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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PATERSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,135,298
Total expenses
$1,121,374
Contributions and grants received
$1,141,832
Grants paid
$121,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$257
Other revenue
-$6,791
Total assets, end of year
$227,943
Total liabilities, end of year
$41,847
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$186,096
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$979,277
Management and general expenses
$115,410
Fundraising expenses
$26,687
Program service expenses (Part III)
$979,277

Program services were 87.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $6,930

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $645,445

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $489,457

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $257 · excluded $257

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $6,930

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $11,291

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,791 · excluded -$6,791

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $121,000 · program services $121,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,141 · program services $87,000 · management and general $3,141

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $572,988 · program services $483,404 · management and general $67,590 · fundraising $21,994

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $43,855 · program services $41,321 · management and general $806 · fundraising $1,728

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $52,938 · program services $41,600 · management and general $9,562 · fundraising $1,776

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,000 · management and general $16,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $38,512 · program services $35,262 · management and general $3,250

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $560 · management and general $560

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,000 · program services $12,000

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $38,104 · program services $36,522 · management and general $1,582

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,948 · program services $5,000 · management and general $948

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $85,387 · program services $85,001 · management and general $36 · fundraising $350

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS AND MATERIALS

    total $23,019 · program services $17,086 · management and general $5,351 · fundraising $582

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $11,710 · program services $8,353 · management and general $3,357

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $3,300 · program services $3,000 · management and general $300

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,912 · program services $2,728 · management and general $2,927 · fundraising $257

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $166,696

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $101,732

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $60,784 · end of year $44,395

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $6,939

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $22,209

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $22,209

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $10,045 · end of year $9,913

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $41,847

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $125,016 · end of year $125,029

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $47,545 · end of year $61,067

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE PATERSON EDUCATION FUND (PEF) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO STIMULATE COMMUNITY ACTION FOR CHANGE SO THAT THE PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENSURE THAT ALL PATERSON CHILDREN ACHIEVE HIGH STANDARDS.PEF'S GOALS ARE:TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY'S CIVIC CAPACITY TO SUPPORT, MONITOR AND ADVOCATE EDUCATION REFORM.TO EDUCATE AND ENABLE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TO UNDERSTAND AND ACT ON CHANGING EDUCATION NEEDS.TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES CONCERNING EDUCATION.FOUNDED IN 1983, PEF'S ACTIVITIES BUILD AND NOURISH A CONSTITUENCY FOR SYSTEMATIC SCHOOL REFORM BY EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS IN PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN. PEF CONVENES AND BROKERS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PATERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES INTERESTED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PATERSON.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PATERSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION IN THE PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

  • THE NITA M. LOWEY 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS (21ST CCLC): PEF'S OPERATES 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS IN TWO SCHOOLS, PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER TUTORING, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, CULTURAL, ARTISTIC, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAMS ARE STEAM BASED AND USE INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING TO FULLY ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THEIR OWN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2020 AND SERVES 151 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8. PROGRAMS SUPPORT: ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THAT CAN HELP STUDENTS MEET STATE AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS. A BROAD ARRAY OF ADDITIONAL ENRICHMENT SERVICES DESIGNED TO REINFORCE AND COMPLEMENT THE REGULAR ACADEMIC PROGRAM, SUCH AS: DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, CAREER AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, COUNSELING PROGRAMS, ART, MUSIC PROGRAMS, STEM PROGRAMS, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS. LITERACY AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE SERVED IN THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $577,381

  • PEF IS THE CONVENER FOR PATERSON READS, A CITY-WIDE COALITION USING A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN ENSURING THAT EVERY PATERSON CHILD READS ON GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF 3RD GRADE. PATERSON READS ALIGNS COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO IMPROVE SUMMER LEARNING, INCREASE EARLY LEARNING, AND IMPROVE ATTENDANCE BY REDUCING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. TALK READ SING PROVIDED TOTE BAGS WITH TIPS AND TOOLS FOR 500 PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES BIRTH THROUGH THREE. THE INFORMATION HELPS WITH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. THIRTY COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS, SERVING MORE THAN 15,000 CHILDREN. PATERSON READS IS PART OF THE NATIONAL GRADE LEVEL READING CAMPAIGN. TALK READ SING IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE CLINTON FOUNDATION

    Expenses $377,139 · Grants $121,000

  • OUR RESTORATIVE PRACTICES STRATEGY PROVIDES TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE CULTURE AND CLIMATE. BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND ENGAGING IN SMALL GROUP COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS ARE EXPERIENCING DECREASES IN DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS THAT LEAD TO SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS. WE ALSO OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES), TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AND HEALING CENTERED ENGAGEMENT. 300 EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS RECEIVED MASTER TRAINING. THEY IN, TURN TRAINED APPROXIMATELY 1,200 OF THEIR PEERS. THE PROGRAM IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 10,000 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $24,757

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michelle Abel

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Arthur Scialla Jr

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Brown Esq

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Perry Lighty

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Baralt PhD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Orlando Cruz

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Xiania Foster

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Errol Kerr

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eileen Schafer

    EX OFFICI0

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rosemarie Grant

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $85,006
    From this org
    $76,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,198
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • PATERSON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

    $25,000

    PATERSON READS SUMMER LITERACY

  • ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

    $20,400

    PATERSON READS SUMMER LITERACY

  • GILMORE MEMORIAL PRESCHOOL

    $20,400

    PATERSON READS SUMMER LITERACY

  • NEW DESTINT FAMILY SUPPORT

    $20,400

    PATERSON READS SUMMER LITERACY

  • NEW CITY

    $10,400

    PATERSON READS SUMMER LITERACY

  • ST PAUL'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

    $10,000

    PATERSON READS SUMMER LITERACY

  • PALESTINIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER

    $10,000

    PATERSON READS SUMMER LITERACY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431359349301948

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