2026-03-17T12:01:13-05:00 2025-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 990 2024-07-01 453848336 SUSTAINABLE JERSEY SUST 6097712938 PO BOX 7718 EWING NJ 086280718 CAROLINE EHRLICH CHAIRPERSON 6097712938 2026-03-17 1 1 BRIDGET HARTNETT P01429163 9739949494 2026-03-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CAROLINE EHRLICH PO BOX 7718 EWING NJ 086280718 3151143 0 X WWW.SUSTAINABLEJERSEY.COM X 2011 NJ SUSTAINABLE JERSEY'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS WITH THE TOOLS, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES NECESSARY TO PURSUE CRITICAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES. 17 17 3 93 0 0 3300936 2914743 33389 62040 88852 135255 -49804 -65345 3373373 3046693 632406 587500 0 0 782577 927018 0 0 225541 1143405 1052150 2558388 2566668 814985 480025 3791693 4260992 1505413 1494687 2286280 2766305 X SUSTAINABLE JERSEY'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS WITH THE TOOLS, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES NECESSARY TO PURSUE CRITICAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES. 0 0 550110 62040 MUNICIPAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM:SUSTAINABLE JERSEY, LAUNCHED IN 2009, IS A FREE MUNICIPAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC ACTIONS COMMUNITIES CAN TAKE TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE, ADDRESS THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SAVE MONEY, AND SUSTAIN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE OVER THE LONG TERM. BY THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2025, 468 NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES (REPRESENTING 83% OF THE STATE) WERE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND WERE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES WITH 191 CERTIFIED. IN ADDITION TO CERTIFICATION, MUNICIPALITIES CAN EARN GOLD STARS IN KEY DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY SUCH AS ENERGY, HEALTH AND WATER. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 19,637 PROGRAM ACTIONS AND ACHIEVED 6 GOLD STARS.IN 2014, SUSTAINABLE JERSEY LAUNCHED THE SUSTAINABLE JERSEY FOR SCHOOLS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH LEADING NEW JERSEY SCHOOL-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW JERSEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. IT IS IS A FREE, VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR NEW JERSEY PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH-GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BY THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2025, 67% ON NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, 367 SCHOOLS WERE CERTIFIED WITH 58 ALSO EARNING DIGITAL SCHOOLS STAR RECOGNITION. COLLECTIVELY, SCHOOLS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DOCUMENTED OVER 10,614 PROGRAM ACTIONS. 622874 587500 SUSTAINABLE JERSEY GRANTS PROGRAM: SUSTAINABLE JERSEY IS COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING RESOURCES TO HELP MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOLS SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES. A CORNERSTONE OF THIS EFFORT IS OUR ANNUAL GRANTS PROGRAM. SINCE 2009, 8.6 MILLION IN GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO PURSUE LOCAL INITIATIVES. OVER 68% OF SUSTAINABLE JERSEY PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES AND 56% OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SUSTAINABLE JERSEY GRANT RANGING IN SIZE FROM $2,000 TO $35,000. 1030570 SUSTAINABLE JERSEY ALSO COLLABORATES WITH STATE AGENCIES, NON-PROFITS, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK. IN FY 2025 THIS INCLUDED HELPING MUNICIPALITIES TO BECOME MORE BIKE AND WALK FRIENDLY; ASSISTING MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF STATE AND FEDERAL INCENTIVES TO REDUCE THEIR ENERGY COSTS AND IMPLEMENT CLEAN ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, AND ENCOURAGING THEIR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO THE SAME; AND WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES TO COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED HAZARD VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS. 2203554 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NJ X JENNIFER SONTUPE 6097712832 PO BOX 7718 EWING NJ 086280718 CAROLINE EHRLICH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TERENCE WALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAOLA TORO ESQ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN BROWN-DANCY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BEATRICE DAGGETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARNETTE FREDERIC TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL WILLIAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WANDA MONAHAN ESQ VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SALVATORE PHD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCDONOUGH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARISSA MCKENZIE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA JIAMPETTI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD MAHANEY JR EDD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEN BECKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN MORIARTY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY PERRY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE SWAN-BENNETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDALL SOLOMON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 0 149236 1763 RENEE HAIDER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 35.00 X 0 127694 1307 0 276930 3070 0 0 1 0 0 48300 2866443 2914743 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 62040 62040 62040 135255 135255 37728 48300 104450 -66722 -66722 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1377 1377 1377 3046693 62040 0 69910 X 587500 587500 566731 414746 17464 134521 224502 176563 10943 36996 135785 114731 10965 10089 64578 64578 28747 28747 665152 653852 11300 31145 30385 674 86 37250 32281 2997 1972 5207 5207 INDIRECT COSTS 142947 129817 0 13130 SUPPLIES & SUBSCRIPTION 40170 37124 3046 PLAQUES & PROMOTIONAL I 26499 26499 BUSINESS AND REGISTRATI 7019 23 6996 3436 33 3403 2566668 2203554 137573 225541 164504 61970 3459116 3989275 80915 53916 81670 153740 5488 2091 3791693 4260992 275419 333121 1229994 1134293 27273 1505413 1494687 X 1676616 1994847 609664 771458 2286280 2766305 3791693 4260992 480025 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2100821 3205018 2545940 3300936 2914743 14067458 699002 945996 1438464 2412496 2606444 8102402 2799823 4151014 3984404 5713432 5521187 22169860 6481156 15688704 4189 3157 48 88852 135255 231501 3164 14026 8087 3411 1377 30065 22431426 282169 0.69940 0.68480 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,164. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 14,026. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 8,087. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 3,411. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,377. