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BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (EIN 52-1271179)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-06-19
IRS object ID
201901709349300700
Schema version
2018v3.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-06-19T07:18:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521271179EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2SECURITYBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUSIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022962125PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11030 15TH STREET NW NO 200 EAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVEN W LOWEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURER/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022962125PhoneNum
Signature2019-06-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES LARSON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01329561PTIN
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-06-19IPDt
IP Tm08:18:06IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id2B7A9914EAA8F2914D3ACF7576175A6968A24A30AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerNORTON A SCHWARTZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11030 15TH STREET NW NO 200 EAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,089,912GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BENS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body45VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent45VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee47TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers235TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$58,566NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,960,919PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,271,448CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$468,117PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$421,496CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$33,467PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$144,123CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,395,569PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,548,821CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,073,970PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,119,103CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$765,301CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,766,615PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,432,093CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,840,585PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,551,196CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,554,984PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$997,625CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,028,528TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,491,134TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$514,744TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$621,169TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,513,784NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,869,965NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO APPLY BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES TO ADDRESS THE NATION'S MOST PRESSING SECURITY CHALLENGES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,048,446ExpenseAmt
DescMEETINGS, PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION: BENS SERVES AS A PRIMARY CHANNEL FOR MEANINGFUL EXCHANGE BETWEEN SENIOR PRIVATE SECTOR EXECUTIVES AND LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE NATIONAL SECURITY ENTERPRISE. THROUGH HOSTING EVENTS AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH THESE LEADERS, AS WELL AS SELF-FINANCED VISITS TO SITES OF RELEVANCE TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, BENS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS TO LEARN ABOUT MAJOR ISSUES CONFRONTING THE NATIONAL SECURITY COMMUNITY AND TO SHARE INSIGHTS AND BEST PRACTICES FROM INDUSTRY THAT COULD HELP ADDRESS THEIR CURRENT CHALLENGES. IN 2018, BENS HOSTED A TOTAL OF 144 EVENTS AND TRAVELED TO 16 UNIQUE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD TO OBSERVE KEY MILITARY AND SECURITY MISSIONS FIRSTHAND AND PARTICIPATE IN THOUGHTFUL DIALOGUE THAT STRENGTHENS U.S. SECURITY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,216,995ExpenseAmt
DescPROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION: BENS WORK IS FOCUSED IN THREE MAJOR AREAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY PARTNERS AND MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE BUSINESS PRACTICE COMPONENTS OF THE MAJOR NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES THE UNITED STATES FACES: (1) THE 21ST CENTURY NATIONAL SECURITY WORKFORCE, SINCE RECRUITING AND SUSTAINING A TALENTED WORKFORCE IS CRITICAL TO TACKLING 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL AND HOMELAND SECURITY; (2) NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIC MODERNIZATION/ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION, BECAUSE FOREIGN ADVERSARIES AND MALICIOUS ACTORS CONTINUOUSLY PROBE BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURES FOR VULNERABILITIES TO EXPLOIT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS RECOGNIZED THAT PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT IS CRITICAL TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES; (3) DEFENSE REFORM, WHERE, AS THE PENTAGON SOUGHT TO OVERHAUL ITS BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN SEVERAL CRITICAL AREAS, BENS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH DOD BUSINESS REFORM LEADERS IN SOME OF THESE AREAS, INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS REFORM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,265,441TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee47EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members45GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member45IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEVEN W LOWEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022962125PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11030 15TH STREET SUITE 200EAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (53 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
NORMAN C CHAMBERS
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY A WEISS
FOUNDING CHAIRMAN0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAPHAEL BENAROYA
VICE CHAIR0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY M BOIES
VICE CHAIR0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENIS A BOVIN
VICE CHAIR0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAMON P MARKS
VICE CHAIR0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM F MURDY
VICE CHAIR0.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL F BALSER
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA C BARRON
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALFRED R BERKELEY
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER W COLLINS
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD E COX JR
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN E DARNELL
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH M DEPINTO
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIS DIAMOND
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN K HURLEY
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL R KOLBE
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MARCUS
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER C MELTON SR
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES S METCALF
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN P MORGRIDGE
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE E MOSLER
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK S NEWMAN
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD R DIXON
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
EZRA S FIELD
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH FISHER
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM J FLYNN
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL P GALVIN
