Illinois · Nonprofit
Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc
Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $34,000 to it, the largest being ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ($34,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $314k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $34k
- Net assets
- $306k
What Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc does
Mission
To unite all Elks Lodge Members in closer bonds of fraternity, to promote the interest of the order, assist the community and foster charity, justice, brotherly love, fidelity and further patriotic devotion to America.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
Miscellaneous Donations are Made to National and Local Charitable Organizations and Youth Groups.
$17,874 spentof which $17,875 as grants12% of program spendingTo unite all Elks Lodge Members in closer bonds of fraternity, to promote the interest of the order, assist the community and foster charity, justice, brotherly love, fidelity and further patriotic devotion to America.
$128,226 spent$147,080 earned by the program88% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $146,100.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $603k to $712k (+18%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 9 of the last 10 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
43% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc?
- Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $34,000 to it, the largest being ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ($34,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $34,000 in grants to Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc?
- ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $34,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Chicago South Elks Lodge 1596 BPOEInc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing