Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CASA FOR CHILDREN OF ESSEX COUNTY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,177,570
- Total expenses
- $1,223,122
- Contributions and grants received
- $993,934
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $113,867
- Other revenue
- $69,769
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,609,180
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $47,361
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,561,819
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,032,206
- Management and general expenses
- $123,748
- Fundraising expenses
- $67,168
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,032,206
Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$591,710
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$402,224
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$114,551
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3 · Investment income
total $76,585 · excluded $76,585
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $229,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $191,718
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $37,282
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $37,282 · related or exempt $37,282
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$119,478
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$49,709
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $69,769
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $111,729 · program services $93,853 · management and general $12,290 · fundraising $5,586
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $660,730 · program services $555,013 · management and general $72,680 · fundraising $33,037
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $60,851 · program services $51,114 · management and general $6,694 · fundraising $3,043
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $61,906 · program services $52,001 · management and general $6,810 · fundraising $3,095
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $17,000 · program services $14,280 · management and general $1,870 · fundraising $850
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $10,910 · management and general $10,910
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11g · Fees: other
total $17,362 · program services $17,362
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $12,096 · fundraising $12,096
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13 · Office expenses
total $64,207 · program services $53,935 · management and general $7,063 · fundraising $3,209
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,132 · program services $1,019 · management and general $68 · fundraising $45
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23 · Insurance
total $20,965 · program services $17,611 · management and general $2,306 · fundraising $1,048
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES - IN-KIND
total $114,551 · program services $114,551
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24b · Other expenses: training and development
total $35,287 · program services $35,287
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24c · Other expenses: STORAGE
total $23,859 · program services $20,042 · management and general $2,624 · fundraising $1,193
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24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING
total $3,769 · fundraising $3,769
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24e · All other expenses
total $6,768 · program services $6,138 · management and general $433 · fundraising $197
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $93,485 · end of year $117,191
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,809 · end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $88,282 · end of year $60,701
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $16,099 · end of year $16,717
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$88,084
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$88,017
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,199 · end of year $67
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,428,879 · end of year $1,414,504
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $48,051 · end of year $47,361
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,484,702 · end of year $1,461,819
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE FOR ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN PLACED IN FOSTER HOMES. CASA VOLUNTEERS ENSURE CHILDREN'S BEST INTERESTS REMAIN THE PRIORITY AND THEIR NEEDS MET WHILE WORKING TO ESTABLISH A SAFE, STABLE AND PERMANENT HOME.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TRAIN AND EMPOWER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE IN AND OUT OF COURT FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES AND PLACED IN FOSTER CARE BECAUSE OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
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THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL 22 MUNICIPALITIES IN ESSEX COUNTY, ADVOCATING FOR THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 21 REMOVED FROM HOME DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND PLACED IN FOSTER HOMES OR RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. AFTER COMPLETION OF A RIGOROUS 30-HOUR CURRICULUM, CASA VOLUNTEERS ARE SWORN IN BY A FAMILY JUDGE AND NAMED TO A CASE BY COURT ORDER. IN ADDITION TO FORMING A CONSISTENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD, CASA VOLUNTEERS GATHER INSIGHT FROM SERVICE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND FOSTER FAMILIES TO ADVOCATE FOR INFORMED DECISIONS THAT SUPPORT THE CHILDS SAFETY, STABILITY, AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, CASA FOR CHILDREN OF ESSEX COUNTY STRENGTHENED ITS ADVOCACY AND SERVICE MODEL FOR YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM WHILE MARKING THE ORGANIZATIONS 40TH ANNIVERSARYAN IMPORTANT MILESTONE REFLECTING FOUR DECADES OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND CHILD-CENTERED ADVOCACY.OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 332 CHILDREN AND UTILIZED THE SERVICE OF 155 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 10,819 HOURS OF TIME TO FULFILL THE MISSION. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES PRESENTED HERE DO NOT INCLUDE $400,002 IN DONATED VOLUNTEER SERVICES, AN ESTIMATE BASED ON NEW JERSEYS VOLUNTEER HOURLY VALUE AS DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT SECTOR, WHICH CALCULATES THE VALUE OF A VOLUNTEER HOUR AT $36.97.A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE YEAR WAS THE CONTINUED INTEGRATION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT CASA ESSEXS VOLUNTEER AND STAFF TRAINING FRAMEWORK. BY EQUIPPING ADVOCATES WITH DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING, CASA ESSEX STRENGTHENED THE QUALITY OF ADVOCACY PROVIDED TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. THIS APPROACH SUPPORTS MORE INDIVIDUALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COURT, PROMOTES STABILITY IN PLACEMENTS AND SERVICES, AND ENSURES THAT THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF YOUTH ARE MEANINGFULLY REFLECTED IN DECISION-MAKING.CASA ESSEX ALSO ENHANCED ITS COMMITMENT TO DATA-INFORMED PROGRAM MANAGEMENT BY REFINING OUTCOME TRACKING AND CASE DATA SYSTEMS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATIONS ABILITY TO MEASURE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, MONITOR YOUTH OUTCOMES, AND PROVIDE ADVOCATES AND STAFF WITH TIMELY INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY AND COORDINATED SERVICE DELIVERY.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, CASA ESSEX CONTINUED TO WORK IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ESSEX COUNTY JUDICIARY, THE NEW JERSEY CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, AND A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE COLLABORATIONS HELP ENSURE THAT YOUTH SERVED THROUGH CASA RECEIVE COORDINATED ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING SYSTEM-LEVEL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.AS CASA ESSEX COMMEMORATES ITS 40TH YEAR OF SERVICE, THE ORGANIZATION REMAINS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINING AND EXPANDING HIGH-QUALITY ADVOCACY SO THAT EVERY CHILD IN FOSTER CARE HAS A TRAINED VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE DEDICATED TO ENSURING THEIR SAFETY, STABILITY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.
Expenses $1,032,206
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Marla HigginbothamMARLA HIGGINBOTHAM
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $111,729
- From this org
- $111,729
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Darren WoolfordDARREN WOOLFORD
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kimberly MooreKIMBERLY MOORE
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Rachel SimonRACHEL SIMON
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Suzanne SkipperSUZANNE SKIPPER
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Debra CaplanDEBRA CAPLAN
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Neil YarisNEIL YARIS
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kristi NicholesKRISTI NICHOLES
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael GoldbergMICHAEL GOLDBERG
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ryan RichmanRYAN RICHMAN
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Erica BarrettERICA BARRETT
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ed SchwarzED SCHWARZ
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael SlaterMICHAEL SLATER
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Steve MillerSTEVE MILLER
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202611349349304716
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