New Jersey · Nonprofit
PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC
PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $96,250 to it, the largest being CAMPAIGN FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ($70,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $73k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $96k
- Net assets
- $79k
What Paterson Children's Action Fund Inc does
Mission
To support the success of charter schools in paterson, new jersey by fostering a supportive environment, promoting community engagement, and advocating for policies that benefit students, families, and educators.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Program expense - the organization fosters a supportive environment for charter schools in paterson by conducting outreach and engagement activities for families and community members organizing events workshops and communications that highlight the educational opportunities available through charter schools and engaging in advocacy initiatives to advance policies that improve charter school access funding and student outcomes.
$14,966 spentof which $72,500 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $14,966.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC.
“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.
Where its funders are
PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC draws 73% of its grant income from funders outside New Jersey, across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,277 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC
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In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC?
- PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $96,250 to it, the largest being CAMPAIGN FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ($70,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $96,250 in grants to PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC.
- Who is the largest funder of PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND INC?
- CAMPAIGN FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the largest funder on record, with $70,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PATERSON CHILDREN'S ACTION FUND 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 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