New Jersey Clean Communities FY2020 filing

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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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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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FY2020 · 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$453K
Spent
$355K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$516K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$453K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$453K
FY2021$566K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$355K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$995K
FY2024$688K
Net assets
$516K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$516K
FY2021$768K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2020 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.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $294K Management & general 17% · $62K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$117,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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 · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education and Public Information Re

anti-littering activities

$294Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$453K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$355K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$516K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$515K
Total assetsLn 16$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Government grantsLn 1e$425K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$453K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$515K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$515K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$516K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$413K$515K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$418K$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$418K$516K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$94K$23K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$43K$11K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$12K$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$38K$10K$0
OccupancyLn 16$28K$23K$6K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$58K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$355K$294K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 6, 2025 $1.0M$688K$358K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $1.1M$995K$76K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $1.0M$733K$316K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $566K$314K$252K$768K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $453K$355K$97K$516K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $452,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $450,000$425,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,410$26,571
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,971$1,067
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $481,381$452,638
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $209,410$184,360
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $312,491$170,950
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $521,901$355,310
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,520$97,328
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $452,638 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$425,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$425,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$26,571
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,067$1,067
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,571 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,067$452,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,310 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,600 · Management $23,400 · Fundraising $0$117,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,245 · Management $10,811 · Fundraising $0$54,056
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,643 · Management $2,661 · Fundraising $0$13,304
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,356 · Management $3,089 · Fundraising $0$15,445
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38,120 · Management $9,530 · Fundraising $0$47,650
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,636 · Management $5,659 · Fundraising $0$28,295
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,249 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,249
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,280 · Management $1,070 · Fundraising $0$5,350
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,790 · Management $2,198 · Fundraising $0$10,988
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,862 · Management $3,111 · Fundraising $0$60,973
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,781 · Management $61,529 · Fundraising $0$355,310
Part X · Balance sheet $515,802 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $413,207$514,604
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,267$1,198
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $418,474$515,802
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $418,474$515,802
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $418,474$515,802
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $418,474$515,802
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $515,802 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$452,638
XI-2 Total expenses$355,310
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$97,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$418,474
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$515,802

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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