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Benedict Center INC FY2022 filing

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Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)EIN 39-1226475Revenue $1.7M in FY2022

On file with the IRSbenedictcenter.org1849 N Dr Martin Luther King Dr Sui, 53212-3639 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Dec 1975Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Benedict Center is an interfaith, nonprofit criminal justice agency working with victims, offenders and the community to achieve a system of justice that is fair and treats everyone with dignity and respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$152K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $182K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $121K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$595K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$959K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2022▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2022▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$959K
FY2022▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$959K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1975.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.5M Management & general 14% · $275K Fundraising 9% · $171K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeanne Geraci
Executive Dir.
$87,539Pt VII · Sec A
Joan Prentki
Dir. of Finance
$64,830Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shelley Boehm
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Dubois
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ann Hickmann
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeanne Geraci$96,162$96,306$87,539$81,800$85,175
Joan Prentki$78,607$65,987$64,830$64,423$62,421

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

Helps victims, offenders, and communities create a fair justice system with dignity for all.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Women's Harm Reduction Program (whrp)

The WHRP provides individual and group level substance use and mental health counseling, psychoeducation, peer support, workforce readiness education, and basic needs assistance to support women in their efforts to make positive changes to improve their health and well-being (195 served).

$698Kprogram expense
02

Sisters Program

The sisters program provides crisis stabilization, safety, respite, counseling, and basic life needs support services to women in the street-based sex trade, which includes sex trafficking (389 served).

$692Kprogram expense
03

Warming Center

In collaboration with exploit no more, the benedict center provided a warming room offering a safe and warm place for women to go in times of need.

$103Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Hope House of Milwaukee IncorporatedFY2025$121K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$121K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$253
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$275K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$959K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$791K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$595K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$64K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$253
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
SavingsLn 2$651K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$791K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$542K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$595K
Net assetsLn 32$959K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 656
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$791K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K$595K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$959K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$22K$103K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$877K$775K$57K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$103K$92K$10K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$61K$12K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$184K$116K$10K$58K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$32K$10K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$14K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$189K$165K$19K$5K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$1K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$18K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$11K$23K$570
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$182K$5K$586
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.5M$275K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.2M$2.2M$15K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.0M$294K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.7M$1.9M−$243K$959K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$1.7M$594K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.8M$253K$608K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,696,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,334,994$1,695,897
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $161$253
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,012−$90
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,328,143$1,696,060
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,117,716$1,223,142
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $616,767$715,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,734,483$1,938,953
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $593,660−$242,893
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,696,060 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,115
VIII-1e Government grants$1,025,435
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$628,347
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$64,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,695,897
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $253$253
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,265−$7,265
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,175$7,175
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,175 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,012$1,696,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,938,953 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,885 · Management $103,457 · Fundraising $38,093$163,435
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $775,307 · Management $57,182 · Fundraising $44,967$877,456
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $91,886 · Management $9,772 · Fundraising $1,709$103,367
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,642 · Management $11,768 · Fundraising $6,474$78,884
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,126$17,126
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115,897 · Management $9,855 · Fundraising $57,871$183,623
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,956 · Management $10,271 · Fundraising $5,939$48,166
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,244 · Management $2,247 · Fundraising $4,140$20,631
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $164,617 · Management $19,270 · Fundraising $4,818$188,705
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,879$3,879
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,259 · Management $4,664$5,923
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,865 · Management $2,675 · Fundraising $1,400$21,940
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,047 · Management $22,544 · Fundraising $570$34,161
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $182,267 · Management $4,521 · Fundraising $586$187,374
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $4,283$4,283
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,492,751 · Management $275,352 · Fundraising $170,850$1,938,953
Part X · Balance sheet $1,554,037 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,918$139,683
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $900,618$650,826
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $117,547$147,722
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,624$51,234
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,230$17,225
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,300$4,900
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,938$542,447
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,268,175$1,554,037
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,301$60,459
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,326$534,923
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,627$595,382
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $537,781$640,459
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $663,767$318,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,201,548$958,655
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,268,175$1,554,037
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $958,655 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,696,060
XI-2 Total expenses$1,938,953
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$242,893
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,201,548
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$958,655

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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