Plaid House INC

Tax-deductible

Morristown, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1973Human ServicesEIN 23-7286195Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSplaidhouse.org54 Western Ave, 07960-5469 · Morristown, NJTax-exempt since Mar 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Plaid House, INC. Is to provide residential and related services to adolescents. Plaid House teaches skills which foster positive growth, independence and family reunification.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K 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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $40K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $61K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1974.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.7M Management & general 12% · $230K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$134,202Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Maurer’s $134K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Neville Newton—$151,981$141,500$137,405$144,795$126,569
Nicole Maurer$134,202—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides housing and teaches skills to help adolescents grow, become independent, and reunite with families.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Plaid house group home -the program assists teenage girls to become emotionally and behaviorally stable so that they can return home or move to a less intensive level of care. There is a strong emphasis on education and life skills to encourage the girls' development as independent adults.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Thenen house -thenen house is a supervised transitional living program for teenage girls which is designed to facilitate their successful transition to independence. The program assists girls to maximize their educational potential and acquire daily living skills, gain employment and save money for the future.

$448Kprogram expense
03

Aging out program -the goal of the aging out program is to prepare teenagers, under the supervision of DCF, for independence by providing them with the information, skills and case management support they need to be successful. During the year ending december 31, 2025, the organization discontinued this program.

$55Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$230K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$221K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$441K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$221K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$413K$441K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$143K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$944K$101K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$28K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$141K$124K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$91K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$85K$83K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$21K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$103K$95K$8K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$374
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$25K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$61K$52K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$65K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$224
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.7M$230K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.9M−$267K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.8M−$55K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$84K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.7M$136K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.5M$303K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.4M−$275K$1.6M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,651,798 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,718,454$1,610,667
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,659$41,131
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,760,113$1,651,798
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 $1,407,730$1,479,590
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $407,792$439,114
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,815,522$1,918,704
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,409−$266,906
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,651,798 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,843
VIII-1e Government grants$1,109,806
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$496,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,610,667
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,823$28,823
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,308$12,308
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,131$1,651,798
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,918,704 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,158 · Management $15,823$158,981
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $943,818 · Management $100,689$1,044,507
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,782 · Management $3,682$31,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $124,313 · Management $16,472$140,785
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $91,168 · Management $12,685$103,853
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,262$28,262
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $82,775 · Management $2,365$85,140
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,968$2,968
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,191 · Management $23,082$44,273
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $95,025 · Management $8,021$103,046
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,078 · Management $374$15,452
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,868 · Management $2,763$27,631
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,562 · Management $9,208$60,770
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,930 · Management $3,389$68,319
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,029 · Management $224$3,253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,688,697 · Management $230,007 · Fundraising $0$1,918,704
Part X · Balance sheet $2,107,679 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,441$221,324
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $90,137$95,807
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,828$18,933
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $412,941$440,879
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $562,366$579,533
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $997,306$751,203
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,258,019$2,107,679
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,950$53,073
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $42,032$14,741
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $106,371$67,814
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,141,648$2,035,065
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$4,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,151,648$2,039,865
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,258,019$2,107,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,039,865 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,651,798
XI-2 Total expenses$1,918,704
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$266,906
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,151,648
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$165,302
XI-7 Investment expenses−$10,179
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,039,865

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