THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN INC

EIN 22-3511801 · Pollution Abatement & Control (C20)

What they do

for 25 YEARS, THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN TEACHING RESIDENTS IN MINORITY and ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED URBAN COMMUNITIES HOW to ENGAGE DIRECTLY and CONSTRUCTIVELY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROBLEM SOLVING WITHOUT HAVING to RUN for PUBLIC OFFICE. OUR TRAINING EMPOWERS CITIZENS to RESEARCH, SHAPE for PUBLIC USE, and ADVANCE PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS to CITY PROBLEMS THAT THEY IDENTIFY. OUR EXPERTS PROVIDE GUIDANCE and STRATEGIC ADVICE to HELP THEM GAIN ADOPTION of THEIR SOLUTIONS -- OVER 300 LAWS and POLICIES SO FAR. CITIZENS ARE ALSO TRAINED IN A PROVEN, PRACTITIONER-INFORMED, NO-BLAME PROBLEM SOLVING METHOD PRAISED BY TOP NATIONAL AUTHORITIES. OUR TRAINEES EXAMPLE of NO-BLAME PURSUIT of PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE to FINGER-POINTING, PARTISAN IDEOLOGICAL GRIDLOCK and DEMOCRATIC DECLINE. THIS WORK WILL EXPAND THE FOUNDATION for A NEW NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE, A "CITIZEN SERVICE" DESIGNED to EMPOWER CITIZENS to CONTRIBUTE to CREATING A FAIR and FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $89.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

89.30%of revenue went to mission work89.7% of expenses · Program services

1.35%of revenue went to fundraising1.4% of expenses

$99.58spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.93%of revenue went to management and office costs9.0% of expenses

$0.22in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.9%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$927,449

Mission workProgram services$828,22189.30% of revenue89.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$82,8588.93% of revenue9.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$12,5051.35% of revenue1.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,8650.42% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$923,58499.58% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 89.7% mission · 9.0% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.58% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 91.4% mission · 8.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 139.72% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 74.3% mission · 20.2% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.83% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 72.0% mission · 18.2% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 153.45% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 50.4% mission · 31.8% management · 17.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 135.54% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 48.7% mission · 33.3% management · 18.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.31% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 52.2% mission · 36.4% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.03% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 55.4% mission · 40.9% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.14% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$927,449

Expenses$923,584

Annual surplus $3,865 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)$828,221 · 89.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$82,858 · 9.0% of expenses

Fundraising$12,505 · 1.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$927,449

Expenses$923,584

Assets$202,738

Income$927,449

Contributions$870,429

Mission work (program services)$828,221

Fundraising$12,505

Management and general$82,858

Accounting fees$29,570

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 (21)

JOAN VERPLANCKSECRETARY

VERDIS LEVAR ROBINSONTRUSTEE

TARA MULLINSTRUSTEE

ROBERT TAJ MOORE ESQTRUSTEE

PAMELA E SCOTT-JOHNSONTRUSTEE

MELVIN FORBESTRUSTEE

MATTHEW BOXER ESQTRUSTEE

MARNIE G MCKOY EDDTRUSTEE

MARIA VIZCARRONDOTREASURER

LILLIAN BORRONETRUSTEE

JOHN SILVANUS WILSON JRTRUSTEE

CURTIS TAO ESQTRUSTEE

JAMES E JOHNSON ESQVICE CHAIRMAN

HARRY S POZYCKICHAIRMAN

ENRIQUE ALONSOTRUSTEE

DR MICHAEL DELLI CARPINITRUSTEE

DR JOSEPH YOUNGBLOOD IITRUSTEE

DR C ROY EPPSTRUSTEE

DOUGLAS FORRESTERTRUSTEE

DENNIS BONETRUSTEE

DAVID WILKINSON ESQTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1998
Location: 450 MAIN STREET, METUCHEN, NJ 08840
County: Middlesex
In care of: HARRY S POZYCKI
Primary officer: HARRY S POZYCKI, CHAIRMAN

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@thecitizenscampaign.org Phone(732) 548-9798

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HOLMAN FRENIA ALLISON PC
NTEE classification: Pollution Abatement & Control (C20)
IRS tax category: Pollution Abatement & Control