BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF 0225 BPOE
EIN 41-0145835 · Student Sororities & Fraternities (B83)
What they do
THE FRATERNAL ORDER of ELKS WAS FOUNDED "TO PROMOTE and PRACTICE THE FOUR CARDINAL VIRTUES of CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE, and FIDELITY; to PROMOTE THE WELFARE and ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS of ITS MEMBERS; to QUICKEN THE SPIRIT of AMERICAN PATRIOTISM and CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP." THE LOCAL ELKS LODGE FULFILLS THIS PLEDGE BY INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE MEMBERS LIVE and WORK. THEY HELP THE YOUTH DEVELOP LIFELONG SKILLS, SEND STUDENTS to COLLEGE, MEET THE NEEDS of VETERANS, SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITABLE WORK, and FUND PROJECTS to IMPROVE THE QUALITY of LIFE IN THE MEMBERS COMMUNITIES.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $4.00 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1951
- Location
- PO BOX 154, MANKATO, MN 56002
- County
- Blue Earth
- In care of
- SHANNON NUY