FAMILY PROMISE OF BERGEN COUNTY A NEW JERSEY NON PROFIT CORPORATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

L41Z

Classification

1000

Street

100 DAYTON ST

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Mission and programs · 2024

• WALK-IN DINNER PROGRAM: SINCE 1991, FAMILY PROMISE HAS BEEN SERVING COMPLETE, NUTRITIOUS, FREE MEALS TO PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM NO QUESTIONS ASKED. IN THE BEGINNING, ALMOST ALL OF THE MEALS WERE PREPARED AND DONATED BY LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP. IN 2008, FAMILY PROMISE VOLUNTEERS BEGAN SERVING MEALS TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY'S SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AT THE BERGEN COUNTY HOUSING, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTER IN HACKENSACK. WHEN COVID STRUCK IN 2020, FAMILY PROMISE DELIVERED MEALS TO THE RESIDENTS WHO HAD BEEN MOVED TO MOTELS SO THEY COULD ISOLATE SAFELY. VOLUNTEERS BEGAN DISTRIBUTING ADDITIONAL MEALS TO-GO TO PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY, MANY OF THEM FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, WHO WERE HOUSED BUT HAD LOST WAGES DURING THAT TIME AND WERE FOOD INSECURE. RECOGNIZING THE GROWING NEED, THIS PRACTICE CONTINUED EVEN AFTER THE COVID PANDEMIC ENDED AND IS STILL OPERATING TO THIS DAY. AS THE PRICE OF FOOD RISES AND THE SIZE OF CONGREGATIONS SHRINK, FAMILY PROMISE NOW PAYS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF ALL OF THE MEALS. IN 2024, THE FAMILY PROMISE WALK-IN DINNER SERVED 70,124 MEALS TO VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN. RECEIVING FREE MEALS ALLOWS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO SAVE SOME OF THEIR MODEST INCOMES TO PAY THE RENT, MAKING THIS DINNER PROGRAM A HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM AS WELL.

  Expenses $746,353 · Grants $587,388

• HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM: IT IS MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO KEEP FAMILIES IN THEIR CURRENT HOME THAN TO REHOUSE THEM AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN EVICTED. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE AS RENTS HAVE SKYROCKETED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. FAMILY PROMISE PROVIDES FUNDING TO WORKING FAMILIES FOR RENT, RENTAL ARREARS, AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN IN STABLE HOUSING. OFTEN, A SMALL AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE CAN KEEP A FAMILY FROM SPIRALING INTO HOMELESSNESS. FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE MEET WITH CASE MANAGERS AND ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING. IN 2024, FAMILY PROMISE KEPT 29 FAMILIES - MADE UP OF 79 CHILDREN AND ADULTS - IN STABLE HOUSING FOR AN AVERAGE OF LESS THAN $3,200 PER FAMILY IN HOMELESS PREVENTION FUNDING.

  Expenses $165,906 · Grants $97,300

• NEW LEAF/NEW LIFE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM: HOMELESSNESS IS A COMPLEX SITUATION WITH MANY CAUSES AND UNDERLYING ISSUES. AFTER A THOROUGH SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT PERIOD IN THE BRIDGE PROGRAM, CLIENT FAMILIES WHO SHOW PARTICULAR MOTIVATION AND NEED ADDITIONAL TIME TO ADDRESS THEIR PERSONAL, FINANCIAL, AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN ONE OF THE APARTMENTS THAT FAMILY PROMISE RENTS AND MANAGES. FAMILY CASE MANAGERS OFFER GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AS THEY ASSUME THESE INDEPENDENT LIVING SITUATIONS. FAMILIES MAY REMAIN IN AN APARTMENT FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AS LONG AS THEY ARE WORKING TOWARD THEIR GOALS. FAMILIES IN THIS PROGRAM ARE ABLE TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF ALL OF THE SERVICES FAMILY PROMISE OFFERS INCLUDING:- JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR BETTER PAYING JOBS- CHILDCARE AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE REMOVES COMMON BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT- FINANCIAL EDUCATION IMPROVES MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS. WITH THE HELP OF PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL COACHES, FAMILIES ARE GIVEN THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THEIR PARTICULAR FINANCIAL CHALLENGES.- PARTICIPATION IN A MANDATORY SAVINGS PLAN TO CREATE AN EMERGENCY FUND TO BE ABLE TO FACE UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES ONCE THEY LEAVE THE PROGRAM- PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS HELP FAMILIES INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND GAIN CONFIDENCE. WHEN FAMILIES BECOME EMPOWERED, THEY BEGIN OPERATING FROM A STANDPOINT OF OPTIMISM AND SELF-DETERMINATION AS THEY ADVANCE TOWARD THEIR GOALS. INTERVIEW AND SOFT SKILLS TRAINING, COMMUNICATION AND ASSERTIVENESS, POSITIVE PARENTING, AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ARE EXAMPLES OF TOPICS THAT ARE EXPLORED.

  Expenses $258,309 · Grants $105,694

• THE BRIDGE PROGRAM - SINCE COVID, WORKING FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE HOUSED IN LOCAL EFFICIENCY HOTELS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF HOUSING AND SAFETY. FAMILIES MEET WITH A FAMILY CASE MANAGER AND EXPLORE THE ISSUES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THEM LOSING THEIR HOMES AND TOGETHER, CREATE A PLAN TO ADDRESS THEM. ALL FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND OTHER PROGRAM TO HELP THEM OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. FAMILIES ARE IN THIS PROGRAM FOR ONE TO THREE MONTHS, EVENTUALLY MOVING INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, ONE OF OUR TRANSITIONAL APARTMENTS OR INTO OTHER PROGRAMS BETTER SUITED FOR THEIR NEEDS.

  Expenses $173,315 · Grants $71,615

• CAMP LOTS OF FUN - THIS TWO-WEEK END OF SUMMER CAMP OFFERS CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS A RESPITE FROM THE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH NOT HAVING A PERMANENT PLACE TO LIVE. CHILDREN 5 - 12 YEARS OLD ENJOY THE FUN AND ATTENTION OF PAID STAFF AND VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S YOUTH COUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESS AND OTHER TEENS. ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MANY TEENS HAVE TO WORK DURING THE SUMMER, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A STIPEND TO ATTRACT COUNSELORS FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS.

  Expenses $88,050 · Grants $17,892

• ADVOCACY - BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF AND QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY, CONGREGATIONS, CLERGY, BUSINESSES, MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENTS TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT HOMELESS FAMILIES FACE. THE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO ASSESS POLICIES AND THE IMPACT THEY MIGHT HAVE ON WORKING, POOR FAMILIES.

  Expenses $76,410

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,939,402

  Expenses

  $2,042,047

  Contributions

  $1,808,348

  Grants paid

  $879,889

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,762,630

  Expenses

  $1,763,205

  Contributions

  $1,704,808

  Grants paid

  $825,365

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,945,948

  Expenses

  $1,645,621

  Contributions

  $1,892,308

  Grants paid

  $691,439

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,402,119

  Expenses

  $1,535,310

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,990,710

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,419,712

  Expenses

  $1,793,679

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,138,624

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,507,014

  Expenses

  $1,028,617

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,407,550

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,094,340

  Expenses

  $956,042

  Assets (EOY)

  $930,102

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,094,340

  Expenses

  $956,042

  Assets (EOY)

  $930,102

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,037,827

  Expenses

  $959,899

  Assets (EOY)

  $803,698

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $887,379

  Expenses

  $900,623

  Assets (EOY)

  $715,520

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,094,558

  Expenses

  $916,443

  Assets (EOY)

  $525,213

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $41,230

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $38,605

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $36,905

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $33,674

  2023 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $31,118

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• FAMILY PROMISE INC

  $30,803

  2023 · FBH HOUSING STABILIZATION GRANT, TARGET CIRCLE GRANT, FBH EVICTION PREVENTION & SHELTER DIVERSION GRANT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $30,580

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $21,740

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• VALLEY HOSPITAL INC

  $20,000

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $19,115

  2024 · CHARITABLE DONATION

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

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