Each week, the ENF recognizes CIPerstars who have gone above and beyond in their service to the Elks National Foundation. These CIPerstars are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the ENF and the Elks community.
Senior Programs Associate
Programs Associate
Programs Coordinator
5/6/2025 Hotchkiss, CO Lodge No: 1807
uses its Gratitude Grant to create hospital bags for new moms whose families are facing economic hardships. The Lodge fills the bags with items that promote the development of the newborn child, including toys, books and other essential baby items. The Lodge works closely with the hospital and other health organizations to determine the best items for the bags.
5/6/2025 Fredericksburg, VA Lodge No: 875
uses its Beacon Grant to support students with special needs at a local school. The Lodge provides Chromebooks to students, enabling them to easily engage in online learning. Additionally, the Lodge will establish a greenhouse at the school, allowing students to learn how to cultivate flowers, fruits and vegetables. Students provide what they have grown to the in-school grocery store, where their fellow students can take the food or flowers home.
5/6/2025 Lake Taneycomo, MO Lodge No: 2597
uses its Spotlight Grant for its Operation Give Back project, addressing hunger among local seniors. The Lodge partners with two churches to provide food and hygiene products that seniors living on fixed incomes cannot easily afford. The Lodge also received community support for this program through a grant offered by its county’s Senior Tax Board.
The Elks National Foundation allocated nearly $16 million this year to fund the Community Investments Program. Lodges meet local needs through grants that offer Elks opportunities to serve their community in ways that will raise the Lodge's profile, energize the membership, encourage former members to return to the fold, and gain the notice of people who want to be part of an organization that's doing great things. To learn more about the Community Investments Program, please visit elks.org/CIP. If you would like to speak to someone in the CIP office, we can be reached at 773-755-4730.