BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (EIN 52-1271179)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-05-16
IRS object ID: 201641379349305144
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-16T12:50:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521271179	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	SECURITY	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BUSI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2022962125	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1030 15TH STREET NW NO 200 E	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEVEN W LOWE	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER/CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022962125	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-05-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JAMES LARSON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01329561	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	NORTON A SCHWARTZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1030 15TH STREET NW NO 200 E	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,535,227	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BENS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1982	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	42	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	42	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	44	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,954,293	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,224,198	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$185,336	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$265,479	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$93,805	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$82,848	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,045,824	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,406,829	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,615,078	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,736,259	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$789,063	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,895,573	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,835,211	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,510,651	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,571,470	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$535,173	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$835,359	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,895,871	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,399,884	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$608,124	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$550,158	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,287,747	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,849,726	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO APPLY BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES TO DEVELOP, FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, SOLUTIONS TO OUR NATION'S MOST CHALLENGING PROBLEMS IN NATIONAL SECURITY, PRIMARILY IN DEFENSE AND HOMELAND SECURITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,180,950	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MEETINGS PROGRAM - EVENTS AND MEETINGS HELD TO STIMULATE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATE OUR CLIENTS, AND ASSIST IN EXPANDING OUR PROJECTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,946,796	ExpenseAmt
Desc	POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION - PROMOTING INITIATIVES THAT WILL MAKE OUR COUNTRY MORE SECURE THROUGH NON-PARTISAN EDUCATION EFFORTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,127,746	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	44	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	42	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	42	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEVEN W LOWE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2022962125	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1030 15TH STREET SUITE 200E	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (50 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BRUCE E MOSLER
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAPHAEL BENAROYA
VICE CHAIRMAN	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY M BOIES
VICE CHAIRMAN	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DENIS A BOVIN
VICE CHAIRMAN	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAMON P MARKS
VICE CHAIRMAN	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM F MURDY
VICE CHAIRMAN	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA C BARRON
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALFRED R BERKELEY
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORMAN C CHAMBERS
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOWARD E COX
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH M DEPINTO
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HARRIS DIAMOND
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD R DIXON
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EZRA S FIELD
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH FISHER
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM J FLYNN
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL P GALVIN
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK J GERENCSER
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD J GIDWITZ
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GSB GILBERT
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAURICE R GREENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS J HIGGINS
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS M HOLDER
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN K HURLEY
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE D MCCOURT
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER C MELTON
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN P MORGRIDGE
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGETTE P MOSBACHER
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK S NEWMAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES E PHILLIPS
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES SHIRA
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANK V SICA
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD V SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HEIDI L STEIGER
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS F STEPHENSON
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL G STERN
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN H STREICKER
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANCES F TOWNSEND
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWIN A WAHLEN
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE N WHITMAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW E ZAMES
BOARD MEMBER	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORTON SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$413,042	$0	$41,644
HENRY HINTON
COO & SECRETARY	40.00		Yes (X)	$167,011	$0	$27,741
STEVEN W LOWE
CFO & TREASURER	40.00		Yes (X)	$132,006	$0	$29,210
GENEVIEVE MOONIS
SR. VICE PRESIDENT	40.00			$133,506	$0	$31,090	Yes (X)
SUSAN MAYBAUMWISNIESKI
SR. VICE PRESIDENT	40.00			$133,855	$0	$25,858	Yes (X)
KATHERINE KENNING
REGIONAL DIRECTOR	40.00			$130,860	$0	$15,172	Yes (X)
DEBORAH MCCARTHY
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00			$130,732	$0	$18,449	Yes (X)
VICTORIA MCGRATH
REGIONAL DIRECTOR	40.00			$123,281	$0	$15,555	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,364,293	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$204,719	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	12	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,381,527	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$4,842,671	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$205,015	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,224,198	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$135,944	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$135,944	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,920,694	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,791,159	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$129,535	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$129,535	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$129,535	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$253,500	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,381,527	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$337,239	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$83,739	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$83,739	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$891	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$891	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$891	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,406,829	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$182,631	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$810,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$496,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,437	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$210,858	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,319,628	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,897,728	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$146,932	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$274,968	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,021	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,796	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,535	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$325,720	TotalAmt
Program Services	$265,147	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,016	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,557	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$211,236	TotalAmt
Program Services	$162,757	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,235	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,440	TotalAmt
