BENCHMARKS: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: BENCHMARKS (EIN 56-1136423)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-12
IRS object ID: 201302249349302050
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-12T13:47:14-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	561304727	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLACKMAN & SLOOP CPAS PA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1414 RALEIGH RD SUITE 300	AddressLine1
City	CHAPEL HILL	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27517	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	561136423	EIN

Name Name

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BENC	NameControl
Phone	9198281864	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2609 ATLANTIC AVENUE NO 105	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27604	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KAREN MCLEOD	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	9198281864	Phone
Date Signed	2013-07-26	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ANDREA WOODELL EASON	Name
PTIN	P00361629	PTIN
Phone	9199428700	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	KAREN MCLEOD	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2609 ATLANTIC AVENUE NO 105	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27604	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	867115	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.BENCHMARKSNC.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Association	X	TypeOfOrganizationAssociation
Year Formation	1977	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	BENCHMARKS IS AN ALLIANCE OF 80+ NATIONALLY ACCREDITED AGENCIES SUPPORTING CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IN NORTH CAROLINA WHO NEED MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND LIVE LIVES OF HOPE AND HEALTH. BENCHMARKS IS COMMITTED TO LEADERSHIP, QUALITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEMBER AGENCIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA AND PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AND LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES NETWORKS TO ACHIEVE THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR THE STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	11	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	5	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	11	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	396079	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	588425	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	127035	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	267335	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	12101	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1209	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	2699	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	10146	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	537914	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	867115	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	339959	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	394418	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	7300	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	281664	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	425606	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	621623	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	820024	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-83709	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	47091	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	365834	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	448130	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	58409	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	93890	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	307425	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	354240	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	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.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	731265	Expense
Revenue	267335	Revenue
Description	BENCHMARKS IS AN ALLIANCE OF 80+ 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 OR DISABILITIES. THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF ITS MEMBERS, BENCHMARKS AGAIN THIS YEAR ADVOCATED FOR AND PROMOTED QUALITY WELFARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES & ADULTS 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/DD/SAS AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. THE ASSOCIATION SPONSORED LEGISLATION IN THE 2012 SESSION THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTED SERVICES OF OUR MEMBERSHIP AND BENEFITED NORTH CAROLINA'S CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	731265	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	1	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	12	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	5	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	11	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	9198281864	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2609 ATLANTIC AVENUE SUITE 105	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27604	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
CRAIG BASS
CHAIR	0.50	X	X	0	0	0
MARGIE CHRISTOPHER
SECRETARY	0.50	X	X	0	0	0
JIM WILLIFORD
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
CINDY DAVIS BRYANT
TRUSTEE	0.50	X		0	0	0
KEITH HENRY
TRUSTEE	0.50	X		0	0	0
FRED WADDLE
TRUSTEE	0.50	X		0	0	0
BRUCE STANLEY
TRUSTEE	0.50	X		0	0	0
JOHN KOPPELMEYER
TRUSTEE	0.50	X		0	0	0
JIM SHAHEEN
TRUSTEE	0.50	X		0	0	0
PEGGY TERHUNE
TRUSTEE	0.50	X		0	0	0
MARK UPRIGHT
TRUSTEE	0.50	X		0	0	0
PAIGE WIGGS JAN - JUNE 2012
BUSINESS MANAGER	40.00		X	45500	0	8400
TARA FIELDS
COO	40.00		X	67800	0	10184
KAREN MCLEOD
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		X	129094	0	13549
BETH BERNGARTT
ACCOUNTING & HR SPECIALIST	28.00		X	19182	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	261576	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	32133	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	365425	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	223000	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	588425	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
ONLINE TRAINING	611430	222189	222189
REGISTRATION FEES	611710	43809	43809
REGION MEETINGS	611710	1337	1337

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	267335	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1209	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,209	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Business Code	611710	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	10146	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$10,146	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	10146	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	867115	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	267335	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$11,355	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	233821	Total
Program Services	203144	ProgramServices
Management And General	27217	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3460	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	104239	Total
Program Services	90563	ProgramServices
Management And General	12133	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1543	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24535	Total
Program Services	21316	ProgramServices
Management And General	2856	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	363	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31823	Total
Program Services	27648	ProgramServices
Management And General	3704	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	471	Fundraising

