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BENJAMIN ACADEMY

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $216K · expenses $156K · assets $389K

Also known as
BENJAMIN ACADEMY INC
EIN
82-1817401
Address
PO BOX 1442, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253-1442
Website
www.benjaminacademy.org
NTEE code
B21
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

The organizations mission is to provide a quality education based on each childs learning style. Students who attend our school may have specific diagnosis related to Autism, ADHD, Specific Learning Difference and Communication challenges.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dawn Delegal CEO2019-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Ayesha Majied Board Memeber2019-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Josephaine Blackwell Board Member2019-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Ellerby Blackwell BOARD MEMEBER2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Josephine Blackwell (former) EDUCATIONAL LIASION2021 20 $0 reported 1
Keanna Nelson (former) Board Member2019-2020 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPHAINE BLACKWELL Board Member20 $0$0$0 $01
ELLERBY BLACKWELL BOARD MEMEBER10 $0$0$0 $01
DAWN DELEGAL CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
Ayesha Majied Board Memeber20 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAWN DELEGAL CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
Ayesha Majied Board Memeber20 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPHAINE BLACKWELL Board Member20 $0$0$0 $01
ELLERBY BLACKWELL BOARD MEMEBER10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Josephaine Blackwell Board Member20 $0$0$0 $01
Ellerby Blackwell Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
Dawn Delegal CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
Ayesha Majied Board Member20 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAWN DELEGAL ADMINISTRATOR40 $0-$0 $01
AYESHA MAJIED LEDGER LIASION20 $0-$0 $01
ELLERBY BLACKWELL EDUCATIONAL LIASION20 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPHINE BLACKWELL EDUCATIONAL LIASION20 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dawn Delegal CEO40 $0-$0 $01
Ayesha Majied Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
Josephaine Blackwell Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Keanna Nelson Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dawn Delegal CEO40 $0-$0 $01
Ayesha Majied Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
Josephaine Blackwell Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
Keanna Nelson Board Member10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$216,000$155,531 $388,599$388,599 $0$216,000 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$218,250$145,425 $328,130$328,130 $0$218,250 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$218,250$145,465 $239,811$239,811 $0$218,250 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$269,650$161,652 $172,671$167,026 $51,400$218,250 $00-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$195,750$195,756 $173,452$52,894 -$195,750 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,760$68,174 $91,005$19,261 -$82,760 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,500$89,825 $51,030$4,675 -$94,500 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $187,193 in all, tax years 2017 to 2017. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF BROWARD COUNTY INC Public charity Fuzzy filed as “BENJAMIN ACADEMY” 2017 1$187,193 2017$187,193
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $155,531 spent · pay $106,711 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $98,610$98,610-- 63.4%
Occupancy $32,520-$32,520- 20.9%
Other (as described)Charitable Contribution $8,600$8,600-- 5.5%
Payroll taxes $8,101$8,101-- 5.2%
Fees: other services $3,000$3,000-- 1.9%
Insurance $2,200-$2,200- 1.4%
Office expenses $1,500-$1,500- 1.0%
Fees: legal $500-$500- 0.3%
Other (as described)Utilities $500-$500- 0.3%
Total$155,531100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $145,425 spent · pay $108,150 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $95,750$95,750-- 65.8%
Occupancy $32,520-$32,520- 22.4%
Payroll taxes $12,400$12,400-- 8.5%
Insurance $2,200-$2,200- 1.5%
Office expenses $1,500-$1,500- 1.0%
Fees: legal $555-$555- 0.4%
Other (as described)Utilities and Phone $500-$500- 0.3%
Total$145,425100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $161,652 spent · pay $105,463 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $93,863$93,863-- 58.1%
Fees: other services $48,879$14,164$34,715- 30.2%
Payroll taxes $11,600$11,600-- 7.2%
Office expenses $2,010-$2,010- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $2,000$2,000-- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $1,100-$1,100- 0.7%
Information technology $1,100$1,100-- 0.7%
Insurance $1,100-$1,100- 0.7%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $195,756 spent · pay $146,420 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $146,420 74.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,000 12.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,586 12.0%
Fees to independent contractors $750 0.4%
Total$195,756100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $68,174 spent · pay $49,174 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $49,174 72.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,000 14.7%
Printing, publications, postage $5,380 7.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,620 5.3%
Total$68,174100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $89,825 spent · pay $66,830 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $66,830 74.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,600 17.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,670 7.4%
Fees to independent contractors $600 0.7%
Printing, publications, postage $125 0.1%
Total$89,825100%

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