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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC

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2022 · Form 990 · revenue $159K · expenses $58K · assets $184K

Also known as
INC
EIN
47-5199836
Address
11 MORNINGSIDE DR, PENNINGTON, NJ 08534-3108
Website
FIRSTDAYOFSCHOOLFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
O12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL-RELATED AND THERAPEUTIC EXPENSES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. TO THAT END, OUR FOUNDATION CONDUCTS SCHOOL SUPPLY COLLECTIONS AND WE DONATE MONEY TO SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. WE ALSO DONATE MONEY TO HELP INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES SUCH AS PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Jamie Cullen EVENT COORDI2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Katherine Ervelli EVENT COORDI2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jennifer Lukens BOARD MEMBER2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Katherine Lukens BOARD MEMBER2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Megan Lukens SUCCESSOR DO2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Cynthia Perez BOARD MEMBER2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jason Waller BOARD MEMBER2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Kerry Waller BOARD MEMBER2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Andrew Waller PRESIDENT2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Suzanne Waller SECRETARY2016-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2022 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMIE CULLEN EVENT COORDI- $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE ERVELLI EVENT COORDI- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER LUKENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE LUKENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN LUKENS SUCCESSOR DO- $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA PEREZ BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JASON WALLER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KERRY WALLER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW WALLER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
SUZANNE WALLER SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMIE CULLEN EVENT COORDI- $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE ERVELLI EVENT COORDI- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER LUKENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE LUKENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN LUKENS SUCCESSOR DO- $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA PEREZ BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JASON WALLER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KERRY WALLER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW WALLER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
SUZANNE WALLER SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGAN LUKENS SUCCESSOR DO- $0$0$0 $01
KERRY WALLER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JASON WALLER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA PEREZ BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER LUKENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE LUKENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE ERVELLI EVENT COORDI- $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE CULLEN EVENT COORDI- $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW WALLER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
SUZANNE WALLER SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGAN LUKENS SUCCESSOR DO- $0$0$0 $01
KERRY WALLER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JASON WALLER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA PEREZ BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER LUKENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE LUKENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE ERVELLI EVENT COORDI- $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE CULLEN EVENT COORDI- $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW WALLER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
SUZANNE WALLER SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGAN LUKENS SUCCESSOR DO8 $0$0$0 $01
KERRY WALLER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JASON WALLER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA PEREZ BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER LUKENS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE LUKENS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE ERVELLI EVENT COORDI0 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE CULLEN EVENT COORDI0 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW WALLER PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
SUZANNE WALLER SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01

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
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$158,631$57,788 $184,110$184,110 $150,976$0 -0-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,933$35,934 $83,836$83,836 $1,857$0 -0-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,567$41,036 $116,837$116,837 $0$0 -0-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,226$24,939 $114,306$114,306 $335$0 -0-
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,191$24,093 $122,019$122,019 $114,863$0 -0-

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $87,283 in all, tax years 2017 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
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$75,000 2022$75,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$10,000 2017$10,000
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ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC” 2022-2023 2$2,000 2023$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2023 4$283 2023$56
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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.

2022 · Form 990 · $57,788 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,421
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $56,390$56,390-- 97.6%
Fees: accounting $800-$800- 1.4%
Occupancy $448$448-- 0.8%
Fees: other services $150$60$90- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $8,798$1,421reported apart
Total$57,788100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $35,934 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,869
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $32,000$32,000-- 89.1%
Fees: accounting $2,100-$2,100- 5.8%
Office expenses $1,045$1,045-- 2.9%
Fees: other services $418$418-- 1.2%
Other (as described)MOVING EXPENSE $256$256-- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $115$115-- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $2,746$1,869reported apart
Total$35,934100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $41,036 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $43,392
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $38,459$38,459-- 93.7%
Fees: accounting $2,000-$2,000- 4.9%
Office expenses $308$308-- 0.8%
Fees: other services $269$269-- 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $82,515$43,392reported apart
Total$41,036100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $24,939 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $45,631
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $21,500$21,500-- 86.2%
Fees: accounting $1,950-$1,950- 7.8%
Office expenses $818$818-- 3.3%
Fees: other services $356$356-- 1.4%
Insurance $315$315-- 1.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $61,794$45,631reported apart
Total$24,939100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $24,093 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $29,306
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $18,450$18,450-- 76.6%
Fees: accounting $3,468-$3,468- 14.4%
Office expenses $1,295$1,295-- 5.4%
Fees: other services $880-$880- 3.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $38,336$29,306reported apart
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