Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation reported $16.4 million in revenue and $16.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.26 went to program services, $6.53 to management and general costs and $3.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. Government grants made up 89.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $261,102 (Director of Litigation). 23 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% 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 $16MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 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 $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.3% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.5% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 89.2% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $261,102 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.59% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 23 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.7 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 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 expenseIn the year ending june 30, 2025, nnjls provided direct legal assistance to over 14,300 persons in the area of housing, consumer issues, family issues and public benefit law matters. Nnjls also provided community-based legal education to over 10,000 low income residents of bergen, hudson and passaic counties
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 Litigation Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $203,198 | $0 | $57,904 | $261,102 |
| Director Attorney Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $205,420 | $0 | $36,575 | $241,995 |
| Executive Director Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $205,833 | $0 | $22,960 | $228,793 |
| Dep Litig Director Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $157,267 | $0 | $64,882 | $222,149 |
| Managing Attorney Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $205,638 | $0 | $6,121 | $211,759 |
| Director of Finance Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $133,797 | $0 | $64,590 | $198,387 |
| Managing Attorney Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $153,557 | $0 | $30,912 | $184,469 |
23 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $355K (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–1b19 · 19 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 2Yes
- 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 5138
- Volunteers Part I, line 6180
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation totaling $21 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 Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation spent in FY2025, $90.26 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation reported that 90.3% of its $16.4 million in expenses went to program services, 6.5% to management and general and 3.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $261,102, for the role of Director of Litigation (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation get its money?
Of $16.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 89.2% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-1898061 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 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 202503469349300545 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413559349301121 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202313499349300226 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202233509349300903 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211319349301941 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-1898061: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.