New Jersey Clean Communities

Analysis

New Jersey Clean Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Union, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, New Jersey Clean Communities reported income of $1.1m and spending of $995k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $481k to $1.1m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, New Jersey Clean Communities sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve Inc ($1.1m), Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts ($1.1m) and Sustainable Warehouse ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $42k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 4 employees.