Nonprofit · EIN 22-3484753
NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · MEDFORD, NJ 08055
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,258,428 | $1,164,285 | $94,143 | $1,277,079 | $169,454 | $1,107,625 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $935,855 | $912,287 | $23,568 | $1,175,799 | $183,867 | $991,932 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $883,877 | $951,160 | -$67,283 | $1,131,335 | $185,930 | $945,405 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $864,683
- of which government grants
- $817,241
- Program service revenue
- $358,214
- Investment income
- $35,284
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,909
- Other revenue
- $247
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $167,734
- Other salaries and wages
- $339,881
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $559,591
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $81,564
- Depreciation
- $13,246
- Program services (functional)
- $1,027,145
- Management and general (functional)
- $137,140
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,175,799
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,277,079
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $169,454
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,107,625
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,551
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,107,625
- Gross receipts
- $1,258,428
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1996
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAM ZIPSE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $90,000 |
| LISA SIMMS | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Former | 30 | $77,734 |
| COREY LILLISTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY KAPLAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEONARD WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK FRANZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PEGGY MIDDAUGH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT BARTOSZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COMERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID WELLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ANLIAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA SIMMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Former | 30 | $91,895 |
| PAM ZIPSE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $74,423 |
| COREY LILLISTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY KAPLAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEONARD WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK FRANZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PEGGY MIDDAUGH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT BARTOSZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COMERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID WELLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ANLIAN | ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COREY LILLISTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY KAPLAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEONARD WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK FRANZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAM ZIPSE | SECRETARY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY MIDDAUGH | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT BARTOSZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COMERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 108 PINE CONE TRL, MEDFORD, NJ 08055-9166
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAM ZIPSE, 108 PINE CONE TRAIL, MEDFORD, NJ 08055
- Signed the 990
- PAM ZIPSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (609) 694-8831
- Website
- WWW.NJTREES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOLMAN FRENIA ALLISON PC
Mission
THE NJ TREE FOUNDATION IS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PLANTING TREES IN NEW JERSEY'S MOST UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST. THROUGH TREE PLANTING, VOLUNTEERISM, AND PARTNERSHIPS, WE ASSIST COMMUNITIES IN IMPROVING THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- THE URBAN AIRSHED REFORESTATION PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-BASED STREET TREE PLANTING PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN CAMDEN IN 2002 AND HAS EXPANDED INTO SURROUNDING SOUTH JERSEY CITIES. DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, MANAGE STORMWATER, AND PROVIDE SHADE, THE URBAN AIRSHED REFORESTATION PROGRAM HAS PLANTED OVER 8,200 TREES ALONG CITY STREETS AND IN URBAN PARKS.Expenses $1,027,145 · grants $15,000 · revenue $358,214
- THE RENAISSANCE TREES PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-BASED REFORESTATION EFFORT THAT BEGAN IN 2006 IN THE CITY OF NEWARK AND SURROUNDING NORTH JERSEY CITIES. CREATED TO INCREASE THE TREE CANOPY, IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEW JERSEY'S LARGEST CITY, THE RENAISSANCE TREES PROGRAM HAS PLANTED OVER 4,000 TREES.
- EACH TREE PLANTING SEASON, THE GREEN STREETS PROGRAM HIRES MEN UNDER PAROLE SUPERVISION AS A TREE PLANTING CREW, CREATING TRANSITIONAL JOBS AND RE-ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EX-OFFENDERS. SINCE SPRING 2006, GREEN STREETS HAS PLANTED OVER 20,300 TREES AND EMPLOYED 134 PAROLEES. THE GREEN STREETS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED THROUGH CONTRACTS.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-3484753
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C360)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,277,079
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,258,428
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,258,428 | $1,164,285 | $1,277,079 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $935,855 | $912,287 | $1,175,799 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $883,877 | $951,160 | $1,131,335 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $836,922 | $835,148 | $1,192,641 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 22-3484753).
Questions about NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC is 22-3484753.
- Is NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC 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 NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC 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 NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC 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 NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAM ZIPSE.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,000 (PAM ZIPSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NEW JERSEY TREE FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,258,428, expenses of $1,164,285 and total assets of $1,277,079 at year end.
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