Elks National Veterans Service Commission

About Elks National Veterans Service Commission

Elks National Veterans Service Commission centers its giving on veterans who are moving out of homelessness or need direct support to stay housed, with most of its visible grantmaking organized through lodge-based Welcome Home activity and voluntary service programs. The largest recent grants show that pattern clearly: Hopkins Mn No 2221 in Hopkins, Minnesota received $82,088 in 2025 for Welcome Home work, and Eureka-pacific Mo No 2644 in Eureka, Missouri received $67,607 in the same year for Welcome Home. The commission also backs Elks-led service infrastructure, including a $53,795 grant in 2024 to the Colorado Elks Association in Centennial, Colorado for the Voluntary Service Program and a $49,935 grant in 2024 to the California-hawaii Elks Association in Fresno, California for the same purpose. Across its recent awards, the commission supports local delivery through Elks lodges and associations rather than individual recipients. Its stated service priorities include veterans services, homelessness and housing, employment, health and rehabilitation, military families, educational support, adaptive sports, voluntary service, and Welcome Home Kits. The structure of those awards shows a funder working through local Elks channels to provide practical aid, referral support, and program resources for veterans and active-duty military members in need.

What Elks National Veterans Service Commission Funds

Housing transition support is a core theme. In 2025, Elks National Veterans Service Commission gave $82,088 to Hopkins Mn No 2221 in Hopkins, Minnesota for Welcome Home work, and $67,607 to Eureka-pacific Mo No 2644 in Eureka, Missouri for the same purpose. The Welcome Home model also appears in grants tied to local lodge distribution, including awards for kits and related support. The commission also funds voluntary service through Elks organizations. A 2024 grant of $53,795 went to the Colorado Elks Association in Centennial, Colorado for the Voluntary Service Program, while California-hawaii Elks Association in Fresno, California received $49,935 for the same program. Rehabilitation is another defined area through the Veterans Leather Program, which provides leather therapy kits and wheelchair gloves to veterans at no charge through Elks volunteers and VA facilities. These patterns point to practical support, delivered locally and often through Elks lodges or associations.

How Elks National Veterans Service Commission Gives