NJALAS Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842228828
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Pittstown, NJ, USA
Phone
9086256696
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$63,073
Expenses
$64,144
Assets
$104,105
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michelle Velez-Jonte (Director and President)

People named in this filing

  • Michelle Velez-Jonte (Director and President)
  • Rosa Diaz (Director and Vice Presiden)
  • Norma Diaz (Director and Treasurer)

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

To provide bold and effective leadership in New Jersey that addresses the educational needs of all students with particular emphasis on Latino youth, by building capacity, promoting best practices, and developing partnerships that will support and further our cause.

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025, the New Jersey Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (NJALAS) continued to carry out activities in furtherance of its exempt purpose of advancing educational leadership, promoting equity, and supporting students and educational professionals.NJALAS awarded $13,000 in scholarships to students pursuing post-secondary education. This program supports academic achievement and expands access to higher education for deserving students.The organization conducted professional development programming throughout the state, including hosting two events in each region of New Jersey. These events provided training, mentorship, and networking opportunities for aspiring and current school and district administrators, with a focus on leadership development, equity, and best practices in education.NJALAS also hosted several major events, including its annual conference, which featured workshops and presentations by educational leaders and subject matter experts; its annual gala, which served as both a fundraising and recognition event; and a scholarship awards dinner honoring student recipients and their achievements.In addition, NJALAS recognized excellence in educational leadership within its membership. The organization's Vice President, Rosa Diaz, Superintendent of Carteret Public Schools, was recognized at the National Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Conference and Gala for her outstanding leadership. She was also named ALAS National Superintendent of the Year and Middlesex County Superintendent of the Year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 67% for direct work, and 33% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 97.5%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 90.2%; rating input score 90; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.7%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.62; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 29.6% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -26.1% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.2% of revenue deployed · 97.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $63K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 22 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.