BENCHMARKS: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: BENCHMARKS (EIN 56-1136423)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-06-24
IRS object ID: 201531759349300513
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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	2015-06-24T10:55:19-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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	2014-01-01	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)
In Care Of	% MS ELLYN DUVALL	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	BENC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9198281864	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2609 ATLANTIC AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 105	AddressLine2Txt
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	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9198281864	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-05-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Wm James Black Jr	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00175233	PTIN
Phone	9198281864	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	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	$1,146,509	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	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 ALLIANCE OF 85+ N.C. AGENCIES SUPPORTING CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IN N.C. WHO NEED SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF: MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD......(CON'T ON SCHED O)	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	14	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$764,202	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$904,661	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$267,864	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$202,737	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,087	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,485	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$29,382	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$33,626	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,065,535	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,146,509	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	$446,507	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$540,553	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$719	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,646	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$444,475	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$547,053	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$890,982	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,088,325	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$174,553	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$58,184	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$610,144	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$698,625	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$81,351	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$111,648	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$528,793	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$586,977	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,029,614	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$202,737	RevenueAmt
Desc	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, INTELLECTURAL/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.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,029,614	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MS ELLYN DUVALL	PersonNm
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 (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
MELISSA ARKIN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TARA LARSON
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN MANESS
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REYNOLDS CLODFELTER
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICKIE YELVERTON
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARY LEE
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNIE SMITH
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD EDWARDS
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRETT A LOFTIS JD
TRUSTEE\	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VERNON WALTERS
VICE-CHAIR	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PEGGY TERHUNE
TREASURER	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CINDY DAVIS-BRYANT
CHAIR	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CELESTE DOMINGUEZ
SECRETARY	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KAREN MCLEOD
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.0	0.0		$147,431		$14,870	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$147,431	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$14,870	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$479,005	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$425,656	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$904,661	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ONLINE TRAINING	611430	$127,518	$127,518
REGISTRATION FEES	611710	$75,219	$75,219

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$202,737	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,485	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,485	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$171	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$171	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$33,455	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$33,455	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$33,455	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,146,509	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$236,192	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$5,656	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,831	TotalAmt
Program Services	$134,482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$719	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$307,604	TotalAmt
Program Services	$283,186	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,312	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,432	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,455	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,858	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$119	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,952	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,592	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$102	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,759	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,711	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,865	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$183	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,301	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,301	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,267	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,267	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$262,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$262,195	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,342	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,471	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$851	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,024	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,315	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,577	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,512	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$124	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,409	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,315	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$94	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,232	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,245	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,298	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,902	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ONLINE TRAINING	$89,786	$89,786
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	$4,197	$985	$3,212
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$5,925	$3,559	$2,366

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,088,325	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,029,614	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,065	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,646	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,622	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$583,816	BOYAmt
EOY	$637,525	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,670	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,030	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	$7,500	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,778	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,778	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$610,144	BOYAmt
EOY	$698,625	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,301	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,784	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,563	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,351	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,648	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$306,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$317,153	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$209,961	BOYAmt
EOY	$257,324	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,500	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$528,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$586,977	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$610,144	BOYAmt
EOY	$698,625	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$58,184	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd
FS Audited Basis		FSAuditedBasisGrp
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$400,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$396,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$588,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$764,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$904,661	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,053,372	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$400,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$396,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$588,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$764,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$904,661	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,053,372	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,006,434	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,046,938	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,234	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,087	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,485	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$31,369	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,701	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,699	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,146	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,455	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$89,890	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,174,631	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$888,478	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.64478	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.66374	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$45,480	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$45,480	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,042,845	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,088,325	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$183,833	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$45,958	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$118,243	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$148,004	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$158,647	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$183,833	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$608,727	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$913,091	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$58,466	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$49,287	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$64,807	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$45,480	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$218,040	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$29,561	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$37,001	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$39,662	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$45,958	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$152,182	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$228,273	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$26,002	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$102	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$26,104	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$25,910	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$92	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$26,002	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$25,366	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,066	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$522	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$25,910	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$26,943	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,196	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,773	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$25,366	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$32,953	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,990	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$26,943	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.52110	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.47890	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED VACATION	Desc
Amt	$27,563	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$27,563	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,148,539	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$2,030	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,030	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,146,509	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,146,509	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,090,355	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$2,030	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2,030	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,088,325	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,088,325	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4

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.

PART X, LINE 2

THE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE STATUTES. ACCORDINGLY, NO INCOME TAXES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2011 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2014 REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	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	$147,431	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$14,870	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$162,301	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHED J, 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 COMPARABILTIY 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 (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION (CONTINUED)	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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 - 990 REVIEW	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 - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST	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 - CEO'S COMPENSATION	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. EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19-AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS	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 XII, LINE 2C - AUDIT OVERSIGHT	THE ASSOCIATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:59399
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:GRANT PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:202796