Public Charity

ELKS NATIONAL VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION

ELKS NATIONAL VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in CHICAGO, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $5.8M, expenses of $5.6M, total assets of $708K. Imperigo tracks 638 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $11.7M.

EIN: 131548228 CHICAGO, IL Voluntarism Promotion NTEE: T40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.8M
Total Expenses$5.6M
Total Assets$708K
Grants Given638
Grant Total$11.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THOUSANDS OF ELKS VOLUNTEERS, THE COMMISSION'S PROGRAMS OFFER DIRECT SERVICE TO VETERANS AND MILITARY MEMBERS IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE NATION. OUR PROGRAMS HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS RECOVER AND THRIVE, SUPPORT VETERANS AS THEY EXIT OR PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, SERVE AGING VETERANS AND VETERANS IN FACILITIES, ASSIST VETERANS IN NEED AND CONNECT VETERANS WITH RESOURCES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

Where $100 goes at Elks National Veterans Service Commission

How Elks National Veterans Service Commission divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $92 for programs

$53
The commission partnered with the us department of veterans affairs and other social service organizations to provide homeless veterans and veterans at risk of being homeless with the…
58% of program spending
$17
The commission provided grants to 1,000 lodges to facilitate programs that support veterans, active-duty military members and their families
19% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,000 programs
$16
The commission partners with hundreds of department of veterans affairs (va) and other veterans' facilities across the nation to improve the lives of veterans
17% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Elks National Veterans Service Commission

Sometimes funds new orgs 22% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE-CHAIRMAN Bruce Hidley
GRAND SECRETARY Bryan Klatt
PAST CHAIR John Amen
CHAIRMAN Paul Ryan
MEMBER Randy Shook
PAST CHAIR Robert Duitsman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$7,745,496 412 grants
Health & Medicine
$586,395 41 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$276,214 15 grants
Arts & Culture
$98,339 1 grant
Housing & Homelessness
$9,949 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.8M $5.6M $708K
2024 $168K $5.2M $574K
2023 $5.2M $4.7M $5.7M
2022 $4.6M $4.0M $5.1M
2021 $4.1M $3.7M $4.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $5.8M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $708K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, and 4 other states.

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Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

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