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Saint Josephs Carpenter Society

Camden, NJ · EIN 22-2756708 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Saint Josephs Carpenter Society reported $10.2 million in revenue and $9.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.36 went to program services, $2.29 to management and general costs and $0.35 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 79.7% of the total. Government grants made up 66.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $183,994 (DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING/ADM). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 151% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.1M

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 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

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

2025 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.4%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.3%10.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.3%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
79.7%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
66.0%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
19.7%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$183,994$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.03%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
55
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.910.0
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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$8.8M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $2.0M

Construction, rehabilitation, and sale of homes to qualified individuals and their families; homeownership training and education programs held throughout the year; neighborhood revitalization through residential repairs, placemaking, and outreach. During 2025, sjcs built/rehabbed and sold 12 houses to first-time homebuyers andassisted 14 other buyers in purchasing homes. Sjcs repaired 57 homes, lead remediated or abated 84 homes, weatherized or improved the heating of 44 homes, and offered 3 residential faade improvements. Sjcs is a hud-certified housing counseling agency, with 181 people…

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING/ADM
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$176,000$0$7,994$183,994
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$176,000$0$7,994$183,994
DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD D
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$130,000$0$18,007$148,007
PROJECT MANAGER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$118,000$0$11,931$129,931
DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$104,500$0$4,577$109,077

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Saint Josephs Carpenter Society (Part VII, line 2).

7 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$20M2019202020212022202320242025$10M$9.1M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$10M$9.1M97.4%$7.5M$183,994
2024 ⓘ$9.5M$8.0M97.8%$6.4M$182,434
2023 ⓘ$6.5M$5.5M97.2%$5.1M$174,200
2022 ⓘ$4.4M$4.0M96.6%$4.2M$174,720
2021 ⓘ$3.2M$3.0M95.4%$4.2M$158,080
2020 ⓘ$2.5M$2.4M93.3%$4.1M$150,800
2019 ⓘ$4.1M$4.1M95.7%$4.0M$147,472

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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 527

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
OLAVARRIA CONTRACTOR
Construction
$826,125
RAY FARRONI BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
Construction
$636,130
AFZ 82 CONSTRUCTION LLC
Construction
$591,657
ED'S CONTRACTING SERVICES
Construction
$492,820
GLAUD PROPERTY CONTRACTORS
Construction
$475,683

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 Saint Josephs Carpenter Society totaling $143K 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 Saint Josephs Carpenter Society's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Saint Josephs Carpenter Society, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Saint Josephs Carpenter Society's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Saint Josephs Carpenter Society reported that 97.4% of its $9.1 million in expenses went to program services, 2.3% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Saint Josephs Carpenter Society pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Saint Josephs Carpenter Society reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $183,994, for the role of DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING/ADM (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Saint Josephs Carpenter Society get its money?

Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 79.7% came from contributions and grants (including 66.0% from government grants) and 19.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Saint Josephs Carpenter Society a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 22-2756708 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202631829349301303 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531609349301108 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432639349300703 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321669349301907 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221649349300707 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141619349300119 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001679349300410 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 22-2756708: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.