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Benedict Center INC FY2023 filing

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Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)EIN 39-1226475Revenue $2.3M in FY2023

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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$162K 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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FY2023 · 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 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
$478K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2023▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +2%
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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
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$959K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2023 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.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.5M Management & general 15% · $292K Fundraising 10% · $194K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeanne Geraci
Executive Dir.
$96,306Pt VII · Sec A
Joan Prentki
Dir. of Finance
$65,987Pt 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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leary Morris
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 · FY2023
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 (281 served).

$677Kprogram 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 (633 served).

$671Kprogram expense
03

Women's Reentry Program

Provides reentry planning, case management, life skills training, and education for women who are incarcerated both prior to and following their release from incarceration (218 served).

$138Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$292K
Fundraisingcol D$194K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$967K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$478K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$252K
SavingsLn 2$715K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$967K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$418K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$478K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$791K$967K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$595K$478K
Net assetsLn 32$959K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$173K$23K$110K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$892K$68K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$102K$77K$24K$855
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$69K$16K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$98K$29K$5K$64K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$28K$10K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$14K$2K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$187K$162K$20K$5K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$642
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$17K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$13K$8K$527
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$174K$154K$2K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$5K$2K$624
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.5M$292K$194K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.2M$2.2M$15K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.3M$2.0M$294K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 $2,265,308 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,695,897$2,242,047
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $253$14,460
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$90$8,801
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,696,060$2,265,308
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 $1,223,142$1,374,593
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $715,811$597,054
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,938,953$1,971,647
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$242,893$293,661
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $2,265,308 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $14,460 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,137,908
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,104,139
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$55,739
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,242,047
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,801$8,801
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,801 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,460$2,265,308
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,971,647 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,611 · Management $109,583 · Fundraising $41,300$173,494
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $891,759 · Management $68,034 · Fundraising $47,600$1,007,393
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $77,194 · Management $23,940 · Fundraising $855$101,989
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,101 · Management $15,751 · Fundraising $6,865$91,717
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,427$18,427
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,624 · Management $5,349 · Fundraising $64,127$98,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,887 · Management $10,174 · Fundraising $3,686$41,747
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,328 · Management $2,474 · Fundraising $4,936$21,738
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $162,271 · Management $19,593 · Fundraising $4,898$186,762
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,047$1,047
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,391 · Management $642$2,033
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,957 · Management $5,423 · Fundraising $1,400$23,780
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,007 · Management $8,075 · Fundraising $527$21,609
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154,291 · Management $2,350 · Fundraising $17,405$174,046
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,397 · Management $1,744 · Fundraising $624$7,765
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,485,865 · Management $291,559 · Fundraising $194,223$1,971,647
Part X · Balance sheet $1,730,172 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,683$251,516
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $650,826$715,106
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $147,722$271,124
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,234$52,733
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,225$17,802
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,900$3,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $542,447$418,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,554,037$1,730,172
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,459$66,763
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $534,923$411,093
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $595,382$477,856
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $640,459$743,577
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $318,196$508,739
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $958,655$1,252,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,554,037$1,730,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,252,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,265,308
XI-2 Total expenses$1,971,647
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$293,661
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$958,655
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,252,316

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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