Tacoma Elks Lodge 174 Charities

“Class of activity: scholarships cash contribution: 38,000”

“Name: wa elks therapy for children address: po box 110760 tacoma, wa 98411-0760 cash contribution: 13,742 name: elks national foundation address: 2750 n lakeview ave chicago, il 60614 cash contribution: 7,097”

“To collect donations received from tacoma elks lodge 174 members and remit those donations to elks supported charities and causes including the elks national foundation, tall elks, veterans programs, christmas programs, scholarships, and others.”

“The tacoma elks have helped numerous people throughout the year. We have worked with battered women shelters, mission foods for homeless, and worked with local elementary schools in sending food, books and toys home with those kids that would not otherwise have food on the weekends. We also provide scholarships and funds to assist other charities through many activities including those described below. We have given out 38 scholarships during this fiscal year, each are 1,000.00 and go to qualified students who meet all the requirements set forth by the elks and elks national foundation. We provided more than our quota of 3.65 per lodge member to help with grand lodge scholarships, grants, tall elks, and other activities. We also met our quota of 20.00 per member to go towards helping mentally challenged children that would not otherwise get occupational therapy, as their families could not afford or did not have insurance. We enable therapists to go out to the homes and work with the children.”