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK J GERENCSER
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
G S BECKWITH GILBERT
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURICE R GREENBERG
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK S HACKER
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS J HIGGINS
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS M HOLDER
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES E PHILLIPS JR
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN J SHAPIRO
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER S SHEDLIN
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SHIRA
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK V SICA
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD V SMITH
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEIDI L STEIGER
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS F STEPHENSON
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID P STORCH
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H STREICKER
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWIN A WAHLEN JR
BOARD MEMBER0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORTON A SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$512,174$0$42,299
GUY T COSENTINO
COO AND SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$192,670$0$16,295
STEVEN W LOWE
CFO AND TREASURER40.00Yes (X)$147,422$0$29,985
KATHERINE KENNING
DIRECTOR FOR CALIFORNIA40.00$122,296$0$18,074Yes (X)
DEBORAH MCCARTHY
SVP MEMBERSHIP & STRATEGY40.00$139,821$0$23,492Yes (X)
VICTORIA MCGRATH
DIR. FOR THE NY METRO AREA40.00$129,255$0$24,097Yes (X)
GENEVIEVE MOONIS
SVP FOR MEMBERSHIP40.00$133,283$0$38,208Yes (X)
MARA RUDMAN
SVP POLICY PROJECTS40.00$145,987$0$23,402Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,522,908TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$215,852TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CENTRAL PARK W 79 STNEW YORKNY10024NY EISENHOWWER DINNER VENUE$209,525
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20004DC EISENHOWWER DINNER VENUE$119,823
CWPS
1225 I ST NW 325WASHINGTONDC20036OFFICE UPGRADES/ LEASHOLD IMPROVEMENTS$113,079
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,317,195FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$5,954,253AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$202,477NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,271,448TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$309,647TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$309,647ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,195,168SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,083,319SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$111,849SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$111,849TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$111,849ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$308,375FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,317,195ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$457,772FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$149,397TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$149,397ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$5,274TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,274ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,274OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,548,821TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$277,373ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$940,845TotalAmt
Program Services$633,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,756ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$194,996FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,460,076TotalAmt
Program Services$2,029,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$268,715FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,903TotalAmt
Program Services$62,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,850FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$417,438TotalAmt
Program Services$340,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,217FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,841TotalAmt
Program Services$177,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,241FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,384TotalAmt
Program Services$19,467ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,983FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,212TotalAmt
Program Services$80,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,036ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,244FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,308TotalAmt
Program Services$35,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,982ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,030FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,981TotalAmt
Program Services$21,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,203FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500TotalAmt
Fundraising$500FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$308,172TotalAmt
Program Services$248,599ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,267FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,913TotalAmt
Program Services$149,612ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,441FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$815,007TotalAmt
Program Services$641,654ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,618FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,192TotalAmt
Program Services$78,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,826ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,587FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$608,429TotalAmt
Program Services$597,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,476TotalAmt
Program Services$37,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,386FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,170TotalAmt
Program Services$22,963ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,926FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
C.C. PROCESSING FEES$58,495$35,409$17,037$6,049
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$31,885$25,103$2,493$4,289
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$21,644$17,040$1,693$2,911
UBI TAX$17,565$17,565

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,760TotalAmt
Program Services$10,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,848FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,551,196TotalAmt
Program Services$5,265,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$520,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$765,301FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,137,702BOYAmt
EOY$2,318,871EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$605,905BOYAmt
EOY$626,238EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,473BOYAmt
EOY$88,592EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,962BOYAmt
EOY$125,291EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$451,879LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$279,458LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,373BOYAmt
EOY$172,421EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,637,563BOYAmt
EOY$5,962,184EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,186BOYAmt
EOY$148,173EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,364BOYAmt
EOY$49,364EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,028,528BOYAmt
EOY$9,491,134EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$479,508BOYAmt
EOY$486,458EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,236BOYAmt
EOY$134,711EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$514,744BOYAmt
EOY$621,169EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,513,784BOYAmt
EOY$8,846,042EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$23,923EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,513,784BOYAmt
EOY$8,869,965EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,028,528BOYAmt
