2023-11-02T10:56:50-05:00 2022-12-31 231144520 Tait Weller & Baker LLP 50 South 16th Street Suite 2900 Philadelphia PA 19102 990 2022-01-01 221520408 UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL JERSEY INC UNIT 7322473727 32 FORD AVE MILLTOWN NJ 08850 Gloria Aftanski President, CPO 7322473727 2023-11-02 1 Gloria Aftanski 999009999 0 Harrison Pereira P00746867 2159798800 2023-11-02 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Gloria Aftanski 32 FORD AVE MILLTOWN NJ 08850 6162493 0 X WWW.UWCJ.ORG X 1930 NJ Striving to ensure all young children in our communities attain a more successful future. 12 12 17 200 0 0 1662513 2632562 1047558 324425 39033 52719 43995 25383 2793099 3035089 276437 221673 0 0 900532 1064709 0 0 200619 1537136 1630748 2714105 2917130 78994 117959 6635964 6228317 523603 282740 6112361 5945577 X United Way of Central Jersey's leadership brings together resources for local disadvantaged families to ensure that all young children in our community attain better educational outcomes and a healthier, brighter and more successful future. 0 0 1236828 1050248 HEALTHNurse Family Partnership - The nationally acclaimed Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) program specifically targets low income, first time pregnant women, provides comprehensive parenting training and education along with a range of other supportive services from the twelfth week of pregnancy through the child's second birthday. (Additional Information provided on Schedule O)(HEALTH)The Nurse Family Partnership ('NFP') program, which consists of an intensive schedule of home visits by registered nurses, has proven successful in both the short and long term by ensuring that babies get a healthier start even before birth, by helping mothers take better care of themselves, and by helping children grow to adolescence with fewer behavioral problems. Recent program outcomes include: - 67% reduction in behavioral and intellectual problems by age 6 - 19% increase in immunization rates for children - 21% decrease in pre-term births A recent study of over 30,000 NFP families showed that pre-term births cost an average of $54,194, while a full time healthy birth averages $4,389.We also connected mothers in our NFP program to; - New Jersey Department of Children and Families American Rescue Plan Funds for food - college coaching - mental health counseling and supportTHE NUMBERS:329 people helped: 163 moms, 166 babies 3,200 home visits 735699 97740 474539 FINANCIAL STABILITYUWCJ assists financially fragile households in multiple capacities, including our year-round IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, administration oversight of FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter funding in Middlesex County NJ, supporting the NJ211 information and referral service, and the Middlesex County Alliance for Child and Family Success program. (Additional Information provided on Schedule O)(FINANCIAL STABILITY)UWCJ has a multi-level focus to provide much-needed financial stability for community residents. VITAIndividuals and families making $70,000 or less per year can have their federal and state income tax returns prepared and filed for free by IRS-certified volunteers in UWCJ's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance ('VITA') Program. The volunteer-driven program supports nearly 3,000 individuals in Middlesex County and returns an average of $2-million dollars in refunds, including Earned Income Tax Credits ('EITC'), and Child Care credits for taxpayers. Unlike other VITA programs, United Way of Central Jersey provides VITA services year-round to assist late filers, delinquent filers, filers responding to IRS and State tax notices, and preparation of ITIN applications and renewals.THE NUMBERS:168 volunteers 3,616 tax returns filed$2 million+ refunds & creditsFEMA UWCJ provides administrative support to Middlesex County's Local FEMA Board - which in 2022 generated $357.8 Thousand in FEMA Awards to community organizations providing emergency shelter; rent, mortgage and utility assistance; and emergency food, diapers and infant formula.NJ211UWCJ supports NJ211 - the state's multi-lingual telephone and online helpline available 24/7/365 providing information about available services to residents of UWCJ's service area.Middlesex County Alliance for Child and Family SuccessUWCJ's 2022 Needs Assessment demonstrated that many low- and moderate-income Middlesex County families with children ages 0-5 were unaware of available services, afraid to use them because they were undocumented, and/or had difficulty navigating the currently fragmented social service system. As a result, they were unable to find needed support and resources. UWCJ created the Alliance to solve these problems. The Alliance is a community resource line that provides information that enables families to obtain needed support. The program launched in April 2022.THE NUMBERS:517 callers, including:103 callers with 148 children ages 0-591% female66% Hispanic56% with annual incomes below $29,000COVID-19 Recovery AssistanceThe Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic slowdown adversely affected many low-income residents in Middlesex County. Recognizing the need for housing, utilities, and food assistance, UWCJ created a Covid-19 Recovery Fund in 2020, funded by a FEMA award, corporate donations, and individual donations. The urgent needs for COVID assistance declined in 2022, although UWCJ continued distributing assistance funds. Undistributed funds will be focused on further financial-stabilization COVID recovery efforts. 