Advocates for Children of New Jersey

Analysis

Advocates for Children of New Jersey is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Advocates for Children of New Jersey reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.3m (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Advocates for Children of New Jersey sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mary Johnson Childrens Center ($2.3m), Locally Grown ($2.3m) and Marshall County Christian Services Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $338k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $12.4m. It reported 28 employees.