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← THE BLUE BENCH

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE BLUE BENCH.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,015,766
Total expenses
$2,585,426
Contributions and grants received
$3,004,504
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$32,506
Investment income
-$16,961
Other revenue
-$4,283
Total assets, end of year
$1,747,013
Total liabilities, end of year
$458,946
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,288,067
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,825,131
Management and general expenses
$491,332
Fundraising expenses
$268,963
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,825,131

Program services were 70.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $25,283

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $9,934

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,002,382

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $966,905

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE FEES

    total $32,506 · related or exempt $32,506

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $16,961

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$16,961

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$16,961 · excluded -$16,961

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $9,934

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $4,493

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,493 · excluded -$4,493

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $210 · related or exempt $210

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $210

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $114,317 · program services $83,556 · management and general $17,378 · fundraising $13,383

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,511,857 · program services $1,098,685 · management and general $233,173 · fundraising $179,999

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $79,658 · program services $68,708 · management and general $6,584 · fundraising $4,366

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $138,921 · program services $100,955 · management and general $21,426 · fundraising $16,540

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $190,101 · program services $38,107 · management and general $142,618 · fundraising $9,376

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,064 · program services $7,097 · management and general $6,353 · fundraising $11,614

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $113,427 · program services $81,680 · management and general $14,076 · fundraising $17,671

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $113,285 · program services $85,920 · management and general $19,633 · fundraising $7,732

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,030 · program services $6,225 · management and general $1,298 · fundraising $507

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,797 · program services $427 · management and general $947 · fundraising $423

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,107 · management and general $3,107

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,000 · management and general $18,000

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $242,252 · program services $242,252

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $11,238 · program services $11,003 · management and general $125 · fundraising $110

  • 24c · Other expenses: FR EXPENSES

    total $4,799 · fundraising $4,799

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $3,513 · program services $296 · management and general $2,671 · fundraising $546

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,060 · program services $220 · management and general $3,943 · fundraising $1,897

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $167,483 · end of year $293,425

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $407,829

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $12,251 · end of year $824,722

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $43,532

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $40,429 · end of year $43,663

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $278,203 · end of year $368,003

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $257,518 · end of year $217,200

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $99,487 · end of year $55,305

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $330,555 · end of year $403,641

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $345,573 · end of year $898,067

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $431,630 · end of year $390,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AT THE BLUE BENCH, OUR MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DIMINISH THE IMPACT IT HAS ON INDIVIDUALS, THEIR LOVED ONES AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ISSUE ADVOCACY, PREVENTION AND CARE.

  • THERAPY/ADVOCACY:THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AT LOW OR NO COST TO CLIENTS INCLUDING A 24/7 HOTLINE AND HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENT, CASE MANAGERS TO HELP CLIENTS NAVIGATE THE OFTEN OVERWHELMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, A POST-CONVICTION VICTIM ADVOCATE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION TO SURVIVORS FOLLOWING OFFENDER SENTENCING, AND THERAPISTS WHO PROVIDE COUNSELING IN BOTH ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP SETTINGS INCLUDING ART AND TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA OPTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS GROUP SUPPORT FOR THE LOVED ONES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS.

    Expenses $1,396,328 · Revenue $32,506

  • SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION: ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT JUST ABOUT PROVIDING SUPPORT IN THE AFTERMATH OF AN ASSAULT, IT'S ABOUT EMPOWERING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHIFT THE WAY THEY THINK AND TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE BLUE BENCH PROVIDES SCIENTIFICALLY- SUPPORTED PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING BEGINNING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WITH A GOAL OF DEVELOPING SKILLS NECESSARY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE CHALLENGE RAPE CULTURE AND BECOME ACTIVE BYSTANDERS. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT SCHOOLS, PRISONS, DETENTION CENTERS, BARS, MUSIC VENUES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND MORE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES PREVENTION PROGRAMMING FOR PARENTS AND SAFETY EMPOWERMENT SKILLS TRAINING FOR FEMALE-IDENTIFIED PARTICIPANTS AGE 13+.

    Expenses $275,158

  • PHONE CANVASSING/OUTREACH.

    Expenses $153,645

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Adkins

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • David Thomas

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Marcia Eads

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracie Cantu

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joanna Heckman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Henninger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Downs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alicia Bennett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Burrows

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Carvajal

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $114,317
    From this org
    $110,777
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,540
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543219349322809

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