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US nonprofit · EIN 923006012 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 923006012) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 March 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Elks National Drug Awareness Commission

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1m
year to 31 March 2025
Expenses
$1m
year to 31 March 2025
Total assets
$91k
$91k liabilities
Net assets
$0
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
2.3 years on average
Staff
0
2,500 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Millard C Pickering
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Elks National Drug Awareness Commission's network

6 people2 organisationsi6 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). 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

6 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Millard C Pickering ChairChairman2024
2 yrs
Bruce HidleyMember2025
1 yr
Malcolm J McPherson JRVice Chairperson2024
2 yrs
Michael F ZellenTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Paul D HelselMember2024
2 yrs
Paul R RyanCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bryan KlattGrand Secretarysince 2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 March 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Millard C PickeringChairman2$0
Paul D HelselMember2$0
Michael F ZellenTreasurer2$0
Malcolm J McPherson JrVice Chairperson2$0
Paul R RyanSecretary2$0
Bruce HidleyMember2$0
Bryan KlattGrand Secretary1$0$220k$21k

About

Legal name
Elks National Drug Awareness Commission
EIN
923006012
Address
2750 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614-1889
State
Illinois
Mission
To prevent the use of illicit drugs, especially among youth, to raise public awareness of the dangers of drug abuse, and to support charitable initiatives to raise children in drug-free environment. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F21 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2023
Principal officer
Millard C Pickering (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedFRATERNALBenevolent and Protective Order of ElksRelatedSERVICE FOR VETERANSElks National Veterans Service CommissionRelatedPUBLIC BUILDING MAINTENANCEElks Veterans Memorial Restoration Trust

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsMillard C Pickering
≥2years on the filingsMalcolm J McPherson JR
≥2years on the filingsMichael F Zellen
≥2years on the filingsPaul D Helsel

Latest return

year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$91k
Total liabilities
$91k
Net assets or fund balances
$0
Contributions and grants received
$1m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
2,500

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1m$1m$0

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.