FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NJ Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FUEL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NJ

EIN 22-0928500 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)

What they do

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.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $50.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders31 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

48.79%of revenue went to mission work50.3% of expenses · Program services

$97.00spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

48.21%of revenue went to management and office costs49.7% of expenses

$1.29in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $318,149 for ERIC DEGESERO (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/S). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,674,455

Mission workProgram services$816,98148.79% of revenue50.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$807,24448.21% of revenue49.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$50,2303.00% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,624,22597.00% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 50.3% mission · 49.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.00% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 54.8% mission · 45.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.24% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 58.9% mission · 41.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.30% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 53.7% mission · 46.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.97% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 69.9% mission · 30.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 132.47% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 33.8% mission · 66.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.69% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 48.6% mission · 51.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.41% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 53.1% mission · 46.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.15% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,674,455

Expenses$1,624,225

Annual surplus $50,230 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$816,981 · 50.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$807,244 · 49.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,674,455

Expenses$1,624,225

Assets$2,098,439

Income$1,920,662

Mission work (program services)$816,981

Management and general$807,244

Stocks and bonds$1,229,773

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ERIC DEGESEROEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/S · 40 hrs/week $318,149Base $288,387 · Other $29,762

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (31)

ERIC DEGESEROEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/S

JOSEPH PRISSELTRUSTEE

WILLIAM D LAWESTRUSTEE

WILL FREDERICKSTRUSTEE

TIM BERGINTRUSTEE

TEDD TESCHNERTRUSTEE

STEVEN A FOULKIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

STEVE RIGGINSTRUSTEE

SHELLEY FREDERICKSPRESIDENT

SCOTT MAJKAVICE PRESIDENT

SAM ROSENBURGHTRUSTEE

SALLY PIERSONTRUSTEE

RYAN RAMSEYTRUSTEE

ROBERT WOODRUFF JRSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER

ROBERT VAN VARICKTRUSTEE

NORMAN WOOLLEYTRUSTEE

MIKE VAN DORENTRUSTEE

ALEX TULLOVICE PRESIDENT

JENNIFER PIERSONTRUSTEE

JEFFREY SPIEGELTRUSTEE

JD STEMTRUSTEE

GREG HOUGHVICE PRESIDENT

EDWARD A MILLERTRUSTEE

EDWARD DUFFYTRUSTEE

ED ANYZEKVICE PRESIDENT

DON HEWITTTRUSTEE

DAVID NEILLTRUSTEE

CHUCK SHOTMEYERTRUSTEE

CASEY BOYNTONTRUSTEE

BIKRAM GILLTRUSTEE

ALEX TULLO JRTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1942
Location: 2ND FLOOR, SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ 07076-0000
County: Union
In care of: ERIC DEGESERO
Primary officer: ERIC DEGESERO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(973) 467-1400 Officer phone(973) 383-1421

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: NISIVOCCIA LLP
NTEE classification: Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
IRS tax category: Mutual & Membership Benefit