Program Services	$334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,011	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$95	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,377	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$140	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,437	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,225	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$346	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,013	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$204,140	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,375	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,052	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,133	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,104	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,052	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$686,627	TotalAmt
Program Services	$389,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$149,455	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$148,112	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,079	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$546	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,830	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$409,135	TotalAmt
Program Services	$402,153	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,982	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,754	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,536	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,875	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,605	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,169	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING	$52,390	$40,367	$4,029	$7,994
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$40,616	$31,295	$3,123	$6,198
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$24,006	$20,633	$2,059	$1,314
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT	$1,815	$1,815

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$472	TotalAmt
Program Services	$364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,571,470	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,127,746	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$654,661	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$789,063	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,910,757	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,927,051	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$291,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$194,653	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,471	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$126,677	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$258,694	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$238,515	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,179	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,227,784	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,838,109	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$119,052	BOYAmt
EOY	$126,380	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,364	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,364	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,895,871	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,399,884	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$315,760	BOYAmt
EOY	$284,641	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$292,364	BOYAmt
EOY	$265,517	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$608,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$550,158	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,287,747	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,849,726	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,287,747	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,849,726	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,895,871	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,399,884	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$835,359	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$273,380	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,620,763	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,747,287	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,600,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,954,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,224,198	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,146,577	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,620,763	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,747,287	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,600,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,954,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,224,198	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,146,577	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$197,661	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$29,948,916	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,139	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$127,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$123,135	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$108,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$135,944	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$515,293	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,809	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,627	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,103	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$891	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,450	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$30,679,320	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.97620	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96690	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$37,879	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$22,977	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,902	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$117,572	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$115,094	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,478	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$103,243	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$100,444	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,799	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$20,179	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT	Desc
Amt	$265,517	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$265,517	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,470,688	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$273,380	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$337,239	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$63,859	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,406,829	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,406,829	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,908,709	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$337,239	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$337,239	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,571,470	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,571,470	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 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.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES SHOWN AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL 337,239. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES SHOWN AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL 337,239. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	DC DINNER	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$721,781	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$584,381	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$137,400	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$120,611	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$19,586	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	NY DINNER	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$913,246	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$797,146	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$116,100	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$131,560	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$65,482	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,635,027	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,381,527	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$253,500	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$252,171	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$85,068	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$337,239	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$83,739	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
NORTON SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT & CEO	$409,042	$0	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,600	$0	$31,044	$0	$454,686	$0	$0	$0
HENRY HINTON
COO & SECRETARY	$164,581	$0	$2,430	$0	$0	$0	$6,406	$0	$21,335	$0	$194,752	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN W LOWE
CFO & TREASURER	$130,221	$0	$1,785	$0	$0	$0	$5,090	$0	$24,120	$0	$161,216	$0	$0	$0
GENEVIEVE MOONIS
SR. VICE PRESIDENT	$128,506	$0	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,222	$0	$26,868	$0	$164,596	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN MAYBAUMWISNIESKI
SR. VICE PRESIDENT	$131,980	$0	$1,875	$0	$0	$0	$5,288	$0	$20,570	$0	$159,713	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUS COMPENSATION: NORTON SCHWARTZ 4,000 HENRY HINTON 2,430 STEVEN LOWE 1,785 GENEVIEVE MOONIS 5,000 SUSAN MAYBAUMWISNIEWSKI 1,875 KATERINE KENNING 5,000 DEBORAH MCCARTHY 1,800 VICTORIA MCGRATH 1,800	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	8	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$161,967	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	EVENT COSTS	Desc
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$43,048	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON PART I, COLUMN B.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE 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 12C	A 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 15A	THE 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 DECEMBER 2015. 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 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS (INCLUDING DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST - ARTICLE 3, SECTION 16), DONOR PRIVACY POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE BENS WEBSITE (WWW.BENS.ORG).