Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). 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
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Shindledecker | Exalted Ruler | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dennis Woodson | Leading Knight | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Erlene Krempasky | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Guilermo Valdez | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jim Carver | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Dewey Buezis | Lecturing Knigh | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Katherina Waters | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Patrick J Riley (also filed as Pat Riley) | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Saul Chavez | Loyal Knight | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| William Keichline | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodard | Leading Knight | since 2020 |
| Cora Woodard | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Edward Lee McCain III | Loyal Knight | since 2020 |
| Karen Fast | Lecturing Kn | since 2020 |
| Larry Bernal | Exalted Ruler | since 2020 |
| Patrick J Riley | Treasurer | since 2020 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlene Krempasky | Secretary | 6 | $2k | ||
| John Dewey Buezis | Lecturing Knigh | 6 | $0 | ||
| David Shindledecker | Exalted Ruler | 6 | $0 | ||
| Patrick J Riley | Treasurer | 6 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Woodson | Leading Knight | 6 | $0 | ||
| Jim Carver | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Guilermo Valdez | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Katherina Waters | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Keichline | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Saul Chavez | Loyal Knight | 6 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
- EIN
- 950541014
- Address
- 16426 Bellflower Blvd, Bellflower, CA, 90706-5415
- State
- California
- 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 governance, the benevolent and protective order of elks of the united... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S82 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- David Shindledecker (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
≥3years on the filingsErlene Krempasky
≥3years on the filingsGuilermo Valdez
≥3years on the filingsJohn Dewey Buezis
≥3years on the filingsKatherina Waters
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
- $105k
- Total liabilities
- $48k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $57k
- Contributions and grants received
- $58k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 200