BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
EIN 71-0008540 · Community Service Clubs (S80)
What they do
THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS of THIS ORGANIZATION ARE to ENSURE THE PRINCIPLES of CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE and FIDELITY; to PROMOTE THE WELFARE of ITS MEMBERS; to QUICKEN THE SPIRIT of AMERICAN PATRIOTISM, and to CULTIVATE and to PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $100.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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- Who did you help? Ask for a recent story or report that shows real results.
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- Is this really the charity? Give only through its official website or confirmed phone number.
Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $56,153 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
How each $100 of revenue was used
The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.
Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.
Has the pattern changed?
Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (18)
JOY GUNTER4
TRICIA JONESTILER
SUSAN THOMEYCHAPLAIN
SUSAN SOSNOSKI3 YEAR TRUSTEE
SUSAN SOSNOSKI3
PEGGY JACOBSLOYAL KNIGHT
MARTHA GILBERTEXALTED RULER
MARK VANSLOOTENESQUIRE
JOY GUNTER4 YEAR TRUSTEE
CHO GREENLECTURING KNIGHT
JOHN DAVIDSON2 YEAR TRUSTEE
JOE COULTER1 YEAR TRUSTEE
JAMES SMITH5 YEAR TRUSTEE
JAMES SMITH5
JACKSON PRUSSTREASURER
DANIEL FEILDINNER GUARD
CYNTHIA BOWDENSECRETARY
CLAUDE PLATTLEADING KNIGHT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1951
- Location
- 123 E BROADWAY ST, N LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114-5626
- County
- Pulaski
- In care of
- % CYNTHIA L BOWDEN
- Primary officer
- CYNTHIA BOWDEN, SECRETARY
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- April 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CURTIS WILLIAMS JR CPA PA
- NTEE classification
- Community Service Clubs (S80)
- IRS tax category
- Community Service Clubs