Bench Mark Program

Analysis

Bench Mark Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bench Mark Program reported income of $845k and spending of $903k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $359k to $845k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bench Mark Program sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marcellus Free Library ($845k), Barrett Early Learning Center Inc ($845k) and Henry Clay Memorial Foundation ($844k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $380k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 26 employees.