2025-09-09T12:09:35-07:00 2024-12-31 222947255 Lear & Pannepacker LLP 791 Alexander Road Princeton NJ 08540 990 2024-01-01 222587453 NAMI Mercer NJ Inc NAMI 6097998994 1235 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd 303 Hamilton NJ 08619 Janet Haag Executive Director 2025-09-09 true true Kenneth L Siegel CPA P00181363 6094522200 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Janet Haag 589056 false X Namimercer.org X 1984 NJ We serve as a local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in NJ's Capital region. We listen, lead, educate, and advocate, empowering families and individuals affected by mental illness to build lives of quality and respect free of stigma and discrimination. 14 14 5 150 0 512066 556235 0 4109 10795 -27301 656 488874 567686 0 0 265266 289936 0 99590 210273 262182 475539 552118 13335 15568 593338 631899 0 593338 631899 NAMI Mercer NJ, Inc. is a local affiliate in NJ's Capital region of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization. Nami Mercer NJ, Inc. listens, leads, educates, and advocates, empowering families and individuals affected by mental illness to build lives of quality and respect free of stigma and discrimination.NAMI Mercer, Inc. relies on the talents of a small paid staff and a large team of volunteers to fulfill its mission. false false 380549 The NAMI Mercer Helpline is staffed by dedicated volunteers who fielded roughly 452 inquiries in 2024, 49% of which were first time callers. Utilizing VoIP, Helpline specialists provided a compassionate ear as well as valuable information and resources to help people better cope with the challenges of mental illness. Helpline Plus, a stepped-up level of care, provides an advocate to those with more complex needs related to system navigation, hundreds of hours were logged under this program. Demonstrating the importance of a network of support for adults living with mental illness, we offered three 8-session Family-to-Family courses, empowering families to better understand mental illness, access effective treatment, improve coping strategies, and better advocate for their loved ones. One was held in the Spring and two in the Fall, a total of 35 family members completed the course. We also continued our partnership with Intensive Family Support Services (IFSS) under Oaks Integrated Care, hosting 114 Family Support Group Meetings online or in a hybrid format, and providing space for IFSS specialists to meet in-person with individual families at no charge. With helping hundreds of family members/friends experience less stress and improve family functioning through the development of better coping strategies. The average participation per session numbered 12. Just Parents our support group for caregivers of youth under age 24 held 8 monthly meetings during which parents shared their experiences, resources, and how they navigate difficulties, leading to a sense of belonging and better role modeling for their children. Recognizing the power of peer support for individuals with mental health challenges, we offered NAMI Connection, a hybrid support group during which participants engaged in productive discussion and enhanced their coping skills, with an average of 5 participants per session. Members of our Just Friends and Becoming Friends social support groups participated in 200+ social activities, including parties, visits to museums, theaters, restaurants, and festivals with total attendance of 802. Our Hearing Voices Support Group met in-person for a total of 20 meetings with an average attendance of 5. Mending Mindsets, an online support group for those coping with anxiety held 20 meetings with a total attendance of 88. Weight ? Worth, a support group for those with an unhealthy preoccupation with food or body image, was held on campus at TCNJ and total attendance numbered 88. Two sessions of Healing Hearts, a support group for survivors of suicide loss, were offered. The summer session met 6x and the fall one 8x with total attendance of 66. The Empathy Network, a support group for those coping with depression, met weekly and averaged 12 participants per meeting. One six- week session of Working on Wellness (WOW) was held with a corporate partner; attendance averaged 9 per session. Through NAMI Mercers community education and outreach, we provided inspiration, strategies, and resources to promote mental wellbeing and expanded knowledge and understanding of mental illness. Our annual wellness conference, Harvest of Hope, was held in-person for almost 200 attendees, live-streaming Elizabeth Vargas as our keynoter, and offering practical, interactive workshops; thoughtful conversations rooted in personal experience; an uplifting performance; and plenty of opportunities for community-building. Twenty-seven community education events were held for over 700 attendees. Highlights include Crisis Intervention Training for law enforcement, faith community presentations and quarterly gatherings for TPH (Trenton Psychiatric Hospital) patients slated for discharge. NAMI Mercers NextGen (youth/school-based Initiatives) reached over 600 young people; and we participated in 23 community outreach events/wellness fairs/mental health awareness raising activities reaching more than 6,300 people. More than 500 people participated in NAMIWALKS Mercer NJ, raising awareness about mental health, building community virtually, raising funds, and demonstrating the kind of resiliency of spirit that enables people with mental health challenges to seek treatment, pursue recovery, and lead full, meaningful lives. NAMI Mercer hosts a robust volunteer and intern program. Many individuals with mental health challenges come to us seeking a supportive environment where they can rebuild their confidence, improve their skills, and gain experience some find their way back to the workforce and/or decide volunteerism is a way they can make a meaningful contribution to society. Over 11,000 volunteer hours were logged in 2024 with 34 new volunteers being onboarded. 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The Organization is classified as a publicly supported organization which is not a private foundation as defined by Section 509(a) of the Code.In accordance with ASC Topic 740 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, the Organization has evaluated its tax positions. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that has a likelihood of being realized on examination of more than fifty percent. For tax positions not meeting the more-likely-than-not test, no tax benefit is recorded. Under the more-likely-than-not threshold guidelines, the Organization believes no significant uncertain tax positions exist, either individually or in the aggregate, that would give rise to the non-recognition of an existing tax benefit. In addition, the Organization had no material unrecognized tax benefits or interest and penalties.The Organizations policy is to recognize interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in income tax expense. false Nami Walk 129475 129475 Night Out 64531 42906 21625 20969 194006 172381 21625 20969 20969 656 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Distributed to the governing body to review and approve before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Reviewed yearly by board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a At the end of each year the board chair circulates a questionnaire to the board regarding the director's performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request.