MONTCLAIR LOCAL NONPROFIT NEWS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MONTCLAIR LOCAL NONPROFIT NEWS INC

EIN 83-3801012 · Printing & Publishing (A33)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY ACCOMPLISHMENT is to PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWS SOURCE WITHIN MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY to OBJECTIVELY INFORM THE PUBLIC, PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT and HELP BUILD COMMUNITY WITHIN ITS CIRCULATION AREA. THIS is ACHIEVED THROUGH THE USE of PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS to RESEARCH and PROVIDE NEWS and LOCAL EVENT INFORMATION to THE PUBLIC. FUNDING for THIS WORK is PROVIDED PRIMARILY BY SALES of ADVERTISING SPACE ON THE ORGANIZATONS WEBSITE, CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, and FOUNDATION GRANTS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $55.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

45.27%of revenue went to mission work55.0% of expenses · Program services

12.35%of revenue went to fundraising15.0% of expenses

$82.32spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

24.70%of revenue went to management and office costs30.0% of expenses

$0.68in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

74.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$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$768,592

Mission workProgram services$347,91745.27% of revenue55.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$189,87224.70% of revenue30.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$94,88612.35% of revenue15.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$135,91717.68% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$632,67582.32% 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: 55.0% mission · 30.0% management · 15.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.32% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 50.2% mission · 33.9% management · 15.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.41% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 53.6% mission · 31.7% management · 14.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.33% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 61.4% mission · 25.3% management · 13.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.43% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 64.7% mission · 23.0% management · 12.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.74% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 36.3% mission · 32.2% management · 31.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 45.16% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 80.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 12.10% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$768,592

Expenses$632,675

Annual surplus $135,917 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)$347,917 · 55.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$189,872 · 30.0% of expenses

Fundraising$94,886 · 15.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$768,592

Expenses$632,675

Assets$432,938

Income$770,674

Contributions$574,714

Mission work (program services)$347,917

Fundraising$94,886

Management and general$189,872

Accounting fees$10,118

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

ELIZABETH GEORGEKEY EMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $164,947

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 (18)

ELIZABETH GEORGEKEY EMPLOYEE

JENNIFER DORR-MOONTRUSTEE

VATE POWELLTRUSTEE (RES EFF 07/2025)

TREI BRUNDRETTTRUSTEE (RES EFF 07/2025)

STEPHEN ENGELBERGTRUSTEE

KELLEY HOLLANDTRUSTEE

KATHLEEN CARROLLPRESIDENT / CHAIR

JUSTIN JAMAILTRUSTEE (RES EFF 04/2025)

JONATHAN BELLACKTRUSTEE

JON KELLYTRUSTEE

ALICE ANOFF IVERSENTRUSTEE

JASON WHITETRUSTEE (RES EFF 10/2025)

HOLLY SHAKOOR FLEISCHERTRUSTEE

HENRY LANMANSECRETARY (RES EFF 10/2025)

ERIN CHUNGTRUSTEE

CATHERINE TAIBI AUTORINOTRUSTEE

BRIAN TRAINORTREASURER

BRIAN CAROVILLANOTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2019
Location: 217 INWOOD AVE, MONTCLAIR, NJ 07043-1946
County: Essex
In care of: % HEETON H CHOXI
Primary officer: BRIAN TRAINOR, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(917) 923-0403

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LONG COLGARY & CO LLC
NTEE classification: Printing & Publishing (A33)
IRS tax category: Printing & Publishing