Maryland · Public charity
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645
Promoting the ideals of the bpo elks
- $242k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2026
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Itemized, FY2026
- $74k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2026
- $6,500
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $21,285
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 10
- FY2018 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 3
- Total assets, FY2026
- $2.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 22% of the organizations Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 8 | $74k | 13% |
| FY2025 | 9 | $78k | 22% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $94k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $49k | 57% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $16k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $14k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $16k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $19k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elks National Foundation Inc | $86,229 | 8 | 0% |
| Coastal Hospice | $49,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Diakonia Inc | $33,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation | $30,900 | 4 | 0% |
| Worcester County Gold Inc | $26,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Maryland Delaware and District of Columbia Elks Assoc | $22,520 | 2 | 1% |
| William J Jernick Memorial Fund Inc | $21,776 | 3 | 12% |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $20,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Chesapeake Housing Mission Inc | $17,450 | 3 | 1% |
| Justin W Jennings Foundation Inc | $16,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elks National Foundation Inc | $86,229 | 8 | 0% |
| Coastal Hospice | $49,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Diakonia Inc | $33,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation | $30,900 | 4 | 0% |
| Worcester County Gold Inc | $26,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Maryland Delaware and District of Columbia Elks Assoc | $22,520 | 2 | 1% |
| William J Jernick Memorial Fund Inc | $21,776 | 3 | 12% |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $20,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Chesapeake Housing Mission Inc | $17,450 | 3 | 1% |
| Justin W Jennings Foundation Inc | $16,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Youth Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 22% |
| Salvation Army National Corp | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Atlantic General Hospital | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Town of Ocean City | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mac Incorporated | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($6k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645 supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor · Synepuxent Post No 166 the American Legion Inc · Humphreys Foundation Inc · Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation Inc · United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore Inc · Wilde Charitable Foundation · L Franklin Purnell Foundation · Baker-Dickerson Family Foundation · Jack Burbage Foundation Inc · The Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645
- How much does Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645 give?
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645 reported 8 itemized grants totaling $73,785, out of $242,387 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 10 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2025.
- What does Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645 fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (30%), Philanthropy (22%), Housing & Shelter (15%).
- Who are Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Elks National Foundation Inc ($86k), Coastal Hospice ($50k), Diakonia Inc ($34k).
- Does Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645 fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor, Synepuxent Post No 166 the American Legion Inc, Humphreys Foundation Inc.
- Where is Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645 based?
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Bpoe 2645 is based in MD.
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