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Jersey 1st

Morristown, NJUnknown exempt organizationSince 2018EIN 82-5141255Revenue $249K in FY2025

On file with the IRSjersey1st.orgPo Box 32 · Morristown, NJ

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Jersey 1st is dedicated to educating and serving the hard-working people of New Jersey by advocating for responsible policies that will make New Jersey a better state to work, learn, live, and retire. We strive to raise awareness of the social and economic impact of being overtaxed, over-regulated and the misuse of our state's resources. Jersey 1st supports policies, laws, and organizations committed to breaking this cycle and driving New Jersey toward a better future.

96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 8 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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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $108K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$249K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$67K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$249K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$354K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$212K
FY2025$249K
Expenses
$262K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$350K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$67K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$4K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$67K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $251K Management & general 4% · $11K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Jersey 1st is a nonprofit organization based in Morristown, NJ, formed in 2018.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Jersey 1st provides education and advocacy on education, business, budget, taxes, and community issues.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Americans for ProsperityFY2024$108K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$108K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $261K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$260,914

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$249K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$249K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$5
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$251K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$67K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$249K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$5
Total revenueLn 12$249K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
Other assetsLn 15$178
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$67K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6200
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$80K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$80K$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$80K$67K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$155K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$251K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $249K$262K−$13K$67K 990 PDF
FY2024 $212K$188K$24K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $423K$429K−$6K$56K 990 PDF
FY2022 $354K$350K$4K$4K 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 $248,794 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $212,113$248,784
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$5
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$5
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $212,113$248,794
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 $110,305$177,145
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,729$84,849
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,034$261,994
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,079−$13,200
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $248,794 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248,784
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$248,784
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $5$5
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $10 · Excluded from tax $0$248,794
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,994 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,911$154,911
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,706$3,706
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,528$18,528
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,443$11,443
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,587$31,587
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,815$4,815
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,573$13,573
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,223$1,223
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,954$2,954
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,239$17,239
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,015$2,015
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $250,551 · Management $11,443 · Fundraising $0$261,994
Part X · Balance sheet $66,896 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,096$66,718
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$178
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,096$66,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,096$66,896
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,096$66,896
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,096$66,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $66,896 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$248,794
XI-2 Total expenses$261,994
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,096
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$66,896

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

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