New Jersey · Nonprofit
FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC
FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 59 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,676,194 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($425,000). 39 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 59
- Grants received
- $2.7M
- Net assets
- $995k
What Family Promise of Essex County Inc does
Mission
Established in 1987, family promise of essex county, inc. (the organization) (formerly known as interfaith hospitality network for the homeless of essex county, inc.) is based in montclair, nj. Themission of the organization is to empower homeless and housing insecure families to achieve housing stability and self sufficiency by providing essential shelter/housing, comprehensive social services, and vital community connections through collaboration, education, direct service and advocacy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Housing and stabilization servicesin 2025, fpe's housing programs collectively engaged 514 individuals, including 131 children; because some individuals moved between more than one fpe housing program during the year (e.g., from a rental assistance program into a housing supports program), this figure includes duplicated counts across housing sub-programs and is not an unduplicated count. An additional 255 individuals, including 99 children, participated in stabilization services.fpe walked alongside individuals and families as they transitioned into permanent housing, building the skills and connections needed for lasting independence. Housing activities included: 1) financial aid in the form of security deposits, utility deposits, rental assistance, and move-in assistance; and 2) pre-tenancy case management to assist constituents with housing search, completing applications and lease agreements, and understanding tenant rights and responsibilities. In addition, fpe partnered with the new jersey department of community affairs and other essex county service providers to administer a nj tenant-based rental assistance (tbra) voucher program. Specifically, fpe case managers provided…
$675,966 spentof which $148,318 as grants$22,499 earned by the program43% of program spendingPreventionin 2025, 150 individuals, including 74 children, received prevention assistance. Fpe intervened early with resources, education, and financial support to help families stabilize and prevent a housing crisis. Activities included: 1) prevention assistance in the form of short-term financial aid for rent arrears, security deposits, utilities, and other immediate expenses to keep families housed; and 2) case management to assess individual needs, determine eligibility, provide tailored assistance, and mediate between tenant and landlord to prevent eviction.
$537,330 spentof which $249,147 as grants34% of program spendingEmergency shelterin 2025, 28 individuals, including 14 children, were given emergency shelter, food, and supportive services. Fpe provided safe, welcoming emergency shelter where families experiencing homelessness found immediate refuge, privacy, and compassionate care. Activities included: 1) a safe place to sleep in non-congregate settings (hotels or apartments), along with food, clothing, and toiletries, for families in crisis for up to 6 months; and 2) case management to assess the family's situation, set client-centered goals for housing and employment, connect them to resources, help them find housing, navigate applications, understand leases, and assist with employment, education, budgeting, credit repair, childcare, life skills, and transportation.
$350,646 spentof which $154,671 as grants22% of program spendingAdditional community impactbeyond its core programs, fpe provided community outreach services to 602 community members in 2025 - separate from and in addition to the 507 individuals served through fpe's core programs above - including referral information, toiletry donations, backpacks, and other donated items, distributed at various outreach events such as project homeless connect.
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,563,942.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $996k to $1.6M (+64%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 36% · 2018 37% · 2019 41% · 2020 31% · 2021 38% · 2022 44% · 2023 45% · 2024 44% · 2025 46%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
103% of FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (39% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Dorothea Aery
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 21 funders, grant income rose $118k → $293k.
11 of 59 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 45% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 59 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
66% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 32% · 2018 25% · 2019 22% · 2020 15% · 2021 17% · 2022 16% · 2023 16% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
32% of FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 66% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
94% of FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC's grant income comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC has grown faster than half of the 2,196 housing & shelter nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,196 housing & shelter nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.5M on record.
- DEDICATED$918k
- FEDERAL$606k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC?
- FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 59 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,676,194 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($425,000). 39 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 59 organizations giving $2,676,194 in grants to FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC, 39 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC?
- The Chicago Community Trust is the largest funder on record, with $425,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FAMILY PROMISE OF ESSEX COUNTY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 59 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing