Joey Bella Memorial Fund Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222873346
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Denville, NJ, USA
Phone
9736272663
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$501,109
Expenses
$28,009
Assets
$1,537,972
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY MIRALDI (Vice President)
  • LIA BELLA (President & CEO)

People named in this filing

  • MARY MIRALDI (Vice President)
  • LIZ RIDNER (CO TREASURER)
  • LIA BELLA (President & CEO)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Organization provides financial assistance to families suffering from life-threatening catastrophic illness. Nonsectarian and nondemoninational, the organization offers a single outlet for civic and religious organizations in the Denville, NJ area to provide direct assistance to families in need.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Organization provides financial assistance to families suffering from life threatening catastrophic illness. Revenue collected to support this program is thru fundraising activities and acceptance of contributions. The costs associated with these activities are budgeted and approved by the Board. Assistance to families is reviewed and approved by the Board. There are three types of expenditures which the Organization provides financial assistance for: reimbursement for out of pocket expenses paid directly to the families; payment to vendors for services rendered directly to the families; and support services such as insurance premiums, mortgage payments, etc. and special needs not covered by insurance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - 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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 56
  • Sustainability: 95
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 76.3%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $463.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 94.4%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 54.91; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.1% of revenue deployed · 76.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 14 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.