BENCHMARK SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
BENCHMARK SCHOOL (EIN 23-1728895)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-11
IRS object ID
202201319349306505
Schema version
2020v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-05-11T20:19:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN232896692PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BBD LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11835 MARKET STREET 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN231728895EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BENCHMARK SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBENCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6105653741PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12107 N PROVIDENCE RDAddressLine1Txt
CityMEDIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19063ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER HANCOCKPersonNm
Person TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLPersonTitleTxt
Phone6105653741PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCHRISTOPHERPersonFirstNm
Person LastHANCOCKPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER SOLOTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00749373PTIN
Phone2155677770PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER HANCOCKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12107 N PROVIDENCE RDAddressLine1Txt
CityMEDIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19063ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,670,246GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BENCHMARKSCHOOL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1970FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO HELP BRIGHT STUDENTS WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY DEVELOP INTO CONFIDENT, STRATEGIC PROBLEM-SOLVERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers24TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$406,851PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$458,750CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,636PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,774,896PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,439,823CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,413,734PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$2,021,961CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,764,602PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,863,793CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,294PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$576,030CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$20,938,091TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$23,395,115TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,446,298TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,011,208TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,491,793NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,383,907NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionBENCHMARK SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO HELPING BRIGHT STUDENTS WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY, OR HAVE YET TO REACH THEIR ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, DEVELOP THE CONFIDENCE, STRATEGIES, AND KNOWLEDGE TO BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS, THINKERS, AND PROBLEM-SOLVERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$1,343,794GrantAmt
Revenue$6,933,584RevenueAmt
DescFOLLOW-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 LEARNING. AT THE HEART OF BENCHMARK'S SUCCESS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL TEACHING STAFF COMPRISED OF KNOWLEDGEABLE AND CARING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF THE SCHOOL. THIS COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS THE SCHOOL'S ENDURING DEDICATION TO INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,729,222TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document28IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee91EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6105653741PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12107 N PROVIDENCE RDAddressLine1Txt
CityMEDIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19063ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
CHRIS HANCOCK
HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00Yes (X)$123,137$0$2,250
WAYNE REICHART
DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND PE40.00$147,132$0$2,656Yes (X)
SARA LAIRD
DIRECTOR OF LOWER SCHOOL40.00$132,450$0$2,390Yes (X)
LOUISA HANSHEW
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$110,536$0$2,118Yes (X)
BANDANA JHA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$110,664$0$1,970Yes (X)
ADAM LEMISH
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES40.00$107,685$0$1,920Yes (X)
RALPH WALES
FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL0.00$116,817$0$2,400Yes (X)
ROBERT GASKINS
FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL0.00$100,000$0$0Yes (X)
BENJAMIN B ROGERS
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK J THORBURN
VICE CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHARLES J BRAMLEY
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WENDI CHASE
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAN BERGER
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHELLE BOGOSIAN
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMANDA BRUNO
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
W GREGORY COLEMAN
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
BETSY CUNICELLI PHD
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
NICHOLAS KEMP JR
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
LEROY NUNERY II EDD
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANNE RICE-BURGESS
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREW B ROGERS
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHARLES E RYAN
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHELE TODD
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES VINER
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
SARAH WILLIE-LEBRETON
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
KRISTEN YERGER
BPA REPRESENTATIVE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$948,421TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$15,704TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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OAKLEY COMMERCIAL FLOORING
12 DAVIS AVENUEMALVERNPA19355CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$370,098
BROCK & COMPANY INC
257 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAYMALVERNPA19355LUNCH PROGRAM$150,633
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$8,861FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants$1,360,300GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$678,328AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$31,168NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,047,489TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES611710$6,913,713$6,913,713
OTHER PROGRAM900099$19,871$19,871
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,933,584TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$227,565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$227,565ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$461,608SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$230,423SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$231,185SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$231,185TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$231,185ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,439,823TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,933,584RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$458,750ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,343,794TotalAmt
Program Services$1,343,794ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,287TotalAmt
Program Services$185,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,258FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,198,848TotalAmt
Program Services$3,020,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,010,452ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$167,417FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,375TotalAmt
Program Services$59,267ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,285FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$534,806TotalAmt
Program Services$384,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$128,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,324FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$424,722TotalAmt
Program Services$305,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,935FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,669TotalAmt
Management And General$68,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$504,803TotalAmt
Program Services$430,568ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,294ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,941FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,499TotalAmt
Program Services$45,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,531FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,001TotalAmt
Program Services$56,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,111FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$460,681TotalAmt
Program Services$331,448ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,370FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,943TotalAmt
Management And General$8,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$550,691TotalAmt
Program Services$396,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,957FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,833TotalAmt
Program Services$40,171ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,226FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES$88,021$66,732$19,621$1,668
MISCELLANEOUS$64,301$46,264$15,474$2,563
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP$50,032$35,032$15,000
PUBLICATIONS$16,512$16,512

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,975TotalAmt
Management And General$11,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,863,793TotalAmt
Program Services$6,729,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,839,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$294,586FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,577BOYAmt
EOY$2,838,724EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,621,037BOYAmt
EOY$41,169EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,908BOYAmt
EOY$81,908EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,451BOYAmt
EOY$26,946EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,186BOYAmt
EOY$67,762EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,479,098LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,793,847LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,706,177BOYAmt
EOY$8,685,251EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,240,755BOYAmt
EOY$11,653,355EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,938,091BOYAmt
EOY$23,395,115EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$573,472BOYAmt
EOY$551,088EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$562,026BOYAmt
EOY$1,416,085EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,310,800BOYAmt
EOY$1,044,035EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,446,298BOYAmt
EOY$3,011,208EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,720,283BOYAmt
EOY$19,756,406EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$771,510BOYAmt
EOY$627,501EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,491,793BOYAmt
EOY$20,383,907EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,938,091BOYAmt
EOY$23,395,115EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$576,030ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,316,084NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,039,401BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$615,089ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,706,166InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$349,857OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,010,799EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,162,502BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$217,088InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$346,189OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,039,401EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,080,122BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$104,509ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$317,403InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$339,532OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,162,502EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,740,304BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$660,639InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$325,821OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,080,122EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,388,775BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$661,024InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$314,495OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,740,304EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.97897BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.02103PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$571,798OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$571,798BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,656,120OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,922,479DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,733,641BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,251,180OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$871,368DepreciationAmt
Book Value$379,812BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,685,251TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPPP LOANDesc
Amt$1,044,035Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,044,035TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,343,445TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,316,084NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,316,084RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,027,361RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$68,669InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,343,794OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,412,463RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,439,824TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,451,330TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,451,330ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$68,669InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,343,794OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,412,463ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,863,793TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL.
