Jersey Cares INC

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Established in 1993, Jersey Cares is a nonprofit organization dedicated to volunteerism and civic engagement in new Jersey. We engage individuals, families, community groups, and corporations in a broad spectrum of volunteer opportunities that address community-identified needs. Jersey Cares partners with nonprofits, public schools, and municipalities to engage volunteers in projects that address issues like food insecurity, support for seniors, improved educational opportunities, and many others. We envision a new Jersey where every person is empowered and motivated to effect positive change. Jersey Cares is an affiliate of the points of light network, an innovative alliance of volunteer catalysts throughout the world. Since its inception, Jersey Cares has engaged hundreds of thousands of volunteers to contribute millions of hours of service

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 244 volunteers and 31 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $158K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$695K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $554K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$530K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1994.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.5M Management & general 9% · $300K Fundraising 12% · $397K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $695K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President &
$178,391Pt VII · Sec A
$147,253Pt VII · Sec A
COO Care of
$128,432Pt VII · Sec A
$121,521Pt VII · Sec A
Consulting S
$119,217Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Dean$178,391$172,553$165,647$140,158$155,462$156,712
Michelle Dee$147,253$137,764$134,670$114,670$110,208$114,792
Thomas Dougherty$128,432$128,069$115,905—$120,000$102,373
Michele Francesconi$121,521$113,981————
Kristen Coppola$119,217$113,417————

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

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1 program · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Jersey cares organizes motivated individuals with busy schedules for team oriented service projects that effectively address the needs of northern new jersey. Jersey cares' goals are two-fold; to promote the ethic of community service among concerned individuals and to channel volunteers into activities which are directly involved in…

$2.5Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$204
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$300K
Fundraisingcol D$397K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$883K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$204
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$883K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$883K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 6244
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$950K$883K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K$530K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$502K$386K$50K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$66K$188K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$121K$98K$7K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$174K$139K$11K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$249K$88K$148K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$963$2K
Information technologyLn 14$58K$47K$4K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$162K$130K$10K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$65K$58K$377$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$145$338
InsuranceLn 23$35K$28K$2K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$492K$445K$3K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.5M$300K$397K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 $3.3M$3.2M$90K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $3.2M$3.2M−$35K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2025 $2.7M$2.7M$58K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $2.9M$2.4M$518K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $2.6M$2.3M$293K$740K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $2.5M$2.5M$27K$447K 990 PDF

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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,323,738 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,122,604$3,319,793
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,611$204
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,928$3,741
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,151,143$3,323,738
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,192,863$2,149,608
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $993,561$1,084,515
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,186,424$3,234,123
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,281$89,615
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $3,323,738 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$230,061
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,089,732
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,319,793
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $204$204
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,741$3,741
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,741 · Excluded from tax $204$3,323,738
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,234,123 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $386,151 · Management $50,220 · Fundraising $65,834$502,205
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,098,375 · Management $65,695 · Fundraising $188,183$1,352,253
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $98,081 · Management $6,547 · Fundraising $16,593$121,221
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $139,325 · Management $10,780 · Fundraising $23,824$173,929
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,432 · Management $147,567 · Fundraising $12,793$248,792
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,838 · Management $963 · Fundraising $2,247$16,048
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,698 · Management $3,502 · Fundraising $8,172$58,372
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $129,555 · Management $9,716 · Fundraising $22,672$161,943
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $57,565 · Management $377 · Fundraising $6,717$64,659
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,934 · Management $145 · Fundraising $338$2,417
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,373 · Management $2,128 · Fundraising $4,965$35,466
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $445,433 · Management $2,685 · Fundraising $44,378$492,496
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,322$4,322
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,537,082 · Management $300,325 · Fundraising $396,716$3,234,123
Part X · Balance sheet $1,840,815 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $950,089$882,550
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $356,526$555,424
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,730$16,519
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $142,771$365,651
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,671$20,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,479,204$1,840,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $113,192$162,307
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $145,047$367,928
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $258,239$530,235
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,196,365$1,295,580
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,600$15,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,220,965$1,310,580
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,479,204$1,840,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,310,580 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,323,738
XI-2 Total expenses$3,234,123
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,615
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,220,965
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,310,580

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