STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

NEW JERSEY CIVIC INFORMATION CONSORTIUM: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
NEW JERSEY CIVIC INFORMATION CONSORTIUM (EIN 85-3522347)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-14
IRS object ID
202433199349318393
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-14T22:07:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN873231666PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 COMMERCE DRIVE SUITE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityCRANFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP070163618ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN853522347EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEW JERSEY CIVIC INFORMATION CONSORTIUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWJBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9736553879PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 NORMAL AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMONTCLAIRCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07043ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER DAGGETTPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIR/INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9736553879PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone9082726200PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER DAGGETTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 NORMAL AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMONTCLAIRCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,888,782GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://NJCIVICINFO.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2021FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE NEW JERSEY CIVIC INFORMATION CONSORTIUM REIMAGINES HOW PUBLIC FUNDING CAN BE USED TO ADDRESS THE GROWING PROBLEM OF NEWS DESERTS, MISINFORMATION, AND SUPPORT MORE INFORMED COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers16TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,241,534PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,884,662CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,886PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,120CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,243,420PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,888,782CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,949,014PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,427,194CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$60,000PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$284,776CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$107,414PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$378,883CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,116,428PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,090,853CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,126,992PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$797,929CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,657,221TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,929,518TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$291,698TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,766,067TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,365,523NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,163,451NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE CONSORTIUM IS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY TO BENEFIT THE STATE'S CIVIC LIFE AND EVOLVING INFORMATION NEEDS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,890,128ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,427,194GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescTHE CONSORTIUM PROVIDES GRANTS FOR PROJECTS THAT ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS. IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF CIVIC INFORMATION IN NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES. GIVE RESIDENTS ENHANCED ACCESS TO USEFUL GOVERNMENT DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS, PLATFORMS, AND TECHNOLOGIES. TRAIN STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY STORYTELLING, JOURNALISM, AND MEDIA PRODUCTION. NURTURE BETTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOGUE INSIDE AND BETWEEN NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES. BETTER MEET THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED BY THE MEDIA. INVEST IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICES THAT CAN HELP MEDIA OUTLETS BECOME MORE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO THEIR AUDIENCES AND MORE SUSTAINABLE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,890,128TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members16GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHRISTOPHER DAGGETTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9736553879PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 NORMAL AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMONTCLAIRCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07043ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CHRISTOPHER J DAGGETT
CHAIR/INTERIM EXECUTIVE DI30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$120,000$0$0
THERISE EDWARDS
VICE CHAIRPERSON1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN RD CELOCK
SECRETARY1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOLLY DE AGUIAR
TREASURER1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN BELFIELD
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUAN D GONZALEZ
TRUSTEE THRU JUNE 21, 20230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL HAUSMAN
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENA MOTTOLA JABORSKA
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AUDREY KELLY
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA LOPEZ-NUNEZ
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM PEARSON
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARISOL MENDEZ PERON
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES W POWERS
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL RISPOLI
TRUSTEE1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN J ROONEY
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN WILSON-GLOVER
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW WEBER
TRUSTEE EFF SEPTEMBER 27, 20230.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$120,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,968,427GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$916,235AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,884,662TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,120TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,120ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,888,782TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,120ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,427,194TotalAmt
Program Services$3,427,194ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,000TotalAmt
Program Services$83,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,116TotalAmt
Program Services$108,208ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,906TotalAmt
Program Services$6,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,754TotalAmt
Program Services$10,171ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,240TotalAmt
Program Services$63,285ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$244,235TotalAmt
Program Services$169,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,858TotalAmt
Program Services$3,262ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$596ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,659TotalAmt
Program Services$1,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,970TotalAmt
Program Services$8,970ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,295TotalAmt
Program Services$4,295ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52TotalAmt
Management And General$52ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$606TotalAmt
Management And General$606ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,911TotalAmt
Management And General$2,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTRAINING AND EDUCATIONDesc
Total$6,057TotalAmt
Program Services$4,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,090,853TotalAmt
Program Services$3,890,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$200,725ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$383,744BOYAmt
EOY$439,054EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,258,414BOYAmt
EOY$4,975,000EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$505,429EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,063BOYAmt
EOY$7,930EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,711LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$606LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$2,105EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,657,221BOYAmt
EOY$5,929,518EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,668BOYAmt
EOY$629,464EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,030BOYAmt
EOY$4,136,603EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,698BOYAmt
EOY$4,766,067EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,365,523BOYAmt
EOY$383,903EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$779,548EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,365,523BOYAmt
EOY$1,163,451EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,657,221BOYAmt
EOY$5,929,518EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$797,929ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$4,000,001PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$753,435CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,241,534CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,884,662CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,879,631TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$753,435CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,241,534CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,884,662CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,879,631TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$790,003SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,089,628PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,886CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,120CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,006TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,885,637TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,711OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$606DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,105BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,105TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,888,782TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,888,782RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,888,782TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,090,853TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,090,853ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,090,853TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CONSORTIUM RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONSORTIUM HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE CONSORTIUM IS NOT SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2022.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (36 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
1 NORMAL AVENUEMONTCLAIRNJ07043226017209501C3$267,070$0JOURNALISM PIPELINE
WNET
825 EIGHTH AVENUENEW YORKNY100197435262840189LLC$205,000$0CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
MUSLIM
140 SIP AVENUEJERSEY CITYNJ07306884264018501C3$175,000$0CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
PUBLIC SQUARE AMPLIFIED
8549 WILSHIRE BLVD 2294BEVERLY HILLSCA90211272614911501C3$130,000$0JOURNALISM PIPELINE
MOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECT
924 CHERRY STREET5TH FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19107260307123501C3$105,000$0CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
THE JERSEY VINDICATOR
BOX 423 259NASSAU STREETPRINCETONNJ08542922224802LLC$105,000$0CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
BLACK IN JERSEY
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CAMDEN PARENT & STUDENT UNION
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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PART I, LINE 2:GRANTS ARE MONITORED VIA CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH OF THE GRANTEES AND A WRITTEN REPORT PROVIDED BY GRANTEES AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD.
PART II, LINE 1:LLC'S THAT HAVE RECEIVED A GRANT ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FROM A SUPPORTING 501(C)(3).

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ARE THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROWAN UNIVERSITY, KEAN UNIVERSITY, AND RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. AFTER IT IS PREPARED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THE COMPLETE FORM 990 IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD, ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH APPLIES TO ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. THE DETAILS OF THE CONFLICT SHALL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGNS A WRITTEN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8:DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE CONSORTIUM RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL $4,000,000 GRANT FROM OSHE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO STIPULATIONS WITHIN THE AGREEMENTS THAT CONTAIN RIGHT OF THE RETURN OF FUNDS OR BARRIERS THAT MAKES THESE CONTRIBUTIONS CONDITIONAL. ACCORDINGLY, DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE $4,000,000 GRANT FUNDING RECEIVED IS RECOGNIZED AS REVENUE AND INCLUDED IN GOVERNMENT GRANTS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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