The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence

Somerset, NJ · EIN 22-2289444 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence reported $18.4 million in revenue and $17.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.38 went to program services, $0.62 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 92.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $382,459 (PRESIDENT). Revenue rose 959% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

Program services$99.38 $17M
Management & general$0.62 $107K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 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 $18M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$2.07 $382K
Program service revenue$5.71 $1.1M
Investment income$92.19 $17M
Other revenue$0.03 $4,708

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

2024 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.4%	87.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.6%	10.5%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	2.1%	17.0%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	1.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	5.7%	66.2%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$382,459	$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.21%	1.57%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	5
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.0	10.0
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	6 of 6	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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$17M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1.1M

Wilentz senior residence is a 200 apartment federally subsidized low income senior housing facility. All of the residents pay approximately 30% of their income in rent. Wilentz provides meals, housekeeping and personal assistance through a state funded program called congregate housing services

Highest reported compensation

2024 · 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
PRESIDENT Officer, 5.00 hrs/week	$0	$325,459	$57,000	$382,459
VP OF CLINICAL OPS Officer, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$336,974	$25,000	$361,974
COMPTROLLER (FORMER) Officer, 5.00 hrs/week	$0	$53,807	$0	$53,807
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$53,044	$0	$0	$53,044
CONTROLLER Officer, 5.00 hrs/week	$0	$27,692	$0	$27,692

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$18M	$17M	99.4%	$0	$382,459
2023 ⓘ	$1.9M	$1.9M	90.8%	−$1.1M	$318,013
2022 ⓘ	$1.9M	$1.8M	81.8%	−$1.2M	$264,044
2021 ⓘ	$1.9M	$1.7M	81.3%	−$1.3M	$286,717
2020 ⓘ	$1.8M	$1.7M	80.7%	−$1.4M	$264,646
2019 ⓘ	$1.7M	$1.8M	81.7%	−$1.4M	$203,926

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–1b6 · 6 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 56

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Questions people ask

How much of The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence reported that 99.4% of its $17.3 million in expenses went to program services, 0.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $382,459, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence get its money?

Of $18.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 2.1% came from contributions and grants and 5.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Lena and David T Wilentz Senior Residence a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 22-2289444 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

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532259349300028 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431799349300213 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321939349301752 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242139349300824 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101819349301570 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001759349301655 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 22-2289444: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.