Nonprofit · EIN 22-0928500
FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY
Tax-exempt · SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ 07076
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,674,455 | $1,624,225 | $50,230 | $2,098,439 | $682,472 | $1,415,967 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,773,360 | $1,617,986 | $155,374 | $1,983,583 | $626,908 | $1,356,675 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,013,068 | $1,898,365 | $114,703 | $2,212,850 | $1,032,853 | $1,179,997 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,437,669
- Investment income
- $122,345
- Royalties
- $92,886
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $20,958
- Other revenue
- $114,441
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $318,149
- Other salaries and wages
- $158,576
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $523,445
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $66,878
- Occupancy
- $46,491
- Depreciation
- $1,055
- Program services (functional)
- $816,981
- Management and general (functional)
- $807,244
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,983,583
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,098,439
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $682,472
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,415,967
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,228
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,229,773
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,216,978
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $198,989
- Gross unrelated business income
- $218,886
- Gross receipts
- $1,920,662
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 33
- Year formed
- 1933
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC DEGESERO | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/S Officer | 40 | $288,387 | $29,762 |
| TIM BERGIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER PIERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN A FOULK | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD DUFFY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM D LAWES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT VAN VARICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD A MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TEDD TESCHNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX TULLO JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MAJKA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM ROSENBURGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY BOYNTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE VAN DOREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID NEILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIKRAM GILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHELLEY FREDERICKS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALEX TULLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN RAMSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHUCK SHOTMEYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILL FREDERICKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JD STEM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DON HEWITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALLY PIERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE RIGGINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NORMAN WOOLLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PRISSEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SPIEGEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT WOODRUFF JR | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GREG HOUGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ED ANYZEK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC DEGESERO | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/S Officer | 40 | $254,095 | $33,899 |
| TIM BERGIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER PIERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN A FOULK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BRAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM D LAWES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT VAN VARICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD A MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TEDD TESCHNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ED ANYZEK JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MAJKA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TED DUFFY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA CERRATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE VAN DOREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID NEILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BIKRAM GILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY FREDERICKS | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX TULLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN RAMSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE CLUEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL FREDERICKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JD STEM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON HEWITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY PIERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE RIGGINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN WOOLLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC DEGESERO | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/S Officer | 40 | $277,000 | $31,206 |
| TIM BERGIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER PIERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN A FOULK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BRAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM D LAWES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT VAN VARICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD A MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HOUGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TEDD TESCHNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ED ANYZEK JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MAJKA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD DUFFY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA CERRATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE VAN DOREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID NEILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BIKRAM GILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY FREDERICKS | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX TULLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN RAMSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE CLUEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL FREDERICKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JD STEM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON HEWITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY PIERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PRISSEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE RIGGINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX TULLO JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT WOODRUFF JR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORM WOOLLEY JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2ND FLOOR, SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ 07076-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ERIC DEGESERO, 21 COMMERCE DR SUITE 202, CRANFORD, NJ 07016
- Signed the 990
- ERIC DEGESERO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (973) 467-1400
- Website
- FMANJ.ORG
- Return prepared by
- NISIVOCCIA LLP
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE USE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND THE WELFARE OF INDEPENDENT MOTOR FUEL AND HEATING FUEL PETROLEUM MARKETERS AND CONSUMERS. AS THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS OF THOSE MEMBERS WHO SELL HEATING FUEL HAS EVOLVED OVER THE DECADES, INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM MARKETERS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF DELIVERY OF HEATING FUEL AND MOTOR FUEL HAVE EVOLVED/DIVERSIFIED FROM SIMPLY DELIVERING HEATING FUEL AND PROVIDING SOME HEATING OIL EQUIPMENT REPAIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR CONSUMERS TO NOW INCLUDE OFFERING A FULL SUITE OF HVAC (HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING) INSTALLATION AND SERVICES.
Program accomplishments
- CONVENTIONS & MEETINGS REGARDING THE OIL HEAT INDUSTRY.Expenses $717,021 · revenue $1,429,249
- NATIONAL & DEALER ADVERTISING - PROMOTION OF THE OIL INDUSTRY.Expenses $84,300 · revenue $21,555
- MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE & EDUCATION - TRAINING, SEMINARS AND PAMPHLETS REGARDING THE OIL HEAT INDUSTRY.Expenses $15,660 · revenue $8,420
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-0928500
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,098,439
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,920,662
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,674,455 | $1,624,225 | $2,098,439 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,773,360 | $1,617,986 | $1,983,583 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,013,068 | $1,898,365 | $2,212,850 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,679,945 | $1,545,109 | $2,427,323 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 22-0928500).
Questions about FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY
- What is the EIN of FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY is 22-0928500.
- Is FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1942.
- Are donations to FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY 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 FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ERIC DEGESERO.
- Who are the officers and directors of FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 31 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $288,387 (ERIC DEGESERO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/S).
- How much revenue does FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,674,455, expenses of $1,624,225 and total assets of $2,098,439 at year end.
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