BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

EIN 22-2351891 · Education (B41I)

What they do

THE FOUNDATION is OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY for THE PURPOSE of ASSISTING THE BOARD of TRUSTEES of BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ATTAINING, HOLDING, INVESTING, and ADMINISTERING PROPERTY and MAKING EXPENDITURES to or for THE BENEFIT of THE COLLEGE, ITS STUDENTS and ITS FACULTY and STAFF.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $64.30 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 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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

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Money made simple

66.45%of revenue went to mission work64.3% of expenses · Program services

9.69%of revenue went to fundraising9.4% of expenses

$103.28spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

27.14%of revenue went to management and office costs26.3% of expenses

$14.18in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

53.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$982,054

Mission workProgram services$652,52666.45% of revenue64.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$266,55627.14% of revenue26.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$95,1849.69% of revenue9.4% of expenses

Total expenses$1,014,266103.28% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 64.3% mission · 26.3% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.28% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 18.1% management · 8.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.05% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 62.6% mission · 21.1% management · 16.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.87% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.5% mission · 16.7% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.66% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 60.5% mission · 18.8% management · 20.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.62% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 58.0% mission · 24.4% management · 17.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.67% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 18.4% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.22% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 13.4% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.13% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$982,054

Expenses$1,014,266

Annual shortfall $32,212 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$652,526 · 64.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$266,556 · 26.3% of expenses

Fundraising$95,184 · 9.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$982,054

Expenses$1,014,266

Assets$14,379,887

Income$1,287,887

Contributions$525,001

Mission work (program services)$652,526

Fundraising$95,184

Management and general$266,556

Stocks and bonds$13,956,145

Accounting fees$35,042

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (31)

JOSEPH CONTEDIRECTOR

VIRGINIA LAUGHLINDIRECTOR

VINCENT DURANTETREASURER

SUSAN RENALDODIRECTOR

STEPHANIE REYNOLDSDIRECTOR

PHILIP J CIARCODIRECTOR

PETER KIRKJOINED 121624DIRECTOR-CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

PATRICK FLETCHERDIRECTOR

MI AHNSECRETARY (JOINED 9/22/24)

MARK LONGODIRECTOR

MARK DEVLIDIRECTOR

LUCIJA BEGONJADIRECTOR

LAWRENCE JOELDIRECTOR

KEVIN OCONNORVICE CHAIR PERSON

JUDY J CHANG ESQDIRECTOR (JOINED 9/22/24)

JOSEPH BASRALIAN ESQDIRECTOR

AVANI PATELDIRECTOR (JOINED 9/22/24)

JOHN J JOHNSONDIRECTOR

JEFFREY ANDERSONDIRECTOR

IRA J KALTMAN ESQDIRECTOR

HOLLY SCHEPISI ESQDIRECTOR

GORDON HAMMDIRECTOR

ERIC MANCINIDIRECTOR

ERIC FRIEDMANPRESIDENT

DOROTHY BLAKESLEEDIRECTOR

DAVID YORKDIRECTOR

DAVID ROSSDIRECTOR

DAVID DEVEJIANDIRECTOR

DAVID BAGATELLEDIRECTOR

DANIEL M FOLEYCHAIRMAN

DANIEL ALLENDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1982
Location: 400 PARAMUS ROAD RM A-327A, PARAMUS, NJ 07652
County: Bergen
In care of: SUZANNE WETZEL
Primary officer: SUZANNE WETZEL, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailbccfoundation@bergen.edu Phone(201) 447-7117

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: DORFMAN ABRAMS MUSIC LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B41I)