Nonprofit · EIN 46-5047462
BENCH MARK PROGRAM
Tax-exempt · LANCASTER, PA 17603
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,938,739 | $1,932,788 | $5,951 | $1,313,652 | $34,183 | $1,279,469 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,543,826 | $1,331,666 | $212,160 | $1,466,520 | $193,002 | $1,273,518 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $844,688 | $903,001 | -$58,313 | $1,102,849 | $41,491 | $1,061,358 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,727,914
- of which government grants
- $977,748
- Program service revenue
- $221,050
- Investment income
- $8,510
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$19,193
- Other revenue
- -$18,735
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $87,217
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,241,301
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $26,779
- Accounting fees
- $23,974
- Occupancy
- $1,500
- Travel
- $36,266
- Depreciation
- $77,435
- Program services (functional)
- $1,894,219
- Management and general (functional)
- $34,350
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,219
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,466,520
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,313,652
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,183
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,279,469
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $564,455
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,279,469
- Gross receipts
- $1,957,932
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILL KIEFER | EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $87,217 |
| CORY ROBISON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| MITCH HANNAH END 0525 | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN LEFEVER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCIS MILIANO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW KEHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LORI STEIGERWALD END 0425 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| BRAD GROFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RAZVAN IONESCU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN CONAHAN | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAIAN MCCAULEY BEG 0425 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF OULETTE BEG 0425 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILL KIEFER | EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $90,720 |
| CORY ROBISON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| MITCH HANNAH | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN LEFEVER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCIS MILIANO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW KEHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LORI STEIGERWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| BRAD GROFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RAZVAN IONESCU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN CONAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILL KIEFER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $68,819 | $4,193 |
| MITCH HANNA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW KEHL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA GRIFFITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCIS MILIANO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN KORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI STEIGERWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAZVAN IONESCU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD GROFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 102 S PRINCE ST, LANCASTER, PA 17603-5312
- In care of
- % WILLEM C KIEFER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- PO Box 4232, Lancaster PA 17604
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WITT WELCH, 102 S PRINCE STREET, LANCASTER, PA 17603
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Willem C Kiefer, 418 W Lemon Street Apt 2, Lancaster PA 17603
- Signed the 990
- WITT WELCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (717) 339-9766
- Website
- WWW.BENCHMARKPROGRAM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WALZ GROUP
Mission
BENCH MARK PROGRAM'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR, POSITIVE MENTORSHIP TO HIGH RISK YOUTH.
Program accomplishments
- THIS IS OUR 12TH YEAR OPERATING OUR OPEN GYM PROGRAM. DURING REGULAR OPERATIONS, WE SERVE AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 60 YOUTH EACH NIGHT, EQUATING TO HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL YOUTH ANNUALLY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM ALONEExpenses $876,418 · revenue $221,050
- A 5-DAY PROGRAM WITH AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM THAT SERVES STUDENTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LANCASTER.Expenses $194,417
- WE ARE IN OUR FOURTH YEAR OF OPERATING OUR PREDISPOSITION PROGRAM,WHICH PROVIDES 1:1 MENTORING TO HIGH-RISK YOUTH WITH GUN CRIME CHARGES.Expenses $284,434
- IN ADDITION TO THESE PROGRAMS, WE ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE FOLLOWING BRANCH SITE LOCATIONS: LANCASTER COUNTY YOUTH INTERVENTION CENTER, COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL, AND LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE WE SERVE ABOUT 10 STUDENTS PER DAY PER BRANCH SITE.Expenses $538,950
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-5047462
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Unknown (Z99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,313,652
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,957,932
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,938,739 | $1,932,788 | $1,313,652 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,543,826 | $1,331,666 | $1,466,520 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $844,688 | $903,001 | $1,102,849 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,137,764 | $492,332 | $1,192,670 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Willem C Kiefer | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-5047462).
Questions about BENCH MARK PROGRAM
- What is the EIN of BENCH MARK PROGRAM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BENCH MARK PROGRAM is 46-5047462.
- Is BENCH MARK PROGRAM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to BENCH MARK PROGRAM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BENCH MARK PROGRAM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BENCH MARK PROGRAM due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BENCH MARK PROGRAM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BENCH MARK PROGRAM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WITT WELCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENCH MARK PROGRAM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,217 (WILL KIEFER, EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BENCH MARK PROGRAM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,938,739, expenses of $1,932,788 and total assets of $1,313,652 at year end.
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