Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA's network
11 people4 organisationsi11 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
11 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHO Green | Lecturing Knight | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Daniel Feild | Inner Guard | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jackson Pruss | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Smith | 5 Year Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joe Coulter | 1 Year Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Davidson | 2 Year Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joy Gunter | 4 Year Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Peggy Jacobs | Loyal Knight | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Susan Sosnoski | 3 Year Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan Thomey | Chaplain | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Tricia Jones | Tiler | 2025 | 1 yr |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Platt | Tiler | since 2021 |
| Claude Platt | Leading Knight | 2025 |
| Cynthia Bowden | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Drew Samuelson | Esteemed Lecturing Knight | since 2021 |
| Jackson Pruss | Treasurer | since 2021 |
| Jennifer K May-ROE | Treasurer | 2022 |
| Joy Gunter | Esteemed Leading Knight | 2021 |
| Joyce Worley | Company secretary | 2021 |
| Mark Vanslooten | Esquire | since 2021 |
| Martha Gilbert | Exalted Ruler | 2025 |
| Michael Worley | Operations Manager | 2021 |
| Randall Pearce | Tiler | 2021 |
| Tammy Ringler | Loyal Knight | since 2021 |
| Theresa Wooten | Chaplain | since 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bingaman | Lecturing Kn | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Davidson | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Martha Gilbert | Chaplain | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joy Gunter | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Peggy Jacobs | Loyal Knight | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tricia Jones | Tiler | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chase Mangiapone | Inner Guard | 2 | $0 | ||
| Keith O'neal | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Julie Pierce | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Claude Platt | Exalted Rule | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jackson Pruss | Leading Knig | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Smith | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Susan Sosnoski | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Susan Thomey | Esquire | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Bowden | Secretary | 10 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
- EIN
- 710008540
- Address
- 123 E Broadway St, N Little Rock, AR, 72114-5626
- State
- Arkansas
- Mission
- The primary functions of this organization are to ensure the principles of charity, justice, brother 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S80 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)08 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1967
- Principal officer
- Cynthia Bowden (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1951
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsJames Smith
≥5years on the filingsJohn Davidson
≥4years on the filingsJoy Gunter
≥4years on the filingsSusan Sosnoski
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
- $632k
- Total liabilities
- $60k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $572k
- Contributions and grants received
- $57k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 9
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 | $378k | $284k | $94k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.