The New Jersey Planning Officials conducts meetings and prints publications to assist in municipal planning officials in the performance of their duties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$338K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$329K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$263K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$338K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$319K
FY2021$259K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$338K
Expenses
$329K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$329K
Net assets
$263K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$263K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1964.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $252K Management & general 23% · $77K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$107,385Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Kasler$107,385$105,654$100,962$105,000$104,423

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Helps municipal planning officials do their jobs through meetings and publications.

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1 program · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Njpo Is Devoted to

- Promoting public interest in and support for municipal, county, regional and state planning; - Fostering the cooperation of planning board and zoning boards of adjustment throughout NJ in furthering the aims of planning; - Assisting authorities in their administration of the Municipal Land Use Law by providing information concerning…

$252Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$338K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$150K
Money outPt IX
$329K
Ln 25
Programscol B$252K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$263K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$150K
Total revenueLn 12$338K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$263K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K$101K
Total assetsLn 16$253K$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$8K
Net assetsLn 32$253K$263K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$80K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$76K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$974$244
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$204
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$829$829
InterestLn 20$37$37
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$59K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K$252K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $338K$329K$10K$263K 990 PDF
FY2023 $323K$314K$9K$253K 990 PDF
FY2022 $286K$330K−$44K$244K 990 PDF
FY2021 $259K$319K−$61K$289K 990 PDF
FY2020 $319K$300K$19K$350K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $338,421 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $185,390$188,204
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $137,925$150,217
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $323,325$338,421
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,594$215,507
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,757$108,218
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $314,351$328,725
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,974$9,696
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $338,421 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$188,204
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$188,204
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $150,217$150,217
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $150,217 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$338,421
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $328,725 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,359 · Management $26,846$107,205
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,871 · Management $12,212$88,083
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $974 · Management $244$1,218
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,201 · Management $3,800$19,001
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,750$1,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,954 · Management $204$9,158
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,242$1,242
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,265 · Management $5,264$10,529
IX-17 TravelPrograms $829$829
IX-20 InterestManagement $37$37
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,630$5,630
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,483$1,483
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,407 · Management $1,919$61,326
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $16,234$16,234
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $251,860 · Management $76,865 · Fundraising $0$328,725
Part X · Balance sheet $270,904 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,407$39,571
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,038$104,048
X-4 Accounts receivable$25,956
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $106,959$101,329
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $253,404$270,904
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,804
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,804
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $253,404$263,100
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $253,404$263,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $253,404$270,904
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $263,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$338,421
XI-2 Total expenses$328,725
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,696
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$253,404
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$263,100

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