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← OCEAN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ACTION NOW INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by OCEAN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ACTION NOW INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,077,217
Total expenses
$15,312,805
Contributions and grants received
$13,287,058
Grants paid
$1,003,860
Program service revenue
$1,274,021
Investment income
-$588,659
Other revenue
$104,797
Total assets, end of year
$22,657,012
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,166,759
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,490,253
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,393,705
Management and general expenses
$1,919,100
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,393,705

Program services were 87.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $13,017,133

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $269,925

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $1,274,021 · related or exempt $1,274,021

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $537 · excluded $537

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $701,677

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $1,290,873

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$589,196

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$589,196 · excluded -$589,196

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $94,635 · excluded $94,635

  • 11b · Other revenue: INSURANCE CLAIMS

    total $10,162 · excluded $10,162

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $104,797

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,003,860 · program services $1,003,860

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $332,245 · management and general $332,245

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,823,836 · program services $4,154,918 · management and general $668,918

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $81,230 · program services $65,660 · management and general $15,570

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,465,385 · program services $1,297,365 · management and general $168,020

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $663,006 · program services $558,640 · management and general $104,366

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $34,974 · program services $23,642 · management and general $11,332

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $76,900 · management and general $76,900

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $346,613 · program services $267,274 · management and general $79,339

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,422,240 · program services $1,231,155 · management and general $191,085

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,571,874 · program services $1,489,561 · management and general $82,313

  • 17 · Travel

    total $323,149 · program services $278,727 · management and general $44,422

  • 20 · Interest

    total $223,792 · program services $223,792

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $714,571 · program services $711,461 · management and general $3,110

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $322,157 · program services $278,287 · management and general $43,870

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR & MATERI

    total $1,342,735 · program services $1,342,719 · management and general $16

  • 24b · Other expenses: LEASE EXPENSE

    total $283,916 · program services $212,425 · management and general $71,491

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $238,164 · program services $238,164

  • 24d · Other expenses: EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES

    total $26,103 · management and general $26,103

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,055 · program services $16,055

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $234,057 · end of year $353,369

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,049,610 · end of year $1,410,808

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $52,976 · end of year $54,024

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $39,720 · end of year $84,568

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

    $24,109,361

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

    $6,671,612

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,606,163 · end of year $17,437,749

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $968,470 · end of year $3,316,494

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,595,031 · end of year $1,937,224

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $9,139,153 · end of year $9,198,269

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $968,472 · end of year $3,031,266

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,248,340 · end of year $8,490,253

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL HEAD START PROGRAM, WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS, RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

  • HEAD START INCLUDES THE HEAD START CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-5 YEARS OLD FROM DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON INCOME GUIDELINES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS THE HEAD START CENTERS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A IS A COMPREHENSIVE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME 3-5 YEAR OLDS THAT PROVIDES SERVICES IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES, PARENT INVOLVEMENT, AND SPECIAL NEEDS. HEAD START PROGRAMS NOT ONLY ENHANCE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, THEY PROMOTE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. O.C.E.A.N., INC. CURRENTLY OPERATES HEAD START PROGRAMS AT FIVE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OCEAN COUNTY IN BRICK, BERKELEY, BARNEGAT, TOMS RIVER, AND MANCHESTER.

    Expenses $5,448,131

  • WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE LIHEAP AND USF (LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND) - DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF COST-BURDENED, LOW-INCOME OCEAN COUNTY RESIDENTS, UNABLE TO AFFORD THE ADDED EXPENSE OF REPAIRING OR REPLACING ITEMS IN THEIR HOME THAT IF REPAIRED OR REPLACED, COULD HELP THEM REDUCE OR ELIMINATE HIGH ENERGY BILLS. ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON INCOME GUIDELINES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE, ENERGY AUDITS, BROKEN GLASS REPAIR, WEATHER-STRIPPING AND/OR CAULKING OF DOORS/WINDOWS, INSULATING ATTICS AND CRAWLSPACES, REPLACEMENT OF DOORS AND WINDOWS, SKIRTING MOBILE HOMES, HOT WATER HEATER JACKETS, FURNACE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, HOT WATER HEATER REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.

    Expenses $3,347,583 · Grants $166,989

  • THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT CONSISTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY OCEAN, INC. AND ITS SUBRECIPIENTS AND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING AND TREATMENT, PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOOD, AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, STEM TRAINING IN THE WOODBINE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PROVIDE TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING SUMMER DAY CAMPS, PROVIDING ON THE JOB TRAINING, PROVIDING INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, AND PROVIDING A SENIOR ISOLATION TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,603,134 · Grants $645,871

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS, AND MORE.

    Expenses $2,994,857 · Grants $191,000 · Revenue $1,274,021

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Anita Woolery

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Glynis Jean Wray

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judith Peto

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Guarin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer L Barnes Esq

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Henry A Jackson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carmen Mora

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shamaila Sheikh

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracey Lynn Triniwell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tamica Mickle

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $178,881
    From this org
    $175,393
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,488
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,393
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $623
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,865
    Filer's total
    $178,881

  • Beth Hudson

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $153,363
    From this org
    $123,634
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,729
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,634
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,901
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,828
    Filer's total
    $153,363

  • Margaret Saunders

    VP OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $119,635
    From this org
    $114,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,750
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sherrie Huff

    VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $122,955
    From this org
    $119,409
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,546
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IN COMPARISON TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SCOPE AND EXECUTES AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE CEO.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • MACEDONIAOCEAN HOUSING LLC

    OWN, OPERATE, CONSTRUCT, AND MANAGE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSING · NJ · income $484,269 · assets $2,053,641

    Directly controlled by OCEAN INC

  • MO LIMITED PARTNER LLC

    LIMITED PARTNER - OWN, OPERATE, CONSTRUCT AND MANAGE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME · NJ · income $484,269 · assets $2,053,641

    Directly controlled by MACEDONIAOCEAN HOUSING LLC

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • MACEDONIAOCEAN SENIOR HOUSING URBAN RENEWAL ASSOCIATES LP

    RENTAL INCOME · OPERATION OF THE REV. DR. ALBERT C. CLAYTON SENIOR RESIDENCE · NJ · 100% owned · share of income $484,269 · share of assets $2,053,641 · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by MO LIMITED PARTNER LLC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
27 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612399349300946

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