Bensons Cares Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464729112
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Clifton Park, NY, USA
Phone
5183731007
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$171,343
Expenses
$274,883
Assets
$38,308
Liabilities
$134,689

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • FRANK KRAMER III (DIRECTOR)
  • RYAN KRAMER (DIRECTOR)
  • DAVID DOBSON (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Form 990-ez, part iii, primary exempt purpose - benson cares' mission isto minimize pet abandonment and assist in the healthy care of homelesspets until they can be adopted into permanent homes. We seek toaccomplish that mission by providing animal rescue groups and animalshelters in upstate New York that are in need of pet supplies withno-cost pet food and other pet care necessities. Bensons cares is veryproud that they are able to pursue their mission without charging a feeto any party

What it reported doing in 2025

1. Pet pantry bensons cares reaches out to pet supply manufacturersand vendors to solicit and collect donations of their product(s), especially pet food, but also litter, toys, beds, bowls, collars, andany other available supplies. We focus mainly on cat and dog productsbut will occasionally collect goods that serve other types of pets aswell. We store these products until they are needed, at which point wedistribute them to animal care charities and rescue groups that we knowwell and have vetted over time. Bensons cares also places collectionbins in local pet supply stores so that the stores' customers candonate purchased items

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 49.1%; rating input score 49

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -60.4%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 3.52; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 51.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.8% of revenue deployed · 49.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 6 filed program accomplishments · $135K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.