Civic League of Greater New Brunswi

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
221599198
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Phone
7322479066
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$769,225
Expenses
$816,486
Assets
$211,758
Liabilities
$35,883

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ZELDA DUKES (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • EDMUND M DEVEAUX (MEMBER)
  • ZELDA DUKES (PRESIDENT)
  • ELTER WAYMER III (MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To administer funds and to develop programs and projects designed to improve the conditions of disadvantaged people in the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

After school programs: elementary after school-the league's after school programs focused on student academics and enrichment activities at the lord stirling, a. Chester redshaw, woodrow wilson and paul robeson community schools. The elementary programs were directred to third, fourth, and fifth graders at the lord stirling, a. Chester redshaw schools, blanquita b. Valenti, and paul robeson schools. Middle school extended day programs covered grades six through eighth, operated in an in- classroom setting for the entirety of the 2023-2024 school year. 7th / 8th grade leadership programs: the 7th grade step up program provides the opportunities for students of new brunswick schools to strengthen skills needed to reach their fullest potential as life long learners and productive citizens. Students who demonstrate leadership potential are self nominated or selected by the school principal and teachers. The 8th grade leadership program is directed towards 8th grade students district wide, to develop positive personal skills; anger management, decision - making, goal setting, and teamwork. Untagged gents - this minority males mentoring program is directed to middle school and high school students, ages 14 years and older. The program is a civic league partnership with the new brunswick board of education at new brunswick middle school, new brunswick high school, paul robeson, and woodrow wilson. Ladies of vision - likewise, the ladies of vision program which was directed towards adolescent teenage students, was conducted on a monthly basis at new brunswick middle school, new brunswick high school, paul robeson, and woodrow wilson.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 83% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.4%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 81.4%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.1%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.4% of revenue deployed · 81.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $665K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.