Bergen County Education Association

Not tax-deductible

Teaneck, NJ501(c)(5)EIN 23-7216721

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To work with national, state, and local affiliates to advance and protect the rights, benefits, and interests of all members and to advocate for a quality system of public Education for all students in Bergen County.

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 5% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$442K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$703
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025+0.4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 Sep 1972.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.3M Management & general 9% · $122K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $442K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$169,278Pt VII · Sec A
Office Manager
$103,714Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$56,271Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$56,271Pt VII · Sec A
$56,271Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sue McBride$169,278$165,709$161,845$159,390$157,542
Jillian Burden$103,714$100,547———
Andrew Policastro$56,271$55,216$54,498$53,450$52,739
Esther Fletcher$56,271$55,216$54,498$52,783$51,739
Jennifer Clemen$56,271$55,216$54,498$52,116$50,739

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

Advocates for members' rights and a quality public education system.

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1 program service account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Conventions, conferences, professional workshops, and union activities.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$703
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$860K
SavingsLn 2$938K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$732K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$703
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$741K$732K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$703
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$432K$372K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$194K$181K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$8K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$70K$62K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$44K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$169K$169K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$68K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$64K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$290K$290K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$20K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$13K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$122K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$33K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$9K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$41K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$208K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.3M$40K$2.2M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,454,487 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,408,244$1,408,244
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,415$18,415
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $27,828$27,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,436,072 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,415$1,454,487
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,421,768 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $371,763 · Management $60,545$432,308
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $181,354 · Management $13,114$194,468
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,518 · Management $1,002$8,520
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $62,154 · Management $8,277$70,431
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,412 · Management $5,914$50,326
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,084$12,084
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $168,774$168,774
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,604 · Management $8,148$75,752
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,903 · Management $8,510$72,413
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $289,714$289,714
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,375 · Management $2,713$23,088
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,146 · Management $1,751$14,897
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,993$8,993
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,299,710 · Management $122,058 · Fundraising $0$1,421,768
Part X · Balance sheet $2,529,686 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $864,552$860,474
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $898,334$937,619
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,212$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $740,582$731,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,511,680$2,529,686
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,416$703
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,416$703
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,496,264$2,528,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,496,264$2,528,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,511,680$2,529,686
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,528,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,454,487
XI-2 Total expenses$1,421,768
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,496,264
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,528,983

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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