NJ Edge Net INC

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Njedge.Net supports new jersey's research and education community as well as government and industry partnerships with its deployment of a regional optical network providing statewide broadband access and state of the art emerging technologies to enrich the educational and research missions of its members.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-3781807) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $793K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.2 mo
of spending, in cash
0.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.4M
101% of total assets
Liabilities are 101% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
21 of 21 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$13.9M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$14.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
−$121K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$13.9M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2025$13.9M
Expenses
$14.5M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$13.5M
FY2023$12.7M
FY2024$13.8M
FY2025$14.5M
Net assets
−$121K
FY2025▼ -126%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$469K
FY2025−$121K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.

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% · $12.5M Management & general 14% · $2.0M

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

28 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$271,158Pt VII · Sec A
VP Information Technology
$191,998Pt VII · Sec A
Avp & Principal Network Ar
$190,310Pt VII · Sec A
Avp Program & Services
$190,092Pt VII · Sec A
$186,416Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Network Engineer
$168,393Pt VII · Sec A
Avp Edgeevents & Digital M
$136,362Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samuel S Conn PHD’s $271K as President and CEO is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Samuel S Conn PHD$271,158$245,818$249,132$232,945$235,664
Edward Chapel——$123,133$213,228$217,515
Joseph Rearden———$141,395$201,053
Christopher Ray Markham$191,998$187,286$184,798$176,731—
James Stankiewicz$190,310$185,401$181,485$177,944$178,566
Bruce Tyrell$190,092$186,047$181,773$178,348$181,437
Caitlin Kaplan$186,416$179,064$158,080——
Jeremy Livingston————$170,978

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

Provides statewide broadband and advanced technology to New Jersey's research and education community.

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1 program · $12.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

NJEDGE.NET procures, operates and manages a state-wide network solely on behalf of educational and research institutions in NJ. This is a 24/7, year-round operation.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-3781807) · Dispute this line
$12.5Mprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$565K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$14.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.5M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
−$121K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$565K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$13.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$191K
Accounts receivableLn 4$656K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Intangible assetsLn 14$22K
Other assetsLn 15$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$121K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 553
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.8M$9.4M
Net assetsLn 32$469K−$121K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$1.4M$935K$493K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$1.5M$987K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$152K$92K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$435K$267K$167K
Payroll taxesLn 10$316K$197K$119K
Legal feesLn 11b$105K$7K$98K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$3K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.6M$17K
Office expensesLn 13$72K$70K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$181K$181K
TravelLn 17$48K$44K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$149K$149K
InterestLn 20$257K$257K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.0M$1.0M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.1M$6.1M$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.5M$12.5M$2.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $13.9M$14.5M−$590K−$121K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2025 $13.1M$13.8M−$772K$469K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2024 $11.8M$12.7M−$922K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2023 $12.6M$13.5M−$864K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 22, 2021 $11.4M$12.2M−$816K$3.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $13,944,622 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $564,690$564,690
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,434,019$13,321,271
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,023$23,979
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,819$34,682
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,071,551$13,944,622
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,940,687$4,850,881
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,902,893$9,683,926
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,843,580$14,534,807
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$772,029−$590,185
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,944,622 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$564,690
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$564,690
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,321,271$13,321,271
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,979$23,979
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $34,682$34,682
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,355,953 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,979$13,944,622
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,534,807 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $935,386 · Management $493,338$1,428,724
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,532,514 · Management $987,235$2,519,749
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $92,183 · Management $59,879$152,062
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $267,080 · Management $167,495$434,575
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $196,850 · Management $118,921$315,771
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,136 · Management $98,107$105,243
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,074 · Management $42,262$45,336
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,622,146 · Management $16,527$1,638,673
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $70,184 · Management $1,992$72,176
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $181,124$181,124
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,975 · Management $3,964$47,939
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $149,413$149,413
IX-20 InterestPrograms $257,195$257,195
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,015,893$1,015,893
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,126,268 · Management $20,389$6,146,657
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,277$24,277
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,524,698 · Management $2,010,109 · Fundraising $0$14,534,807
Part X · Balance sheet $9,314,369 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $235,070$190,908
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,168,961$656,306
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,808,495$1,698,830
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,180,024$3,786,836
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $29,920$22,440
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,803,859$2,959,049
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,226,329$9,314,369
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,584,641$4,877,215
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $318,080$539,131
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $3,207,751$1,224,086
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,646,745$2,795,010
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,757,217$9,435,442
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $469,112−$121,073
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $469,112−$121,073
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,226,329$9,314,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$121,073 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,944,622
XI-2 Total expenses$14,534,807
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$590,185
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$469,112
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$121,073

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