To provide faith-based community services to immigrants communities in NJ and their families in Deportation Defense and Asylum casesand to assist individuals with other legal needs. To provide overall affordable legal, educational and social service resources for individuals in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$325K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$647K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$617K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$210K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$647K
FY2023▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$780K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$779K
Expenses
$617K
FY2023▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$696K
FY2023$617K
FY2024$720K
Net assets
$210K
FY2023▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$180K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$269K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2022.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $563K Management & general 9% · $54K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Office Manger
$48,926Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$39,075Pt VII · Sec A
President, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adrianna Nieto’s $47K as Office Manger is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Adrianna Nieto$47,420$48,926$40,000
Joyce Phipps$39,075$39,075$39,075

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Defends immigrants facing deportation and asylum cases, offering legal, educational, and social services.

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1 program · $563K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To provide faith-based community services to immigrants communities in NJ by providing affordable legal services.

$563Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$647K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$647K
Money outPt IX
$617K
Ln 25
Programscol B$563K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$210K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$535K
LiabilitiesLn 26$325K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$647K
Total revenueLn 12$647K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$441K
Total assetsLn 16$535K
LiabilitiesLn 26$325K
Net assetsLn 32$210K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$449K$441K
Total assetsLn 16$513K$535K
LiabilitiesLn 26$333K$325K
Net assetsLn 32$180K$210K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$44K$44K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$334K$334K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$52K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$38K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$11K$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$0$0
InterestLn 20$15K$15K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$19K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$31K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$617K$563K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $779K$720K$59K$269K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $647K$617K$30K$210K 990 PDF
FY2022 $780K$696K$84K$180K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $647,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $780,203$647,422
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $780,203$647,422
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $573,113$512,584
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $123,222$104,893
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $696,335$617,477
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,868$29,945
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $647,422 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$647,422
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $647,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$647,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $617,477 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,000 · Management $44,000 · Fundraising $0$88,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $334,236 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$334,236
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,037 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$52,037
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,311 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$38,311
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,250 · Fundraising $0$2,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,532 · Management $1,170 · Fundraising $0$11,702
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,115 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,115
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,217 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,217
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,077 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,077
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,892 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,892
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,227 · Management $2,258 · Fundraising $0$21,485
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30,503 · Management $4,652 · Fundraising $0$35,155
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $563,147 · Management $54,330 · Fundraising $0$617,477
Part X · Balance sheet $534,994 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,182$94,465
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $448,606$440,529
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $512,788$534,994
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $332,535$324,795
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,253$210,199
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $512,788$534,994
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $210,199 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$647,422
XI-2 Total expenses$617,477
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,253
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$210,199

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