Bessie Green Community Inc
Feeding, clothing and supporting our neighbors with compassion and dignity.
Bessie Green Community Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $389,241
- +48.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $461,895
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,121
- +41.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $335,390
- +21.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bessie Green Community Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $23K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| High School Academic Program Newark, NJ | Education | $23,410 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $389,241 | $461,895 | $335,390 | — | — | $4,121 |
| 2024 | $261,555 | $409,309 | $276,566 | — | — | $2,910 |
| 2023 | $143,007 | $321,736 | $429,786 | — | — | $449 |
| 2022 | $735,745 | $1,611,876 | $1,402,273 | $23,410 | 1 | $243 |
| 2021 | $525,399 | $1,289,598 | $1,202,810 | — | — | $236 |
| 2020 | $112,505 | $224,145 | $213,371 | — | — | $600 |
| 2019 | — | $131,455 | $136,114 | — | — | — |
About Bessie Green Community Inc
Based on IRS filings
Bessie Green Community Inc is a public charity, based in Newark, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $389K in total assets. Net investment income was $4K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bessie Green Community Inc is led by Ken Tays, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ken Tays
President
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pauline McKeown
Trustee
Secretary → President, 2023
President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Leonard
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Goodwin
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alisha Fowlkes
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Santiago Gutierrez
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Holmes
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Mazur
Secretary
Secretary → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlene Mason
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Jeanette Turner (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Wilson (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marilyn Brown (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Howard Albert (2023–2024) — President
- Former: Noah Busker (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Vianela Campbell (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Claudette Reid (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Rosalba Zaremba (2024) — Executive Di
- Former: Brenda Scott (2020–2023) — Executive Di
- Former: Barbara Van Hassel (2019) — Executive Di
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bessie Green Community Inc
How large is Bessie Green Community Inc?
Bessie Green Community Inc reported $389K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $462K.
Where does Bessie Green Community Inc operate?
Bessie Green Community Inc has awarded grants in New Jersey.
What is Bessie Green Community Inc's EIN?
Bessie Green Community Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2269884. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
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