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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF MORRIS AND SUSSEX COUNTIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,305,437
Total expenses
$969,796
Contributions and grants received
$1,132,578
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$14,958
Other revenue
$157,901
Total assets, end of year
$3,536,060
Total liabilities, end of year
$97,936
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,438,124
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$750,972
Management and general expenses
$80,534
Fundraising expenses
$138,290
Program service expenses (Part III)
$750,972

Program services were 77.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $26,270

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $445,801

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $660,507

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $16,394

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $69,031 · excluded $69,031

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $18,300

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $18,300

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $18,300 · excluded $18,300

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $859,601

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

    securities $913,582 · other assets $92

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$53,981 · other assets -$92

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$54,073 · excluded -$54,073

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $244,584

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

    $26,270

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $104,983

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $139,601 · excluded $139,601

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $198,791 · program services $153,665 · management and general $12,723 · fundraising $32,403

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $429,265 · program services $331,822 · management and general $27,473 · fundraising $69,970

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,949 · program services $3,053 · management and general $253 · fundraising $643

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $40,490 · program services $31,299 · management and general $2,591 · fundraising $6,600

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $68,190 · program services $52,711 · management and general $4,364 · fundraising $11,115

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,800 · program services $9,480 · management and general $6,320

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,692 · program services $2,205 · management and general $1,487

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,880 · program services $20,367 · fundraising $6,513

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,040 · program services $14,432 · management and general $1,804 · fundraising $1,804

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,426 · program services $5,941 · management and general $743 · fundraising $742

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $73,596 · program services $59,234 · management and general $14,183 · fundraising $179

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,452 · program services $5,179 · management and general $273

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,340 · program services $17,004 · management and general $5,668 · fundraising $5,668

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,399 · program services $13,919 · management and general $1,740 · fundraising $1,740

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND MA

    total $19,876 · program services $19,876

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $7,190 · program services $7,190

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,562 · program services $2,737 · management and general $912 · fundraising $913

  • 24d · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS AND DUES

    total $858 · program services $858

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $69,173 · end of year $169,621

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $40,241 · end of year $54,056

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $68,925 · end of year $286,057

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

    $891,533

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

    $79,634

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $840,331 · end of year $811,899

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,948,480 · end of year $2,214,427

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $59,667 · end of year $63,200

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $28,500 · end of year $32,972

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,764 · end of year $1,764

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,877,219 · end of year $3,303,124

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $135,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BE A STRONG VOICE FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES OR ARE UNDER COURT SUPERVISION DUE TO ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR ABANDONMENT. WE RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPERVISE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO BE ADVOCATES, MENTORS, AND CHAMPIONS FOR EACH CHILD ON HIS OR HER JOURNEY TO A SAFE, PERMANENT, AND NURTURING HOME.

  • CASA IS THE ONLY COURT-AUTHORIZED ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE IN MORRIS AND SUSSEX COUNTIES. WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO BRING CHILDREN BETTER TOMORROWS:CHILD ADVOCACY: IN THIS CORE PROGRAM, CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND ABANDONMENT, AND LIVING IN FOSTER HOMES, OR RESIDENTIAL CENTERS ARE ASSIGNED TO TRAINED VOLUNTEERS FOR ADVOCACY IN THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM. THE VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN GATHERING INFORMATION ON EACH CHILD, ORGANIZING IT FOR THE COURT, AND MAKING INFORMED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COURT ON THE NEXT STEPS NECESSARY TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES. THE VOLUNTEERS WORK TO PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR EACH CHILD WITH EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORTS, RESOURCES, AND SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD IS IN A SAFE, NURTURING, AND PERMANENT HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THROUGHOUT EACH CASE, VOLUNTEERS ARE SUPERVISED BY CASA STAFF.VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING: THIS PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A STEADY STREAM OF COMMITTED CITIZENS FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO ACT AS ADVOCATES WITHIN THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS ATTEND INFORMATION SESSIONS TO HEAR ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN, AND THE CASA MISSION. THE CANDIDATES CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF INTERVIEWS, BACKGROUND CHECKS, VOLUNTEER SELECTION, 36 HOURS OF TRAINING, AND SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES THAT ARE PRESIDED OVER BY FAMILY COURT JUDGES. ONCE SWORN-IN, EACH TRAINEE IS APPROVED TO RECEIVE A CASE ASSIGNMENT.FOSTERING FUTURES (FF): THE FF PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO OFFER MENTORING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES WHILE EMPOWERING YOUTH, AGES 14 TO 21, TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES BEYOND THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. SINCE 2014 THIS HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM WHERE SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEER MENTORS WORK WITH YOUTH TO INVESTIGATE THEIR NEEDS, IDENTIFY ASPIRATIONS, AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO ACHIEVE GOALS AND SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. EACH MENTOR IS SUPERVISED BY STAFF FF PROGRAM CASE SUPERVISORS FOR THE DURATION OF EACH CASE.

    Expenses $750,972

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephen Weinstein Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adam Cossman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Jones

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Noreen M Fierro Esq

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Regina Farlekas

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandra Fava Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael B Kanef

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kenny Gonzalo Garcia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heidi Oshima

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amy Vaccaro

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Firkser

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $197,787
    From this org
    $191,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,388
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,399
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $388
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,000
    Filer's total
    $197,787

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 · 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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443179349301694

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