Middlesex College Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Edison, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1966Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 22-6079662Revenue $6.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSmiddlesexcollege.edu/foundation2600 Woodbridge Ave, 08837-3604 · Edison, NJTax-exempt since Aug 1966Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Helping students open doors to their future with financial aid, scholarships, and educational resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 54 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $358K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$103K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $59K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$808K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$6.0M
+257% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$27.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2024▲ +257%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$929K
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$6.0M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$27.2M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18.7M
FY2021$23.0M
FY2022$19.6M
FY2023$20.4M
FY2024$22.5M
FY2024$27.2M

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 Aug 1966.

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% · $1.0M Management & general 18% · $226K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$103,152Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Thru 11/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Thru 11/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Thru 11/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Kelly’s $103K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022
Lisa Kelly$103,152$100,592$97,796$93,133

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides financial aid, scholarships, and resources to help students access their future.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Programs and Grants

In addition to providing scholarships for middlesex college students, middlesex college foundation seeks funding for a wide variety of ongoing programs, capital projects, and academic initiatives.

$484Kprogram expense
02

Scholarships

Since 1967, the middlesex college foundation has distributed over $21.9 million in scholarships, financial aid, and grants to more than 20,000 deserving students. The middlesex college foundation currently offers 156 endowed and annual scholarships for qualified students.

$478Kprogram expense
03

Direct Student Support

Student success often depends on factors beyond academic scholarship. Middlesex college foundation seeks to support the whole student journey and has made a commitment to direct student support through the funding of programs such as the student emergency fund, middlesex college food pantry, and chromebook ownership program.

$46Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$59K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $6.9M · 2019–2024
Middlesex CollegeFY2024$483,792
Unitemized GrantFY2024$478,157
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,314
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,700
Unitemized GrantFY2023$575,136
Middlesex CollegeFY2023$439,416
Unitemized GrantFY2023$39,194
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,600
Middlesex CollegeFY2022$715,732
Unitemized GrantFY2022$606,989
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,435
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,800
Middlesex CollegeFY2021$637,802
Unitemized GrantFY2021$418,691
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,122
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,900
Unitemized GrantFY2020$700,449
Middlesex CollegeFY2020$367,400
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$226K
Owns and owesPt X
$27.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$28.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$808K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$246K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24.2M
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$28.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$808K
Net assetsLn 32$27.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 654
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$1.5M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.6M$24.2M
Total assetsLn 16$23.4M$28.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$903K$808K
Net assetsLn 32$22.5M$27.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$484K$484K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$524K$524K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$141K$141K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$6K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$226K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.7M$1.3M$380K$22.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $929K$1.6M−$639K$20.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$1.3M$1.1M$19.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$1.3M$1.5M$23.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$1.6M−$561K$18.7M 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 $6,012,583 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,065,320$3,290,722
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $615,860$2,717,009
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $865$4,852
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,682,045$6,012,583
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,082,360$1,007,563
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $219,377$231,873
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,301,737$1,239,436
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $380,308$4,773,147
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,012,583 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,271 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,290,722
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,257
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,290,722
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $683,378$683,378
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,033,631$2,033,631
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $581$581
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,721,861$6,012,583
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,239,436 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $483,792$483,792
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $523,771$523,771
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,500$15,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $141,430$141,430
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $18,541$18,541
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,415$4,415
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,331$10,331
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,579$1,579
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,111$2,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,104 · Management $31,862$37,966
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,013,667 · Management $225,769 · Fundraising $0$1,239,436
Part X · Balance sheet $28,017,661 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $396,266$245,554
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,148,895$1,211,352
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $175,464$2,325,196
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,647,171$23,742,176
X-12 Other securities$475,059
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,581$18,324
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,378,377$28,017,661
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,025$28,482
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $878,356$779,269
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $903,381$807,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,256,702$3,718,611
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,218,294$23,491,299
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,474,996$27,209,910
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,378,377$28,017,661
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $27,209,910 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,012,583
XI-2 Total expenses$1,239,436
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,773,147
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,474,996
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$38,233
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$27,209,910

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

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