363669 404389 EDUCATIONFocusing on academic and life success for Middlesex County Children ages 0-5, our primary initiatives are 1) a Placed-based Initiative at JFK Elementary School in Jamesburg NJ, 2) Summer STREAM Stars summer camp at JFK, 3) Abriendo Puertas parent-training, and 4) the ParentChild+ Family Child Care program model. (Additional Information provided on Schedule O)(EDUCATION)UWCJ's four focused 'Early Education' initiatives are:Place-based Initiative at JFK Elementary School in Jamesburg NJUnited Way of Central Jersey leads John F. Kennedy Elementary School's Early Childhood Council's long-term strategy to address the early education and development needs of preschool students and their families. Our Family Advocate stationed at JFK has an active caseload of over 50 families with a wide range of education, child development, health, immigration, nutrition, and financial hurdles. The Family Advocate also facilitated parent workshops, ESL classes, community events and a dental workshop. UWCJ also supported two Jamesburg food pantries and a holiday food distribution.Summer STREAM Stars at JFK ElementaryUWCJ received Community Project funding from Congresswoman Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-12) for a summer STREAM program for preschool and kindergarten students at JFK identified by their teachers for additional support to increase academic success. Students attended a half-day program of instruction in science, math, technology, engineering and the arts and reading.Students were eligible to take part in a summer afterschool program, and their parents participated in UWCJ-facilitated workshops. The learning continued at home with toolkits and home libraries that were shared with parents. The program continued into the school year with STREAM modules incorporated into an enhanced science curriculum.THE NUMBERS:90 preschool and kindergarten students in the STREAM program30 additional students in the afterschool program90 at-home learning kits providedAbriendo PuertasAbriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) is a 10-session, evidence-based parent leadership and advocacy curriculum for Latino parents with children ages 0-5. The program teaches parents that they are their child's first teacher, and equips them to advocate for their children as well. The Abriendo Puertas curriculum consists of several topics, including early childhood development, reading, social and emotional well-being and math. The program has significantly increased academic performance among Latino children.UWCJ staff were trained to facilitate Abriendo Puertas in late 2022, and conducted the first workshops in 2023.ParentChild+ (PC+)The ParentChild+ Family Child Care program model is a professional development program designed to support home-based child care providers in their role of helping young children prepare for school and life success. The positive effects continue through childhood into adolescence, with PC+ graduates from low-income families having a 20-30% greater chance of graduating high school compared with their socioeconomically equivalent peers. UWCJ's Early Childhood Specialist visited providers twice a week for 24 weeks to introduce the program model, and provides all program materials, including books and educational toys.THE NUMBERS:672 books distributed 336 training hours42 children 110378 122934 UWCJ is committed to ensuring that children in our communities, ages 0-5, are healthy and ready to learn. Financial investments, advocacy and collaboration concentrate on this priority with focus on evidence-based practices in the areas of education, healthy lives and financial stability.Gifts of the Season - UWCJ's Gifts of the Season Program is designed to provide food, clothing, toys and gifts for the end-of-year holidays to children in families in need in Middlesex County and Franklin Township in Somerset County. UWCJ's non-profit agency partners provide information about specific families receiving services that are in need of additional assistance for their children's basic end-of-the-year necessities, and UWCJ strives to meet those needs.As our community transitioned out of the COVID-19 pandemic, UWCJ was able to return to the tradition of facilitating corporate partner gift donations and distributing bags filled with individualized gifts to qualified agency families. As a result, in 2022, UWCJ - with the help of our donors was able to provide year-end gifts to 170 families from 26 agencies and/or families served by UWCJ programs. Back-to-School Supplies - At the start of each school year, UWCJ solicits donations from individual and corporate partner donors to purchase backpacks, pre-packaged 'school supply kits, and general school supplies, which are then distributed to local schools with low-income school populations. In 2022, a total of 500 backpacks and school kits were distributed to twenty (20) local schools. Food, Clothing, and Donated Items Collections and Distributions - UWCJ distributes non-perishable food items collected at area corporations throughout the year. This food is delivered to Middlesex County's centralized food bank, Replenish (formerly, McFoods), which supplies 120 local food pantries. Clothing, toiletries, and other necessities are also collected at area corporations, which are then distributed to our Nurse Family Partnership program families as well as local nonprofit organizations and schools. D.I.R.E. - In 2022, DIRE Support and legal services experienced substantial increases in the number of individuals and families requiring assistance. New immigrants, parolees, refugees, asylum seekers, victims of trafficking and unaccompanied minors relocating from the southern border required case management, assistance accessing services for which they were eligible, housing, food, clothing, assistance registering for school, assistance adjusting to life in a new country, translation services, etc. UWCJ supported the DIRE helpline and legal assistance for asylum seekers with Immigration Court appointments.Facilities and Other Services to local Non-profit Organizations - In addition to offering free meeting space to local community-partner nonprofit organizations, UWCJ continues to provide technical assistance and other in-kind services to local nonprofit organizations.Designated Gifts to Other Non-profit Organizations - Through the annual workplace campaigns, area corporations allow donors to direct their gifts to any non-profit health and human service organization. UWCJ is essentially fundraising on behalf of countless other organizations via this "open designation" process. In 2022, UWCJ's fundraising efforts generated $122.9 thousand dollars in workplace designated-donor gifts to other United Ways, and other non-profit organizations, both locally and nationally. 110378 122934 2446574 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NJ X X UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL JERSEY 7322473727 32 FORD AVE MILLTOWN NJ 08850 LAWRENCE P O'CONNELL CHIEF VOLUNTEER OFFICER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LEE F LIVINGSTON FIRST VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SOL HECKELMAN VICE CHAIR, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY KARLIN TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GERALDINE L COCHRAN PhD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MURIEL GRIMMETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AINSWORTH KIFFIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS S McDONOUGH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GISELLE MUDGE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STU SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS VAN DER STAD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE WILLIAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLORIA AFTANSKI PRESIDENT, CPO 45.00 X 164320 0 21395 ELIZABETH E HANCE VP OF FINANCE (CFO) 45.00 X 98898 0 10459 263218 0 31854 1 0 1 0 VNA Health Group 23 Main street Holmdel NJ 07733 Nurse Family Practice Program 933158 1 2632562 90981 2632562 COMMUNITY PROGRAM INCOME 624200 324425 324425 324425 52734 52734 3127389 3127404 -15 -15 -15 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 21372 21372 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE 900099 4011 4011 25383 3035089 349808 0 52719 218620 218620 3053 3053 295072 204560 48243 42269 622919 431846 101843 89230 24281 16831 3971 3479 52919 36682 8654 7583 69518 48180 11373 9965 22500 20839 696 965 18823 18823 62360 57755 1929 2676 1938 950 75 913 66185 53560 6556 6069 44191 27217 9105 7869 26274 18581 3513 4180 5739 4011 1019 709 33997 24426 3974 5597 76663 31497 36536 8630 32509 21788 5484 5237 COMMUNITY PROGRAM EXPEN 1170623 1170623 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 46864 43896 2431 537 22082 11659 5712 4711 2917130 2446574 269937 200619 491269 132201 1901473 339312 128872 210021 47079 56821 2408589 1552629 890223 855960 2858051 4384456 318997 249546 6635964 6228317 401651 158011 44476 74264 77476 50465 523603 282740 X 3662340 3936395 2450021 2009182 6112361 5945577 6635964 6228317 117959 -284743 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2066355 1859145 1835859 1679239 2632562 10073160 2066355 1859145 1835859 1679239 2632562 10073160 5553987 4519173 132562 73096 41365 41082 52734 340839 76357 31323 35166 30033 25383 198262 10612261 4524651 0.42580 0.46590 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 40000 40000 2196218 1388595 807623 172371 164034 8337 855960 Allocations Payable 31686 Designations Payable 18779 50465 X 2621145 -284743 12556 -272187 2893332 18823 122934 141757 3035089 2787929 12556 12556 2775373 18823 122934 141757 2917130 Part X, Line 2: MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR EACH OF THE OPEN TAX YEARS (2019-2021) OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN UNITED WAY'S 2022 TAX RETURN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Donor Designated Contributions 122,934. Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Donor Designated Contributions 122,934. 1 NJ 2-1-1 16 Wing Drive Cedar knolls NJ 07927 371446108 501(C)(3) 30436 0 24/7/365 Information & Referral Hotline. CLASSIS OF NEW BRUNSWICK CDC 100 College Avene New Brunswick NJ 08901 452053473 501(C)(3) 65000 0 D.I.R.E. Program/Immigrant services. 2 0 Part I, Line 2: At a minimum, agencies provide semi-annual detailed financial and program reports; more frequent reports may be required when indicated. Site visits occur on a selected basis. