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Transcom reported $16.7 million in revenue and $15.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.07 went to program services, $8.93 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 51.2% of the total. Government grants made up 51.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $228,406 (Executive Dir.). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 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 $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.1% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.9% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 51.2% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 51.2% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 47.1% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $228,406 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.48% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.3 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePrograms to test and expand technologies to improve quality, timeliness and dissemination of transportation information to transportation agencies and traveler information systems for the general public through grants from the federal highway administartion passed through the new jersey department of transportation
Base operations consist of transcom's day-to-day coordination activities (as well as the central administartive and planning functions to support these activities) through its 24-hour operations information center to collect traffic and transit incident information and disseminate it to affected agencies throughout the region
Transcom entered into a multi-year funding agreement with participating member agencies to support the non-commericial data fusion engine (dfe) replacement program, a multi-phase initiative to replace and enhance transcom's data fusion capabilities
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,280 | $0 | $32,126 | $228,406 |
| HR/ADMN SUPERVISOR Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,507 | $0 | $33,985 | $187,492 |
| CTO Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,888 | $0 | $38,542 | $185,430 |
| CONTROLLER Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $150,607 | $0 | $33,342 | $183,949 |
| Controller Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,665 | $0 | $11,924 | $176,589 |
| GRANT ADMINISTRATO Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,114 | $0 | $0 | $112,114 |
| SEC/Sr Prog Mgr Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $87,951 | $0 | $0 | $87,951 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Transcom (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $449K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b16 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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| INFOSENSEGLOBAL SOLUTIONS Software system | $6,748,863 |
| SKYVERA LLC Ops & main svc | $1,245,987 |
| DRIVE ENGINEERING CORP Consulting | $810,348 |
| HERE NORTH AMERICA LLC Consulting | $452,509 |
| YORKTEL Consulting | $424,399 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Transcom's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Transcom, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Transcom's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Transcom reported that 91.1% of its $15.4 million in expenses went to program services, 8.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Transcom pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Transcom reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $228,406, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Transcom get its money?
Of $16.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 51.2% came from contributions and grants (including 51.2% from government grants) and 47.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Transcom a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-3606706 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 202622599349301412 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512799349300031 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422819349300127 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322839349301837 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349310324 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112809349300011 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002829349301315 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-3606706: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.