Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred West | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lauren Franklin SR | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Beecher | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| PER Craig Cunningham | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard O'Brien | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steve Gray | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| TIM Murphy | Exalted Rule | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Wayne Bruce | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Munch | Lecturing Kn | 2025 |
| Barb Freund | Leading Knig | since 2023 |
| Dawn Warrington | Inner Guard | 2025 |
| George Warrington | Lecturing Kn | since 2023 |
| Janice Palm | Inner Guard | since 2023 |
| Joe Rafferty | Esquire | 2025 |
| Kelley Daniels | Tiler | since 2023 |
| Melissa Washlick | Tiler | 2025 |
| Peter Hutcheon | Justice | since 2023 |
| Skip Green | Chaplin | 2025 |
| Steve Miller | Chaplin | since 2023 |
| TIM Murphy | Loyal Knight | since 2023 |
| Victor Dameshek | Loyal Knight | 2025 |
| William Socha | Esquire | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 2026iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred West | Secretary | 5 | $5k | ||
| Michael S Beecher | Treasurer | 10 | $5k | ||
| Wayne Bruce | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Per Craig Cunningham | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Gray | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Murphy | Exalted Rule | 15 | $0 | ||
| Richard O'brien | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Franklin Sr | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Victor Dameshek | Loyal Knight | 2 | $0 | ||
| Skip Green | Chaplin | 2 | $0 | ||
| Allison Munch | Lecturing Kn | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joe Rafferty | Esquire | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dawn Warrington | Inner Guard | 2 | $0 | ||
| George Warrington | Leading Knig | 2 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Washlick | Tiler | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
- EIN
- 237130151
- Address
- 3570 S Black Horse Pike, Williamstown, NJ, 08094-7427
- State
- New Jersey
- Mission
- Charitable funds raised and used for support of various community programs as well as scholarships to better aid community children. Also, funds used to help special needs children and make donations to special causes. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Y40Z Mutual and membership benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)08 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Mutual & Membership Benefit
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1997
- Principal officer
- Michael S Beecher (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1951
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsFred West
≥3years on the filingsLauren Franklin SR
≥3years on the filingsPER Craig Cunningham
≥3years on the filingsRichard O'Brien
Latest return
year to 31 March 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2026. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $599k
- Total liabilities
- $155k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $444k
- Contributions and grants received
- $137k
- Program service revenue
- $68k
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 50
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $270k | $190k | $80k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.