Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323

Public charity · Grantmaker Traverse City, MI EIN: 38-0516270

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323 at a glance

Total assets
$1,006,156
-7.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$993,380
+4.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$5,119
-24.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$922,407
+10.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323

Who Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Brighton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $32K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mi Elks Association Brighton, MIAssist Special Needs$31,911
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,006,156$993,380$922,407——$5,119
2024$1,090,320$948,230$836,341——$6,782
2023$1,026,611$870,175$795,259——$1,212
2022$1,033,582$832,423$817,557$31,9111$397
2021$1,047,342$587,093$416,839$10,1151$106
2020$865,880$969,509$953,637$15,7041$1,752

About Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323

Based on IRS filings

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323 is a public charity, based in Traverse City, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $5K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323 is led by Kay Relyea, Trustee Chair & Trustee - Three Year since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kay Relyea

    Trustee Chair & Trustee - Three Year

    Trustee → Trustee Chair & Trustee - Three Year, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony K Yancich

    Loyal Knight & Board of Directors Chair

    Lecturing Knight → Loyal Knight & Board of Directors Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daryl R Johnson

    Trustee - Four Year

    Trustee → Trustee - Four Year, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edwin V Stawicki

    Trustee - One Year

    Trustee → Trustee - One Year, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Kay Grubb

    Trustee - Two Year

    Trustee → Trustee - Two Year, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Oleson

    Trustee - Five Year

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy A Gauthier

    Alternate Rep to Gl

    Lecturing Knight → Exalted Ruler, 2024

    Exalted Ruler → Alternate Rep to Gl, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Frank M Matsko

    Leading Knight

    Loyal Knight → Leading Knight, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mindy Van Houzen

    Esquire

    Chaplain → Esquire, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti A Lyon

    Tiler

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Lee Wisner

    Lecturing Knight

    Inner Guard → Lecturing Knight, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce A Anderson

    Inner Guard

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Crawford

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth M Petterson

    Presiding Justice

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Reed

    Exhalted Ruler

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael P Corcoran

    Forum Mediator

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael S Bankey

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Mark Walter (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lori A Williams (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Mary Panek (2023–2024) — Esquire
  • Former: Jack D Crawford (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: James D Rowland (2024) — Trustee Chair
  • Former: Joan Rowland (2024) — Leading Knight
  • Former: Cheryl Woodring (2020–2023) — Exalted Ruler
  • Former: Jason Miller (2023) — Trustee Chair
  • Former: Rodney T Bell (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Tawny Lynn Hammond (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Cindy Bates (2020–2022) — Leading Knig
  • Former: Richard Gauthier (2020–2022) — Exalted Rule
  • Former: Roger Sladek (2020–2022) — Trustee Chai
  • Former: Stanley Simons (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Gary Ancinec (2022) — Lecturing Kn
  • Former: Jason Klingelsmith (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Terry Husby (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Walter Mullenhagen (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Carolyn Waters (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Harry Daniels (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Hugh Hall (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Jones (2020–2021) — Leading Knig
  • Former: Sherry Bennett (2020–2021) — Frm Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Jack D Crawford — Secretary: $5KJack D CrawfordSecretary$5KMark Walter — Treasurer: $5KMark WalterTreasurer$5KLori A Williams — Secretar: $4KLori A WilliamsSecretar$4KWendy A Gauthier — Exalted Ruler: $1KWendy A GauthierExalted Ruler$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $5K, to Jack D Crawford (Secretary). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323

How large is Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323 reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $993K.

Where does Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323 operate?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323 has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323's EIN?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #323's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-0516270. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 22, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)

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