Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions

Analysis

Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions is a registered charity in United States, based in Mendham, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions reported income of $849k and spending of $931k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $849k (-23%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc ($848k), Longview Arboretum and Nature Center ($849k) and The Sustainable Living Center ($848k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $507k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $966k. It reported 12 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.