Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE

Public charity · Grantmaker Lowville, NY EIN: 15-0243078

To include 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 government. The benevolent and protective order of elks of the united states of America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that elks care and elks share.

Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE at a glance

Total assets
$1,167,675
+9.0% vs 2025
Revenue (2026)
$511,367
-13.0% vs 2025
Net investment income (2026)
$12,026
+71.6% vs 2025
Expenses (2026)
$726,543
+1.4% vs 2025
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2026 View filing

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

Who Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Chicago

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15KTotal only2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025 0 grants2026

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Elks National Foundation Chicago, IL—$10,016
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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
2026$1,167,675$511,367$726,543——$12,026
2025$1,071,294$587,916$716,165$10,0161$7,008
2024$1,001,784$558,825$511,651——$23
2023$931,458$556,417$466,967——$25
2022$891,542$520,742$419,362——$21
2021$827,746$336,215$362,012$1,935Total only$20
2020$821,044$461,817$464,486$3,613Total only$46

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE

Based on IRS filings

Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE is a public charity, based in Lowville, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $12K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE's 2026 filing lists 15 officers; 2 of 15 officers listed in 2026 are compensated.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • Kyle E. Logan

    Trustee

    Leading Knig → Exalted Rule, 2023

    Exalted Rule → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Adsit

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Shannon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexey Hlad

    Trustee

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Compo

    Trustee

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zachary R. Kerfien

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2026)

  • Marie Western

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2026)

  • James Albanese

    Tiler

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Nortz

    Chaplain

    Loyal Knight → Leading Knig, 2024

    Leading Knig → Chaplain, 2026

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dillon Kelly

    Exalted Rule

    Esquire → Leading Knig, 2025

    Leading Knig → Exalted Rule, 2026

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Riordan

    Leading Knig

    Chaplain → Loyal Knight, 2025

    Loyal Knight → Leading Knig, 2026

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Bristol

    Loyal Knight

    Lecturing Kn → Loyal Knight, 2026

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Doyle

    Esquire

    Inner Guard → Esquire, 2026

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Clemons

    Lecturing Kn

    Esquire → Lecturing Kn, 2026

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shay Park-Richards

    Inner Guard

    New on the 2026 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Brittney Doyle (2023–2025) — Exalted Rule
  • Former: Dave Giver (2025) — Chaplain
  • Former: Morgan P. Roberts (2020–2024) — Exalted Rule
  • Former: Ray E. Falk (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard A. Chartrand (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gary Millard (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Derek Burgy (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lisa Griffin (2023–2024) — Tiler
  • Former: Sandra Plumb (2023–2024) — Inner Guard
  • Former: Dan Shannon (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: George Carr (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert L. Lanier (2020–2022) — Exalted Rule
  • Former: Alain Moran (2021–2022) — Lecturing Kn
  • Former: Gerald J. Boshart III (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian J. Dykeman (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Cory Schaab (2020) — Inner Guard
  • Former: David P. Giver Sr. (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Terry O'Shaughnessy (2020) — Exalted Rule
  • Former: William H. Schaab (2020) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2026 IRS filing

Zachary R Kerfien — Secretary: $5KZachary R KerfienSecretary$5KMarie Western — Treasurer: $2KMarie WesternTreasurer$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2026 filing was $5K, to Zachary R Kerfien (Secretary). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE

How large is Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE?

Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $511K.

Where does Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE operate?

Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE's EIN?

Lowville Lodge 1605 BPOE's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 15-0243078. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2026.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 31, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)

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