New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
226012949
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Manasquan, NJ, USA
Phone
7329749444
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,006,843
Expenses
$861,026
Assets
$7,189,838
Liabilities
$457,441

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

Leadership & pay

33 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FRANK R GALANTE (OUTGOING IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • TARA M SCARPONI-DANNIBALLE (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • RYAN M BUCKLAND (PRESIDENT)
  • SAMUEL C ARNOLD (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • DANIEL BITECOLA III CFSP (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KYLE P LEDFORD SR CFSP (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • GEORGE R KELDER JR CFSP (CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $452,356 total reported compensation
  • BARBARA D GUINTA (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CFO): $271,533 total reported compensation
  • VICTORIA KUCHTYAK (DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES): $149,298 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Elevate the professional character and education of funeral directors and to enlighten and direct public opinion in relation to enacting proper, just and uniform laws on funeral directing and embalming in the state of New Jersey.

What it reported doing in 2025

The New Jersey state funeral directors association is committed to advocating on behalf of the funeral service industry, consumer protections and prepaid funeral trust laws.the njsfda's government affairs program consists of both legislative and regulatory endeavors. Such matters included requesting the governor uphold the state's obligation to increase the annual appropriation for funeral home reimbursement provided to certain beneficiaries of work first New Jersey and ssi programs; urging stakeholders to limit the diversion of licensing fee revenue from the division of consumer affairs and instead, reinvest such funds into technological upgrades and improved customer service; commenting on proposed rule changes to the ftc funeral rule; assisting the department of environmental protection in troubleshooting annual regulated medical waste generator report issues detected within updates to the dep online portal; advocating for legislation that would modernize the states licensing structure to encourage new entrance into the workforce; and ensuring the continuation of the state board of mortuary science regulatory waiver for the delivery of in-person mandatory continuing education.the njsfda hosts an annual funeral directors convention and expo, a premier gathering of industry professionals and related trades. The annual meeting of the general membership is held during this time. The convention provides high-value, innovative and educational programming geared specifically toward the funeral industry. Quality programs covered topics such as green funerals, restorative techniques, online pricing, digital marketing, and the funeral director's role in line of duty deaths.educational programs outside of the annual convention were offered via webinar as part of the New Jersey mandatory ce series to aid licensees in their obligation to earn continuing education credits required by the state board of mortuary science. Topics included right to control and chain of custody, funeral service advertising, osha paperwork obligations, preventing injuries, preneed recordkeeping, preneed consumer considerations and ethics.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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: 72
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.35; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -44.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $452K · 33 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.