Down Syndrome Association of Central New Jersey Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222593876
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Ewing, NJ, USA
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$162,332
Expenses
$156,999
Assets
$134,401

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JoEllen Boyd (President)

People named in this filing

  • JoEllen Boyd (President)
  • Dr Melissa Burgos (Board Member)
  • Hayley Schwartz (Camp Counselor)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Down Syndrome Association of Central New Jersey DSACNJ was created to provide support to persons with Down syndrome and their families and caregivers. We provide informational packages to families who are expecting a child with Down syndrome or who have just had a child with Down syndrome. We are a point of contact for those persons who have or about to have a family member with Down syndrome and for the community at large. We have meeting with speakers that provide information on various topics relevant to persons with Down syndrome. We have informal gatherings for families. Our enrichment center provides additional services and supports to families with special needs individuals.

What it reported doing in 2025

Reading enrichment program support for individuals with DS in reading & math curriculum - first year of offering and working on building up the program .20 served in the first year

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 5
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 5.2%; rating input score 5
  • Program expense ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 5

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.3%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 41.5%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -16% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 5.2% of revenue deployed · 5.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 5/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.