PART X, LINE 2:GAAP REQUIRES ENTITIES TO EVALUATE, MEASURE, RECOGNIZE AND DISCLOSE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON THEIR TAX RETURNS. GAAP PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN GAAP.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 1,343,794.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 1,343,794.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE BENCHMARK SCHOOL'S NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS PUBLICIZED THROUGH PUBLIC NOTICES IN THE MEDIA.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE BENCHMARK SCHOOL RECEIVES GRANTS IN THE FORM OF TEXTBOOKS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA UNDER ACTS 195 & 190.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeTUITION ASSISTANCEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient66RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,343,794CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT FUNDS ARE DETERMINED USING AN OUTSIDE SERVICE WHICH DETERMINES NEED FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE. THE FUNDS OR TUITION DISCOUNT ARE THEN APPLIED AGAINST THE TUITION OBLIGATION AT THE SCHOOL. FAMILIES ARE ASKED TO NOTIFY THE SCHOOL IF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION CHANGES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RALPH WALES
FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL$116,817$0$0$0$0$0$2,400$0$0$0$119,217$0$0$0
ROBERT GASKINS
FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL$100,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$100,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE HEAD OF BENCHMARK SCHOOL AND HIS FAMILY LIVE IN A HOUSE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ESTABLISHED LIVING IN THIS HOUSE AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL. THE HEADMASTER LIVES IN THIS HOUSE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SCHOOL. THIS ARRANGEMENT INCLUDES USE OF THE HOUSE AND PAYMENT OF ELECTRIC AND OIL UTILITIES. BY LIVING IN THIS HOUSE THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL CAN CONSISTENTLY MONITOR THE PROPERTY AND QUICKLY RESPOND WHEN EMERGENCIES ARISE. THUS, THE HEAD'S ONGOING PRESENCE ON CAMPUS CONTRIBUTES STRONGLY TO THE SECURITY OF THE SCHOOL. HAVING THE HEAD'S RESIDENCE ON CAMPUS ALSO SERVES THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SCHOOL IN THAT THE HOUSE FUNCTIONS AS A READILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION FOR HOSTING STAFF RETREATS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL EVENTS. THE SCHOOL ALSO USES THE RESIDENCE TO LODGE AND ENTERTAIN VISITING SCHOLARS ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$14,738CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceFINANCIAL AIDTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeTUITION ASSISTANCEAssistancePurposeTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$31,168NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BENJAMIN B. ROGERS AND ANDREW ROGERS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE SCHOOL'S BYLAWS HAD NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR REVISED SINCE 1982 WHEN THE SCHOOL WAS STILL BEING OPERATED BY THE FOUNDER. AT THAT TIME, THERE WERE NO STRUCTURES IN PLACE FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER (E.G. NO COMMITTEE STRUCTURES, PROCEDURAL DIRECTIONS, ETC.). DURING 2021, EVERY ASPECT OF THE BYLAWS WAS BROUGHT CURRENT, WITH APPROPRIATE LEGAL AND REGULATORY SPECIFICS ON BOARD COMPOSITION, TERMS, MEETINGS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES, HEAD OF SCHOOL AS EX OFFICIO, PROCEDURES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAFTER FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF FORM 990, AS ULTIMATELY FILED, IS PROVIDED TO EACH TRUSTEE PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. THEY ANNUALLY SIGN THE CORPORATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ANY APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS REQUESTED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND CLARIFICATION. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE OFFICER OR TRUSTEE WILL REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THOSE MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE HEAD OF SCHOOL EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S COMPENSATION AND REPORTS ITS ACTIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE BENCHMARK SCHOOL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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