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Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867

Public charity · Grantmaker Winchester, VA EIN: 54-0202540 Website

The Benevolent & Protective Order of is a public charity based in Winchester, Virginia. Its 2026 filing reports 18 grants totaling $244,650, with awards to organizations including educational, social-service, emergency-response, and community groups.

Key facts about Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867

In short: Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 gave $245K across 18 grants in 2026 (avg $14K). 50% of 2026 grantees were new. Source: 2026 IRS Form 990.

EIN
54-0202540
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2026
Annual giving (2026)
$244,650
Grants made (2026)
18
Average grant
$13,592
Median grant
$10,435
New grantees (estimate)
50% first-time grantees (9 of 18, 2026)
Total assets
$2,002,778

Data from IRS Form 990, 2026; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2026 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.0M

-1.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$245K

+55.8% YoY

Grant Count

18

+80.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

-13.4% YoY

Is Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 open to new grantees?

50%

first-time grantees, 2026

In 2026, 9 of 18 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $16K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $11K repeat.

  • 44% of 2026 grantees were also funded in 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024–2026). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s stated mission is to promote charity, justice, brotherly love, and fidelity; support the welfare and happiness of its members; foster patriotism and fellowship; and serve people and communities through benevolent programs.

Its 2026 grants included charitable support for a range of recipient organizations. For example, the Frederick County Educational Foundation received $35,000, Love to NIC received $30,000, and Winchester Rescue Mission received $20,000. The filing identifies the purposes of these grants as “charitable support.”

Grantmaking

In filing year 2026, the organization gave $244,650 through 18 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $8,000 to $35,000, with a median of $10,435.

Notable 2026 grants included $35,000 to Frederick Co Educational Foundation, $30,000 to Love to NIC, $20,000 to Winchester Rescue Mission, $13,580 to Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, and $13,500 to Special Love Inc. The filing lists the purposes of these awards as “charitable support.”

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The filing reports that 100% of 2026 grant dollars went to recipients in a state shown as “?”. The listed grants include organizations with Virginia in their names or locations, but the filing data provided does not identify a state for the recipients.

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 9 grants2024 10 grants2025 18 grants2026

From 2020 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $245K (2026). In 2026 it made 18 grants totaling $245K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2026

Frederick Co Educational Foundation: $35KFrederick Co EducationalFoundation$35KLove to NIC: $30KLove to NIC$30KWinchester Rescue Mission: $20KWinchester Rescue Mission$20KShenandoah Apple Blossum Festival: $14KShenandoah Apple BlossumFestival$14KSpecial Love Inc: $14KSpecial Love Inc$14KJohn H Enders Fire Company: $12KJohn H Enders Fire Company$12KKen & Nancy McKee Foundation: $11KKen & Nancy McKee Foundation$11KAccess Independence Inc: $11KAccess Independence Inc$11KAbba Care: $11KAbba Care$11KVirginia Elks Youth Camp: $10KVirginia Elks Youth Camp$10K

The largest 2026 recipient was Frederick Co Educational Foundation ($35K). Together the top 10 received $167K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 37 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Frederick Co Educational Foundation Charitable Support$35,000
Love to NIC Charitable Support$30,000
Winchester Rescue Mission Charitable Support$20,000
Shenandoah Apple Blossum Festival Charitable Support$13,580
Special Love Inc Charitable Support$13,500
John H Enders Fire Company Charitable Support$12,000
Ken & Nancy McKee Foundation Charitable Support$11,200
Access Independence Inc Charitable Support$11,000
Abba Care Charitable Support$10,500
Virginia Elks Youth Camp Charitable Support$10,370

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2026 $2,002,778 $1,001,774 $1,063,282 $244,650 (18 grants)
2025 $2,021,999 $714,533 $906,065 $157,000 (10 grants)
2024 $2,208,365 $740,746 $756,504 $68,850 (9 grants)
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Metric202620252024
Total Assets$2,002,778$2,021,999$2,208,365
Revenue$1,001,774$714,533$740,746
Expenses$1,063,282$906,065$756,504
Net Investment Income$23,825$21,640$12,968

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 20, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 28, 2023)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2026 filing lists David J Gardiner as Exalted Ruler; Robynann G Martin as Leading Knight; Robert Ryan as Loyal Knight; Rickie Bockey as Lecturing Knight; Les Morefield, Donald Ford, Dennis Bucher, Maria Merriman, and James Venable as trustees; and Cindy S Culbert as secretary.

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867's 2026 filing lists 14 officers; none of the 14 officers listed in 2026 report compensation.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • James B. Venable

    Trustee

    Chaplain → Leading Knight, 2021

    Leading Knight → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Les Morefield

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Bucher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Ford

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Merriman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2025

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer McClellan

    Esquire

    Loyal Knight → Esquire, 2026

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David J. Gardiner

    Exalted Ruler

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robynann G. Martin

    Leading Knight

    Loyal Knight → Leading Knight, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rickie Bockey

    Lecturing Knight

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Ryan

    Loyal Knight

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy S. Culbert

    Secretary

    New on the 2026 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna R. Saville

    Treasurer

    New on the 2026 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Bucher

    Chaplain

    New on the 2026 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kermit Slonaker

    Inner Guard

    New on the 2026 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Ricky McKee (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Steven Roland (2021–2023) — Loyal Knight
  • Former: Jay Lynn Marts (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeffrey G. Warner (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Bryan Burnes (2021–2022) — Lecturing Knight
  • Former: Bruce L. Saville (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Barbara Lilly (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Daniel Jones (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Don Carrol (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kari Jones (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Larry Ott (2020) — Lecturing Knight
  • Former: Mary Neff (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Westfall (2020) — Leading Knight
  • Former: Sandy Westfall (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Tammy Symons (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2026. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 466 Front Royal Pike, Winchester, VA 22602
Phone: (540) 327-6954
Website: https://winchesterelks.org

Frequently asked questions about Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867

How much does Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 give each year?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 gave $245K across 18 grants in 2026, according to its 2026 IRS Form 990. In 2025 it gave $157K across 10 grants.

What is Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867's typical grant size?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867's median grant in 2026 was $10,435, and its average grant was $13,592, across 18 grants on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 that year got $11K on average.

Does Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 give general operating support?

Not in 2026: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867's 2026 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Support" (18 grants).

Who are Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867's largest grantees?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867's largest 2026 grantees include Frederick Co Educational Foundation ($35,000), Love to NIC ($30,000) and Winchester Rescue Mission ($20,000), according to its 2026 IRS Form 990. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2026 grant dollars.

How large is Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.

What does Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 fund?

The organization’s stated mission is to promote charity, justice, brotherly love, and fidelity; support the welfare and happiness of its members; foster patriotism and fellowship; and serve people and communities through benevolent programs. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check winchesterelks.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

Where does Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867 make grants?

The filing reports that 100% of 2026 grant dollars went to recipients in a state shown as “?”. The listed grants include organizations with Virginia in their names or locations, but the filing data provided does not identify a state for the recipients.

What is Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867's EIN?

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #867's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-0202540. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2026.

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

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