New Jersey · Nonprofit
THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC
THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $863,426 to it, the largest being THE CANDLE LIGHTERS INC A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION ($267,600). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $40M
- Funders on record
- 37
- Grants received
- $863k
- Net assets
- $29M
What The Arc of Essex County Inc does
Mission
The arc of essex county provides advocacy and services empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to realize a lifetime of personal achievement and full partnership in the community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Adult residential services - the arc provides comprehensive, community residential living services to 150 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and a wide range of support needs. Residential living services include housing and related daily living assistance as well as individual support services which foster independence, encourage the achievement of personal goals and offer the opportunity for a fulfilling lifestyle in a safe and supportive community-based environment. The arc delivers these services in over 30 group homes, supervised living, supportive living, and independent living settings scattered throughout typical, residential neighborhoods within single and multi-family homes, condominiums and apartment communities in essex county, nj.
$18,910,754 spent$24,366,354 earned by the program55% of program spendingAdult day services - the arc offers quality, innovative, community-based services to adults over 21 with intellectual and developmental disabilities and a wide range of support needs, including seniors, individuals with autism spectrum disorder and with physical/medical issues. The primary adult programs include day habilitation - the arc currently operates programs out of 4 essex county locations that include a variety of activities to engage participants and afford opportunities to acquire the skills and experience needed to be included in their communities, achieve personal goals and outcomes, and work towards employment. Transportation is provided daily to and from the centers as well as throughout the day to various local community activities and events. Community-based supports - the arc provides out of the home, community inclusion - the arc provides community inclusion services through social activities, classes, and experiences for small groups of adults year-round. Activities in the community include outings to community-based events, leisure activities and educational activities. Other adult services include group respite, overnight respite and summer camp.
$6,247,272 spent$7,095,557 earned by the program18% of program spendingStepping stones school - the arc of essex county's stepping stones school is a dept. Of education approved private school for students with disabilities (apssd) serving children ages 3-12. Recognized as a national association of special education teachers school of excellence since 2010 and located in fairfield, nj, the school is designed to meet the developmental and educational needs of children with cognitive impairments such as down syndrome and other students with similar educational and developmental needs. The school curriculum is aligned with nj core curriculum standards and provides individualized instruction and tailored therapies based on the child's iep. Incorporating cutting-edge technology in every classroom, stepping stones school utilizes a strong, interdisciplinary team.
$3,408,751 spent$3,209,657 earned by the program10% of program spendingChildren and family services - the arc also offers a variety of services to over 600 infants and children, as well as their families, including:early intervention services - providing comprehensive therapy to children ages birth to 3 which promotes physical and cognitive development along with training and support to their families and caregivers.recreation services - providing a wide variety of community based activities through summer day camp, weekday and weekend services.respite services - providing relief to caregivers while supervising children in engaging activities in home, community or center based settings during weekdays and weekends.home assistance program - providing services to low income families whose child and/or parent has an intellectual or developmental disability. This program provides support to assist parents to be more self-sufficient, economically and personally; maintain the family unit; and attain independence. Service navigation works with families and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to negotiate and maximize their access to and support from various federal, state and local resource systems. This service also acts as a…
$5,830,549 spent$2,835,007 earned by the program17% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $34,397,326.
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 2021 to 2022, from $33M to $41M (+24%).
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 80% · 2018 40% · 2019 8% · 2020 2% · 2021 1% · 2022 1% · 2023 1% · 2024 1% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
2% of THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 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
Linda Lucas
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $113k → $114k.
4 of 37 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% 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 THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 37 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
THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
40% 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 THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 71% · 2018 79% · 2019 83% · 2020 39% · 2021 17% · 2022 25% · 2023 28% — 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
33% of THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 41% 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
82% of THE ARC 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. $62k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC's funding base is broadening — from 6 funders to 16 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $304.0M on record.
- GRANT IN AID$271.6M
- FEDERAL$28.8M
- DEDICATED$2.5M
- STATE AID$929k
- BOND FUND$93k
- TRUST FUND$75k
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 THE ARC 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
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Esarc Inc · exempt
- 21 Beechtree Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC?
- THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $863,426 to it, the largest being THE CANDLE LIGHTERS INC A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION ($267,600). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 37 organizations giving $863,426 in grants to THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC, 15 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY INC?
- THE CANDLE LIGHTERS INC A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION is the largest funder on record, with $267,600 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ARC 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 37 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing