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← FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,223,884
Total expenses
$1,761,265
Contributions and grants received
$2,270,071
Grants paid
$573,308
Program service revenue
$14,476
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$60,663
Total assets, end of year
$1,632,581
Total liabilities, end of year
$471,715
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,160,866
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,546,881
Management and general expenses
$85,652
Fundraising expenses
$128,732
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,546,881

Program services were 87.8% 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

    $216,146

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $975,359

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,078,566

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $23,699

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CASE MANAGEMENT REVENU

    total $14,476 · related or exempt $14,476

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $16,896

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

    $216,146

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $77,559

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$60,663 · excluded -$60,663

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $573,308 · program services $573,308

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $100,295 · program services $50,870 · management and general $24,681 · fundraising $24,744

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $690,393 · program services $609,080 · management and general $29,200 · fundraising $52,113

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $59,040 · program services $49,278 · management and general $4,023 · fundraising $5,739

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,649 · program services $60,636 · management and general $4,951 · fundraising $7,062

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,769 · program services $41,539 · management and general $3,392 · fundraising $4,838

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,549 · program services $17,152 · management and general $1,400 · fundraising $1,997

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $101,711 · program services $77,873 · management and general $8,740 · fundraising $15,098

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $54,598 · program services $41,306 · management and general $4,960 · fundraising $8,332

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,555 · program services $5,263 · management and general $1,915 · fundraising $1,377

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $430 · program services $315 · management and general $43 · fundraising $72

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,142 · program services $11,804 · management and general $963 · fundraising $1,375

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $10,132 · program services $8,457 · management and general $690 · fundraising $985

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING COSTS

    total $5,000 · fundraising $5,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISC EXPENSES

    total $694 · management and general $694

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $55,520 · end of year $231,015

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $660,225 · end of year $631,403

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $247,640 · end of year $443,679

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,499 · end of year $7,499

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,877 · end of year $18,371

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

    $60,392

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

    $58,159

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,663 · end of year $2,233

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,094 · end of year $298,381

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $36,072 · end of year $14,411

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $99,056

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $146,285 · end of year $152,875

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,094 · end of year $304,429

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $634,335 · end of year $684,457

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $73,676 · end of year $476,409

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN 1987, FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK FOR THE HOMELESS OF ESSEX COUNTY, INC.) IS BASED IN MONTCLAIR, NJ. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO EMPOWER HOMELESS AND HOUSING INSECURE FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE HOUSING STABILITY AND SELF SUFFICIENCY BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SHELTER/HOUSING, COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICES, AND VITAL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, DIRECT SERVICE AND ADVOCACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ESTABLISHED IN 1987, FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK FOR THE HOMELESS OF ESSEX COUNTY, INC.) IS BASED IN MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO EMPOWER HOMELESS AND HOUSING INSECURE FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE HOUSING STABILITY AND SELF SUFFICIENCY BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SHELTER/HOUSING, COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICES, AND VITAL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, DIRECT SERVICE, AND ADVOCACY.

  • HOUSING AND STABILIZATION: 156 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 74 CHILDREN RECEIVED HOUSING SERVICES IN 2024 AND 178 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 62 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN STABILIZATION SERVICES IN 2024.HOUSING STABILITY IS THE OVERALL GOAL OF ALL FPE PROGRAMS. FPE HELPS FAMILIES OBTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING BY PROVIDING SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITY DEPOSITS, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND MOVE-IN ASSISTANCE. FPE CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH THEIR CLIENTS TO HELP THEM ESTABLISH AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS FOR HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT. ADDITIONALLY, CASE MANAGERS ASSIST CLIENTS WITH HOUSING SEARCH, APPLICATION, AND LEASING PROCESSES. ONCE HOUSED, FPE OFFERS YOUTH AND ADULT WORKSHOPS AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY MENTORING TO HELP FAMILIES TO IMPROVE THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS, ETC. ARE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES, AS WELL AS SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL/COMMUNITY-BUILDING FIELD TRIPS. AS A SUPPLEMENT TO EXISTING STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES, FPE PARTNERED WITH CIRCLES USA TO LAUNCH THE FIRST CIRCLES CHAPTER IN NEW JERSEY IN LATE 2022. THE CIRCLES PROGRAM IS A RADICAL SHIFT IN HOW WE ADDRESS POVERTY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT HUMAN CONNECTION, NOT ONLY VITAL TO OUR SPIRITS, HAS THE POWER TO PROFOUNDLY TRANSFORM OUR LIVES AND OUR COMMUNITIES. SOCIAL ISOLATION IS A GREAT PLAGUE OF MODERN TIMES, AND POVERTY IS, IN PART ONE OF ITS WORST BY-PRODUCTS. ACCORDING TO THE POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 46% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN ESSEX COUNTY ARE LIVING WITH SOME FORM OF DEPRIVATION FROM CRITICAL LIFE NECESSATIES. OVERCOMING THIS REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AT CIRCLES, WE FOCUS ON BUILDING A DEDICATED AND ORGANIZED COMMUNITY THAT WORKS TOGETHER. THIS INCLUDES LOCAL INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC LEADERS COLLABORATING TO SHARE RESOURCES AND PROVIDE MUTUAL AID.

    Expenses $763,333 · Grants $134,232 · Revenue $14,476

  • PREVENTION: 226 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 118 CHILDREN RECEIVED PREVENTION ASSISTANCE IN 2024. FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY (FPE) PROVIDES PREVENTION AND DIVERSION ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING HOMELESS. PREVENTING OR DIVERTING FAMILIES FROM ENTERING SHELTER IS COST-EFFECTIVE, BETTER FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN, AND AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR MISSION. ASSISTANCE INCLUDES CURRENT AND BACK RENT, FIRST AND LAST MONTH'S RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSITS. FAMILIES WORK WITH AN FPE CASE MANAGER TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS FOR STABLE HOUSING, INDEPENDENCE, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. FPE'S PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES SERVICES SUCH AS JOB TRAINING, JOB SEARCH AND INTERVIEWING SKILLS; SEMINARS ON WORKPLACE PROTOCOL, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, LANDLORD/TENANT RELATIONSHIPS, APARTMENT MAINTENANCE, PARENTING, WELLNESS, ANDNUTRITION; AND ASSISTANCE WITH CHILDCARE AND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.

    Expenses $497,751 · Grants $311,687

  • EMERGENCY SHELTER: 24 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 15 CHILDREN WERE GIVEN EMERGENCY SHELTER, FOOD AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN 2024. FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY PROVIDES TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR FAMILIES IN EXTENDED-STAY MOTEL ROOMS AND RENT-SUBSIDIZED APARTMENTS OR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT WE LEASE THROUGH ONE OF OUR INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY PARTNERS OR LOCAL COMMUNITY LANDLORDS. OUR SHELTER MODEL ALSO INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE, AND REFERRALS TO FIND HOUSING AND JOBS THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT BY FPE CASE MANAGERS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MEAL AND GROCERIES DELIVERIES THROUGH CONGREGATIONAL PARTNERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS.ANOTHER 591 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COMMUNITY SERVICES FROM FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY, OUTSIDE OF OUR CORE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $285,797 · Grants $127,389

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DALE RUSSAKOFF

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • MIRIAM CHILTON

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • MICHELLE KUDESH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • REV DR RALPH TERRELL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LIZZIE WOLFF

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • MICHELLE PALLAK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JANE ZOIDIS-QUINN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ABIGAIL CARLTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAMONT SWITTENBERG

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • DAVIANNE HARRIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DOROTHEA AERY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $100,295
    From this org
    $98,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,160
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543149349306159

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