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Cheshire Home

Florham Park, NJ · EIN 22-1936587 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Cheshire Home reported $12.8 million in revenue and $11.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $82.90 went to program services, $14.28 to management and general costs and $2.82 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 85.8% of the total. Government grants made up 9.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $264,751 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.9%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
14.3%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.8%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.19$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
13.4%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
9.6%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
85.8%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$264,751$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.24%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
166
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$9.6M expenses · 98.3% of program spending · revenue $11M

Long-term health care for the physically disabled

$164K expenses · 1.7% of program spending · revenue $127K

Small communitry based group residence for physically disabled, mentally alert adults with the ability to self-transfer and who desire a barrier-free independent lifestyle

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$211,316$0$53,435$264,751
DIRECTOR OF NURSING
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$148,677$0$25,626$174,303
RN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$132,271$0$21,554$153,825
NURSING SUPERVISOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$118,533$0$27,337$145,870
LPN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$125,133$0$15,156$140,289
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$106,028$0$32,663$138,691
DIRECTOR OF THERAPY
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$128,316$0$5,473$133,789
MDS COORDINATOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$127,400$0$0$127,400

16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cheshire Home (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $709K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$13M$12M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$13M$12M82.9%$4.1M$264,751
2023 ⓘ$11M$11M84.1%$3.1M$313,225
2022 ⓘ$9.8M$10M83.0%$3.8M$289,745
2021 ⓘ$10.0M$9.7M82.6%$4.2M$304,511
2020 ⓘ$9.0M$9.1M84.3%$3.8M$292,132
2019 ⓘ$8.4M$8.6M85.8%$3.8M$209,407

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b13 · 13 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 5123
  • Volunteers Part I, line 685

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Cheshire Home totaling $50,273 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Cheshire Home's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cheshire Home, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Cheshire Home's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Cheshire Home reported that 82.9% of its $11.8 million in expenses went to program services, 14.3% to management and general and 2.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cheshire Home pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cheshire Home reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $264,751, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Cheshire Home get its money?

Of $12.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 13.4% came from contributions and grants (including 9.6% from government grants) and 85.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cheshire Home a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 22-1936587 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533219349302743 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349304210 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349303979 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349302677 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143169349304234 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043179349306959 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 22-1936587: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.