Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$12,945,564

Total expenses

$15,073,577

Contributions and grants received

$12,183,229

Grants paid

$473,991

Program service revenue

$262,530

Investment income

$422,714

Other revenue

$77,091

Total assets, end of year

$24,757,416

Total liabilities, end of year

$8,955,938

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$15,801,478

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$13,646,489

Management and general expenses

$1,126,944

Fundraising expenses

$300,144

Program service expenses (Part III)

$13,646,489

Program services were 90.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CP&D) : ISLES COLLABORATES WITH RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES CREATE COMMUNITY LED NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS AND SECURE RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION EFFORTS OVER THE LONG TERM. IN ADDITION, ISLES LEADS CITYWIDE RESEARCH AND PLANNING INITIATIVES RELATED TO BLIGHT REDUCTION, CREATIVE PLACEMAKING, AND FOOD SYSTEMS. ISLES ALSO PURCHASES, IMPROVES, AND DEVELOPS REAL ESTATE IN DOWNTOWN TRENTON, AND MANAGES AND MAINTAINS AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS TO MODERATE THE MARKET AND ENSURE HEALTHY, SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR LONGTERM RESIDENTS. IN 2024, THIS WORK INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: PARTNERING WITH TRENTON CITY TO REVITALIZE BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION PROGRAM DESIGNED AND INSTALLED NEW SIGNAGE AND SAFETY MEASURES FOR 14 DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES HOSTED OR SUPPORTED 81 COMMUNITY EVENTS. URBAN AGRICULTURE: ISLES SUPPORTS OVER 70 COMMUNITY, SCHOOL, BACKYARD, AND INSTITUTIONAL GARDENS IN 2024, WE: PROVIDED 20+ WORKSHOPS IN GARDENING, NUTRITION, BEEKEEPING, AND COOKING, REACHING MORE THAN 200 YOUTH AND RESIDENTS, AND DONATED MORE THAN 700 LBS OF PRODUCE TO EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIERS SUPPORTED OVER 200 GARDENERS IN TRENTON.

  Expenses $4,655,166 · Grants $322,002 · Revenue $18,219

• ISLES' CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING (CEET): CEET IS A GREEN COLLAR JOB TRAINING FACILITY, TARGETING CAREERS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. THIS YEAR, CEET: TRAINED 272 INDIVIDUALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BOTH VIRTUALLY AND INPERSON) IN ADDITION, ISLES CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES PUBLIC EDUCATION, POLICY CHANGE AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR LEAD PAINT REMEDIATION.

  Expenses $5,756,738 · Grants $151,988 · Revenue $179,856

• SOCIAL PROFIT CENTER AT MILL ONE: IS A HISTORIC FORMER TEXTILE MILL ON THE TRENTON/HAMILTON BORDER THAT ISLES CONVERTED INTO A HIGHPERFORMING, MIXED USE REGIONAL HUB FOR DOZENS OF SOCIAL PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE CENTER FOSTERS A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO THRIVE AND FIND NEW WAYS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IN 2024, WE MAINTAINED NEARLY FULL OCCUPANCY WITH 34 INCLUDING 23 NONPROFITS. WE CONTINUE TO HOST REGULAR TENANT MEETINGS AND OTHER PROGRAMMING TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY SPIRITED ENGAGEMENTS THAT FOSTER COLLABORATION AND ENHANCED IMPACT AMONGST TENANTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

  Expenses $1,346,605

• ISLES YOUTH INSTITUTE (IYI): IYI OFFERS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION OPTIONS FOR DISENGAGED STUDENTS SEEKING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, JOB SKILLS, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING. 25 IYI STUDENTS GRADUATED EARNING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. 46 STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ALUMNI PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL JOB TRAINING, INTERNSHIP, AND SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS FOR MORE THAN 45 YOUTH, WHICH INCLUDED BEAUTIFYING AND MAINTAINING THE TRENTON CITY HALL OUTDOOR ATRIUM AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY CENTERS. 67 YOUTH EARNED CERTIFICATIONS IN CPR, OSHA, AND PREAPPRENTICE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING.

  Expenses $1,197,087 · Revenue $5,000

• FINANCIAL SERVICES: ISLES CONTINUED TO OFFER HOMEBUYER AND FORECLOSURE COUNSELING TO PREPARE LOW AND MODERATEINCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP AND TO HELP FAMILIES AVOID FORECLOSURE. WE ALSO OFFERED ISLES FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (IFS), AN EMPLOYERBASED FINANCIAL CAPABILITY INITIATIVE FOR LOWER WAGE WORKERS THAT INCLUDES AN INNOVATIVE MIX OF FINANCIAL COACHING, CREDITBUILDING FINANCE, SAVINGS PRODUCTS, AND GROUPBASED LEARNING. IFS WORKS WITH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, CAPITAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND LOCAL NONPROFITS. THIS YEAR: ISLES HAD 160 CUSTOMERS SEEKING HOUSING OR FORECLOSURE ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE. 63 CUSTOMERS PURCHASED A FIRST HOME. 354 CUSTOMERS RECEIVED IFS SERVICES.

  Expenses $485,339 · Revenue $52,455

• JOHNSON LEARNING CENTER - TO INVEST IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES AND ORGANIZATION IN BOTH TRENTON AND THROUGHOUT NJ, ISLES LAUNCHED THE JOHNSON CENTER FOR LEARNING & IMPACT IN 2022. WE DESIGNED THE CENTER FOR BE A VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH ISLES CAN ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, BEST PRACTICES, AND RESOURCES; STRENGTHEN PUBLIC POLICIES; BUILD STRONGER DATA AND RESEARCH CAPACITY WITHIN ISLES; AND PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE CENTER STRIVES TO MAXIMIZE THE REACH AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BOTH ISLES AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON SIMILAR ISSUES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY. IT IS ALSO A BRIDGE BETWEEN PUBLIC POLICY AND ON-THE-GROUND SERVICES WITHIN THE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. UNLIKE RESEARCH THAT IS OFTEN DONE IN AN ACADEMIC VACUUM, THE CENTER'S ROLE ALSO INCLUDES CROSS-POLLINATING BETWEEN RESEARCH AND GRASSROOTS SERVICES SO THAT BOTH ARE INFORMED BY EACH OTHER. THIS RESULTS IN ACTIONABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT CAN BE DISSEMINATED BEYOND ISLES TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE OUTSIDE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF ISLES' PROGRAM, RESEARCH AND POLICY WORK. SPECIFICALLY, THIS YEAR, ISLES JOHNSON CENTER STAFF SPOKE AT MULTIPLE CONFERENCES ACROSS NEW JERSEY AND THE COUNTRY, HOSTED EVENTS ABOUT ENERGY AFFORDABILITY, BUILDING DECARBONIZATION, MICRO TRANSIT AND LEAD PAINT REMEDIATION. THE JOHNSON CENTER ALSO FOUGHT FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS (LIKE THAT RUN BY ISLES YOUTH INSTITUTE) AND HOSTED 15 SUMMER INTERNS WHO GAINED PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH, POLICY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

  Expenses $205,554 · Revenue $7,000

As filed on the 2024 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

• 120 EAST STATE ST

  $0

  PROFESSIONAL SERVICES NRTC/DTTN 2024

• ARTWORKS TRENTON

  $0

  AAN MURAL PANEL SPONSORSHIP W/ISLES

• BLACK VANITY LLC

  $0

  DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SUPPORT

• BOROUGH OF FARMINGDALE

  $0

  DCA TRAINING

• CIRCUIT TRANSIT INC

  $0

  TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AWARD

• CREATIVE REVOLUTIONIST EVOLVING WORLDWIDE

  $0

  OTN CREATIVE ACTIVITIES SUPPORT

• EQUITY BY DESIGN LLC

  $0

  OTN CREATIVE ACTIVITIES SUPPORT

• HEALTH IS WEALTH JUICE BAR RESTAURANT

  $0

  DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SUPPORT

• ICN LLC

  $0

  DOWNTOWN SMALL BUSINESS GRANT - SUNRISE LUNCHEONETTE

• MOJA LIFE LLC

  $0

  DOWNTOWN FACADE IMPROVEMENT - MOJA LIFE

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• ISLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  501(C)(3) · MANAGES INVESTMENT ACTIVITY FOR ISLES INC. · NJ · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by ISLES INC

• ISLES PROPERTIES INC

  501(C)(2) · HOLDING COMPANY OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY FOR ISLES, INC.'S EXEMPT PURPOSE · NJ · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by ISLES INC

• ISLES E4 INC

  501(C)(3) · WEATHERIZATION SERVICES TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS · NJ · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by ISLES INC

• ISLES COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES CORP

  501(C)(3) · PROVIDES EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND FINANCING TO DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES · NJ · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by ISLES INC

• ISLES MILL 57 INC

  501(C)(3) · ACQUIRE, HOLD, & SELL REAL PROPERTY TO SUPPORT OTHER 501(C)(3) ENTITIES · NJ · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by ISLES INC

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.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

14 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202533189349305413

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