SEATTLE BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS
EIN 91-0142830 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
THE MISSION of THE BENEVOLENT and PROTECTIVE ORDER of ELKS (BOPE) is to PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES of CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE, and FIDELITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO AIMS to ENHANCE THE WELFARE and HAPPINESS of ITS MEMBERS, FOSTER AMERICAN PATRIOTISM, CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP, and PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELKS SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH VARIOUS BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT ELKS CARE and ELKS SHARE.
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BRIAN MARSHALLSECRETARY
MICHAEL ALBERTSECRETARY (THRU 09/24)
ANNE LAVINEESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT (THRU 09/24)
CHRISTOPHER BRACKETTTRUSTEE (THRU 10/24)
HOLLEY RINGTRUSTEE
JOHN ALDAYACHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
KENNETH HATCHERTRUSTEE (THRU 10/24)
KENNETH LYONSESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT
LISA PETERSONTRUSTEE
PATRICK SMITHEXALTED RULER
SUSAN ALLENTREASURER
TARA ESPINOZAESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1951
- Location
- 2212 QUEEN ANNE AVE N, SEATTLE, WA 98109-2383
- County
- King
- In care of
- JOHN FRY
- Primary officer
- JOHN FRY, EXALTED RULER - PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- April 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit
- Revocation date
- August 15, 2019