NonprofitsDisability Rights New Jersey A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

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.

Expenses: $964K

Assistive technology advocacy center (atac)-atac provides assistance to persons with disabilities to obtain assistive technology devices and/or services.

Expenses: $519KGrants: $140K

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

Expenses: $122K

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.

Expenses: $123K

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.

Expenses: $93K

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.

Expenses: $316K

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.

Expenses: $72K

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).

Expenses: $518K

Iolta and other program services to support the organization's mission.

Expenses: $714K

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.

Expenses: $338K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.4M
Program service revenue
Investment income$50K
Other revenue
Total revenue$5.5M

Expenses

Grants paid$140K
Salaries & benefits$4.7M
Fundraising
Other expenses$1.1M
Total expenses$5.9M
Total assets$2.1M
Net assets$1.8M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

GWEN ORLOWSKI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$174K

35 hrs/wk

HEATHER SIMMS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

LINDA SOLEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

MITCH FRIEDMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

TASHA JONES

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

JARED OBERWEIS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

STEVE WAY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

DANIEL FLORIO ESQ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

HAZELINE C PILGRIM

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

EDWARD L ALLISON

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

LAUREN CHOI

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

FRED MOLTZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

CATHY CORYAT

EMPLOYEE

Staff

$132K

35 hrs/wk

MARY CICCONE

EMPLOYEE

Staff

$126K

35 hrs/wk

MIKE MAROTTA

EMPLOYEE

Staff

$122K

35 hrs/wk

MELISSA ZEIDLER

EMPLOYEE

Staff

$109K

35 hrs/wk

MICHAEL BROWER

EMPLOYEE

Staff

$105K

35 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 2 of 2

FromAmountPurposeYear
$25K
Cosponsorship
2023
$10K
Cosponsorship
2022

Funded by

$35K from 1 funder · 2 grants · 2022–2023

New Jersey State Bar Foundation

$35K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN223317146
NTEE codeI83
Subsection03
Ruling date1995-04
Formed1994
Employees56
Volunteers11
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