Public Benefit : Research and Public Policy Institutions

Business Executives for National Security

Working to help make America safe and secure

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (60.00)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 77.7%    
Administrative Expenses 10.4%    
Fundraising Expenses 11.8%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.09    
Efficiency Rating    
      (35.27)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 14.2%    
Program Expenses Growth 7.2%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.53    
Capacity Rating    
      (24.72)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $8,891,384
Other Revenue $11,278
Total Revenue $8,902,662
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $5,597,244
Administrative Expenses $749,408
Fundraising Expenses $853,370
Total Functional Expenses $7,200,022
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $1,702,640
   
Net Assets $3,890,542

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Contact Information

Business Executives for National Security
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20006
tel: (202) 296-2125
fax: (202) 296-2490
EIN: 52-1271179

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Charles G. Boyd President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $389,140 5.40%

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Mission

Business Executives for National Security (BENS), a nationwide, non-partisan organization, is the primary channel through which senior business executives can help enhance the nation's security. BENS members use their business experience to drive our agenda, deliver our message to decision makers, and make certain that the changes we propose are put into practice. BENS has only one special interest: to help make America safe and secure. BENS members have been using their business experience to find practical solutions to pressing national security challenges since 1982, when the organization was founded by business executive and entrepreneur Stanley A. Weiss.

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