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Operation Benjamin Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 37-1944137

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Nov 15, 2021

Organization ProfileWWW.OPERATIONBENJAMIN.ORG
330 Elm StreetWest Hempstead, NY 11552

(917) 282-7375

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • NTEE W30 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • NTEE W30 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

6th percentile

-86%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE W30 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

99th percentile

$46,667

Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 67.6% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • NTEE W30 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

2nd percentile

-86%

Faster asset growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE W30 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

31st percentile

-43%

Faster revenue growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE W30 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$9,355

Down $59,568 (-86%) from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$9,355

Down $59,568 (-86%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin6th percentile

Revenue

Down

$69,042

Down $52,292 (-43%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$128,610

Up $76,199 (+145%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$59,568

Down $128,491 (-186%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth2nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KAssets 2019: $68,923Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $68,9232019Assets 2020: $9,355Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $9,3552020Assets 2021: $7,412Liabilities 2021: $10,155Net Assets 2021: -$2,7432021Assets 2022: $9,676Liabilities 2022: $10,155Net Assets 2022: -$4792022Assets 2023: $2,998Liabilities 2023: $34,703Net Assets 2023: -$31,7052023Assets 2024: $2,332Liabilities 2024: $59,000Net Assets 2024: -$56,6682024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$9,355
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$9,355
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth31st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2019: $121,334Expenses 2019: $52,411Net Income 2019: $68,9232019Revenue 2020: $69,042Expenses 2020: $128,610Net Income 2020: -$59,5682020Revenue 2021: $77,184Expenses 2021: $89,282Net Income 2021: -$12,0982021Revenue 2022: $198,406Expenses 2022: $196,142Net Income 2022: $2,2642022Revenue 2023: $490,884Expenses 2023: $522,110Net Income 2023: -$31,2262023Revenue 2024: $575,274Expenses 2024: $600,237Net Income 2024: -$24,9632024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$69,042
Expenses$128,610
Net Income-$59,568
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 15, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$69,042
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Operation Benjamin conducts in-depth research on the religious practices of US soldiers who have been killed in action. This is accomplished to ensure that the grave markers of said soldiers accurately reflect the respective soldier's proper faith and religious community. The organization works closely with the United States government (ABMC) to verify whether markers are historically accurate.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Operation Benjamin does in depth research on US soldiers killed in action, toensure that the grave marker accurately reflects the soldier's proper faithcommunity. The organization works closely with the US government (ABMC) to be surethe markers are historically accurate.$41,950-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay99th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Shalom LammPresident-$46,667-$46,667
Jacob J SchacterTreasurer-$0--
Stephen LamarSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Operation Benjamin Inc
EIN
37-1944137
Phone
9172827375
Address
330 Elm Street, West Hempstead, NY 11552

Signing Officer

Name
Shalom Lamm
Title
President
Signed
2021-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
K&r Cpas Pllc
Address
105 GROVE ST, MONSEY, NY 10952
Preparer
David J Rubenstein CPA
Phone
8454255264
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $811”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $1036”

Other Expenses.1003

“Information Technology $2706”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $8317”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $10065”

Other Expenses.1

“Genealogy Research $24155”

Other Expenses.2

“Public Relations $10000”

Other Expenses.4

“Videographer $2979”

Other Expenses.5

“Video Editing $2753”

Other Expenses.6

“Meals & Entertainment $1828”

Other Expenses.7

“Outside Services $1828”

Other Expenses.8

“Historical Research $1000”

Other Expenses.10

“Transportation $221”

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$9,355
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$9,355
Revenue
$69,042
Expenses
$128,610
Net income
-$59,568
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.02$0.59$0.57$5.75$6.00$0.25
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.03$0.35$0.32$4.91$5.22$0.31
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.10$0.00$1.98$1.96$0.02
2021Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$0.07$0.10$0.03$0.77$0.89$0.12
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.69$1.29$0.60
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.69$0.00$0.69$1.21$0.52$0.69