To offer services in low-income communities (in the trenton and the surrounding area) to address critical urban needs in the areas of community revitalization, urban agriculture, green job training, youth education, violence prevention, climate impact, lead remediation, energy and weatherization services, financial and housing counseling and education and research and policy implementation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 210 volunteers and 93 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $204K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$545K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.3 months of spending in cash, plus $1.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.0M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.9M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$15.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$15.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.9M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$12.9M
Expenses
$15.1M
FY2024▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$15.1M
Net assets
$15.8M
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.7M
FY2021$19.3M
FY2022$18.4M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$15.8M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1984.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $13.6M Management & general 7% · $1.1M Fundraising 2% · $300K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $545K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer/Ex
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$102,108Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$101,880Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/ Advisor
$53,673Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$44,505Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$41,309Pt VII · Sec A
COO (end 2024)
$35,704Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$31,036Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Jackson’s $135K as Chief Executive Officer/Ex is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean Jackson$135,000$135,016$134,135$115,518$28,125
John Hart$35,704$119,843$111,753$116,414$116,996
Peter Rose$102,108$89,683$84,359$80,636$75,222
Laura Fenster Rothschild$101,880————
Michael Nordquist$44,505$91,225$85,570$83,184$84,828
Martin Johnson$53,673$59,779$57,619$72,297$65,362
Jason Allen$41,309————
Chris Benson$31,036————

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

Fosters self-reliant families and healthy, sustainable communities in the Trenton area through urban agriculture, green job training, affordable housing, and community revitalization services.

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3 programs · $11.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Isles' Center for Energy and Environmental Training (ceet)

Ceet is a green collar job training facility, targeting careers in energy efficiency and environmental health. This year, ceet: trained 272 individuals in environmental health and energy efficiency (both virtually and inperson) in addition, isles continues to be a strong advocate for lead and healthy homes public education, policy change…

$5.8Mprogram expense
02

Community Planning and Development (cp&d)

Isles collaborates with residents and stakeholders to identify community concerns and priorities create community led neighborhood plans and secure resources to sustain neighborhood revitalization efforts over the long term.

$4.7Mprogram expense
03

Social Profit Center at Mill One

Is a historic former textile mill on the TRENTON/HAMILTON border that isles converted into a highperforming, mixed use regional hub for dozens of social profit organizations. The center fosters a collaborative environment for organizations to thrive and find new ways to strengthen communities through capacity building programming and…

$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$16K
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Grants paid · 37 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2023
120 East State StFY2023$170,000
A Better WayFY2023$75,000
Shares Nation INCNJ · FY2022$89,000
Trenton Health Team INCNJ · FY2022$31,322
Larry's New and Used TiresFY2022$12,300
Razor Sharp Barber and Beauty ShopFY2022$8,500
City Deli LLCFY2022$6,400
Individual RecipientFY2022$5,000
Trenton Health Team INCNJ · FY2021$30,613
Smith Family FoundationFY2021$18,000
Shares Nation INCNJ · FY2020$178,000
219 East Hanover Street LLCFY2020$116,546
I Am Trenton Community FoundationFY2020$37,500
Mercer Street Friends Food BankFY2020$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$17,000
Inspired-Threads INCNJ · FY2020$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$423K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$263K
Money outPt IX
$15.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.6M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$300K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$391K
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$263K
Investment incomeLn 3$423K
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Total revenueLn 12$12.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$391K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$391K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M
Other assetsLn 15$8.4M
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M
Net assetsLn 32$15.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 593
VolunteersI 6210
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$961K$391K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$25.4M$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M$9.0M
Net assetsLn 32$17.8M$15.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$474K$474K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$619K$485K$52K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.4M$4.7M$534K$142K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$137K$121K$10K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$586K$539K$37K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$524K$461K$44K$19K
Management feesLn 11a$60K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$7K$897
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.0M$2.9M$105K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$7K$2K$125
Office expensesLn 13$39K$19K$11K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$266K$180K$71K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$555K$499K$57K
TravelLn 17$78K$66K$11K$2K
InterestLn 20$345K$314K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$222K$196K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$136K$34K$101K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.5M$17K$951
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$14K$18K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.1M$13.6M$1.1M$300K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $12.9M$15.1M−$2.1M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.0M$11.8M−$799K$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.6M$10.2M−$571K$18.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.9M$7.4M$2.4M$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.1M$6.1M$43K$16.7M 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 $12,945,564 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,233,358$12,183,229
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $202,896$262,530
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $421,473$422,714
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $103,518$77,091
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,961,245$12,945,564
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $359,501$473,991
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,424,877$7,253,354
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,975,994$7,346,232
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,760,372$15,073,577
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$799,127−$2,128,013
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 $12,945,564 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$151,876
VIII-1e Government grants$10,290,626
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,740,727
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,183,229
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $262,530$262,530
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $422,714$422,714
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $86,067$86,067
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$21,806−$21,806
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $12,830$12,830
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $262,530 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $499,805$12,945,564
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,073,577 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $473,991$473,991
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $484,724 · Management $52,381 · Fundraising $82,193$619,298
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,711,242 · Management $533,629 · Fundraising $142,396$5,387,267
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $121,317 · Management $10,456 · Fundraising $4,868$136,641
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $538,620 · Management $36,796 · Fundraising $10,810$586,226
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $461,110 · Management $43,970 · Fundraising $18,842$523,922
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $59,638$59,638
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,364 · Management $897$8,261
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $53,230$53,230
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,893,285 · Management $105,031 · Fundraising $8,161$3,006,477
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,215 · Management $1,622 · Fundraising $125$8,962
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,652 · Management $10,943 · Fundraising $9,081$38,676
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $179,999 · Management $70,593 · Fundraising $15,289$265,881
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $498,749 · Management $56,693$555,442
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65,625 · Management $10,524 · Fundraising $1,580$77,729
IX-20 InterestPrograms $313,750 · Management $31,130$344,880
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $196,176 · Management $25,792$221,968
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,248 · Management $101,376$135,624
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,513,125 · Management $17,133 · Fundraising $951$2,531,209
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,429 · Management $17,978 · Fundraising $5,848$38,255
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,646,489 · Management $1,126,944 · Fundraising $300,144$15,073,577
Part X · Balance sheet $24,757,416 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $7,742,541; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $960,853$391,108
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,566,909$2,152,711
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $49,264$49,264
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,640$106,282
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,785,668$4,457,127
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,810,760$1,445,479
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $14,300$14,300
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,415,782$8,398,604
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,385,717$24,757,416
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $904,091$1,957,202
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,633,208$1,476,116
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $70,792$70,792
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $110,517$665,934
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,603,909$8,955,938
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,901,084$14,062,307
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,880,724$1,739,171
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,781,808$15,801,478
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,385,717$24,757,416
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,801,478 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,945,564
XI-2 Total expenses$15,073,577
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,128,013
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,781,808
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$148,483
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$800
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,801,478

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