2015-08-14T07:54:55-05:00 2014-12-31 222426149 COWAN GUNTESKI & CO PA 730 HOPE ROAD TINTON FALLS NJ 07724 990 2014-01-01 222333658 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS & RESOURCE CENTER INC COMM 7327743282 913 SEWALL AVE ASBURY PARK NJ 07712 BEATRIZ OESTERHELD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7327743282 2015-08-07 CAROL EGAN P00477466 7326764100 2015-08-14 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z BEATRIZ OESTERHELD 913 SEWALL AVE ASBURY PARK NJ 07712 1988306 false X WWW.CARCNJ.ORG X 1987 NJ OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHEN YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION. 13 13 28 16 0 815871 1926095 19960 20445 16 4 14525 23555 850372 1970099 0 0 493977 546822 0 3907 281049 1524938 775026 2071760 75346 -101661 274309 200701 150504 178557 123805 22144 X OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHEN YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION. false false 1250524 SUPERSTORM SANDY RELIEF: CARC RECEIVED SANDY HOMEOWNER/RENTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SHRAP) FUNDS TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THOSE AFFECTED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY. THESE FUNDS WERE DESIGNATED TO ASSIST WITH MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, RENT AND RENT ARREARS, UTILITY PAYMENTS AND BY HELPING TO REPLACE ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY THE STORM. CARC WAS ALSO AWARDED FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY SANDY WHOSE SHELTER AND BASIC LIVING NEEDS WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE GONE UNMET. SOME SANDY RELATED NEEDS ARE STILL BEING ADDRESSED BY CARC WITH THE LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS EARLIER THIS YEAR. 127601 EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS: CARC IS A CERTIFIED TRAINING PROVIDER APPROVED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WITH GRANT FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE MONMOUTH COUNTY DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CARC IMPLEMENTS A REFERRAL-BASED JOB READINESS WITH BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS PROGRAM TO TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES) AND GA (GENERAL ASSISTANCE) RECIPIENTS. THE PROGRAM ASSIST CLIENTS BY DEVELOPING A CAREER PLAN AND ADDRESSING WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND COGNITIVE SKILLS, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON PROFESSIONAL DRESS AND DEMEANOR, INTERVIEWING SKILLS, WORK ETHIC AS WELL AS INTERPERSONAL AND TEAMWORK SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY THEIR PERSONAL QUALITIES, STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A CAREER ASSESSMENT. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 4-WEEK PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE CREATED AN EFFECTIVE RESUME AND REFINED INTERVIEWING SKILLS. 115975 HEALTH & WELLNESS: WITH FUNDS FROM THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH DISPARITY PREVENTION PROGRAM, CARC CONDUCTS AN ANTI-OBESITY WORKSHOP SERIES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE MINORITY POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND BRING AWARENESS TO PREVALENT HEALTH CONCERNS, SPECIFICALLY OBESITY. SENIORS COMMUNITY INFORMATION & REFERRAL PROGRAM (JUST 4 SENIORS). THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE HISPANIC SENIOR, DISABLED ADULT POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, REFERRAL, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES, WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES. 484543 20445 THE ORGANIZATION CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION BY OFFERING NUMEROUS PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, JOB READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, PARENTING EDUCATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOUTH PROGRAM AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,: ADVOCACY, PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATIONS, INCOME TAX PREPARATION, NOTARY PUBLIC, NJ FAMILY CARE APPLICATIONS, FOOD STAMP (SNAP) APPLICATION AND NJ SHARES ENERGY ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS. 484543 20445 1978643 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 28 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true true true false NJ X ORGANIZATION 7327743282 913 SEWELL AVE ASBURY PARK NJ 07712 ELDRA M RADZIK CHAIRPERSON 3.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT GOLDMAN VICE-CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CARL DEJURA TREASURER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DARLENE MONTANARO SECRETARY 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE LABARBERA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE NOCE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS DANIELS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS NIOSI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DR JORGE PARDES BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 GERALD CIOCI BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER SCHULZE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MAGDALISA PENTZ BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 WANDA BRAUNER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BEATRIZ OESTERHELD EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 70338 0 0 70338 false false false 6000 1822616 97479 1926095 PROGRAM INCOME 611600 13245 13245 PROGRAM RENTAL INCOME 611600 7200 7200 20445 4 4 40144 6000 18207 21937 OTHER INCOME 624100 1618 1618 1618 1970099 22063 4 70338 59787 7034 3517 421895 400102 21793 54589 51002 3197 390 5256 5256 24442 12398 12044 43041 10881 32160 9085 6814 2271 14764 14539 225 5128 5128 1153 1153 1377 1377 2690 2649 41 10638 7979 2659 PROGRAM EXPENSES 1405573 1405573 AUTO EXPENSES 1791 1791 2071760 1978643 89210 3907 75087 49294 2864 27881 181792 106043 3227 4171 40785 27473 11339 13312 274309 200701 121643 24107 1099 76319 27762 21520 56611 150504 178557 X 7975 22144 115830 123805 22144 274309 200701 -101661 X false true X true true true X 321774 305340 316888 640178 1926095 3510275 321774 305340 316888 640178 1926095 3510275 3510275 6 20 1 16 4 47 865 18969 33010 30427 40144 123415 3633737 62207 0.96600 0.96090 X PART II, LINE 10 FUNDRAISING INCOME 123,415 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25733 16306 9427 15052 11167 3885 13312 ADVANCE FROM GRANTOR 56611 56611 X 1988306 1988306 -18207 -18207 1970099 2089967 18207 18207 2071760 2071760 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, FROM THE DATE THEY ARE TO BE FILED. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION, WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH 0 FUNDRAISING INCOME -18,207 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH 0 FUNDRAISING INCOME 18,207 GALA 42519 6000 36519 14323 3019 42519 6000 36519 14323 3019 17342 19177 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY THEIR PERSONAL QUALITIES, STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A CAREER ASSESSMENT. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 4-WEEK PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE CREATED AN EFFECTIVE RESUME AND REFINED INTERVIEWING SKILLS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE ORGANIZATION CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION BY OFFERING NUMEROUS PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, JOB READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, PARENTING EDUCATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOUTH PROGRAM AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,: ADVOCACY, PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATIONS, INCOME TAX PREPARATION, NOTARY PUBLIC, NJ FAMILY CARE APPLICATIONS, FOOD STAMP (SNAP) APPLICATION AND NJ SHARES ENERGY ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW TAX FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND DETERMINES SALARIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND DETERMINES SALARIES AND WAGES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH 0 FUNDRAISING INCOME 18,207 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH 0 FUNDRAISING INCOME -18,207