Family Resource Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
134205042
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
East Windsor, NJ, USA
Phone
6093924900
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Neighborhood Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,710,990
Expenses
$7,493,470
Assets
$4,048,120
Liabilities
$1,816,630

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PETER T DONNELLY ESQ (PRESIDENT)
  • SARAH E DAU (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SEBASTIAN BORRIELLO (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LIZA GUNDELL (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • LIZA GUNDELL (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $189,286 total reported compensation
  • MARK VANDERO (SVP FINANCE & IT): $143,526 total reported compensation
  • KERRIE HANNEN WEBSTER (SVP PROGRAMS & SERVICES): $118,517 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The family resource network (frn), mission is to provide a personalized, humancentric approach to helping families with disabilities find the right resources and support for every step of their journey.

What it reported doing in 2025

Community based supportsfrn's community based supports are designed to foster meaningful participation and inclusion within local communities. Through personalized guidance and hands-on assistance, individuals are empowered to engage in social, recreational, educational, and volunteer activities that reflect their interests and strengths. Our team works collaboratively with individuals and their families to identify opportunities, build connections, and cultivate life skills, all while promoting independence and personal growth. Services are flexible and tailored to each person's unique goals, making community engagement accessible and rewarding for those we serve.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 43% for direct work, and 57% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.3%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 74.1%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 2.8%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.5%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.3% of revenue deployed · 74.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $5.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $189K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $623K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.