Promote & develop Economic growth in new jersey by providing financial and technical assistance to small businesses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$796K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$796K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
41 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $11.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 40.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.3M
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$15.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2021▲ +62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$15.6M
FY2021▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.3M
FY2021$15.6M
FY2022$16.2M
FY2023$17.9M
FY2024$18.5M
FY2025$19.3M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1979.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $2.0M Management & general 32% · $930K

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; $796K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$231,124Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$152,673Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$150,002Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Dir. of Loan Programs
$134,386Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$127,623Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Farrah’s $262K as President is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adam Farrah$261,955$255,142$246,539$242,020$231,124$208,915
Elizabeth Williams$184,939$175,860$170,475$160,629$152,673$148,172
Ellen McHenry—$143,173$176,180$144,638$134,386$134,825
Erich Peter$171,904$164,657$156,538$150,193$150,002$142,596
Sanjay Malik$161,905$157,867$141,563———
Greg Fabijanczuk Chief———$134,093——
Greg Fabijanczuk————$127,623$123,692
Joseph Lamberti$109,274$106,237$102,785———

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

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2 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Financial Assistance Program

Ucedc's microloan program provides both start-up and existing businesses with an opportunity to borrow money for a variety of reasons, including purchasing equipment, fixtures or inventory; working capital; or making renovations on privately owned commercial real estate.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Technical Assistance Program

Ucedc offers a wide variety of educational programs designed to help small businesses to start, grow and thrive. Whether you're a business beginner, need a refresher in the basics, or are looking for a more intensive experience, we have the training sessions to fit your NEEDS.BUSINESS basics- these free two-hour workshops address a…

$593Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$833K
Investment incomeLn 3$417K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$930K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.9M
Total assetsLn 16$23.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$833K
Investment incomeLn 3$417K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7$71K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.3M
SavingsLn 2$5.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$700K
Other assetsLn 15$624
Total assetsLn 16$23.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.3M
Net assetsLn 32$15.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M$9.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.2M$11.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$733K$700K
Total assetsLn 16$19.2M$23.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.9M$8.3M
Net assetsLn 32$12.3M$15.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$766K$564K$202K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$36K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$882K$211K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$21K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$45K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$144K$107K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Investment management feesLn 11f$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$101K$73K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$10K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$94K$66K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$50K$39K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$41K$15K
TravelLn 17$8K$2K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K$192
InterestLn 20$41K$12K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$27K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$23K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$250K$22K$228K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.0M$930K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.1M$3.9M$174K$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$4.2M$70K$18.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$3.8M$988K$17.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.3M$3.5M$1.9M$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.8M$2.9M$2.9M$15.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$2.6M$957K$12.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,814,485 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,576,531$4,540,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $780,313$832,556
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $230,548$416,575
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$25,065
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,587,392$5,814,485
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$1,594
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,951,084$2,129,139
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $678,314$802,323
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,630,398$2,933,056
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $956,994$2,881,429
Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,814,485 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,160,828
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$379,461
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,540,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $832,556$832,556
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $345,462$345,462
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $71,113$71,113
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $25,065$25,065
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $832,556 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $441,640$5,814,485
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,933,056 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,594$1,594
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $563,944 · Management $202,113$766,057
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $35,988$35,988
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $882,423 · Management $211,327$1,093,750
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,617 · Management $13,185$33,802
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,695 · Management $11,013$55,708
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,654 · Management $37,180$143,834
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,705$6,705
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $55,620$55,620
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $44,403$44,403
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,903 · Management $28,430$101,333
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,286 · Management $13,405$23,691
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $66,040 · Management $27,483$93,523
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,954 · Management $10,813$49,767
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,884 · Management $14,610$55,494
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,725 · Management $6,102$7,827
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,824 · Management $192$6,016
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,514 · Management $29,927$41,441
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,181 · Management $5,795$32,976
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,957 · Management $7,043$30,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,074 · Management $227,881$249,955
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,572$3,572
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,002,594 · Management $930,462 · Fundraising $0$2,933,056
Part X · Balance sheet $23,859,327 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,454,492$4,343,270
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,347,852$5,572,521
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $406,029$1,852,083
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $65,889$79,573
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $733,037$700,061
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,165,608$5,950,751
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $5,007,701$5,360,444
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $624$624
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,181,232$23,859,327
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $146,674$168,984
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $515,305$159,925
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $367,300$372,912
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,886,415$8,281,210
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,521,250$14,560,929
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $773,567$1,017,188
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,294,817$15,578,117
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,181,232$23,859,327
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,578,117 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,814,485
XI-2 Total expenses$2,933,056
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,881,429
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,294,817
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$401,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,578,117

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