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PASSAIC OPTIMIST FRIEND OF YOUTH FOUNDATION INC

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Plain text PASSAIC OPTIMIST FRIEND OF YOUTH FOUNDATION INC. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/450930833. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). PASSAIC OPTIMIST FRIEND OF YOUTH FOUNDATION INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2021–2024]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/450930833

MLA “PASSAIC OPTIMIST FRIEND OF YOUTH FOUNDATION INC.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2021–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/450930833. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2021–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $182K · expenses $106K · assets $413K

EIN
45-0930833
Address
PO BOX 1644, PASSAIC, NJ 07055-1644
Website
www.passaicoptimistfoundation.org
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
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Mission

Grant scholarships to deserving students in Passic area

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Daniel Sheridan President Trustee2021-2024 2 $0 reported 2
John Ciuppa TreasurerTrustee2021-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Jerome F Gallagher Jr TrusteeCorresponding2024 2 $0 reported 2
Carlist Creech Trustee2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
James Malissa Trustee2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Juan Izaguirre Trustee2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Germaine Gibson First Vice President2021-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Jason Scotti Second Vice President2021-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Esmeralda Cabrera Recording Secretary2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jerome Gallagher (former) TrusteeCorresponding2021-2023 Not reported $0 reported 2
James Malisse (former) TreasurerTrustee2021-2022 Not reported $0 reported 2
Janely Jose (former) Recording Secretary2021-2022 Not reported $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL SHERIDAN President Trustee2 $0$0$0 $02
JOHN CIUPPA TreasurerTrustee2 $0$0$0 $02
JEROME F GALLAGHER JR TrusteeCorresponding2 $0$0$0 $02
CARLIST CREECH Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES MALISSA Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
JUAN IZAGUIRRE Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
GERMAINE GIBSON First Vice President2 $0$0$0 $02
JASON SCOTTI Second Vice President2 $0$0$0 $02
ESMERALDA CABRERA Recording Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL SHERIDAN President Trustee- $0$0$0 $02
GERMAINE GIBSON First Vice President- $0$0$0 $02
JASON SCOTTI Second Vice President- $0$0$0 $02
JOHN CIUPPA TreasurerTrustee- $0$0$0 $02
ESMERALDA CABRERA Recording Secretary- $0$0$0 $01
JEROME GALLAGHER TrusteeCorresponding- $0$0$0 $02
CARLIST CREECH Trustee- $0$0$0 $01
JAMES MALISSA Trustee- $0$0$0 $01
JUAN IZAGUIRRE Trustee- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 60 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL SHERIDAN President- $0$0$0 $02
GERMAINE GIBSON First Vice President- $0$0$0 $02
JASON SCOTTI Second Vice President- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES MALISSE TreasurerTrustee- $0$0$0 $02
JANELY JOSE Recording Secretary- $0$0$0 $02
JEROME GALLAGHER TrusteeCorresponding- $0$0$0 $02
CARLIST CREECH Trustee- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN CIUPPA Trustee- $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 60 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL SHERIDAN President2 $0$0$0 $02
GERMAINE GIBSON First Vice President2 $0$0$0 $02
JASON SCOTTI Second Vice President2 $0$0$0 $02
JAMES MALISSE TreasurerTrustee2 $0$0$0 $02
JANELY JOSE Recording Secretary2 $0$0$0 $02
JEROME GALLAGHER TrusteeCorresponding2 $0$0$0 $02
CARLIST CREECH Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN CIUPPA Trustee2 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$182,393$105,772 $413,405$413,405 $38,853$0 $0080
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$183,634$76,485 $336,784$336,784 $37,986$0 -075
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,789$77,971 $229,635$229,635 $47,185$0 -060
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,369$43,402 $267,817$267,817 $39,085$0 -060

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $736 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
EQUITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PASSAIC OPTIMIST FRIEND OF YOUTH FOUNDATION INC” 2022-2023 2$400 2023$150
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PASSAIC OPTIMIST FRIEND OF YOUTH FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2023 4$336 2023$66
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $105,772 spent · pay $0 · grants $103,601 · events $61,371
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $103,601$103,601-- 97.9%
Office expenses $1,751-$1,751- 1.7%
Information technology $420-$420- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $122,076$61,371reported apart
Total$105,772100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $76,485 spent · pay $0 · grants $74,442 · events $55,727
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $73,500$73,500-- 96.1%
Office expenses $2,016-$2,016- 2.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $942$942-- 1.2%
Information technology $27-$27- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $134,131$55,727reported apart
Total$76,485100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $77,971 spent · pay $0 · grants $77,221 · events $41,921
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $77,221$77,221-- 99.0%
Office expenses $750-$750- 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $94,930$41,921reported apart
Total$77,971100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $43,402 spent · pay $0 · grants $42,573 · events $13,613
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $42,573--- 98.1%
Other (as described)Bank charges $829--- 1.9%
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