BENCHMARKS: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: BENCHMARKS (EIN 56-1136423)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-10-27
IRS object ID: 202043019349301504
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-10-27T12:25:31-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	561750124	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BATCHELOR TILLERY & ROBERTS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3605 GLENWOOD AVENUE SUITE 350	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27612	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	561136423	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BENCHMARKS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BENC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9198281864	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2609 ATLANTIC AVENUE NO 105	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27604	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN MCLEOD	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9198281864	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-10-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WM JAMES BLACK JR	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00175233	PTIN
Phone	9197878212	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	204.16.136.178	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-10-27	IPDt
IP Tm	12:25:06	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DDA760409946F25112F9ABB1C6C29E341C16F4C3	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAREN MCLEOD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2609 ATLANTIC AVE SUITE 105	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27604	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,317,519	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BENCHMARKSNC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1977	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	BENCHMARKS IS AN ALLLIANCE OF 85+ N.C. AGENCIES SUPPORTING CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IN N.C. WHO NEED SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF: MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE - SO THAT THESE CITIZENS CAN REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND LIVE LIVES OF HOPE AND HEALTH. BENCHMARKS IS COMMITTED TO LEADERSHIP, QUALITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. BENCHMARKS PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEMBER AGENCIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA, AND WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AND LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES NETWORKS TO ACHIEVE THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR THE STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	16	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	14	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$941,829	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,242,776	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$450,853	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$892,614	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$9,479	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$11,605	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$40,078	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$46,539	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,442,239	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,193,534	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$839,841	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$861,108	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$16,578	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$458,973	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,048,434	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,298,814	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,909,542	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$143,425	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$283,992	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$717,830	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,058,950	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$118,259	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$129,837	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$599,571	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$929,113	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	BENCHMARKS IS AN ALLIANCE OF NATIONALLY ACCREDITED AGENCIES COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE, LEADERSHIP, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IN NORTH CAROLINA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,785,152	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$936,311	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 0	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,785,152	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	4	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	16	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELLYN DUVALL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9198281864	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2609 ATLANTIC AVE SUITE 105	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27604	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TARA LARSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN MANESS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILL ADAMS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARY BASS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REYNOLDS CLODFELTER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEITH HENRY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LUANNE WELCH
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VERNON WALTERS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BROOK PHILLIPS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT KELLER
VICE CHAIR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GARY LEE
TREASURER	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANNIE SMITH
CHAIR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CELESTE DOMINGUEZ
SECRETARY	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KAREN MCLEOD
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		$212,158	$0	$24,365	Yes (X)
BRETT A LOFTIS JD
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TARA FIELDS
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE	40.00		$113,023	$0	$21,148		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$325,181	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$45,513	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$525,164	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$717,612	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,242,776	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES FOR SERVICES	624190	$693,450	$693,450
REGISTRATION FEES	611710	$100,654	$100,654
ONLINE TRAINING	611430	$98,510	$98,510

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$892,614	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,447	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,447	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$121,143	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$123,985	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$2,842	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$2,842	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$2,842	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$46,539	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$46,539	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$46,539	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,193,534	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$936,311	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$14,447	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$212,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$190,942	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,608	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$492,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$431,795	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$58,625	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,980	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,119	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,436	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,809	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$874	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,226	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,814	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,239	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,762	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,407	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$983	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,506	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,506	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,502	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,502	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,189	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,189	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,265	TotalAmt
Program Services	$201,265	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,698	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,087	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$517	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$94	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,903	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,926	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$827	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$150	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,268	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,778	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,261	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$229	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,118	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,735	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,662	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,508	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,154	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,491	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,647	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$714	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$130	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONTRACT & FEE SERVICES	$412,674	$412,674
COMMUNITY CATALYST EXPE	$91,683	$91,683
ONLINE TRAINING EXPENSE	$33,978	$33,978
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	$14,551	$12,659	$1,601	$291

