Easter Seals New Jersey
Easter Seals New Jersey reported $57.2 million in revenue and $54.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.65 went to program services, $16.14 to management and general costs and $1.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 57.7% of the total. Government grants made up 27.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $587,588 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 22% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $55MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $57MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.6% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.1% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 28.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 27.7% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 57.7% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $587,588 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.07% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIndividuals with developmental disabilities are able to access and choose their own personalized and self-directed care providers. Easter Seals New Jersey manages individualized budgets, pays the selected vendors and provider and acts as the employer of record of staff that is hired by the individual. During FY25 (september 1, 2024 through august 31, 2025) Easter Seals provided services to 567 individuals, enabling participants to live in their community
Community living services (cls) - Easter Seals community living services (cls) provides residential, outreach, case management and family support services to individuals with a mental illness diagnosis. Residential services were provided to 237 individuals at 41 sites inwarren, hunterdon, monmouth, essex, somerset, and middlesex counties. Some individuals will receive services to learn to avoid hospitalization, obtain the skills needed to live in stable housing and maintain community linkages after discharge from our service. Others will obtain the assistance necessary to achieve personal…
Community support services (css)- day services and residential services are provided to individuals with developmental disabilities. The people, who attended these programs, community activities, acquired skills necessary to maintain daily living, and adapt to lifestylechanges. Css provides life skills training, transportation and other services in order to assist participants to achieve personal goals with the maximum amount of independence and dignity. During fiscal year 2025, 155 individuals received services. Every individual served consistently experienced a variety of preferred…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $542,462 | $0 | $45,126 | $587,588 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $322,463 | $0 | $46,442 | $368,905 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $336,706 | $0 | $25,544 | $362,250 |
| SLT ADMIN-CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $331,304 | $0 | $22,817 | $354,121 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $282,376 | $0 | $4,207 | $286,583 |
| CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $234,093 | $0 | $34,103 | $268,196 |
| CORPORATE SECRETARY Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $230,975 | $0 | $21,425 | $252,400 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $226,261 | $0 | $20,160 | $246,421 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Easter Seals New Jersey (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $916K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 14 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51,226
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TBBK DIRECT LEASING Leasing | $1,267,462 |
| OPENING BELL VENTURES LLC Ai consulting services | $995,000 |
| PROVIDENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC It consulting | $447,246 |
| COHNREZNICK LLP Audit services | $432,876 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Easter Seals New Jersey totaling $30,897 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Easter Seals New Jersey's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Easter Seals New Jersey, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Easter Seals New Jersey spent in FY2025, $82.65 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Easter Seals New Jersey's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Easter Seals New Jersey reported that 82.6% of its $54.8 million in expenses went to program services, 16.1% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Easter Seals New Jersey pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Easter Seals New Jersey reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $587,588, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Easter Seals New Jersey get its money?
Of $57.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 28.7% came from contributions and grants (including 27.7% from government grants) and 57.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Easter Seals New Jersey a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-1508591 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202610559349301716 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202531479349300628 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202431799349301108 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202301939349300200 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202201039349301615 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202141059349300949 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-1508591: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.