Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the USA's network
5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
5 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Fetters | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dennis Irwin | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Don Barnes | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Todd Davidson | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Wayne Smith | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Henley | Loyal Knight | 2022 |
| Bonnie Hagler | Company secretary | since 2019 |
| Charles Brant Pratt | Lecturing Kn | since 2024 |
| Cody Caudle | Inner Guard | 2022 |
| Dennis Irwin | Tiler | 2022 |
| Donna McDaniel | Treasurer | 2022 |
| Greg Comer | Esquire | 2022 |
| Jay Bledsoe | Lecturing Kn | 2022 |
| Jean Marie Culbertson | Esquire | since 2024 |
| Jesse Bledsoe | Lecturing Kn | since 2019 |
| John E Culbertson | Tiler | since 2024 |
| John Sampietro | Leading Knig | since 2019 |
| Katie Weems | Chaplain | since 2022 |
| Mahlon Teter | Lecturing Kn | 2025 |
| Nelson Guth | Loyal Knight | since 2019 |
| PAM Knuckles | Loyal Knight | since 2022 |
| Patricia Garner | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Vernon Knuckles | Inner Guard | 2025 |
| Walter Jones | Tiler | 2024 |
| Wayne Smith | Exhalted Rul | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Barnes | Trustee | $0 | |||
| John Barnett | Trustee | $0 | |||
| David Fetters | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Dennis Irwin | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Charles Brant Pratt | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Wayne Smith | Exalted Rule | $0 | |||
| Mark Cheatham | Inner Guard | $0 | |||
| Jean Marie Culbertson | Esquire | $0 | |||
| John Culbertson | Lecturing Kn | $0 | |||
| Patricia Garner | Treasurer | $0 | |||
| Bonnie Hagler | Secretary | $0 | |||
| Pam Knuckles | Loyal Knight | $0 | |||
| Vernon Knuckles | Tiler | $0 | |||
| John Sampietro | Leading Knig | $0 | |||
| Katie Weems | Chaplain | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the USA
- EIN
- 237179950
- Address
- Po Box 931, Sikeston, MO, 63801-0931
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- To inculcate the principles of charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity; to recognize a belief in god; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its members; to quicken the spirit of american patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government, the sikeston elks will serve the people and community... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Y42 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
- 1965
- Principal officer
- Wayne Smith (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
≥7years on the filingsDavid Fetters
≥7years on the filingsDon Barnes
≥4years on the filingsWayne Smith
≥3years on the filingsDennis Irwin
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
- $936k
- Total liabilities
- $38k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $898k
- Contributions and grants received
- $49k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 60
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 | $459k | $299k | $161k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.