BENCHMARK SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BENCHMARK SCHOOL (EIN 23-1728895)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-15
IRS object ID
202131359349301133
Schema version
2019v5.2
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)
Return2021-05-15T09:44:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1WIPFLI LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1170 N RADNOR-CHESTER RD STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityRADNORCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN231728895EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BENCHMARK SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBENCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6105653741PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12107 N PROVIDENCE RDAddressLine1Txt
CityMEDIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19063ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonCHRISTOPHER HANCOCKPersonNm
Person TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLPersonTitleTxt
Phone6105653741PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN J NIHILL CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Phone6105653930PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER HANCOCKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityMEDIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19063ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,912,735GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Volunteers122TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$406,851CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$13,012PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$14,636CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,451,254PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,774,896CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,349,829PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$8,764,602CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$336,996PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,446,298TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,607,566NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,491,793NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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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Grant$1,413,734GrantAmt
Revenue$7,550,115RevenueAmt
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$6,780,787TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CHRISTOPHER HANCOCKBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone6105653741PhoneNum

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CityMEDIACityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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MR RALPH WALES
INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$119,464$0$15,356
MR BENJAMIN B ROGERS
BOARD CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR MARK J THORBURN
BOARD VICE CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR ADAM W WATSON
BOARD TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS WENDI CHASE
BOARD SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR CHARLES BRAMLEY
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR GREGORY COLEMAN
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR BETSY CUNICELLI
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR ANTHONY DIMICHELE
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR NICHOLAS BMKEMP JR
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR LEROY NUNERY
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR ANDREW ROGERS EFF 912019
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR CHARLES RYAN
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR JAMES VINER
BOARD TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR WAYNE REICHART
TEACHER/AD/FACILITIES DIR40.00$130,161$0$22,970Yes (X)
MS LOUISA HANSHEW
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$103,687$0$11,826Yes (X)
MS SALLY LAIRD
ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00$123,929$0$16,899Yes (X)
MR ADAM LEMISCH
HEAD OF SUPPORT SERVICES40.00$104,537$0$167Yes (X)
MS ELEANOR GENSEMER
HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL40.00$106,034$0$4,331Yes (X)
ROBERT GASKINS
HEADMASTER UNTIL 06/30/190.00$140,510$0$5,400Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$828,322TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$76,949TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$13,373FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions$804,557AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$79,504NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$817,930TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTUITION AND FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,535,479TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$255,291TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$255,291ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,289,399SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,137,839SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$151,560SecuritiesAmt

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Total Revenue Column$151,560TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$151,560ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
LUNCH PROGRAM722514$10,696$10,696
OTHER INCOME611710$3,940$3,940
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Other Revenue Total$14,636OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$406,851ExclusionAmt

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Total$1,413,734TotalAmt
Program Services$1,413,734ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,640TotalAmt
Program Services$199,534ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,482FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,317,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$842,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132,319FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,294TotalAmt
Management And General$90,294ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$531,427TotalAmt
Program Services$387,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,866ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,325FundraisingAmt

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Total$374,787TotalAmt
Program Services$290,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,805FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,281TotalAmt
Management And General$14,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,543TotalAmt
Management And General$44,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,929TotalAmt
Management And General$50,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$290,061TotalAmt
Program Services$187,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,139ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,938FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,963TotalAmt
Program Services$104,981ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,569FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,369TotalAmt
Program Services$54,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,148FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,609TotalAmt
Program Services$8,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,016ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,912FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$389,671TotalAmt
Program Services$299,377ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,982ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,312FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,849TotalAmt
Management And General$13,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$632FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,426TotalAmt
Program Services$3,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$355FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$515,495TotalAmt
Program Services$396,666ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,658FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,413TotalAmt
Program Services$47,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,967FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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OTHER OPERATING$61,984$14,929$39,054$8,001
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES$40,720$40,720
PUBLICATIONS$20,123$13,162$1,561$5,400

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,764,602TotalAmt
Program Services$6,780,787ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,734,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$248,823FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$39,958BOYAmt
EOY$43,577EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$602,181BOYAmt
EOY$1,621,037EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$281,698BOYAmt
EOY$191,908EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,122BOYAmt
EOY$92,451EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,792BOYAmt
EOY$42,186EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,965,264LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,259,087LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,791,362BOYAmt
EOY$8,706,177EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,894,617BOYAmt
EOY$10,240,755EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,670,730BOYAmt
EOY$20,938,091EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$885,690BOYAmt
EOY$573,472EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,177,474BOYAmt
EOY$562,026EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,310,800EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,063,164BOYAmt
EOY$2,446,298EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,714,035BOYAmt
EOY$17,720,283EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$893,531BOYAmt
EOY$771,510EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,607,566BOYAmt
EOY$18,491,793EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,670,730BOYAmt
EOY$20,938,091EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,294ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$120,502NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$5,565OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab0InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,503,389BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$191,392InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$311,006OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,388,775EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.97900BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.02100PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$14,238,395OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,477,275DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,761,120BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,155,071OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$781,812DepreciationAmt
Book Value$373,259BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,706,177TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPPP LOAN PAYABLEDesc
Amt$1,310,800Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,310,800TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,189,731TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$120,502NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$120,502RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,310,233RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$50,929InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,413,734OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,464,663RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,774,896TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,305,505TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$5,566DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$5,566ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,299,939ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$50,929InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,413,734OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,464,663ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,764,602TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SCHOOL USES ENDOWMENT FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHOOL'S MISSION TO HELP 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.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SCHOOL IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN FILINGS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS AND BELIEVES THOSE POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED SHOULD THE FILINGS BE EXAMINED BY THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITY. SHOULD SETTLEMENT OF AN EXAMINATION, OR OTHER EVENT, RESULT IN A CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT'S EVALUATION OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN FILINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CLOSED BY STATUTE OR EXAMINATION, ANY TAX, INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT, AS A RESULT OF THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION, WOULD BE IN THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, INTEREST EXPENSE, AND OPERATING EXPENSES, RESPECTIVELY.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS PAID TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS PAID TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US

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
Recipient65RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,413,734CashGrantAmt

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
MR WAYNE REICHART
TEACHER/AD/FACILITIES DIR$130,161$0$0$0$0$0$22,970$0$0$0$153,131$0$0$0
ROBERT GASKINS
HEADMASTER UNTIL 06/30/19$140,510$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5,400$0$145,910$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 M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$79,504NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMEAN VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 WITH THE IRS.
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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:DEPRECIATION ON IN-KIND EQUIPMENT -5,565.

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