New Jersey Clean Communities

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Union, NJ501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 22-3392311Revenue $1.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSnjclean.orgKean Uni Ste 1 1000 Morris Ave, 07083-7133 · Union, NJTax-exempt since Feb 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Promoting the New Jersey Clean Communities Programs through public information and education concerning anti-litering activities and other aspects of responsible solid waste handling behavior.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$130K 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $220K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 52% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$69K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$688K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$453K
FY2021$566K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$688K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$995K
FY2024$688K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$516K
FY2021$768K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1996.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $590K Management & general 14% · $98K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$129,925Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$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

Joann Gemenden’s $130K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joann Gemenden$129,925$119,033$109,750$79,167—
Sandra Huber————$117,000

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

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

Educates the public on anti-littering and responsible waste handling to support clean communities.

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1 program · $590K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education and Public Information Re

anti-littering activities

$590Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$875K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$688K
Ln 25
Programscol B$590K
Managementcol C$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$875K
Government grantsLn 1e$875K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$69K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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$1.1M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$69K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$104K$26K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$40K$10K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$18K$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$117K$93K$23K$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$20K$5K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$11K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$291K$269K$22K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$688K$590K$98K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$688K$358K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$995K$76K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$733K$316K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $566K$314K$252K$768K 990 PDF
FY2020 $453K$355K$97K$516K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,045,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $950,000$875,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $120,423$163,168
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $585$7,553
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,071,008$1,045,721
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $173,881$194,369
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $820,840$493,723
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $994,721$688,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,287$357,629
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,045,721 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$875,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$875,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$163,168
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,553$7,553
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,168 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,553$1,045,721
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $688,092 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,940 · Management $25,985 · Fundraising $0$129,925
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,821 · Management $9,955 · Fundraising $0$49,776
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,734 · Management $2,934 · Fundraising $0$14,668
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,400 · Management $4,600 · Fundraising $0$23,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $93,465 · Management $23,366 · Fundraising $0$116,831
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,918 · Management $4,980 · Fundraising $0$24,898
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,796 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,796
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,338 · Management $1,334 · Fundraising $0$6,672
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,277 · Management $2,819 · Fundraising $0$14,096
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $269,380 · Management $22,050 · Fundraising $0$291,430
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $590,069 · Management $98,023 · Fundraising $0$688,092
Part X · Balance sheet $1,558,042 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,118,379$1,482,680
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,089$6,417
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,810$68,945
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,152,278$1,558,042
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,810$68,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,810$68,945
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,131,468$1,489,097
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,131,468$1,489,097
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,152,278$1,558,042
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,489,097 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,045,721
XI-2 Total expenses$688,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$357,629
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,131,468
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,489,097

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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