BENCHMARKS: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: BENCHMARKS (EIN 56-1136423)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-05-14
IRS object ID: 201231359349303758
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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	2012-05-14T13:23:05-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	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	2011-01-01	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	2012-05-09	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	2011	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	835567	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 MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATIONS ESTABLISHED UNDER ITS CURRENT ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION IN 1977. THE 75 MEMBER AGENCIES THAT COMPRISE BENCHMARKS ARE ALL ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF NORTH CAROLINA'S MOST VUNERABLE CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE NEGLECT, ABUSE AND/OR REQUIRE TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED DISORDERS. THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF ITS MEMBERS, BENCHMARKS ADVOCATES FOR AND PROMOTES QUALITY WELFARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A UNIFIED VOICE, COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, SHARING BEST PRACTICES, COLLECTION OF DATA, AND PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES LEADERSHIP.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	13	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	13	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	5	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	13	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	400005	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	396079	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	26507	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	127035	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	11881	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	12101	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	7730	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	2699	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	446123	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	537914	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	277112	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	339959	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	3570	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	150936	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	281664	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	428048	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	621623	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	18075	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-83709	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	450308	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	365834	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	56238	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	58409	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	394070	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	307425	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	BENCHMARKS IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVING, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS NORTH CAROLINA CHILD AND ADULT SERVICE PROVIDER MEMBERS AGENCIES, TO STRENGTHEN SERVICES AND ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	1	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	547175	Expense
Revenue	127035	Revenue
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. MEMBER AGENCIES OF BENCHMARKS DELIVER A BROAD CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, EDUCATION, JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, AND RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	547175	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	1	LobbyingActivities
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
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	8	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	13	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	13	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	PAIGE WIGGS	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 (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
GEORGE BRYAN
CHAIR	0.50	X	X	0	0	0
CRAIG BASS
VICE-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
ROBERT BEASLEY
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
KAREN MCLEOD
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		X	109408	0	12805
MARK HENSLEY JAN - JUNE 2011
PROGRAM OPERATION/FISCAL MANAGER	40.00		X	33417	0	4714
PAIGE WIGGS JULY - PRESENT
BUSINESS MANAGER	40.00		X	24299	0	4323

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	167124	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	21842	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	306901	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	89178	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	396079	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
ONLINE TRAINING	611430	95285	95285
REGISTRATION FEES	611710	27293	27293
REGION MEETINGS	611710	4457	4457

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	127035	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2013	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,013	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	307741	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	297653	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	10088	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	10088	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$10,088	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Business Code	611710	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	2699	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,699	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	2699	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	537914	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	127035	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$14,800	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	188966	Total
Program Services	151738	ProgramServices
Management And General	33958	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3270	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	117627	Total
Program Services	116379	ProgramServices
Management And General	1248	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9194	Total
Program Services	8971	ProgramServices
Management And General	223	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24172	Total
Program Services	21155	ProgramServices
Management And General	2717	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	300	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	55424	Total
Program Services	48773	ProgramServices
Management And General	6651	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15966	Total
Program Services	14050	ProgramServices
Management And General	1916	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8111	Total
Program Services	7156	ProgramServices
Management And General	955	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22659	Total
Program Services	19940	ProgramServices
Management And General	2719	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13143	Total
Program Services	11566	ProgramServices
Management And General	1577	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10072	Total
Program Services	8863	ProgramServices
Management And General	1209	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12350	Total
Program Services	11909	ProgramServices
Management And General	441	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
ONLINE TRAINING	47782	42048	5734
CONSULTING FEES	35400	31152	4248
CQL (COUNCIL ON QUALITY	21966	19330	2636
SPECIAL EVENTS	10647	9369	1278

