Ramsey Responds Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300261118
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Ramsey, NJ, USA
Phone
2018192102
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$81,051
Expenses
$82,397
Assets
$86,450
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HARRIS RECHT (PRESIDENT)
  • ERIN RAMIZA (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HARRIS RECHT (PRESIDENT)
  • NOEL MCGUINESS (COMMUNITY OUTREACH)
  • ERIN RAMIZA (VICE-PRESIDENT)

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

Overview

Mission

Ramsey responds is a community-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization, comprised solely of volunteers, dedicated to helping residents in need. They provide for ramsey residents in times of hardship with assistance towards rent, mortgage, utilities, food, and other essential needs.

What it reported doing in 2025

Provide assistance with rent, mortgage, utilities, food, and other essential needs through distribution of funds and/or gift cards.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 96%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.7%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 49; 49th 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 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.6% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.6% of revenue deployed · 96% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $79K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.