NJ Communities United: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-4753855)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$430K
FY2021	$442K
FY2022	$671K
FY2023	$541K
FY2024	$501K
FY2025	$495K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$380K
FY2021	$412K
FY2022	$379K
FY2023	$404K
FY2024	$530K
FY2025	$505K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$67K
FY2021	$96K
FY2022	$388K
FY2023	$525K
FY2024	$496K
FY2025	$486K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

93%

Program services 93% · $385K Management & general 7% · $27K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Ken McNamara

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carmen Martino

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grace Alexander

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Krengle

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Belmaris Gomes

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shanita Hargrove

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Empowers low-income families through education and advocacy for public schools, fair wages, and community justice.

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Provided by the organization

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1 program · $385K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Provides community outreach and education to members and works with community leaders to develop leadership skills and encourages civic engagement.

$385Kprogram 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 · FY2023

New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund INCFY2023$65K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$65K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$442K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$429K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$118

Money outPt IX

$412K

Ln 25

Programscol B$385K

Managementcol C$27K

Owns and owesPt X

$96K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K

Total assetsLn 16$96K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$429K

Investment incomeLn 3$118

Total revenueLn 12$442K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$96K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K

Total assetsLn 16$96K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$96K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 55

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$67K	$96K
Total assetsLn 16	$67K	$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$67K	$96K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$90K	$81K	$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$212K	$212K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$27K	$26K	$801
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$705	$705
Office expensesLn 13	$8K		$8K
OccupancyLn 16	$12K	$11K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$1K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$42K	$41K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$16K	$13K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$412K	$385K	$27K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$495K	$505K	−$10K	$486K	990 PDF
FY2024	$501K	$530K	−$29K	$496K	990 PDF
FY2023	$541K	$404K	$138K	$525K	990 PDF
FY2022	$671K	$379K	$292K	$388K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$442K	$412K	$29K	$96K	990 PDF
FY2020	$430K	$380K	$50K	$67K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $441,679 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,383$12,771

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $417,218$428,790

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56$118

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $429,657$441,679

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 $298,609$328,877

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,984$83,607

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $379,593$412,484

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,064$29,195

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $441,679 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$523

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,248

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,248

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,771

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $428,790$428,790

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $118$118

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $428,790 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $118$441,679

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $412,484 across 10 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,000 · Management $9,000$90,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $212,188$212,188

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,888 · Management $801$26,689

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,600$3,600

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $705$705

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,835$7,835

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,915 · Management $1,213$12,128

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,028$1,028

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,805 · Management $1,262$42,067

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,800 · Management $3,444$16,244

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $385,329 · Management $27,155 · Fundraising $0$412,484

Part X · Balance sheet $96,228 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,033$96,228

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,033$96,228

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,033$96,228

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,033$96,228

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,033$96,228

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,228 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$441,679

XI-2 Total expenses$412,484

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,195

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,033

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,228

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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NJ Communities United FY2021 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for NJ Communities United

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV