Bench Mark Program EIN 46-5047462

Bench Mark Program FY2021 filing

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Empowers students to discover and develop their leadership potential. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $537K in revenue, $399K in expenses, and $474K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Unclassified
Location
Lancaster, PA
Website
www.benchmarkprogram.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$537KFY2021
Expenses
$399K
Net assets
$474K
People
13
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-5047462 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lancaster, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers students to discover and develop their leadership potential.
Leadership
Will Kiefer · Executive Director · $52K
Money in and out
$537K revenue, $399K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$537K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$399K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$474K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $138K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$537K
FY2021▲ +14%
Expenses
$399K
FY2021▲ +29%
Total assets
$502K
FY2021▲ +49%
Total liabilities
$28K
FY2021▲ ×134
Total revenue
$537K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$399K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$474K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$138K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$502K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $377K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

We are in our eighth year of operating our open gym program which still serves over 150 YOUTH/YEAR. We also continue to operate our student leadership program, which serves 10 YOUTH/YEAR. In addition to these programs, we are operating within the following branch site locations: lancaster county youth intervention center, columbia high…

$228Kprogram expense
02

We are in our fourth year of operating our strength-based skill building program with the county of lancaster. This subprogram now serves over 24 YOUTH/YEAR.

$149Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBench Mark Program
EINHdr · item D46-5047462
Principal addressHdr · item CLancaster, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.benchmarkprogram.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFUnclassified (Z99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$51,960Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Will Kiefer$90,720$68,819$56,920$51,960$50,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants99%$534K
Program service revenue$989
Investment income$28
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$150K
Total revenueLn 12$537K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.05
Program services94%$377K
Management & general1%$3K
Fundraising5%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$399K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$370K
Total assetsLn 16$502K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K
Total net assetsLn 32$474K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $370K · Operating expenses/yr $399K
11.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $377K · Total expenses $399K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $3K · Total expenses $399K
0.9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $399K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $15K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $330K
$0.04 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $534K · Total revenue $537K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $150K · Total revenue $537K
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $989 · Total revenue $537K
0.2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $28 · Total revenue $537K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $989 · Total expenses $399K
0.2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $537K · Prior year $472K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $474K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $537K · Expenses $399K
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $502K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $474K · Total assets $502K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $502K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Will Kiefer · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $52K · Total expenses $399K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $280K · Total expenses $399K
70%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 0.9%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 14%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$845K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$537K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$472K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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