Benchmark School: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-1728895)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.8M
FY2021	$9.4M
FY2022	$10.6M
FY2023	$12.6M
FY2024	$11.1M
FY2025	$11.6M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.8M
FY2021	$8.9M
FY2022	$9.4M
FY2023	$9.9M
FY2024	$10.1M
FY2025	$10.7M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$18.5M
FY2021	$20.4M
FY2022	$20.2M
FY2023	$23.5M
FY2024	$25.6M
FY2025	$21.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1971.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

77%

20%

Program services 77% · $6.8M Management & general 20% · $1.7M Fundraising 3% · $249K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $828K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Robert Gaskins

Headmaster Until 06/30/19

$140,510Pt VII · Sec A

Mr Wayne Reichart

Teacher/Ad/Facilities Dir

$130,161Pt VII · Sec A

Ms Sally Laird

Asst. Head of School

$123,929Pt VII · Sec A

Mr Ralph Wales

Interim Head of School

$119,464Pt VII · Sec A

Ms Eleanor Gensemer

Head of Middle School

$106,034Pt VII · Sec A

Mr Adam Lemisch

Head of Support Services

$104,537Pt VII · Sec A

Ms Louisa Hanshew

Director of Development

$103,687Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Betsy Cunicelli

Board Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Christopher Hancock	—	—	$312,292	$256,579	—	—
Chris Hancock	$301,582	$289,620	—	—	$123,137	—
Joseph McPeak	$159,650	$151,667	—	—	—	—
Wayne N Reichart	—	—	—	$158,041	—	—
Wayne Reichart	—	—	—	—	$147,132	—
Robert Gaskins	—	—	—	—	$100,000	$140,510
Bandana Jha	—	—	—	$137,638	$110,664	—
Sara Laird	—	—	—	—	$132,450	—

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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $6.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019

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Follow-up data over the past 45 years demonstrates that benchmark graduates are successful in high school, college, and life. Graduates report that they are successful because benchmark helped them understand themselves as learners, approach tasks strategically, think flexibly, advocate for themselves, and take control of their own…

$6.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Montgomery County Scholarships INCFY2025$231K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$231K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $9.6M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,103,511

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,947,571

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,527,210

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,267,488

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,343,794

Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,413,734

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$818K

Investment incomeLn 3$407K

Money outPt IX

$8.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$6.8M

Managementcol C$1.7M

Fundraisingcol D$249K

Owns and owesPt X

$18.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M

Total assetsLn 16$20.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$818K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$407K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Gains on assetsLn 7$152K

Total revenueLn 12$8.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$44K

SavingsLn 2$1.6M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.7M

Total assetsLn 16$20.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M

Net assetsLn 32$18.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5123

VolunteersI 697

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$642K	$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$10.9M	$10.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$8.8M	$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$20.7M	$20.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.1M	$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$18.6M	$18.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1.4M	$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$270K	$200K	$57K	$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.3M	$3.3M	$842K	$132K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$90K		$90K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$531K	$387K	$128K	$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$375K	$291K	$72K	$12K
Legal feesLn 11b	$14K		$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$45K		$45K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$51K		$51K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$290K	$188K	$93K	$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$116K	$105K	$1K	$10K
Office expensesLn 13	$84K	$55K	$24K	$6K
Information technologyLn 14	$55K	$9K	$41K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$390K	$299K	$78K	$12K
TravelLn 17	$14K		$13K	$632
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$32K	$3K	$29K	$355
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$515K	$397K	$102K	$17K
InsuranceLn 23	$63K	$47K	$14K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$123K	$69K	$41K	$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$8.8M	$6.8M	$1.7M	$249K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$11.6M	$10.7M	$978K	$21.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$11.1M	$10.1M	$980K	$25.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$12.6M	$9.9M	$2.8M	$23.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$10.6M	$9.4M	$1.1M	$20.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$9.4M	$8.9M	$576K	$20.4M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$8.8M	$8.8M	$10K	$18.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $8,774,896 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,067,040$817,930

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,995,959$7,535,479

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $375,243$406,851

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,012$14,636

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,451,254$8,774,896

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,349,829$1,413,734

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,563,510$5,558,432

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,874,911$1,792,436

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,788,250$8,764,602

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$336,996$10,294

Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,774,896 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$13,373

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$804,557

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$79,504

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$817,930

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,535,479$7,535,479

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $255,291$255,291

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $151,560$151,560

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,636$14,636

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,550,115 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $406,851$8,774,896

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,764,602 across 19 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,413,734$1,413,734

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $199,534 · Management $56,624 · Fundraising $13,482$269,640

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,317,769 · Management $842,196 · Fundraising $132,319$4,292,284

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $90,294$90,294

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $387,236 · Management $127,866 · Fundraising $16,325$531,427

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $290,656 · Management $72,326 · Fundraising $11,805$374,787

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,281$14,281

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,543$44,543

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $50,929$50,929

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $187,984 · Management $93,139 · Fundraising $8,938$290,061

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $104,981 · Management $1,413 · Fundraising $9,569$115,963

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,691 · Management $23,530 · Fundraising $6,148$84,369

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,681 · Management $41,016 · Fundraising $4,912$54,609

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $299,377 · Management $77,982 · Fundraising $12,312$389,671

IX-17 TravelManagement $13,217 · Fundraising $632$13,849

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,302 · Management $28,769 · Fundraising $355$32,426

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $396,666 · Management $102,171 · Fundraising $16,658$515,495

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,365 · Management $14,081 · Fundraising $1,967$63,413

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,811 · Management $40,615 · Fundraising $13,401$122,827

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,780,787 · Management $1,734,992 · Fundraising $248,823$8,764,602

Part X · Balance sheet $20,938,091 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,958$43,577

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $602,181$1,621,037

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $281,698$191,908

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,122$92,451

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,792$42,186

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,791,362$8,706,177

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,894,617$10,240,755

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,670,730$20,938,091

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $885,690$573,472

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,177,474$562,026

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,310,800

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,063,164$2,446,298

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,714,035$17,720,283

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $893,531$771,510

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,607,566$18,491,793

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,670,730$20,938,091

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,491,793 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8,774,896

XI-2 Total expenses$8,764,602

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,294

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,607,566

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$120,502

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,565

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,491,793

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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