Nonprofit · EIN 45-3606502
IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS
Also known as MARY ROBINSON
Tax-exempt · MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,311,561 | $2,173,985 | $137,576 | $2,678,307 | $727,093 | $1,951,214 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,017,887 | $1,912,586 | $105,301 | $2,800,888 | $987,250 | $1,813,638 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,778,276 | $1,715,866 | $62,410 | $2,746,053 | $999,201 | $1,746,852 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,223,704
- of which government grants
- $68,038
- Program service revenue
- $43,825
- Investment income
- $52,013
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $527
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$7,981
- Other revenue
- -$7,981
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $200,678
- Other salaries and wages
- $982,736
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,386,933
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $54,428
- Occupancy
- $348,498
- Travel
- $15,755
- Depreciation
- $29,086
- Program services (functional)
- $1,636,508
- Management and general (functional)
- $175,705
- Fundraising (functional)
- $361,772
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,800,888
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,678,307
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $727,093
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,951,214
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $155,662
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,222,775
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $728,439
- Gross receipts
- $2,350,466
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 225
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY SCHAMBACH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 60 | $183,000 | $16,320 |
| ANDREW BAUER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $106,250 | $2,500 |
| JEFFREY PERIS SCD | CHAIR (UNTIL 12/24), TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ETHAN KRAMER | VICE-CHAIR, TRUSTEE (UNTIL 05/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN SONNEK-SCHMELZ | VICE-CHAIR (AS OF 1/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BUCCIARELLI CPA | TREASURER (UNTIL 12/24), CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE NELSON | SECRETARY (AS OF 1/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLY | SECRETARY (UNTIL 12/24), TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA MILLER CPA | BOARD EMERITUS CHAIR (UNTIL 07/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FATIMAH BURNHAM-WATKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE FERTIG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT KEEFE ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWADEIM REAGANS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH SCHNEIDER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN SONNEK-SCHMELZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM TOOLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MORGAN TORIELLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT WEST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SYDNEY WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMY YIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY SCHAMBACH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 60 | $180,858 | $18,035 |
| DIANA MILLER CPA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY PERIS SCD | CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BUCCIARELLI CPA | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FATIMAH BURNHAM-WATKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE GOLDMAN ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT KEEFE ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLY | SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ETHAN KRAMER | VICE-CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE NELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH SCHNEIDER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN TORIELLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT WEST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN SONNEK-SCHMELZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY SCHAMBACH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 60 | $172,584 | $13,200 |
| DIANA MILLER CPA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY PERIS SCD | CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KOPPEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BUCCIARELLI CPA | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FATIMAH BURNHAM-WATKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE GOLDMAN ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT KEEFE ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GUBERER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLY | SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ETHAN KRAMER | VICE-CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE NELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH SCHNEIDER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN TORIELLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY VANTERPOOL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT WEST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 244 SHEFFIELD STREET, MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092-2324
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- PO Box 711, Westfield NJ 07090
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LINDSAY CULLINAN SCHAMBAC, 244 SHEFFIELD STREET, MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- Mary Robinson, PO Box 711, Westfield NJ 07090
- Signed the 990
- LINDSAY CULLINAN SCHAMBACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (908) 264-3100
- Website
- imaginenj.org
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
A YEAR ROUND GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS AND ADULTS COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER DUE TO DEATH OR LIFE-ALTERING ILLNESS, DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN AND TEENS DEVELOP HEALTHY COPING SKILLS AND FOSTER RESILIENCY AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING FOR ALL THOSE WHO GRIEVE.
Program accomplishments
- IMAGINE'S CORE FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM IS FREE, YEAR ROUND, PEER TO PEER GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS COPING WITH LOSS, RANGING IN AGE FROM 3 - 18, YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR ADULT CAREGIVERS. SUPPORT GROUPS MEET BI-WEEKLY IN OUR MOUNTAINSIDE OR NEWARK LOCATIONS OR VIRTUALLY. IN THE 24 - 25 PROGRAM YEAR, IMAGINE SERVED OVER 600 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR DIRECT SUPPORT MODEL. PARTICIPANTS ATTEND IMAGINE FOR FREE FOR AS LONG AS THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED. IT TAKES OVER 120 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO ATTEND A 3 DAY TRAINING AND THEN RECEIVE ON-GOING COACHING AND SUPERVISION TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE PEER GRIEF SUPPORT MODEL. EACH NIGHT OF SUPPORT IS OVERSEEN BY A CLINICAL STAFF MEMBER.Expenses $1,139,704
- IMAGINE KNOWS THAT NOT EVERYONE WHO IS GRIEVING WILL BE IN A PEER GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM AT OUR CENTER, BUT THEY WILL NEED THE SUPPORT OF THEIR PEERS. IMAGINE PROVIDES GRIEF EDUCATION AND GRIEF TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS LOOKING TO BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN THEIR COMMUNITY WHO ARE GRIEVING. DURING THE 24 - 25 YEAR, IMAGINE TRAINED OVER 3,100 INDIVIDUALS TO BETTER SUPPORT THOSE IN THEIR LIVES WHO ARE GRIEVING. THESE TRAININGS ARE FULLY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT HELP PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE THEIR OWN GRIEF AND HOW TO SUPPORT OTHERS WHO ARE GRIEVING.Expenses $469,906 · revenue $43,825
- IMAGINE HAS CREATED A RETREAT THAT WE OFFER EACH YEAR, TO VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AT IMAGINE. FROM EXCLUSIVE TO WIDOWS, OR WOMEN, OR MEN, IMAGINE KNOWS THAT GRIEF TAKES A TOLL ON CAREGIVERS AND THAT IN ORDER TO GRIEVE, MANY NEED SPACE AWAY AND TIME TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES, SO THEY CAN BE BETTER FOR THEMSELVES AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COUNT ON THEM. IMAGINE ORGANIZES A THREE DAY TWO NIGHT RETREAT EACH YEAR TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, THAT IS OFFERED FOR FREE TO ALL WHO ATTEND.Expenses $16,447
- IMAGINE FAMILIES ARE UNIQUELY CHALLENGED IN THE SPACE THAT AS SOLE CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN, THE SUMMER CAN BE A VERY CHALLENGING TIME. IMAGINE IS PURPOSEFUL ABOUT DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH GRIEF CAMPS AND TRADITIONAL DAY CAMPS THAT RECEIVE IMAGINE'S TRAINING TO ENSURE THAT IMAGINE FAMILIES HAVE SAFE SUPPORTIVE EXPERIENCES AND OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS, WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT AND LESS CONSISTENCY EXISTS. IMAGINE STAFF SPENDS TIME COMMUNICATING WITH THESE PARTNERS AND WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CAMP OPTIONS FOR IMAGINE PARTICIPANTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.Expenses $10,451
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3606502
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mental health and crisis intervention (F60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,678,307
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,350,466
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,311,561 | $2,173,985 | $2,678,307 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,017,887 | $1,912,586 | $2,800,888 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,778,276 | $1,715,866 | $2,746,053 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,817,075 | $1,502,960 | $1,686,409 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: Mary Robinson | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 45-3606502).
Questions about IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS
- What is the EIN of IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS is 45-3606502.
- Is IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS 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 IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names LINDSAY CULLINAN SCHAMBAC.
- Who are the officers and directors of IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,000 (LINDSAY SCHAMBACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does IMAGINE A CENTER FOR COPING WITH LOSS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,311,561, expenses of $2,173,985 and total assets of $2,678,307 at year end.
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