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Nonprofit · EIN 22-1898061

NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Tax-exempt · JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306

Financials

$14.6M$14.3M2023$16.4M$16.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$16,390,149$16,413,664-$23,515$12,248,388$8,519,206$3,729,182
June 30, 2024990$14,622,003$14,306,429$315,574$10,734,478$6,981,781$3,752,697
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$16,258,725
of which government grants
$14,616,317
Program service revenue
$10,000
Investment income
$103,251
Other revenue
$18,173

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$355,000
Other salaries and wages
$9,556,602
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$13,918,233
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$11,135
Accounting fees
$69,668
Occupancy
$1,160,657
Travel
$14,019
Depreciation
$135,400
Program services (functional)
$14,814,631
Management and general (functional)
$1,071,573
Fundraising (functional)
$527,460

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,734,478
Total assets, end of year
$12,248,388
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,519,206
Net assets, end of year
$3,729,182
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,555,216
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,706,278
Net assets with donor restrictions
$22,904
Gross receipts
$16,390,149
Employees
138
Volunteers
180
Year formed
1967
State of legal domicile
NJ

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GREGORY DIEBOLD ESQDirector of Litigation
Highest-paid employee
35$203,198$57,904
ANNA NAVATTA ESQDirector Attorney
Highest-paid employee
35$205,420$36,575
LEAH ASHE ESQExecutive Director
Officer
35$205,833$22,960
EDGAR ESPINOSA ESQDep Litig Director
Highest-paid employee
35$157,267$64,882
NEIL FOGARTY ESQRETD 524Managing Attorney
Highest-paid employee
35$205,638$6,121
ELLISTON PANTON CPADirector of Finance
Officer
35$133,797$64,590
DIANNA FULLER ESQManaging Attorney
Highest-paid employee
35$153,557$30,912
JACK JAY WIND ESQPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NORMAN KLEIN ESQVice Pres Decd425
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTINA S COOPER ESQSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICHARD HERMAN ESQTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
IVAN H SUTHERLAND ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA FOSTER ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN FREEMAN ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEONARD B COHEN ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
15 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JAWANZA PHOENIX ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
CONRADO ARROYO ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDRA ROBINSON ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
BARRY SARKISIAN ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
YONGMOON KIM ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
STEFANIA D OPREA-ARROYO ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA M YU ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
NIMESH PATEL CPABoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA STEEDBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
KHITAM AYOUBBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIN MICHAELSBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
RHETTA D ALEONGBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
GLENDA BLAKELYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
SHERYLL THOMPSONBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
CASSANDRA L FREEMANBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GREGORY DIEBOLD ESQDirector of Litigation
Highest-paid employee
35$204,142$43,752
ANNA NAVATTA ESQDirector Attorney
Highest-paid employee
35$201,390$24,831
LEAH ASHE ESQExecutive Director
Officer
35$199,506$12,434
NEIL FOGARTY ESQAttorney Manager
Highest-paid employee
35$177,867$33,557
EDGAR ESPINOSA ESQDep Litig Director
Highest-paid employee
35$152,294$54,654
JOHN FITZGERALD ESQExecDirRet1222
Former
–$195,000$0
ELLISTON PANTONDirector of Finance
Officer
35$127,034$53,261
MYRA METZGER ESQAttorney
Highest-paid employee
35$168,949$4,400
JACK JAY WIND ESQPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NORMAN KLEIN ESQVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTINA S COOPER ESQSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICHARD HERMAN ESQTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
IVAN H SUTHERLAND ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA FOSTER ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN FREEMAN ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEONARD B COHEN ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAWANZA PHOENIX ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CONRADO ARROYO ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDRA ROBINSON ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARRY SARKISIAN ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YONGMOON KIM ESQBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHERYLL THOMPSONBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CASSANDRA L FREEMANBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNETTE MEYERSBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA STEEDBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KHITAM AYOUBBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIN MICHAELSBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RHETTA D ALEONGBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLENDA BLAKELYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
574 SUMMIT AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306-2708
In care of
% LEAH ASHE ESQ
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LEAH ASHE ESQ, 574 SUMMIT AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306
Signed the 990
LEAH ASHE ESQ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(201) 792-6363

Mission

TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME, DISABLED AND SENIOR RESIDENTS OF BERGEN, HUDSON AND PASSAIC COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • IN THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, NNJLS PROVIDED DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 14,300 PERSONS IN THE AREA OF HOUSING, CONSUMER ISSUES, FAMILY ISSUES AND PUBLIC BENEFIT LAW MATTERS. NNJLS ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY-BASED LEGAL EDUCATION TO OVER 10,000 LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF BERGEN, HUDSON AND PASSAIC COUNTIES.
    Expenses $14,814,631 · revenue $10,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-1898061
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1967
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$12,248,388
Income (IRS master file)
$16,390,149

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$16,390,149$16,413,664$12,248,388XML
990June 2024$14,622,003$14,306,429$10,734,478XML
990June 2023$13,556,438$13,463,973$9,402,980IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-1898061).

Questions about NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

What is the EIN of NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION is 22-1898061.
Is NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
Are donations to NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LEAH ASHE ESQ.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $203,198 (GREGORY DIEBOLD ESQ, Director of Litigation).
How much revenue does NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,390,149, expenses of $16,413,664 and total assets of $12,248,388 at year end.

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