Benji Project

Tax-deductible

Port Townsend, WA501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 93-1773705Revenue $253K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthebenjiproject.orgPo Box 1487, 98368-0043 · Port Townsend, WATax-exempt since Oct 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Benji Project's mission is to see young people thrive navigating life's ups and downs with resilience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 52% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$253K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$265K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$126K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$253K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$217K
FY2025$253K
Expenses
$265K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$213K
FY2025$265K
Net assets
$126K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$138K
FY2025$126K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2023.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $151K Management & general 28% · $73K Fundraising 16% · $42K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$65,132Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Mcrae-Woolf’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Heather Mcrae-Woolf$65,132$33,158

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

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Helps young people build resilience to navigate life's challenges.

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3 programs · $151K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

School-Based Programming

Our instructors start with the Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens curriculum and modify the timing and number of sessions to accommodate the needs of local school districts and different age groups.

$77Kprogram expense
02

Community Programs

We offer a variety of workshops and engagements that feature components of the Mindful Self-Compassions for Teens curriculum, with more opportunities for customizations that fit specific needs.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Summer Camp

Annual week-long summer camps are held for middle and high school age students to introduce mindfulness and self-compassion tools in a more in-depth context. Youth develop lifelong skills through social, physical, and outdoor camp activities.

$34Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$253K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$265K
Ln 25
Programscol B$151K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$126K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$253K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$126K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$141K$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$138K$126K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$25K$29K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$55K$18K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$2K$3K$497
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$8K$5K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$30K$350$385
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$0$501
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$305$2K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$10K$2K$60
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$39
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$448$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$380$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K$151K$73K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $253K$265K−$12K$126K 990 PDF
FY2024 $217K$213K$4K$138K 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 $253,155 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,674$246,766
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,311$6,783
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,863$4,578
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,293−$4,972
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $216,555$253,155
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,575$1,585
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $103,369$170,525
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $20,524$12,321
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,408$80,647
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $212,876$265,078
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,679−$11,923
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $253,155 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$37,674
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$87,208
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$121,884
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,043
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$246,766
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,783 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,783
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,578$4,578
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,972−$4,972
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,783 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$394$253,155
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $265,078 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,585$1,585
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,750 · Management $28,658 · Fundraising $7,165$60,573
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,300 · Management $18,430 · Fundraising $15,431$89,161
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,357 · Management $2,786 · Fundraising $497$5,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,346 · Management $4,538 · Fundraising $2,267$15,151
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,870 · Fundraising $0$9,870
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,321$12,321
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,019 · Management $350 · Fundraising $385$30,754
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,014 · Management $0 · Fundraising $501$3,515
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,725 · Management $1,075 · Fundraising $1,455$5,255
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $305 · Management $2,424 · Fundraising $1,386$4,115
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,185 · Management $2,185 · Fundraising $60$12,430
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,442 · Management $0 · Fundraising $39$1,481
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,761 · Management $448 · Fundraising $0$5,209
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,973 · Management $1,799 · Fundraising $0$4,772
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,866 · Management $380 · Fundraising $0$3,246
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,628 · Management $72,943 · Fundraising $41,507$265,078
Part X · Balance sheet $132,904 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,656$4,767
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $128,224$120,037
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $205$6,100
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $141,235$132,904
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,531$6,997
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,531$6,997
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $124,434$125,907
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,270$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,704$125,907
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $141,235$132,904
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $125,907 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$253,155
XI-2 Total expenses$265,078
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,923
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,704
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$126
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$125,907

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