Bens Friends
Donations deductibleRevenue
$260k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$154k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$210k
$1k liabilities
Net assets
$209k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
7.4 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
4
reported in Part VI
Bens Friends' network
4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Dailey | Treasurer/Secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael S Bakst | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Scott Crawford | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Stephen D Palmer | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael S Bakst | Vice President | 35 | $84k | ||
| Stephen D Palmer | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Scott Crawford | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Dailey | Treasurer/Secretary | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Bens Friends
- EIN
- 814548364
- Address
- 1426 Meeting Street Rd, Charleston, SC, 29405-9341
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- Our mission is to offer community, hope and a path forward for those struggling with substance abuse and addiction. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- F21 Mental health and crisis intervention
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2016
- Principal officer
- Stephen Palmer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJennifer Dailey
≥7years on the filingsMichael S Bakst
≥7years on the filingsScott Crawford
≥7years on the filingsStephen D Palmer
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $210k
- Total liabilities
- $1k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $209k
- Contributions and grants received
- $260k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 1