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GLORIA AFTANSKI PRESIDENT, CPO 164320 0 0 0 0 0 8216 0 13179 0 185715 0 0 0 X 13044 FMV X CLOTHING/TOYS - HOLIDAY GIFTS 0 77937 FMV 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The members of the Corporation shall be agency, individual and honorary. Agency Membership: Any non-profit agency given tax-exempt status under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Codes that has a written membership agreement with the Corporation shall be an agency member of the Corporation. Individual Membership: Any contributor to the United Way and person residing or employed in the area served by the Corporation giving voluntary service through the Corporation shall be an individual member for the year which such contribution is made or such voluntary service is rendered. Honorary and Ex-Officio Membership: Honorary membership in the Corporation may be conferred upon any person or persons by the Board of Trustees in recognition of outstanding and unselfish service to the public welfare. Ex-Officio voting membership shall be extended for life to all of the Board of Trustees' previous Chief Volunteer Officers, including those previously titled as President. The General Assembly shall consist of members of the Corporation as defined herein. The powers and duties of the General Assembly shall be: a) To elect annually the members of the Board of Trustees and Officers of the Corporation, b) To receive reports at its meetings and have the right to require special reports from the Board of Trustees and any division, department or committee of the Corporation, c)To delegate to the Board of Trustees such duties as it deems advisable, consistent with the Corporation's By-Laws and d) To enact, amend, modify, change or alter the By-Laws and/or Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to law at any regular meeting or at any special meeting call for that purpose. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Trustees and Officers of the Corporation are elected by the Members at the Annual Meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Trustees and Officers of the Corporation are elected by the Members at the Annual Meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Finance Committee and the Board of Trustees prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c United Way of Central Jersey adheres to United Way Worldwide's 'CODE OF ETHICS' for Staff and Volunteers. The Policy includes provisions for full and fair disclosure. Board and Staff members annually confirm their review and compliance with the Code-of-Ethics Policy. UWCJ practice requires Board and professional staff to disclose potential conflicts and/or the potential appearance of conflict, and recuse themselves from discussion and vote on any such matters. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Each member of the United Way of Central Jersey staff receives an annual performance review prepared by Supervisory Staff, approved by the President/CPO, and provided to the Officers of the Board who constitute the Personnel Committee. The President/CPO prepares salary adjustment recommendations which are shared with the CVO for guidance and input prior to submission of such recommendations to the Personnel Committee. The President's Performance Review is conducted by the Board Chair/CVO, and reviewed by the Personnel Committee. The President/CPO and other Officers and Key Employee's compensation, including benefits,are reviewed and approved by the Personnel Committee. Such review includes reliance on appropriate comparability data in regards to the compensation amount(s). Documentation pertaining to the annual salary review is retained on file. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 United Way of Central Jersey provides copies of the Form 990 report upon written request. The public version of the most current Form 990 report is available via the United Way of Central Jersey's website, WWW.UWCJ.ORG. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 United Way of Central Jersey makes these documents available to the public upon written request. Links to the United Way of Central Jersey's public documents are available on the Website, WWW.UWCJ.ORG. PART XI, LINE 2C United Way of Central Jersey's Finance Committee selects, and provides oversight over, the independent accounting firm that conducts the annual independent audit. Between audits, the Finance Committee receives and reviews monthly financial reports. At the conclusion of the annual independent audit, the Finance Committee meets with representatives of the independent accounting firm to review the audit results and management comments (if any). The Finance Committee presents the Audited financials to the full Board for review and acceptance. Schedule A, Part I Schedule A, Part I, REASON FOR PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS: Based on 'Accountability and Membership Standards' guidance received from United Way Worldwide, the leadership and support organization for the network of nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways, the United Way of Central Jersey concludes its' Reason for Public Charity Status' is that of a 'Public Charity as defined by IRS code Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and 509(a)(1)'.