Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Inc

Analysis

Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phillipsburg, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 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 August 2023, Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Inc reported income of $25.2m and spending of $23.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $17.4m to $25.2m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 15%. 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, Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Army Distaff Foundation Inc ($25.2m), Life Bridges Inc ($25.2m) and Alternative Services-Or Inc ($25.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $432k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.2m. At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 393 employees.