Choose New Jersey Inc

Analysis

Choose New Jersey Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Choose New Jersey Inc reported income of $13.2m and spending of $13.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $13.2m (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Choose New Jersey 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 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lumibility Inc ($13.2m), Ohio Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Fund ($13.2m) and Second Chance Inc ($13.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $920k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 28 employees.