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Nonprofit · EIN 45-3739869

SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP

Tax-exempt · ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407

Financials

$3M$3.2M2023$4.5M$4M2024$5.5M$5.3M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$5,458,265$5,337,953$120,312$2,253,951$850,699$1,403,252
December 31, 2024990$4,503,479$3,960,427$543,052$1,977,473$694,533$1,282,940
December 31, 2023990$3,007,864$3,241,272-$233,408$868,707$128,819$739,888
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$200
Program service revenue
$5,433,079
Investment income
$24,691
Net gain from sales of assets
$15,395
Other revenue
$295

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$140,625
Other salaries and wages
$1,702,178
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,150,837
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$160,393
Travel
$112,160
Depreciation
$101,254
Program services (functional)
$4,773,167
Management and general (functional)
$564,786

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,977,473
Total assets, end of year
$2,253,951
Total liabilities, end of year
$850,699
Net assets, end of year
$1,403,252
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,337,173
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,403,252
Gross receipts
$5,499,870
Employees
44
Volunteers
6
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Nicole WhitfieldExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director, Officer
60$140,625$53,010$54,880
Samantha LambAsst. Dir. - Texas40$24,711$79,616$10,063
Shiron ShyDirector
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Darren GreenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Verily HarperDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Cecilee AbneyTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Laquetta JohnsonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Leeanne PritchardDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Nicole WhitfieldExecutive Dir.
Officer
60$53,106$119,192$56,803
Shiron ShyDirector
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Darren GreenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Cecilee AbneyTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Sybil TrottaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Nicole WhitfieldExecutive Dir.
Officer
60$125,664$60,157
Wanda CarterAsst Exec Dir40$101,543$1,774
Shiron ShyDirector
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Darren GreenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cecilee AbneyTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Sybil TrottaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Laquetta JohnsonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Tyhesha MarshallDirector
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1 US ROUTE 46 WEST SUITE 105, ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407-0000
In care of
% NICOLE WHITFIELD
Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
12 Glen Oak Drive, East Windsor NJ 08520
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Nicole Whitfield, 1 US Route 46 West Suite 105, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
Nicole Whitfield, 12 Glen Oak Drive, East Windsor NJ 08520
Signed the 990
Nicole Whitfield, Executive Dir.
Phone
(609) 873-4498
Return prepared by
Lear & Pannepacker LLP

Mission

The Organization supports, prepares, advocates & guides special needs families into a more calm, efficient and effective state of being by providing afterschool care, weekend recreational programming,and self hired respite in New Jersey. The Organziation also provides residential treatment services to youth in foster care with intellectual and development disabilities in Texas.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The Organization is a qualified respite provider through the NJ Department of Children & Families and is actively providing respite programs for families of children with developmental/intellectual disabilities. The organization provides after school respite to help parents that work longer hours than their children and weekend respite for parents that need child care assistance during weekend hours. In addition, the Organization is an residential treatment provider for foster youth with I/DD in Texas. They serve males and females ages 5 - 17.
    Expenses $4,773,167 · revenue $5,433,079

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-3739869
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
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,253,951
Income (IRS master file)
$5,499,870

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$5,458,265$5,337,953$2,253,951XML
990December 2024$4,503,479$3,960,427$1,977,473XML
990December 2023$3,007,864$3,241,272$868,707XML
990December 2022$2,965,628$2,847,897$1,089,111IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2014
Officer: Nicole Whitfield
December 31, 2014≤ $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 45-3739869).

Questions about SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP

What is the EIN of SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP is 45-3739869.
Is SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
Are donations to SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP 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 SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP 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 SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP 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 SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Nicole Whitfield.
Who are the officers and directors of SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $140,625 (Nicole Whitfield, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does SPECIAL PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,458,265, expenses of $5,337,953 and total assets of $2,253,951 at year end.

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