EOY$9,491,134EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$997,625ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$641,444NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,954,293CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,224,198CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,640,162CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,960,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,271,448CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,051,020TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,954,293CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,224,198CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,640,162CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,960,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,271,448CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,051,020TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$33,051,020PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$108,915CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$135,944CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$166,116CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$212,423CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$309,647CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$933,045TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,103CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$891CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$209CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$5,274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,477TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$33,993,542TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.97230PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97660PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,593OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$90DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,503BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$285,955OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$161,656DepreciationAmt
Book Value$124,299BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$155,331OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$117,712DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,619BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$172,421TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT ABATEMENTDesc
Amt$134,711Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$134,711TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,878,769TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$641,444NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$641,444RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,520,213RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$28,608InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$28,608RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,548,821TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,522,588TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,522,588ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$28,608InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$28,608ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,551,196TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, BENS HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DC DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$769,370GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$626,370CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$143,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$119,823FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$13,936OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2NY DINNEREvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$856,200GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$690,825CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$165,375GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$209,350FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$114,663OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,625,570GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,317,195CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$308,375GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$329,173FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$128,599OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$457,772DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$149,397NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
NORTON A SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT & CEO$400,174$0$112,000$0$0$0$11,000$0$31,299$0$554,473$0$0$0
GUY T COSENTINO
COO AND SECRETARY$181,470$0$11,200$0$0$0$7,655$0$8,640$0$208,965$0$0$0
STEVEN W LOWE
CFO AND TREASURER$138,422$0$9,000$0$0$0$5,379$0$24,606$0$177,407$0$0$0
DEBORAH MCCARTHY
SVP MEMBERSHIP & STRATEGY$130,221$0$9,600$0$0$0$0$0$23,492$0$163,313$0$0$0
VICTORIA MCGRATH
DIR. FOR THE NY METRO AREA$124,455$0$4,800$0$0$0$5,192$0$18,905$0$153,352$0$0$0
GENEVIEVE MOONIS
SVP FOR MEMBERSHIP$123,683$0$9,600$0$0$0$5,991$0$32,217$0$171,491$0$0$0
MARA RUDMAN
SVP POLICY PROJECTS$139,187$0$6,800$0$0$0$4,672$0$18,730$0$169,389$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUS COMPENSATION: NORTON SCHWARTZ 112,000 GUY T. COSTINO 11,200 STEVEN LOWE 9,000 VICTORIA MCGRATH 4,800 GENEVIEVE MOONIS 9,600 KATERINE KENNING 5,400 DEBORAH MCCARTHY 9,600 MARA RUDMAN 6,800ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$120,349NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEVENT COSTSDesc
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$82,128NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesRECEIPT VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON PART I, COLUMN (B).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE CFO, CEO, COO, OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, RMTG (CPA), AND WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A FINAL COPY OF THE 990 WAS SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND FOLLOWED BY ALL DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICERS. UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES DESCRIBED IN THE BENS BYLAWS AND IN ITS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, AFFECTED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO AFFIRMATIVELY DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, NOT JUST ANNUALLY, BUT AT THE VERY TIME THE PERSON BECOMES AWARE THAT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES. ALL DIRECTORS ARE REMINDED OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT EACH MEETING OF THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, BEFORE ANY PROJECT IS UNDERTAKEN WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT PARTNERS, BENS MEMBERS AND STAFF WORKING ON THE PROJECT ARE REMINDED IN WRITING OF THE BENS CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIREMENTS. SENIOR BENS STAFF REGULARLY MONITOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO HELP FURTHER AVOID ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS. THE SECRETARY OF THE BENS BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES REPORTS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND, AFTER REVIEWING AND CONSULTING WITH THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, DETERMINES APPROPRIATE ACTION. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHOSE MEMBERS ARE CURRENT OR RETIRED SENIOR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES WHO SIT ON NUMEROUS NONPROFIT BOARDS, DETERMINES THE INITIAL SALARY AND ANY RAISES OR BONUSES FOR THE CEO. THIS DETERMINATION INCLUDES USE OF COMPARABLE SALARY AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW OF THE CEO TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2018. THE CFO/TREASURER MAINTAINS A VARIETY OF NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEYS (INCLUDING ASAE), WHICH ARE USED BY THE CEO AND COO IN DETERMINING STAFF SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS (INCLUDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - ARTICLE 3, SECTION 16), DONOR PRIVACY POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE BENS WEBSITE (WWW.BENS.ORG).