Chai Lifeline New Jersey Inc

Overview

Mission

To offer moral and financial support to individuals facing terminal illness and their families, and to provide funding to organizations that share this mission. Additionally, to hold property and maintain facilities primarily for the benefit of chai lifeline, inc., and to support its programs and affiliated organizations through grants.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the current year, chai lifeline nj inc. Advanced its mission by initiating the construction of a dedicated facility that will be used by chai lifeline, inc. For programmatic and administrative purposes. Once completed, the building will serve as a hub for delivering essential services including counseling, family support, and recreational programming to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Although no grants were issued this year, the development of this facility represents a significant investment in the long-term support infrastructure for chai lifeline, inc.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993282157
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lakewood, NJ, USA
Phone
2124651300
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Assets
$3,251,791
Liabilities
$1,053,038

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

- This form does not report enough financial and governance detail to rate the organization. That is normal for this form and is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 2
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 12 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Series filing activity did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • STEPHEN SCHOLAR (PRESIDENT)
  • SOLOMON MAYER (DIRECTOR)
  • MORDY ROTHBERG (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024.