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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CASA FOR CHILDREN OF ESSEX COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,045,943
Total expenses
$905,804
Contributions and grants received
$883,803
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$54,429
Other revenue
$107,711
Total assets, end of year
$1,538,425
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,477
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,513,948
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$707,006
Management and general expenses
$123,321
Fundraising expenses
$75,477
Program service expenses (Part III)
$707,006

Program services were 78.1% 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)

    $553,070

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $330,733

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $59,750

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $53,272 · related or exempt $53,272

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $47,161

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

    securities $46,004

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,157

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,157 · related or exempt $1,157

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $160,617

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $52,906

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $107,711

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $110,683 · program services $86,333 · management and general $16,049 · fundraising $8,301

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $500,580 · program services $390,452 · management and general $72,584 · fundraising $37,544

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $52,198 · program services $40,714 · management and general $7,569 · fundraising $3,915

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $54,995 · program services $42,896 · management and general $7,974 · fundraising $4,125

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,250 · program services $12,675 · management and general $2,356 · fundraising $1,219

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $26,270 · program services $19,724 · management and general $3,047 · fundraising $3,499

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,753 · fundraising $9,753

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,761 · program services $37,254 · management and general $6,925 · fundraising $3,582

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,481 · program services $1,333 · management and general $89 · fundraising $59

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,650 · program services $13,767 · management and general $2,559 · fundraising $1,324

  • 24a · Other expenses: training and development

    total $21,103 · program services $21,103

  • 24b · Other expenses: program expenses

    total $18,327 · program services $18,327

  • 24c · Other expenses: STORAGE

    total $13,697 · program services $10,684 · management and general $1,986 · fundraising $1,027

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $10,464 · program services $8,162 · management and general $1,517 · fundraising $785

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,592 · program services $3,582 · management and general $666 · fundraising $344

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $249,357 · end of year $136,406

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,809 · end of year $4,809

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $46,450 · end of year $113,925

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,078 · end of year $18,819

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

    $88,084

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

    $85,404

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,161 · end of year $2,680

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,129,941 · end of year $1,261,786

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $62,945 · end of year $24,477

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,271,851 · end of year $1,413,948

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $110,000 · end of year $100,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE FOR ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN PLACED IN FOSTER HOMES. CASA VOLUNTEERS ENSURE CHILDREN'S BEST INTERESTS REMAIN THE PRIORITY AND THEIR NEEDS MET WHILE WORKING TO ESTABLISH A SAFE, STABLE AND PERMANENT HOME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TRAIN AND EMPOWER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE IN AND OUT OF COURT FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES AND PLACED IN FOSTER CARE BECAUSE OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

  • THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL 21 MUNICIPALITIES IN ESSEX COUNTY, ADVOCATING FOR THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 21 REMOVED FROM HOME DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND PLACED IN FOSTER HOMES OR RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. AFTER COMPLETION OF A RIGOROUS 30-HOUR CURRICULUM, ADVOCATES ARE SWORN IN BY A FAMILY JUDGE AND NAMED TO A CASE BY COURT ORDER. IN ADDITION TO REGULARLY SPENDING TIME WITH THE CHILD, VOLUNTEERS CONNECT WITH THERAPISTS, DOCTORS, AND FOSTER PARENTS, IDENTIFYING THE CHILDS UNMET MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ISSUES SO AS TO ENSURE THE CHILD'S BEST INTERESTS ARE PROTECTED.DURING THIS YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 202 CHILDREN AND UTILIZED THE SERVICE OF 158 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 11,603 HOURS OF TIME TO FULFILL THE MISSION. PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES PRESENTED HERE DO NOT INCLUDE $391,340 DONATED IN VOLUNTEER SERVICES, AN ESTIMATE BASED ON NJS VOLUNTEER HOURLY VALUE DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR, WHICH CALCULATES A VOLUNTEER HOUR AT $33.82.IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, CASA ESSEX SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED ITS BOARD DEVELOPMENT BY INTRODUCING A THOROUGH ORIENTATION PROCESS AND A DETAILED ONBOARDING MANUAL. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE ORGANIZATION EXTENDED ITS INFLUENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENHANCED ITS ADVOCATE TRAINING PROGRAMS. THIS EFFORT NOT ONLY WIDENED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUT ALSO IMPROVED THE OVERALL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE, HIGHLIGHTING THE ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATION TO BOLSTERING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR ITS VOLUNTEERS.ADDITIONALLY, CASA ESSEX LAUNCHED AN IMPORTANT NEW INITIATIVE, "VOICES OF FOSTER CARE IN ESSEX COUNTY: DECODING THE MYTHS OF THE SYSTEM." THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO EXPLORE THE IN-DEPTH EXPERIENCES OF FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND EVALUATE BOTH THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT. THE TOTALITY OF THESE STRATEGIC ENHANCEMENTS AND INITIATIVES REFLECT CASA ESSEX'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO REINFORCING ITS SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND BROADENING ITS INFLUENCE AND IMPACT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $707,006

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marla Higginbotham

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $110,683
    From this org
    $110,683
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Darren Woolford

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carolyn Gould

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dara Sanderson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Suzanne Skipper

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Debra Caplan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christene Mann

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristi Nicholes

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Madhu Pai

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ryan Richman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erica Barrett

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward Schwarz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sybil Eng

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Slater

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachel Simon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2022
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411349349305121

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