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Ben Was Here Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 47-1549046

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Feb 19, 2025

Organization ProfileN/A
109 Churchill StreetSouthington, CT 06489

(860) 209-2457

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

4th percentile

-163%

Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

35th percentile

-7.6%

Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

70th percentile

22%

Faster revenue growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$64,076

Down $5,298 (-7.6%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$64,076

Down $5,298 (-7.6%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin4th percentile

Revenue

Up

$3,260

Up $595 (+22%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$8,558

Down $2,867 (-25%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$5,298

Up $3,462 (+40%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth35th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $4,060Net Assets 2014: $4,0602014Assets 2015: $85,384Net Assets 2015: $85,3842015Assets 2016: $110,022Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $105,185Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $101,961Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $95,012Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $91,693Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $85,124Net Assets 2021: $85,1242021Assets 2022: $78,134Net Assets 2022: $78,1342022Assets 2023: $69,374Net Assets 2023: $69,3742023Assets 2024: $64,076Net Assets 2024: $64,0762024Assets 2025: $56,183Net Assets 2025: $56,1832025

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$64,076
Liabilities-
Net Assets$64,076
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth70th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $4,0602014Revenue 2015: $87,937Expenses 2015: $6,613Net Income 2015: $81,3242015Revenue 2016: $54,041Expenses 2016: $28,205Net Income 2016: $25,8362016Revenue 2017: $27,992Expenses 2017: $32,828Net Income 2017: -$4,8362017Revenue 2018: $22,588Expenses 2018: $25,812Net Income 2018: -$3,2242018Revenue 2019: $23,434Expenses 2019: $30,384Net Income 2019: -$6,9502019Revenue 2020: $16,744Expenses 2020: $20,063Net Income 2020: -$3,3192020Revenue 2021: $12,359Expenses 2021: $18,928Net Income 2021: -$6,5692021Revenue 2022: $5,995Expenses 2022: $12,985Net Income 2022: -$6,9902022Revenue 2023: $2,665Expenses 2023: $11,425Net Income 2023: -$8,7602023Revenue 2024: $3,260Expenses 2024: $8,558Net Income 2024: -$5,2982024Revenue 2025: $1,051Expenses 2025: $8,944Net Income 2025: -$7,8932025

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$3,260
Expenses$8,558
Net Income-$5,298
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Feb 19, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$3,260
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Scholarship and community support

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Scholarships-$6,000
Community support-$1,605
Arts and school support-$953
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jeffrey BuckleyDirector-$0--
Cristin BuckleyDirectorPT$0--
John TamburroDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ben Was Here Inc
EIN
47-1549046
Phone
8602092457
Address
109 Churchill Street, Southington, CT 06489

Signing Officer

Name
John Tamburro
Title
Director
Phone
8602092457
Signed
2025-02-19
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Kulas and Company
Address
33 Silo Drive, Plantsville, CT 06479
Preparer
Paul J Kulas
Phone
8609196486
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 28

“1,500 college scholarships to each of the following students, Joseph DiPace, Ella Nadeau, Braden Barren and Madeline Dickau.”

Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 29

“1,605 to the Childrens Miracle Network for community support.”

Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 30

“953 to Wakely School in Wolcott, CT for an art project.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$64,076
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$64,076
Revenue
$3,260
Expenses
$8,558
Net income
-$5,298
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.56$0.01$0.09$0.08
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.64$0.64$0.03$0.09$0.05
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.69$0.69$0.03$0.11$0.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.78$0.78$0.06$0.13$0.07
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.85$0.85$0.12$0.19$0.07
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.92$0.00$0.17$0.20$0.03
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.95$0.00$0.23$0.30$0.07
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.02$0.00$0.23$0.26$0.03
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.05$0.00$0.28$0.33$0.05
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.10$0.00$0.54$0.28$0.26
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.85$0.85$0.88$0.07$0.81
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.04