Essex County College
Essex County College reported $106.0 million in revenue and $103.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $68.48 went to program services, $31.52 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 62.8% of the total. Government grants made up 62.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $314,822 (DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES). 65 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 1% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $104MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $106MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 68.5% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 31.5% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 62.8% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 62.6% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 33.7% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $314,822 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.30% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 65 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 19.6 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 100.0% |
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 expenseScholarship and fellowships - the college participates in federal and state funded programs. Approximately 60% of the unduplicated student enrollment received student aid assistance during fiscal year 2025. During fiscal year 2025, the college expended student assistance in the form of new jersey tuition aid grant (tag) and education opportunity fund (eof) programs in the amounts of $4,590,471 and $1,492,536, respectively, and other new jersey student assistance grants of $1,525,127, for a grand total of $7,608,134. The college also expended student assistance from the U.S. Department of…
Institutional support - this program is to support the institution. Through this program the college can track and manage its administrative expenses. Most of the administrative employee wages and benefits as well as other operating expenses are charged to this program. In fiscal year 2025 this program represented 23% of the college total operating expenses
Student services - the college provides services to students which include enrollment, and student affairs. Enrollment services provided at the college are student welcome center, admissions, transcript evaluations, registration, counseling, add/drop, class withdrawal, grades posting, transcripts issuance, county chargebacks issuance, enrollment and degree verification, veterans certifications, student record changes, degree audits, graduation certifications, commencement information, and diploma issuance.student affairs services provided at the college are student clubs assistance and…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $293,793 | $0 | $21,029 | $314,822 |
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $240,772 | $0 | $68,696 | $309,468 |
| EXECUTIVE DEAN/CIO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $244,506 | $0 | $62,923 | $307,429 |
| PROFESSOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $228,322 | $0 | $43,857 | $272,179 |
| PROFESSOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,959 | $0 | $44,164 | $218,123 |
| PROFESSOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,957 | $0 | $16,856 | $213,813 |
| EXECUTIVE DEAN OF FACULTY Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,301 | $0 | $27,948 | $195,249 |
| KAPROU, SR. COMPTROLLER/CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,182 | $0 | $41,447 | $185,629 |
65 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Essex County College (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
5 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–1b9 · 9 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 51,175
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PAL-PRO BUILDERS LLC Construction and architechtural svcs | $1,833,390 |
| DESESA ENGINEERING COMPANY INC Construction and architechtural svcs | $986,565 |
| DMD CONTRACTING LLC Construction and architechtural svcs | $699,561 |
| JOHNSTON GP INC It infrastructure and cloud support | $625,258 |
| ELLUCIAN COMPANY LP It maintenance and cloud support | $354,502 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 20 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Essex County College totaling $13,180 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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Of every $100 Essex County College spent in FY2025, $68.48 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Essex County College's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Essex County College reported that 68.5% of its $103.7 million in expenses went to program services, 31.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Essex County College pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Essex County College reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $314,822, for the role of DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Essex County College get its money?
Of $106.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 62.8% came from contributions and grants (including 62.6% from government grants) and 33.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Essex County College a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-1821292 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 June 30, 2025, object 202611359349316111 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511359349309141 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202510239349301116 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341379349301109 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349312141 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-1821292: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.