Livingston Philanthropies Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 830542601
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
- Location
- Roseland, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 9735339336
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Theater
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $34,188
- Expenses
- $38,153
- Assets
- $6,652
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
People named in this filing
- JEFF FRIEDMAN (DIRECTOR)
- ALAN KARPAS (BOARD MEMBER)
- JENNIFER CHCIUK (BOARD 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Newark emergency services for families (nesf) staffer joey robinson picks up a vanlaod of fresh produce and fruits provided by livingston philanthrophies, inc (lpi) volunteers through it's "green initiative" founder jeff friedman invites livngston neighbors to visit lpi's website at njhomeless.org. See photo on website feb1st, 2024 green imitiative.
What it reported doing in 2024
Across New Jersey, food banks and community kitchens are reporting a substantial rise in demand and food insecurity within their communities." More people may be turning to food banks and soup kitchens because of high rent increases, ongoing inflation and the lingering effects of ceased pandemic relief programs, local experts say." NJ Advance Media.That's why Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI), now in its thirteenth year, endeavors to expand and enhance our monthly purchase and distribution of fresh produce and fruit. We call in it the "Green Initiative."Families living below the poverty line are in dire need of fresh food. This is really an emergency situation. The need is huge and growing every month. LPI is reaching-out with a formal funding campaign to service this specific and fundamental basic life need.LPI volunteers are dedicated to continuing current, monthly fresh food purchases for Newark Emergency Services For Families (NESF) and expanding purchase of life-sustaining sustenance for our newest distribution partner, the philanthropic and wonderful Temple Rock Community Church of Newark (TRCCN).The Green Initiative is Livingston Philanthropies first grant outreach in some 12.5 years, with the goal of generating $50,000.00 for this purpose in 2024. It's important to note that LPI is a one-hundred-percent volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit with its mission of providing for families living below the poverty line and the homeless.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -11.6%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 15; 15th 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: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.