Crime & Legal-Related
Disability Rights New Jersey A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
TRENTON, NJ
Total revenue
$5.5M
Total expenses
$5.9M
Net assets
$1.8M
Grants received
$35K
2 grants
EIN
223317146
Tax year
2023
Mission
Drnj is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to fight to protect legal, civil and human rights and also serve as an advocate of the citizens of new jersey.
Programs
10 programs
Protection and advocacy for individuals with mental illness (paimi)-the program was established to protect and advocate for the rights of persons with mental illness.
Assistive technology advocacy center (atac)-atac provides assistance to persons with disabilities to obtain assistive technology devices and/or services.
Protection and advocacy for voter access (pava)-the pava program ensures that every qualified person with a disability has the opportunity to vote on election day
The protection and advocacy for beneficiaries of social security (pabss)- the program was established to provide education and training about employment and social security work incentives, and provides work incentive assistance to ssdi and ssi beneficiaries seeking vocational rehabilitation, employment and other support services to secure, retain or regain employment.
Protection and advocacy for assistive technology (paat)-the program provides legal and non-legal advocacy services for individuals with disabilities who are denied access to assistive technology devices and/or assistive technology services.
Client assistance program (cap)-the program was established to advocate for and protect the rights of individuals with disabilities who are seeking or receiving rehabilitation services.
Protection and advocacy for individuals with traumatic brain injury (patbi)-the program ensures that individuals with tbi and their families have access to: information, referrals and advice; individual and family advocacy; legal representation; and specific assistance in self-advocacy.
Protection and advocacy for beneficiaries with representative payees(pabrp)-the pabrp program is a federally funded program that was established under the strengthening protections for social security beneficiaries act of 2018. The act authorizes the social security administration (ssa) to fund each state's protection and advocacy system to conduct reviews of representative payees under the supplemental security income (ssi) program and the old age, survivors and disability insurance (oasdi).
Iolta and other program services to support the organization's mission.
Protection and avocacy for individual rights (pair)-the program was established to protect and advocate for the legal and human rights of persons with disabilities who are not eligble for other federally funded protection and advocacy programs.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
17 listed
GWEN ORLOWSKI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$174K
35 hrs/wk
HEATHER SIMMS
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
LINDA SOLEY
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
MITCH FRIEDMAN
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
TASHA JONES
SECRETARY
—
2 hrs/wk
JARED OBERWEIS
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
STEVE WAY
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
DANIEL FLORIO ESQ
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
HAZELINE C PILGRIM
CHAIR
—
2 hrs/wk
EDWARD L ALLISON
TREASURER
—
2 hrs/wk
LAUREN CHOI
VICE CHAIR
—
2 hrs/wk
FRED MOLTZ
BOARD MEMBER
—
2 hrs/wk
CATHY CORYAT
EMPLOYEE
$132K
35 hrs/wk
MARY CICCONE
EMPLOYEE
$126K
35 hrs/wk
MIKE MAROTTA
EMPLOYEE
$122K
35 hrs/wk
MELISSA ZEIDLER
EMPLOYEE
$109K
35 hrs/wk
MICHAEL BROWER
EMPLOYEE
$105K
35 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$35K from 1 funder · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$35K · 2 grants · 2022–2023