Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
15 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.
Scott Benjamin’s $54K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Benjamin | $53,935 | $51,918 | $43,153 | — | $45,547 | $40,919 |
| Scott C Benjamin | — | — | — | $44,739 | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides human services, personal growth, and community development for self-sufficiency and vibrant neighborhoods.
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Family Services
The charles settlement house family services department assists individuals and families in crisis. We provide food and clothing; family developers assist families in meeting goals to overcome the immediate crisis. 1,825 individuals received food assistance in 2019.
Youth Development
Positive youth development is a key component to charles settlement house programming. We provide youth in northwest rochester the opportunity to engage in various programs and activities that are appropriate for their age.
Community Facilities
The charles settlement house community center is a facility located at 71 parkway, rochester. It houses our youth development, family services and senior center programs. Additionally, space is rented to other non-profit organizations, including the notre dame learning center (tutoring program) and the city of rochester.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $51K | $130K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $412K | $381K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.9M | $2.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $137K | $148K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.7M | $2.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $132K | $132K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $45K | $17K | $26K | $2K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $319K | $307K | $13K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $44K | $34K | $11K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $32K | $29K | $3K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $12K | $10K | $2K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $121K | $57K | $64K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $2K | $1K | $1K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $94K | $87K | $6K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $10K | $10K | $18 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1K | $374 | $1K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $150 | $150 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $133K | $125K | $8K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $33K | $28K | $5K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $20K | $16K | $3K | $175 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.0M | $855K | $142K | $4K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $976K | $1.1M | −$112K | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $1.1M | $1.2M | −$36K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $1.4M | $1.5M | −$115K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.0M | $2.9M | $153K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $26K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $961K | $1.0M | −$40K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $960,948 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $960,948 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,000,451 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,782,116 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,634,128 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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