Civic Intelligence

Jersey City Make IT Better Inc

EIN 83-4132457 • 501(c)4 • Jersey City, NJ

Profile

The corporation is organized for the purpose of promoting the social welfare to support and further the common good and general welfare of the residents and local communities of the state of new jersey for the betterment and/or improvement of public education, health care, economic growth and equality, and other public social welfare issues.

123 Town Square Place Box 672Jersey City, NJ 07310

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

3rd percentile

-895%

Higher net margin than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.

Asset Growth

42nd percentile

-4.8%

Faster asset growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

8th percentile

-78%

Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$52,416

Down $22,365 (-30%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$52,416

Down $22,365 (-30%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin3rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$2,500

Down $47,500 (-95%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$24,866

Down $8,207 (-25%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$22,366

Down $39,293 (-232%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth42nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2019: $153,820Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $153,8202019Assets 2020: $123,375Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $123,3752020Assets 2021: $62,093Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $62,0932021Assets 2022: $57,854Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $57,8542022Assets 2023: $74,781Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $74,7812023Assets 2024: $52,416Net Assets 2024: $52,4162024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$52,416
Liabilities-
Net Assets$52,416
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth8th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2019: $300,000Expenses 2019: $146,180Net Income 2019: $153,8202019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $30,445Net Income 2020: -$30,4452020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $61,282Net Income 2021: -$61,2822021Revenue 2022: $50,000Expenses 2022: $54,239Net Income 2022: -$4,2392022Revenue 2023: $50,000Expenses 2023: $33,073Net Income 2023: $16,9272023Revenue 2024: $2,500Expenses 2024: $24,866Net Income 2024: -$22,3662024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$2,500
Expenses$24,866
Net Income-$22,366
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$52,416
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$52,416
Revenue
$2,500
Expenses
$24,866
Net income
-$22,366
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.52$0.52$0.03$0.25$0.22
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.75$0.00$0.75$0.50$0.33$0.17
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.58$0.50$0.54$0.04
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.62$0.00$0.62$0.00$0.61$0.61
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$1.23$0.00$0.30$0.30
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.54$0.00$1.54$3.00$1.46$1.54
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 28, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$2,500
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized for the purpose of promoting the social welfare to support and further the common good and general welfare of the residents and local communities of the state of new jersey for the betterment and/or improvement of public education, health care, economic growth and equality, and other public social welfare issues.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE SOCIAL WELFARE TO SUPPORT AND FURTHER THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FOR THE BETTERMENT AND/OR IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EQUALITY, AND OTHER PUBLIC SOCIAL WELFARE ISSUES.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
GEORGE FONTASTreasurer-$0--
CHARLES BURTONTrustee-$0--
JEREMY FARRELLPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Jersey City Make It Better Inc
EIN
83-4132457
Phone
6462067909
Address
123 TOWN SQUARE PLACE BOX 672, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310

Signing Officer

Name
George Fontas
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2025-10-28
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Thomas A Ferro PC
Address
132 Lee Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
Preparer
Tom Ferro
Phone
5169781294
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $20250”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $785”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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