Jersey Cares INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Livingston, NJ501(c)(3)EIN 22-3294530

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.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$386K 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
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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$386K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 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
$427K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$740K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2021▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2021▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$740K
FY2021▲ +65%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.9M Management & general 8% · $185K Fundraising 10% · $229K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $386K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$155,462Pt VII · Sec A
COO, Care of the Park
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$110,208Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects volunteers with community needs across New Jersey.

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1 program service account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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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…

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$185K
Fundraisingcol D$229K
Owns and owesPt X
$740K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$840K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$427K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$684K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$840K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$840K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$427K
Net assetsLn 32$740K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$611K$840K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$861K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$414K$427K
Net assetsLn 32$447K$740K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$132K$13K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$104K$144K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$100K$81K$8K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$137K$111K$11K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$87K$71K$7K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$50K$5K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$22K$2K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$151K$122K$12K$17K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$370$509
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$327$450
InsuranceLn 23$24K$19K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$246K$243K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.9M$185K$229K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.3M$3.2M$90K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$3.2M−$35K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.7M$58K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.4M$518K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.6M$2.3M$293K$740K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.5M$27K$447K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,623,077 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$683,577
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,937,606
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,621,183
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,894$1,894
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,894$2,623,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,330,378 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,534 · Management $12,991 · Fundraising $17,863$162,388
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,057,575 · Management $104,452 · Fundraising $143,621$1,305,648
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $80,871 · Management $7,987 · Fundraising $10,982$99,840
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,946 · Management $10,958 · Fundraising $15,067$136,971
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,096$14,096
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,744 · Management $6,987 · Fundraising $9,607$87,338
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $50,407 · Management $4,979 · Fundraising $6,846$62,232
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,322 · Management $2,205 · Fundraising $3,031$27,558
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $122,063 · Management $12,056 · Fundraising $16,577$150,696
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,750 · Management $370 · Fundraising $509$4,629
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,508$4,508
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,310 · Management $327 · Fundraising $450$4,087
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,391 · Management $1,915 · Fundraising $2,633$23,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $243,284 · Management $1,332 · Fundraising $1,832$246,448
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,916,197 · Management $185,163 · Fundraising $229,018$2,330,378
Part X · Balance sheet $1,166,859 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $611,016$839,943
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $209,989$288,910
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,354$3,356
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,066$13,979
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,671$20,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $861,096$1,166,859
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,956$116,881
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$79,543
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $381,953$230,549
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $413,909$426,973
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $447,187$739,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,187$739,886
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $861,096$1,166,859
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $739,886 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,623,077
XI-2 Total expenses$2,330,378
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$292,699
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,187
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$739,886

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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