The mission of Fisherman's Mark is to strengthen our community with responsive programs and services that promote stability, health and education. Fisherman's Mark is an advocate for positive change in the lives of our neighbors and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 26 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $637K a year · 34% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $220K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$508K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$701K
FY2021$980K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1982.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.6M Management & general 9% · $168K Fundraising 6% · $106K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$118,004Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Williford’s $118K as Executive Dir. is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Williford$118,004$98,000$81,938$77,600$67,307$70,000
Linda Meacham—————$10,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens communities with programs promoting stability, health, and education for families.

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2 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Lambertville Academy nurtures the whole child through their programs mission and philosophy. Preschool and School Age children who attend Lambertville Academy build a strong academic foundation in an inspiring and challenging environment.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Fisherman's Mark administers many distinct social service programs: Case Management, Community Outreach, Fisherman's Mark Free MARKet (formerly named Food Pantry), Information, Resource & Referral, Los Puentes and its Volunteer Program.

$520Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $137K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$58,949
Unitemized GrantFY2021$33,072
Unitemized GrantFY2021$32,836
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,331
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$106K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$316K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$18K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$901K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$233K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6125
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$849K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$546K$508K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$24K$71K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$778K$720K$854$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$20K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$60K$6K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$38K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$16K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$66K$66K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$10K$9K$392
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$40K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$18K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$549K$482K$48K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$90K$76K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.6M$168K$106K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.9M$1.8M$1.0M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.5M$541K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.2M$403K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.2M$288K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$980K$912K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$701K$632K$1.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,888,501 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,328,273$2,196,287
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $645,061$623,700
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58,659$62,467
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,542$6,047
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,047,535$2,888,501
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $901,250$990,335
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $605,012$852,133
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,506,262$1,842,468
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $541,273$1,046,033
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $2,888,501 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,196,287
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$316,393
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,196,287
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $623,700$623,700
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,863$44,863
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $17,604$17,604
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,047$6,047
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $629,747 · Excluded from tax $62,467$2,888,501
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,842,468 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,601 · Management $70,802 · Fundraising $23,601$118,004
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $719,831 · Management $854 · Fundraising $57,012$777,697
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,324 · Management $2,010$22,334
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,009 · Management $5,784 · Fundraising $6,507$72,300
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,290$11,290
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,145 · Management $6,732$44,877
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,819 · Management $2,792$18,611
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,803$65,803
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,408 · Management $392$9,800
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,057 · Management $1,669$41,726
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,543 · Management $3,096$20,639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $482,209 · Management $48,153 · Fundraising $18,756$549,118
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,870 · Management $14,399$90,269
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,568,619 · Management $167,973 · Fundraising $105,876$1,842,468
Part X · Balance sheet $5,201,055 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $510,187$1,476,553
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,319,742$900,974
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $45,995$66,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,743$17,127
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $849,218$1,109,726
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,081,412$1,397,444
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $281,664$232,731
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,109,961$5,201,055
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,021$14,624
X-19 Deferred revenue$10,748
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $278,661$228,764
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $545,875$507,752
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,316,214$3,936,437
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $247,872$756,866
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,564,086$4,693,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,109,961$5,201,055
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,693,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,888,501
XI-2 Total expenses$1,842,468
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,046,033
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,564,086
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$83,184
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,693,303

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