NonprofitsChoose New Jersey Inc

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Choose New Jersey Inc

NEWARK, NJ

Total revenue

$20.9M

Total expenses

$21.1M

Net assets

$3.7M

Grants received

$378K

10 grants

EIN

272903875

Tax year

2024

Mission

Develop and implement initiatives, etc., to economically benefit nj and its residents.

Programs

5 programs

Integrated marketing and media relations - choose new jersey successfully and widely promotes the benefits of conducting business in the state of new jersey to businesses and corporate leaders in other states and other countries. Marketing activities include paid advertising in both print and digital publications; event planning and sponsorships, including proprietary policy symposia, networking events and public forums; and website development and social media strategies. Media relation activities include interaction with briefings with news media, interviews, press release distribution, and coordination of press conferences to promote initiatives, market developments and trade missions.

Expenses: $2.0M

Choose new jersey was awarded a $5 million business marketing grant from the new jersey department of state. This initiative will highlight the benefits of doing business in the state of new jersey and to encourage national and international business entites to relocate and expand in the state. The preliminary work on the capaign, entitled, ""this is nj,"" includes development of campaign strategy, design and production of creative assets, creating a new brand identity, and identification of target audiences within the cohorts of business decision makers, site selectors and, entrepreneurs and startups; identification of geographic target markets and assessment of the media landscape to identify appropriate ad placement opportunities. This period also saw the creation of the landing page njinnovation.com; the devlopment of landing pages for each sector and key subsectors; and the development of assets and custom content to push out on google ads, linkedin, youtube and facebook/instagram; and, the creation of the first video marketing the state for business attraction.

Expenses: $3.8M

Israel grant

Expenses: $121K

Njeda grant

Expenses: $8.3M

U.s. Department of the treasury passed through the new jersey department of state business action center covid-19 coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds

Expenses: $1.6M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$20.7M
Program service revenue
Investment income$175K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenue$20.9M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$3.6M
Fundraising$820K
Other expenses$17.5M
Total expenses$21.1M
Total assets$8.2M
Net assets$3.7M

People

35 listed

NameRoleCompensation

WESLEY MATHEWS

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$530K

40 hrs/wk

GEORGE HELMY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAKE REYNOLDS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES FAKULT

FINANCE AND AUDIT CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER SWEENEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOAQUIN DUATO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN SARACENO

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOSEPH DECOTIIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSEPH GARBA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK MANIGAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK MCDONOUGH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BILL SMITH

MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MICHAEL RENNA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MIKE REAGAN

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MITCH LIVINGSTON

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

MONICA SLATER-STOKES

NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RALPH LAROSSA

CHAIRMAN

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERT GARRETT

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEVE GARDNER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEVE WESTHOVEN

SECRETARY / TEMP FINANCE AND AUDIT CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TOM POLEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ULI DIAZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL NUCIFORO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRAXTON PLUMMER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRIAN QUIGLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRIS BOERNER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELISE ARONSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ENRICO DELLA CORNA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ETHAN HASBROUCK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER LENHARDT

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Staff

$188K

40 hrs/wk

WILLIAM NOONAN

CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Staff

$183K

40 hrs/wk

CARLY WRONKO

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Staff

$156K

40 hrs/wk

MARIEL KOKOTAJILO

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$140K

40 hrs/wk

RENA SHERMAN

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Staff

$123K

40 hrs/wk

OMAR TODD

FINANCE MANAGER

Staff

$121K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

NARRATIVE MEDIA

MARKETING

$572K

NPSG NJ LLC

MARKETING

$328K

TODAY'S BUSINESS

MARKETING

$232K

MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS

MARKETING

$176K

BRYAN STRATEGIES GROUP

MARKETING

$144K

Grants received

Showing 10 of 10

FromAmountPurposeYear
$7K
FUNDED PARTNER DISTRIBUTION
2024
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$150K
NJ BUS DEVELOPMNT
2019
$25K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018

Funded by

$378K from 9 funders · 10 grants · 2018–2024

International Union Of Operating

$150K · 1 grant · 2019

Cross River Community Foundation

$150K · 1 grant · 2023

Investors Foundation Inc

$13K · 1 grant · 2021

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-Subordinates

$11K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

The Z S & M Wilf Foundation Inc

$5K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN272903875
NTEE codeS30
Subsection03
Ruling date2011-06
Formed2010
Employees27
Volunteers28
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