffice (Leading Knig) $0 $0 $0
Gregg Collins (Loyal Knight) $0 $0 $0
Henry Moran (Lecturing Kn) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Neth (Tiler) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Tuminello (Esquire) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Carstens (Chaplain) $0 $0 $0
Donald Carstens (Inner Guard) $0 $0 $0
Jack Riffice (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Munin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Kalousek (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michael Simental (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Joyce (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$258,891
Expenses
$262,906
Net Income
-$4,015
Net Assets
$174,855
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $20,407
7.9%
Program Services $73,837
28.5%
Investment Income $18
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $6,465
2.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $70,153
27.1%
Other Revenue $340
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $83,745
31.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $222,674
Total Liabilities $47,819
Net Assets $174,855
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rich Mears (Secretary) $4,000 $0 $0
Norman Gates (Treasurer) $4,000 $0 $0
John Joyce (Exalted Rule) $0 $0 $0
Larry Nolan (Leading Knig) $0 $0 $0
Lynda Riffice (Loyal Knight) $0 $0 $0
Gregg Collins (Lecturing Kn) $0 $0 $0
Peggy Turney (Tiler) $0 $0 $0
Ray Tuminello (Esquire) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Carstens (Chaplain) $0 $0 $0
Donald Carstens (Inner Guard) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Munin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jack Riffice (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Earl Konicki (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Joe Tuminello (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Chris Kalousek (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$266,706
Expenses
$286,857
Net Income
-$20,151
Net Assets
$178,870
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,822
6.3%
Program Services $72,334
27.1%
Investment Income $62
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $13,977
5.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $79,866
29.9%
Other Revenue $1,017
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $105,498
36.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $249,200
Total Liabilities $70,330
Net Assets $178,870

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$281,524
Expenses
$276,945
Net Income
$4,579
Net Assets
$200,788
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,930
2.5%
Program Services $92,471
32.8%
Investment Income $92
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $17,133
6.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $89,868
31.9%
Other Revenue $1,600
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $98,514
35.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $270,953
Total Liabilities $70,165
Net Assets $200,788

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$264,328
Expenses
$277,166
Net Income
-$12,838
Net Assets
$197,278
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,549
1.7%
Program Services $82,989
31.4%
Investment Income $95
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $2,200
0.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $103,951
39.3%
Other Revenue $663
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $94,447
34.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $271,784
Total Liabilities $74,506
Net Assets $197,278

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$251,508
Expenses
$294,943
Net Income
-$43,435
Net Assets
$210,116
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,192
2.9%
Program Services $92,038
36.6%
Investment Income $149
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $7,400
2.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $123,840
49.2%
Other Revenue $50
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,000
2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $101,308
34.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $269,275
Total Liabilities $59,159
Net Assets $210,116

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$242,101
Expenses
$277,370
Net Income
-$35,269
Net Assets
$253,551
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,136
7.1%
Program Services $86,112
35.6%
Investment Income $359
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $2,327
1.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $123,387
51.0%
Other Revenue $973
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,000
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $95,809
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $317,690
Total Liabilities $64,139
Net Assets $253,551

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$426,075
Expenses
$344,662
Net Income
$81,413
Net Assets
$288,820
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $216,829
50.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,000
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $151,658
35.6%
Other Revenue $5,759
1.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $354,477
Total Liabilities $65,657
Net Assets $288,820

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »