Mission
TO INCULCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTIC, 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 PATRIATISM; TO CULTIVE GOOD FELLOWSHIP; TO PERPETUATE ITESELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNMENT, THE BENEVELENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVALENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THAT ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE.