Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$261,325

Total expenses

$259,118

Contributions and grants received

$254,438

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$111

Other revenue

$6,776

Total assets, end of year

$125,189

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$125,189

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$199,615

Management and general expenses

$59,503

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$199,615

Program services were 77.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• NBEFS COLLEGE & YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK (C&YPN) IS AN ONGOING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL AND NEW BRUNSWICK HEALTH SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES. THIS TRAILBLAZING INITIATIVE PROVIDES THEM WITH COLLEGE READINESS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT COACHING, MENTORING, TRAINING AND SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING CAREER CLUSTERS IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK, AND PRE- MED AND NURSING. NBEF ALSO OFFERS A PATHWAYS TO LAW SCHOOL PROGRAM, PUBLIC SPEAKERS INSTITUTE, AND MENTAL HEALTH PLATFORM. WE STARTED THE NBEF C&YPN IN 2011 WITH 11 STUDENTS AND HAS GROWN TO OVER 800 PARTICIPANTS. NBEF BEGINS CULTIVATING AND NURTURING STUDENTS DURING THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, SETTING THE STAGE FOR THEIR TRANSITION INTO COLLEGE AND BEYOND. ONCE THEY ARE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE, NBEFS C&YPN BECOMES A LINK TO THEIR FUTURE, BUILDING THEIR PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO VIA CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, COACHING/MENTORING, JOB SHADOWING, AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. A PRIMARY AIM OF THE NETWORK IS TO HELP ENSURE THAT OUR YOUTH REMAIN FOCUSED ON COMPLETING THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PLANNING FOR A FUTURE CAREER. THE COLLEGE AND YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK ENABLES NBEF TO STAY CONNECTED WITH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND TRACK THEIR PROGRESS (ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER NBHS AND NBHSTHS GRADUATES PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION), WHILE PROVIDING THEM WITH PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EQUIP THEM TO COMPETE IN OUR GLOBAL SOCIETY. NBEF LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST PREP FOR SUCCESS VIRTUAL PLATFORM IN JANUARY 2021. IT WAS A MAJOR CONFERENCE STYLE PLATFORM WITH OVER 300 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS PARTICIPATING. THE PLATFORM SHOWCASED DYNAMIC WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, FIRESIDE CHATS AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE TWO MAJOR ANNUAL ACTIVITIES SUMMER ENRICHMENT AND HOLIDAY "PREP FOR SUCCESS" EVENTS. THESE CONFERENCE STYLE GATHERINGS HELD IN AUGUST AND LATE DECEMBER INCLUDE NETWORKING ACTIVITIES, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS, AND WORKSHOPS COVERING KEY AREAS SUCH AS CAREER EXPLORATION, RESUME AND COVER LETTER WRITING, TIME/STRESS MANAGEMENT, MOCK INTERVIEW SKILLS, ELEVATOR PITCH, DRESS FOR SUCCESS AND DINING ETIQUETTE TIPS, COLLEGE/WORKPLACE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, ETC. ATTENDANCE HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED IN RECENT YEARS, NOW ATTRACTING OVER 100 NEW BRUNSWICK YOUTH AT EACH EVENT. NBEF ALSO HOST A MENTAL HEALTH PLATFORM WITH LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND EMPOWERMENT SPEAKERS THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES ON STRESS MANAGEMENT, SELF-CARE AND WELLNESS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS AN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PLATFORM WITH WORKSHOPS THAT FOCUS ON SUCH AREAS AS HOME OWNERSHIP, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

  Expenses $99,623

• THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING OVER 97K TO COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS FROM NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL AND NEW BRUNSWICK HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/25. NBEF HAS AWARDED AND ADMINISTERED SCHOLARSHIPS OF 1,048,125 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 2007. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE ASSISTED RECIPIENTS TO ATTEND INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, ETC. MANY OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE FURTHERED THEIR EDUCATION AND HAVE MATRICULATED IN GRADUATE & DOCTORAL PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $96,408

• STEM / ROBOTICS PROGRAM SINCE 2011, THE ORGANIZATION HAS HAD A ROBOTICS INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO INSPIRE NEW BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BETTER CONNECT WITH MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED DISCIPLINES AS WELL AS IGNITE THEIR ASPIRATIONS TO PURSUE CAREERS AS SCIENTISTS, INVENTORS, ENGINEERS AND EVEN STEM RELATED EDUCATORS. THIS STEM PROJECT HAS PROVIDED 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON AND INQUIRY BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ENTAILS DESIGNING, BUILDING AND PROGRAMMING ROBOTICS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENTERED THE NEW BRUNSWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM IN FIRST LEGO LEAGUE(FLL)COMPETITIONS THE PAST THREE YEARS RESULTING IN HIGH ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION. INNOVATIVE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM SINCE 2008, NBEF HAS PROVIDED OVER 110,000 FOR NEW BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES IN CLASSROOMS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THIS SPECIAL COLLABORATION HAS INVOLVED MORE THAN 50 EDUCATORS AND HAS IMPACTED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS RANGING FROM PRE- KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 IN AREAS SUCH AS READING & LITERACY, PERFORMING ARTS, STEM, ETC. THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH TEACHERS SUBMITTING GRANT PROPOSALS THAT OFFER NOVEL CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES WHICH RESULT IN DYNAMIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 100 ENRICHMENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED (BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOMS)THROUGH THE NBEF TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION.

  Expenses $3,584

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2025

Filed

29 June 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.0

Source object

202601949349301330

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