New Jersey · Nonprofit
THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC
THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $427,000 to it, the largest being THE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY INC ($295,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $21M
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $427k
- Net assets
- $77M
What The North Ward Center Inc does
Mission
The mission of the north ward center, inc. - building a better community by educating, advocating, and empowering families
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The north ward center operates one of the largest preschools in newark, nj. Established in 1975, the north ward center child development center has served more than 4,000 preschoolers. We have more than 40 preschool classes that provide nearly 700 three and four year olds with fundamental learning skills. The child development center is one of the largest abbott preschools in the state of new jersey.
$11,825,094 spent$1,170,785 earned by the program70% of program spendingCasa israel, an adult medical day care center, is licensed to serve up to 120 clients daily. The facility provides the highest quality care, including primary and preventive health care, as well as therapeutic and recreational services to medicaid clients and other eligible adults.
$2,312,741 spent$1,872,966 earned by the program14% of program spendingHope house is an adult residentual service, serving 4 participants with permanent residence for people with autism in newark. This home will continue to create connections to family and provide access to support, bringing us closer to a world where everyone can thrive.
$1,510,287 spent$1,444,165 earned by the program9% of program spendingRecognizing the value that organized recreation offers inner city youth, the north ward center offers a year round program that provides hands on athletic development, teamwork skills and sportsmanship for nearly 3,000 children. The center's youth development and recreation program is the largest program of its kind in newark, new jersey. Structured around the principles of learning the basic skills of basketball, baseball and softball, boys and girls acquire leadership skills, understand the value of cooperating with their peers and coaches and practice healthy lifestyle habits.
$1,279,598 spent$20,563 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,927,720.
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 $73M to $79M (+8%).
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 62% · 2018 63% · 2019 62% · 2020 66% · 2021 62% · 2022 61% · 2023 62% · 2024 54%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
54% of THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than 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 8 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
Michele Adubato
Chief executive officer
Board chair
Carolyn Granato
Trustee, board president
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $95k → $75k.
1 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 NORTH WARD CENTER INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 8 of 9 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 NORTH WARD CENTER INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 69% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 85% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
0% of THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 11% 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
100% of THE NORTH WARD CENTER 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. 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 NORTH WARD CENTER INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,288 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,288 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $53.0M on record.
- GRANT IN AID$36.3M
- FEDERAL$14.4M
- TRUST FUND$2.0M
- BOND FUND$314k
- REVOLVING$65k
- DEDICATED$27k
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 NORTH WARD CENTER 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
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
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 THE NORTH WARD CENTER 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 THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC?
- THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $427,000 to it, the largest being THE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY INC ($295,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $427,000 in grants to THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NORTH WARD CENTER INC?
- THE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY INC is the largest funder on record, with $295,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NORTH WARD CENTER 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 9 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