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	30000	Total
Program Services	30000	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	78761	Total
Program Services	60179	ProgramServices
Management And General	18582	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6080	Total
Program Services	3191	ProgramServices
Management And General	2879	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25363	Total
Program Services	22392	ProgramServices
Management And General	2636	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	335	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12353	Total
Program Services	11563	ProgramServices
Management And General	690	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	100	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19810	Total
Program Services	17211	ProgramServices
Management And General	2306	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	293	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26767	Total
Program Services	23255	ProgramServices
Management And General	3116	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	396	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
ONLINE TRAINING	97448	97448
CONSULTATION AND TRAINI	57757	55562	2045	150
MEETINGS	27362	27362
TELECOMMUNICATIONS	9508	8430	956	122

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34397	Total
Program Services	32001	ProgramServices
Management And General	2339	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	57	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	820024	Total
Program Services	731265	ProgramServices
Management And General	81459	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7300	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	77218	BOY
EOY	34293	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	237718	BOY
EOY	370742	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9808	BOY
EOY	10682	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2002	BOY
EOY	5135	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	65338	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	39838	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37310	BOY
EOY	25500	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1778	BOY
EOY	1778	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	365834	BOY
EOY	448130	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2466	BOY
EOY	11303	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40416	BOY
EOY	62351	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15527	BOY
EOY	20236	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	58409	BOY
EOY	93890	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	239552	BOY
EOY	214382	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	55373	BOY
EOY	127358	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12500	BOY
EOY	12500	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	307425	BOY
EOY	354240	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	365834	BOY
EOY	448130	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	47091	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Prior Adjustment	-276	ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1153125	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	571914	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	400005	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	396079	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	588425	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3109548	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1153125	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	571914	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	400005	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	396079	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	588425	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3109548	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	999700	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	2109848	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	17097	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	11433	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	10234	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	10354	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1209	CurrentTaxYear
Total	50327	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1670	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8878	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	14701	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2699	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	10146	CurrentTaxYear
Total	38094	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3197969	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	477728	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.65970	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.59780	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	49287	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	49287	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	770737	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	820024	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	148004	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	37001	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	165071	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	85610	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	118243	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	148004	CurrentYear
Total	516928	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$775,392	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	9696	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	19201	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	58466	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	49287	CurrentYear
Total	136650	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	41268	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	21403	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	29561	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	37001	CurrentYear
Total	129233	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$193,850	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PART IV, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:	Identifier
Explanation	PART II - A - LINE 1B - 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', & FAMILIES' WELL-BEING. BENCHMARKS' PRESIDENT/CEO, ITS PROGRAM & POLICY SPECIALIST/COO, AND ITS GOVERNMENT CONSULTANT ARE REGISTERED LOBBYISTS.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	25366	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1066	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	522	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	25910	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	26943	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1196	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	2773	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	25366	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	32953	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	3990	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	10000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	26943	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	27424	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	5529	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	32953	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	27424	BeginningOfYearBalance
End Of Year Balance	27424	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.51760	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.48240	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.00000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	11338	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	11338	Depreciation
Book Value	0	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	54000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	28500	Depreciation
Book Value	25500	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	25500	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ACCRUED VACATION	Description
Amount	$20,236	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	20236	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	885737	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	18622	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	18622	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	867115	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	867115	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	838646	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	18622	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	18622	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	820024	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	820024	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:	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.
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND SIMILAR STATUTES OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; THEREFORE, NO TAXES ARE REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IS BASED UPON WHETHER MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON REVIEW BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, THEN THE ORGANIZATION SHALL INITIALLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY THAT HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE TAX POSITIONS MUST MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE AMOUNTS AND PROBABILITIES OF THE OUTCOMES THAT COULD BE REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT USING THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES, AND INFORMATION AT THE REPORTING DATE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL REFLECT ONLY THE PORTION OF THE TAX BENEFIT THAT WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON RESOLUTION OF THE POSITION AND APPLICABLE INTEREST ON THE PORTION OF THE TAX BENEFIT NOT RECOGNIZED. BASED UPON MANAGEMENT'S ASSESSMENT, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXPECTED TO HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEAR BEFORE 2006. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. DURING THE YEARS ENDED 2012 AND 2011, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES ACCRUED AT DECEMBER 31, 2012 OR 2011.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD DESIGNATED FINANCE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE ANNUAL AUDIT PRIOR TO SUBMISSION AND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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 TRUSTEE'S VACANCIES ARE SCREENED TO DETERMINE IF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. UPON ELECTION, 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 IS 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 SALARY AND BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF BENCHMARKS IS DETERMINED SOLEY 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 ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES. THE PRESIDENT/CEO HAS FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIRING, SUPERVISION, EVALUATION OF AND DISCHARGE OF ALL OTHER BENCHMARK EMPLOYEES.
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 XII, LINE 2C	THE ASSOCATION'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.