2024-10-22T07:48:24-05:00 2023-12-31 161131146 BONADIO & CO LLP 6 WEMBLEY CT ALBANY NY 12205 990EZ 2023-01-01 464729112 BENSONS CARES INC BENS 5183731007 PO BOX 363 CLIFTON PARK NY 12065 FRANK KRAMER III DIRECTOR 5183731007 2024-10-21 1 1 EDWARD KNAPP P01289787 5184644080 2024-10-18 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X WWW.BENSONSPET.COM X X 127591 X 127591 127591 101651 5209 29021 135881 -8290 19458 0 11168 19458 11168 19458 11168 0 0 19458 11168 X BENSON CARES' MISSION IS TO MINIMIZE PET ABANDONMENT AND ASSIST IN THE HEALTHY CARE OF HOMELESS PETS UNTIL THEY CAN BE ADOPTED INTO PERMANENT HOMES. WE SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION BY PROVIDING ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS AND ANIMAL SHELTERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK THAT ARE IN NEED OF PET SUPPLIES WITH NO-COST PET FOOD AND OTHER PET CARE NECESSITIES. BENSONS CARES IS VERY PROUD THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PURSUE THEIR MISSION WITHOUT CHARGING A FEE TO ANY PARTY. ROUND-UP PROGRAM BENSONS CARES PLACES JARS ON THE CHECK-OUT COUNTER OF LOCAL PET SUPPLY STORES TO RAISE MONEY FOR A SPECIFIC, DISCLOSED RESCUE GROUP THAT CHANGES EACH MONTH. CUSTOMERS ARE ALSO ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE THROUGH GREAT CARD BY EITHER ROUNDING UP THEIR PURCHASE TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR OR DONATING A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF THEIR CHOOSING. ON A MONTHLY BASIS BENSONS CARES WILL DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY RAISED FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH TO THE DISCLOSED RESCUE GROUP. 0 99851 VETERINARIAN SERVICES - BENSONS CARES WORKS WITH LOCAL VETEERINIARIANS TO PROVIDE LOW COST SERVICES. BENSONS CARES ALSO PROVIDES SPAYED AND NEUTERING SERVICES THROUGH THEIR VET CONSULTANTS. LOCAL RESCUES GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN VETTED BY BENSONS CARES WILL ALSO USE THESE VETERINARIAN SERVICES. 0 6962 4. VETERANS PETS BENSONS CARES WORKS WITH OPERATION EASE TO GET TOUCH WITH VETERANS WHO ARE HOMELESS WITH PETS AND NEED PET SUPPLIES AND VETERINARIAN SERVICES. 0 1800 1. PET PANTRY BENSONS CARES REACHES OUT TO PET SUPPLY MANUFACTURERS AND VENDORS TO SOLICIT AND COLLECT DONATIONS OF THEIR PRODUCT(S), ESPECIALLY PET FOOD, BUT ALSO LITTER, TOYS, BEDS, BOWLS, COLLARS, AND ANY OTHER AVAILABLE SUPPLIES. WE FOCUS MAINLY ON CAT AND DOG PRODUCTS BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY COLLECT GOODS THAT SERVE OTHER TYPES OF PETS AS WELL. WE STORE THESE PRODUCTS UNTIL THEY ARE NEEDED, AT WHICH POINT WE DISTRIBUTE THEM TO ANIMAL CARE CHARITIES AND RESCUE GROUPS THAT WE KNOW WELL AND HAVE VETTED OVER TIME. BENSONS CARES ALSO PLACES COLLECTION BINS IN LOCAL PET SUPPLY STORES SO THAT THE STORES' CUSTOMERS CAN DONATE PURCHASED ITEMS. 0 0 108613 FRANK KRAMER III DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 RYAN KRAMER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DAVID DOBSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY DAVID DOBSON PO BOX 363 CLIFTON PARK NY 12065 5183731007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 8086 11776 2676 19768 127591 169897 8086 11776 2676 19768 127591 169897 0 0 0 169897 8086 11776 2676 19768 127591 169897 1.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: THE MR. MO PROJECT SENIOR DOG RESCUE INC.. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 562 ENGLEMORE ROAD CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. AMOUNT GIVEN: 12,540. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: OPERATION EASE. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 203 CENTRAL AVENUE SCHENECTADY, NY 12304. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. AMOUNT GIVEN: 13,527. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: NORTH COUNTRY WILD CARE. GRANTEE ADDRESS: PO BOX 63 LAKE GEORGE, NY 12845. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. AMOUNT GIVEN: 7,250. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: OPERATION SNIP, INC.. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 195 2ND ST. TROY, NY 12180. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. AMOUNT GIVEN: 5,455. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 38,772. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: FUEL. AMOUNT: 580. DESCRIPTION: PET SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 20,770. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 709. DESCRIPTION: VET EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 6,962. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 29,021. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.