2024-06-12T13:28:11-05:00 2023-07-31 223271712 MERCADIEN PC PO BOX 7648 PRINCETON NJ 085437648 990 2022-08-01 222708332 NEW JERSEY PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP CITIZEN LOBBY INC NEWJ 7327091430 335 GEORGE ST 4 PMB 1046 NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08901 ELLEN MONTGOMERY BOARD PRESIDENT 7327091430 2024-06-12 1 ELLEN MONTGOMERY 999009999 1 AUDREY E KANDEL CPA P01980369 6096899700 2024-06-12 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ELLEN MONTGOMERY 335 GEORGE ST 4 PMB 1046 NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08901 617079 0 X WWW.NJPIRG.ORG X 1986 NJ WHEN CONSUMERS ARE CHEATED OR THE VOICES OF ORDINARY CITIZENS ARE DROWNED OUT BY SPECIAL INTEREST LOBBYISTS, NJPIRG SPEAKS UP AND TAKES ACTION. WE UNCOVER THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND FIGHT TO END THEM, USING THE TIME-TESTED TOOLS OF INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH, MEDIA EXPOSES, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND LITIGATION. 5 4 0 4 0 0 377948 404301 0 0 56518 7778 0 0 434466 412079 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78810 155948 262642 155948 262642 278518 149437 9914534 11146075 277885 287409 9636649 10858666 THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE DEFINITIONS OF SECTION 501C(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. 0 0 145020 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES: RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS, DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE, CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND DISCUSSING ISSUES WITH THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ISSUES SUCH AS ADDRESSING POLLUTION FROM SINGLE-USE PLASTIC, PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM UNFAIR PRICE GOUGING, AND SPEAKING UP FOR CITIZENS' RIGHT TO REPAIR THEIR OWN DEVICES. 11784 RESEARCHING AND INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY: STAFF ENGAGE IN LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND POLICY TO ADDRESS POLLUTION FROM SINGLE-USE PLASTIC, PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM UNFAIR PRICE GOUGING, AND SPEAK UP FOR CITIZENS' RIGHT TO REPAIR THEIR OWN DEVICES. 156804 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NJ X KATIE MCGINN 3035735995 1543 WAZEE STREET 400 DENVER CO 80202 ELLEN MONTGOMERY PRESIDENT 0.50 40.00 X X 0 64992 8302 EMILY RUSCH TREASURER & VP 0.50 40.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON CAIRO SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA READ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KELLY STINE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATIE MCGINN FINANCIAL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 0 64992 8302 0 0 0 0 FUND FOR PUBLIC INTEREST INC 294 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 500 BOSTON MA 02108 PROGRAM & CITIZEN OUTREACH 121230 1 403430 871 404301 7778 7778 205000 205000 0 0 412079 0 0 7778 X 3150 3150 247268 147381 22236 77651 28 22 3 3 11563 9251 1156 1156 BANKING FEES 300 300 FILING FEES 183 183 COALITION DUES 150 150 262642 156804 27028 78810 173758 124957 0 48801 718347 1016287 980790 211766 2107823 1480465 11563 0 6096011 8437557 9914534 11146075 277885 287409 277885 287409 X 9636649 10858666 9636649 10858666 9914534 11146075 149437 1072580 0 X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 PARADIGM PARTNERS 8437557 F 8437557 X PART X, LINE 2: U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING PROCESSED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL STATEMENT DISCLOSING TO THE BOARD ANY BUSINESS, CONTRACTUAL OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS THE PERSON HAS WITH OTHER CORPORATIONS. IN ADDITION, SAID PERSONS HAVE AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, THAT THE PERSON WOULD GAIN FROM ANY PARTICULAR TRANSACTION, CONTRACT OR POLICY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD MUST ADDRESS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, CONFLICTED PERSONS MUST ABSTAIN FROM THE DELIBERATION OF THE TRANSACTION, AND CORPORATE RECORDS MUST BE MAINTAINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGES AFTER REVIEWING AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES; 2) CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; 3) ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS KEPT ON FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, EXCEPT FOR THOSE THAT WERE INCLUDED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 1024 APPLICATION FOR EXEMPT STATUS, WHICH ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS INDICATED IN LINE 18. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CITIZEN OUTREACH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 139,969. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 77,651. TOTAL EXPENSES 217,620. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,412. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,236. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,648. 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