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Filing year 2023

BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-0793011·501(c)(8)
Total revenue
$47.7M
Total assets
$132.2M
Total expenses
$46.6M
Reported officers
28
Mission

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION THAT COORDINATES VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR STATE ASSOCIATIONS AND SUBORDINATE LODGES OF THE ORDER OF ELKS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

General Secretary/coo
Officer (Unspecified)
$232k
$257k
Base
$211k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$11k
Director
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$167k
$185k
Base
$138k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$22k
Controller
Median to 75th percentile
$146k
$162k
Director
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$141k
$156k
Director
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$123k
$137k
Director
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$117k
$129k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 22 unpaid individuals.

Up 6%
from 2022

From $219k in 2022 to $232k in 2023.

$219k
2022
$232k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 3% in real terms$251k to $257k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 5% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 20%.

$158k in 2022 to $167k in 2023.
  • Controller pay rose 6% from 2022 to 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$39.9M
$33.7M
2022
$47.7M
$46.6M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS

What does the Highest Compensated Employee of BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS earn?

In 2023, the Highest Compensated Employee of BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS received $166,728 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What are BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS reported $47.7M in total revenue and $46.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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