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28144	Total
Program Services	24776	ProgramServices
Management And General	3368	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	621623	Total
Program Services	547175	ProgramServices
Management And General	70878	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3570	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	54992	BOY
EOY	77218	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9018	BOY
EOY	237718	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	68400	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13698	BOY
EOY	9808	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	66245	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	28935	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1383	BOY
EOY	37310	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	299037	BOY
EOY	0	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	450308	BOY
EOY	365834	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4267	BOY
EOY	2466	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35350	BOY
EOY	40416	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16621	BOY
EOY	15527	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	56238	BOY
EOY	58409	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	248117	BOY
EOY	239552	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	133453	BOY
EOY	55373	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	394070	BOY
EOY	307425	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	450308	BOY
EOY	365834	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-83709	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-2936	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
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
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	754980	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1153125	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	571914	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	400005	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	396079	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3276103	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	754980	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1153125	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	571914	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	400005	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	396079	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3276103	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	1245885	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	2030218	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	35244	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	17097	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	11433	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	10234	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	10354	CurrentTaxYear
Total	84362	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	7700	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1670	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	8878	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	14701	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2699	CurrentTaxYear
Total	35648	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3396113	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	222073	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.59780	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.56970	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	58466	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	58466	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	563157	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	621623	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	118243	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	29561	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	183184	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	165071	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	85610	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	118243	CurrentYear
Total	552108	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$828,162	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	7200	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	9696	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	19201	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	58466	CurrentYear
Total	94563	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	45796	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	41268	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	21403	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	29561	CurrentYear
Total	138028	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$207,042	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 WHICH AFFECT CHILD WELL-BEING. THE PRESIDENT/CEO, PROGRAM & POLICY SPECIALIST, AND GOVERNMENT CONSULTANT OF BENCHMARKS ARE REGISTERED LOBBISTS.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

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 Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

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 Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

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 Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

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	0.50720	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.49280	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)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	20245	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	19991	Depreciation
Book Value	254	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	46000	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	8944	Depreciation
Book Value	37056	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	37310	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ACCRUED VACATION	Description
Amount	$15,527	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	15527	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	537914	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	621623	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-83709	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-2936	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-2936	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-86645	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	534978	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-2936	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-2936	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	537914	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	537914	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	621623	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F990	0	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	621623	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	621623	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (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:	IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") 740-10 ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES, THE ASSOCIATION REFLECTS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE BENEFIT OF POSITIONS TAKEN IN A PREVIOUSLY FILED TAX RETURN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A FUTURE TAX RETURN ONLY WHEN IT IS CONSIDERED 'MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT'THAT THE POSITION TAKEN WILL BE SUSTAINED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSOCIATION EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING PROVISIONS OF ASC 450, CONTINGENCIES. ACCORDINGLY, A LOSS CONTINGENCY IS RECOGNIZED WHEN IT IS PROBABLE THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED AS OF THE DATE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE LOSS CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS SUBJECT TO ESTIMATE AND MANAGEMENT JUDGMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE LIKELY OUTCOME OF EACH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION. THE AMOUNT THAT IS ULTIMATELY SUSTAINED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION OR FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE AGGREGATE COULD DIFFER FROM THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED. IF APPLICABLE, PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE INCLUDED IN GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. UNDER THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, THE TAX RETURNS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR 2008 THROUGH 2011 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS FOR THE 2008 THROUGH 2011 RETURNS, AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES THERE IS NO INCOME TAX EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
NEW PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	DURING 2011, BENCHMARKS EXPANDED THEIR SERVICES FOR ADULT MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND BEGAN OFFERRING ONLINE TRAINING COURSES. THE ONLINE TRAINING COURSES ARE OFFERRED THROUGH CABHA.COM. CABHA.COM PROVIDES INFORMATION RESOURCES, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY IN NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING PROVIDERS, TRAINERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
	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 AN EVALUATION BY STAFF, TO DETERMINE ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES. THE PRESIDENT/CEO HAS FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIRING, SUPERVISION, EVALUATION OF AND DISCHARGE OF ALL BENCHMARK EMPLOYEES.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AVAILABLE VIA ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS 990 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.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:	NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -2,936.
	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.