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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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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FY2023 · 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $793K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.4M
88% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 88% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.8M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$12.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$11.8M
FY2023▼ -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
$12.7M
FY2023▼ -6%
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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
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$469K
FY2025−$121K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Mar 2001.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $10.8M Management & general 15% · $1.9M

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

29 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$249,132Pt VII · Sec A
VP Information Technology
$184,798Pt VII · Sec A
Avp Program & Services
$181,773Pt VII · Sec A
Avp & Principal Network Architect
$181,485Pt VII · Sec A
$158,080Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Nework Engineer
$155,146Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP and COO
$123,133Pt 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

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

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1 program · $10.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$10.8Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$12.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.8M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K
Total assetsLn 16$10.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$812
Total revenueLn 12$11.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M
Other assetsLn 15$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$10.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M$10.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M$9.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$898K$490K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$1.9M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$159K$103K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$327K$211K$115K
Payroll taxesLn 10$284K$184K$100K
Legal feesLn 11b$41K$9K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$7K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.2M$18K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$44K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$158K$158K
TravelLn 17$57K$50K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$81K$81K
InterestLn 20$187K$187K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$970K$970K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.8M$4.7M$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.7M$10.8M$1.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.9M$14.5M−$590K−$121K 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.1M$13.8M−$772K$469K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $11.8M$12.7M−$922K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.6M$13.5M−$864K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.4M$12.2M−$816K$3.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,770,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,142,331$576,690
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,497,598$11,153,116
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $830$39,844
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$812
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,640,759$11,770,462
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 $4,660,295$5,087,044
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,844,247$7,605,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,504,542$12,692,245
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$863,783−$921,783
Part VI · Governance 20 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $11,770,462 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$576,690
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$576,690
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,153,116$11,153,116
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,844$39,844
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $812$812
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,153,928 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39,844$11,770,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,692,245 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $897,535 · Management $489,780$1,387,315
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,895,557 · Management $1,034,395$2,929,952
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $102,809 · Management $56,102$158,911
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $211,325 · Management $115,319$326,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $183,880 · Management $100,342$284,222
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,126 · Management $32,355$41,481
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,761 · Management $23,970$30,731
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,221,406 · Management $17,565$1,238,971
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,735 · Management $3,486$47,221
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $158,381$158,381
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,996 · Management $7,356$57,352
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $81,461$81,461
IX-20 InterestPrograms $187,138$187,138
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $970,262$970,262
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,749,530 · Management $22,570$4,772,100
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,103$20,103
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,789,005 · Management $1,903,240 · Fundraising $0$12,692,245
Part X · Balance sheet $10,645,074 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,136,428$201,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $652,518$879,807
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,936,467$2,231,093
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,473,406$3,493,170
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $151,288$55,404
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,000$3,784,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,375,107$10,645,074
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $975,786$3,371,387
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,799,914$460,980
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $385,472$3,866,361
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,212,183$9,403,933
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,162,924$1,241,141
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,162,924$1,241,141
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,375,107$10,645,074
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,241,141 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,770,462
XI-2 Total expenses$12,692,245
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$921,783
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,162,924
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,241,141

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