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 24997 0 1 3750 28747 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FUNDING FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS. 0 X 5757587 2606444 2606444 3151143 -104450 -104450 3046693 5277562 2606444 104450 2710894 2566668 0 2566668 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. AT JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -104,450. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 104,450. LUNCHEON 15043 15043 26145 3838 SUMMIT 70985 48300 22685 28060 26011 20396 86028 48300 37728 54205 26011 24234 104450 -66722 1 BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP 1ST FLOOR 152 WASHINGTON AVENUE BELLEVILLE NJ 07109 226001645 115 20000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 025 - MUNI HAINESPORT TOWNSHIP 1401 MARNE HIGHWAY PO BOX 477 HAINESPORT NJ 08036 216006461 115 20000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 025 - MUNI HOWELL TOWNSHIP PO BOX 580 HOWELL NJ 07731 216000749 115 20000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 025 - MUNI LAMBERTVILLE CITY 18 YORK STREET LAMBERTVILLE NJ 08530 226002021 115 20000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 025 - MUNI MAPLEWOOD TOWNSHIP 574 VALLEY STREET MAPLEWOOD NJ 07040 226002065 115 20000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 025 - MUNI SOMERVILLE BOROUGH 25 WEST END AVENUE SOMERVILLE NJ 08876 226002297 115 20000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 025 - MUNI BELMAR BOROUGH 601 MAIN STREET BELMAR NJ 07719 216000081 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 025 - MUNI CAPE MAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 4 MOORE ROAD DN -704 CAPE MAY NJ 08210 222058698 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - SCHOOL DELAWARE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 ROSEMONT-RINGOES ROAD SERGEANTSVILLE NJ 08557 226001745 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 EZRA L NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 88 GATES AVENUE JERSEY CITY NJ 07305 226002012 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 191 SECOND STREET HACKENSACK NJ 07601 226001844 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 FANNY M HILLERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 191 SECOND STREET HACKENSACK NJ 07601 226001844 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - SCHOOL FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 302 ELM STREET WESTFIELD NJ 07090 226002405 115 10000 0 2024 PSEG MUNI OR SCHOOL REGRANTS FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL 2301 ROUTE 27 SOMERSET NJ 08873 226001820 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 GARWOOD BOROUGH 403 SOUTH AVENUE GARWOOD NJ 07027 226001831 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - MUNI HAZEL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 179 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE WEST ORANGE NJ 07052 226002398 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - SCHOOL HILLSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 195 VIRGINIA STREET HILLSIDE NJ 07205 226000989 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 JOTHAM W WAKEMAN PS #6 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 346 CLAREMONT AVENUE JERSEY CITY NJ 07305 226002012 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - SCHOOL LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT 130 N BROADWAY CAMDEN NJ 08102 223494324 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 MADISON BOROUGH 50 KINGS ROAD MADISON NJ 07940 352371909 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - MUNI NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL 25 LINWOOD PLACE NORTH BRUNSWICK NJ 08902 226002155 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 NUMBER 21 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 90 DELAWARE AVE PATERSON NJ 07522 226002199 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - SCHOOL NUTLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 371 FRANKLIN AVE NUTLEY NJ 07110 222762288 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 PINELANDS REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION 520 NUGENTOWN ROAD EGG HARBOR CITY NJ 08087 222101864 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - SCHOOL PRINCETON 400 WHITHERSPOON ST PRINCETON NJ 08540 300746654 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - MUNI ROSA INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL 45 RANOLDO TERRACE CHERRY HILL NJ 08034 226000181 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - SCHOOL ROSS STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PO BOX 428 SCHOOL STREET WOODBRIDGE NJ 07095 226002417 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS PSEG 2025 - SCHOOL SOMERSET COUNTY VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL PO BOX 6350 BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807 226016704 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 WEYMOUTH TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1202 ELEVENTH AVENUE DOROTHY NJ 08317 216000174 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 WINFIELD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT 7 1/2 GULFSTREAM AVENUE WINFIELD NJ 07036 226002413 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 135 EAST AVENUE WOODSTOWN NJ 08098 216000355 115 10000 0 SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024 PART I, LINE 2: ONCE A TOWNSHIP OR SCHOOL RECEIVES ITS GRANT FUNDING, THE TOWNSHIP OR SCHOOL MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN GRANT SUMMARIES DESCRIBING THE PROGRESS EACH TOWNSHIP OR SCHOOL HAS MADE AND MUST MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CONTINUED FUNDING AND SUPPORT. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RANDALL SOLOMON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 149236 0 0 0 0 0 509 0 1254 0 150999 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BYLAWS CALL FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE PREPARATION OF AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTED AN AUDIT SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE AND DIRECT THE PREPARATION OF AN AUDIT AND ASSOCIATED TAX FORMS. ONCE FINALIZED, THE AUDIT AND FOR 990 WERE SENT VIA EMAIL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT SUBCOMMITTEE. THE AUDIT SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWED THE AUDIT AND 990 AND RECOMMENDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO APPROVED THE SUBMISSION OF THESES DOCUMENTS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE SUBMISSION OF THE 990 FORM AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ANNUALLY BY JULY 31ST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY. THE COLLEGE'S HR DEPARTMENT REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL SALARY OFFERS AND ADJUSTMENTS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL REVIEW IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIALS, 990, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 653,852. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,300. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 665,152. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY 2000 PENNINGTON ROAD EWING NJ 08618 222797393 SUPPORT ORGANIZATION WITH OFFICE SPACE, MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL SERIVCES NJ 501(C)3 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0