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Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge #224 at a glanceAlso receives grants: funding profile →

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Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge #224

To provide charitable assistance to individuals and organizations and host community events.

$150k
Granted FY2023
11
Grants FY2023
9
States reached
$24k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$873kYouth Development$10kEmployment$5kHealth$2k
02FY2023 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 11 grants below total $99,140, the rows itemized in this filing. The $150,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $50,860 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k7 grants · $39k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $61k
$6,220
Median grant
9
States reached
$6.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$23,600
UNCLAIMED SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE PAID$13,698
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$12,660
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$10,542
DENISON UNIVERSITY$6,220
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY$6,220
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$5,320
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON$5,220
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY$5,220
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY$5,220
EMORY UNIVERSITY$5,220
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%LARADON HALL: $2k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
MT
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
WY
IA
IN
OH
PA
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$596k · 29 repeat orgs$267k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2023, 22 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
70

Total granted

$596k
$244k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+26%

Still filing today

38%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’23
EducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2017–2021 · $18k · revenue +57%
  • TC
    TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $15k · revenue +60%
  • CU
    CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2019–2020 · $14k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • AY
    ASPEN YOUTH CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +81%
  • WU
    WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2019 · $9k · revenue -30%
  • CL
    CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2018 · $8k · revenue +14%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
3
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
4
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: Wake…

Education
7
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
8
The Trustees of Grinnell College

To educate students in the liberal arts through free inquiry and the open exchange of ideas.when grinnell college framed its charter in the iowa territory of the united states in 1846, it set forth a mission to educate its students "for…

Education
9
Mcdaniel College Inc

Mcdaniel college is a diverse student-centered community committed to excellence in the liberal arts & sciences and professional studies with careful mentoring and attention to the individual. mcdaniel changes lives. we challenge students…

Education
10
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
11
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh dickinson university is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. the university strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical…

Education
12
Roger Williams University

At Roger Williams University, students are prepared to be thinkers and doers ready to solve challenging problems with innovative solutions. RWU offers robust offerings of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across eight…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Trustees of Tufts College; the most unlike its peers is University of Michigan. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

54 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 54 of the 106 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
54/54
Grantees still filing
48/54
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: $169,350 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF COLORADOCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY: $107,660 · OtherCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYUNCLAIMED SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE PAID: $75,448 · OtherUNCLAIMED SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE PAIDCOLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE: $19,800 · Other+49 more: $219,849 · Other+49 moreBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $17,500 · EducationBAYLOR UNIVERSITYTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · EducationTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYCHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: $14,000 · EducationUniversity of Miami: $12,542 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $10,500 · Education+45 more: $205,630 · Education+45 moreASPEN YOUTH CENTER: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentBROWN UNIVERSITY: $3,000 · Community ImprovementLARADON HALL SOCIETY FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS: $1,848 · Human Services
Other$592,107Education$275,172Youth Development$10,000Community Improvement$3,000Human Services$1,848

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $17,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: $14,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $12,542 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN YOUTH CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetWESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFordham University: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREGIS UNIVERSITY: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEckerd College: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDENISON UNIVERSITY: $6,220 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Lutheran University: $6,220 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Dartmouth College: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $5,720 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University: $5,220 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDICKINSON COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetURSINUS COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRESIDENT-BOARD OF TRUSTEES SANTA CLARA COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRYANT UNIVERSITY: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tulsa: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSavannah College of Art and DesignInc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew England College: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIGH POINT UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLake Forest College: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDePauw University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColumbia College Chicago: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCCIDENTAL COLLEGE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC UNIVERSITY: $2,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAGNER COLLEGE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLARADON HALL SOCIETY FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS: $1,848 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds University of Miami ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN YOUTH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND ↗
  • Who funds Fordham University ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds REGIS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Eckerd College ↗
  • Who funds DENISON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Pacific Lutheran University ↗
  • Who funds Trustees of Dartmouth College ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds The George Washington University ↗
  • Who funds Southern Methodist University ↗
  • Who funds SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ↗
  • Who funds Emory University ↗
  • Who funds DICKINSON COLLEGE ↗

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.

Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO5.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge #224 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge #224. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Trustees of Tufts College: 11% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Pacific University: 5% of income from government
  • Willamette University: 4% of income from government
  • The University of Tulsa: 2% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 2% of income from government
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Lewis & Clark College: 2% of income from government
  • Goucher College: 1% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Middlebury College: 0% of income from government
  • Eckerd College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 106 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2026) is on record and reports $136k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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