2025-11-05T18:29:54-07:00 2025-06-30 872509602 Sun Mountain Consulting 5689 Knight Rd Bellingham WA 98226 990 2024-07-01 931773705 BENJI PROJECT BENJ 3603442054 PO BOX 1487 Port Townsend WA 98368 Heather McRae-Woolf Executive Director 3603442054 2025-10-08 1 1 Kelsey Bedient P01981216 3602308587 2025-10-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Heather McRae-Woolf PO Box 1487 Port Townsend WA 98368 266129 0 X https://www.thebenjiproject.org/ X 2023 WA The Benji Project's mission is to see young people thrive navigating life's ups and downs with resilience. 6 6 5 63 0 0 208674 246766 12311 6783 2863 4578 -7293 -4972 216555 253155 2575 1585 0 0 103369 170525 20524 12321 41507 86408 80647 212876 265078 3679 -11923 141235 132904 3531 6997 137704 125907 The Benji Project teaches proven mindfulness and self-compassion tools to young people and their families and communities. Through classes, workshops and camps, we build capacity for stress management and emotional resilience. The Benji Project programming serves youth ages 11 to 19 and their families in East Jefferson County, Washington. Jefferson County is a rural area on the Olympic Peninsula. Much of the county is economically disadvantaged and suffers from a lack of mental health resources. We serve all teens regardless of means, more than half of our participants in after-school and camp programming receive full or partial scholarships. 0 0 76985 0 2578 School-based programming: Our instructors start with the Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens curriculum and modify the timing and number of sessions to accommodate the needs of local school districts and different age groups. Schools where we offered programs this year included: Port Townsend High School, Blue Heron Middle School, OCEAN K-12 Alternative Learning Environment, Chimacum High School, Chimacum Middle School, and the Pi Program. We served a total of 441 students in our in-school programs. On average, students in school-based programs experience 4-8 hours of instruction. 34465 585 1105 Summer camp: Annual week-long summer camps are held for middle and high school age students to introduce mindfulness and self-compassion tools in a more in-depth context. Youth develop lifelong skills through social, physical, and outdoor camp activities. In Summer 2024, 20 students participated in our camps, each experiencing 30 hours of instruction. We also held a camp reunion during the year, allowing campers and families to reconnect and continue building community. 39178 1000 3100 Community programs: We offer a variety of workshops and engagements that feature components of the Mindful Self-Compassions for Teens curriculum, with more opportunities for customizations that fit specific needs. Some of the community programs we offered this year included an after-school program (8 sessions) in partnership with the Jefferson County Public Library, and spring break drop-in sessions at the Quilcene Community Center (2 half-day sessions). Classes incorporated art, meditation, journaling, and movement practices to help students arrive in the present moment and learn to manage stress with greater ease. We reached 49 students through these and other community-based classes. Additionally, we reached approximately 727 youth and adults through booths and hands-on activities at large scale community events such as the Connectivity Summit, Jefferson County Pride Fest, Quilcene Beach Day, and All County Preparedness Day. 0 0 0 150628 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 WA X Aleah Lawrence-Pine 3603442054 PO BOX 1487 Port Townsend WA 98368 Heather McRae-Woolf Executive Director 35 0 X 65132 0 0 Janine Boire Director 1 0 X 0 0 6000 Cynthia Osterman President and Treasurer 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Beth Ross Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Susan O'Brien Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Mitchell Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 65132 0 6000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37674 0 87208 121884 2043 246766 School programs 611600 2578 2578 0 0 Summer camp programs 624100 1105 1105 0 0 Community programs 624100 3100 3100 0 0 0 0 0 0 6783 4578 0 0 4578 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8002 37674 12974 -4972 0 -4972 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 253155 6783 0 -394 X 0 0 1585 1585 0 0 0 0 60573 24750 28658 7165 0 0 0 0 89161 55300 18430 15431 0 0 0 0 5640 2357 2786 497 15151 8346 4538 2267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9870 0 9870 0 0 0 0 0 12321 12321 0 0 0 0 30754 30019 350 385 3515 3014 0 501 5255 2725 1075 1455 4115 305 2424 1386 0 0 0 0 12430 10185 2185 60 1481 1442 0 39 0 0 0 0 5209 4761 448 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4772 2973 1799 0 Meals/catering 3246 2866 380 0 0 0 0 0 265078 150628 72943 41507 10656 4767 128224 120037 150 0 205 6100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 2000 141235 132904 3531 6997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3531 6997 X 124434 125907 13270 0 137704 125907 141235 132904 -11923 126 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 208674 246766 455440 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208674 246766 455440 4727 450713 2863 4578 7441 0 0 0 0 0 0 462881 19094 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Festival of Hearts 45676 37674 8002 0 568 1650 4344 0 6412 0 0 45676 37674 8002 0 568 1650 4344 0 6412 12974 -4972 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The form 990 is provided to the board of directors for review and approval prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Board of Director bylaws include a conflict of interest policy. This policy states that any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board-delegated powers who has a direct or indirect financial interest, as defined below, is an interested person and they have a duty to disclose this conflict of interest. Once disclosed, the board (minus the interested party) must determine if a conflict of interest does exist. The interested person is allowed to present information to the board, but must leave the room for the discussion and vote pertaining to the needs of the organization without a conflict of interest, and if there are not, the board must discuss and vote on whether or not the proposal is in the organization's best interest and is fair and reasonable. The person of interest can not be involved in any of these proceedings. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect all information pertaining to the disclosure of the conflict of interest, including naming the person of interest, and of the investigation for a reasonable alternative. Also voting members may not provide information to the board or vote on any matters regarding compensation if the compensation being voted on is their own. A person has a financial interest if the person has, directly or indirectly, through business, investment, or family a. An ownership or investment in any entity with which the Organization has a transaction or arrangement; b. A compensation arrangement with the Organization, or with any entity or individual with which the Organization has a transaction or arrangement, or c. A potential ownership or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement with, any entity or individual with which the Organization is negotiating a transaction or arrangement. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Directors determines the Executive Director compensation, reviewing Jefferson County non-profit salary survey data for context. On an annual basis, the Board conducts a performance review of the Executive Director and approves any salary increase, bearing in mind the constraints of that year's budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Instructor fees for programs