Linden Police Superior Officers Assoc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222671219
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Linden, NJ, USA
Phone
7326734371
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Labor Unions

Reported finances

Revenue
$85,868
Expenses
$55,865
Assets
$144,104
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Airan Fernandez (President)
  • Danny Tristao (Vice president)

People named in this filing

  • Airan Fernandez (President)
  • John Mekovetz (Treasurer)
  • Michael P Cistaro (Secretary)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

This Association is formed to promote the general welfare of its Local Associations and to conduct business in the furtherance of that goal as promulgated herein. The Association will act as a clearing house for legislative issues on behalf of its Local Associations and advocate for the mutual aid, protection, welfare and advancement of each Local Association and its members; to strive to improve terms and conditions of employment for each Local Association and its members; to seek all legitimate aid and assistance for the purpose of promoting, advancing and improving financially, and otherwise, the welfare, conditions and interest of police and law enforcement officers throughout the State of New Jersey, to advance socially, financially, and otherwise, each member.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Association organized a golf outing to support its mission of promoting the welfare and professional growth of police and law enforcement officers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 71% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, and 41% for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 46.7%; rating input score 47
  • Program expense ratio: 68.8%; rating input score 69

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.9%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.58; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 46.7% of revenue deployed · 68.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.