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,946	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,045	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,909,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,785,152	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$107,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,578	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$119,729	BOYAmt
EOY	$146,483	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$502,389	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,748	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,097	BOYAmt
EOY	$741	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$61,594	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$61,594	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$294,653	BOYAmt
EOY	$341,939	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$650	BOYAmt
EOY	$650	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$717,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,058,950	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,928	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,310	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,100	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,809	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$129,837	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$326,370	BOYAmt
EOY	$447,428	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$273,201	BOYAmt
EOY	$481,685	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$599,571	BOYAmt
EOY	$929,113	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$717,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,058,950	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$283,992	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$45,550	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$867,229	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$893,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$791,284	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$941,829	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,242,776	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,736,969	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$867,229	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$893,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$791,284	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$941,829	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,242,776	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,736,969	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,755,656	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,981,313	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,479	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,605	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$49,023	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$38,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$38,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$36,003	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$46,539	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$199,650	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,985,642	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,164,193	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.59800	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.60110	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$79,314	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$79,314	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,909,542	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,988,856	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$249,443	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$62,361	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$203,756	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$200,605	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$204,881	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$249,443	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$858,685	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,288,028	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$46,181	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$57,120	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year	$79,314	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$182,615	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$50,939	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$50,151	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$51,220	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$62,361	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$214,671	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$322,007	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-A, LINE 1B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BENCHMARKS DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION OF CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. HOWEVER, BENCHMARKS DOES ADVOCATE ON PUBLIC POLICY MATTERS THAT AFFECT CHILDREN'S, ADULTS', AND FAMILIES' WELL-BEING. BENCHMARKS' PRESIDENT/CEO, ITS PROGRAM & POLICY SPECIALIST/COO, AND ITS GOVERNMENT CONSULTANT ARE REGISTERED LOBBYISTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$18,014	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$113	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$86	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$18,041	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,995	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$19	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$18,014	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$39,719	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$19	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$21,743	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$17,995	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$20,869	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$18,662	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$188	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$39,719	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$26,104	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,701	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$152	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,088	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$20,869	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.30710	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.69290	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$61,594	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$61,594	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MUTUAL FUNDS	Desc
Book Value	$341,939	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$341,939	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED VACATION	$66,442
ACCRUED PAYROLL TAXES	$367

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$66,809	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,239,084	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$45,550	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$45,550	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,193,534	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,193,534	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,909,542	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,909,542	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,909,542	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART V, LINE 4	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE THE ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF ROBERT A. MAYER TO THE BETTERMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN MCLEOD	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$212,158	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$24,365	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$236,523	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF BENCHMARKS IS DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ANNUALLY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, INCLUDING CONSULTATION OF COMPARABILITY DATA, TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. CONTEMPORANEOUS RECORDS OF THEIR DECISIONS ARE MADE AND KEPT IN BENCHMARKS' PERSONNEL FILES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINE 4A	BENCHMARKS IS AN ALLIANCE OF 85+ MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSIONS, GENERALLY, ARE TO SUPPORT NORTH CAROLINA'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES, WHO EXPERIENCE NEGLECT, ABUSE, AND/OR REQUIRE TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED DISORDERS, INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF ITS MEMBERS, BENCHMARKS AGAIN THIS YEAR ADVOCATED FOR AND PROMOTED QUALITY WELFARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. BENCHMARKS' MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A UNIFIED VOICE, COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, SHARING BEST PRACTICES, COLLECTION OF DATA, AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES LEADERSHIP. THIS YEAR, AS IN PAST YEARS, BENCHMARKS WAS INTEGRAL IN THE PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT STATE FUNDING CUTS FOR MH/IDD/SAS AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. BENCHMARKS SPONSORED LEGISLATION IN THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTED SERVICES OF ITS MEMBERSHIP AND BENEFITED NORTH CAROLINA'S CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD-DESIGNATED FINANCE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH BENCHMARKS' ANNUAL AUDIT. THE FORM 990 AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR FINAL APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINUALLY MONITORING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE BENCHMARKS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. NOMINEES FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES VACANCIES ARE SCREENED TO DETERMINE IF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. UPON ELECTION AND ANNUALLY, TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN AFFIRMATION ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THAT THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOT IN VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY. THE PRESIDENT/CEO, ALONG WITH THE COO, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL HIRING. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND AFFIRM THAT NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS THROUGH THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH BENCHMARKS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF BENCHMARKS IS DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ANNUALLY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, INCLUDING CONSULTATION OF COMPARABILITY DATA, TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. CONTEMPORANEOUS RECORDS OF THEIR DECISIONS ARE MADE AND KEPT IN BENCHMARKS' PERSONNEL FILES. FOR ALL OTHER BENCHMARKS EMPLOYEES, THE PRESIDENT/CEO, ALONG WITH THE COO, HAS FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR HIRING, SUPERVISION, EVALUATION AND DISCHARGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AVAILABLE VIA ITS WEBSITE. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION VIA THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE OR BY SPECIFIC REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA REQUEST APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	GRANT PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 174,459. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 174,459. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,047. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,047. CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,830. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,830. MEMBERSHIPS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,929. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,929.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C - AUDIT OVERSIGHT	THE ASSOCIATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.