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Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Trenton, NJ EIN: 21-0634556 Website

The organization provides educational and enrichment activities to over 1,500 youths ages 5 to 18 through year-round programs that focus on healthy lifestyles, academic success, college and career prep, and character development.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc at a glance

In short: Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc reported $127K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$126,837 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-32.6% vs 2024
Total assets
$10,301,487
+20.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$7,472,997
+16.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$115,579
+47.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$6,025,185
+2.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Trenton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M0 grants2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $127K (2025) to $3.3M (2022). In 2025 it reported $127K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$10,301,487$7,472,997$6,025,185$126,837Total only$115,579
2024$8,576,239$6,442,960$5,877,666$188,275Total only$78,581
2023$9,650,129$6,861,001$7,996,987$2,192,076Total only$41,576
2022$9,102,756$9,543,737$8,322,568$3,332,418Total only$23,040
2021$8,097,938$5,618,555$4,954,162$1,163,307Total only$16,171
2020$7,279,678$4,478,083$4,792,844$532,1921$24,733
2019$7,214,428$4,058,970$4,413,608——$5,800

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc

Based on IRS filings

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Trenton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $127K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $116K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc is led by Reginald Coleman, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Reginald Coleman

    President & CEO

    Executive Director → Executive Vice President Operations, 2021

    Executive Vice President Operations → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2020) → $177K (2025)

  • Michael Ruger

    Chairman

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Randall

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Atul Kumar

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Gorelick

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Spina

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather McIntire

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hem Pandya

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Damian Malave

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Markman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Richardson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Pennant III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Pine

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fredrick Gooden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Merodie Hancock

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vladimir Vascisin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janeil Mihalow

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Prashanth Jayachandran

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Porta-Heaton

    CFO

    Director of Finance → CFO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $60K (2019) → $97K (2025)

  • Christina Jones

    COO

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $103K (2025)

  • Paul Ashley

    Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Martin

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Tate

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ambre James Brown

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: David E Anderson (2019–2024) — Vice President Strategic Ptsps & Development
  • Former: Jarrod Rhen (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Avery Ince (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Diann Petrino (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: William Straughn (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ambre Brown Morley (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Tifani McCann (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Reggie Coleman (2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: David C Howe (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Zoubir Yazid (2019–2022) — Chief Learning Officer
  • Former: Andrew Graham (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Kyle Smith (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Celeste Eppinger (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Daniel J Sheridan (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael J Van Wagner (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Raymond Williams (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Bernadette M Connaughton (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Felicia S DeVincenzi (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jane Rohlf (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Steve Albers (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Stuart Henderson (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Brenda Sklar (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Brittany Crupi (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Chad Plotkin (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Erica McMullen (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jonathan D Nguyen (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Joseph A Vales (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Joseph P Tredinnick (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Kelly Stewart Maer (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Melissa Davis (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Peter A Dontas (2019) — Vice Chair

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Reginald Coleman — President & CEO: $177KReginald ColemanPresident & CEO$177KChristina Jones — COO: $103KChristina JonesCOO$103KChristine Porta-Heaton — CFO: $97KChristine Porta-HeatonCFO$97K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $177K, to Reginald Coleman (President & CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc

How much does Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc give each year?

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc reported $127K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $188K in grants paid.

How large is Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc?

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc reported $10.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.5M.

What is Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc?

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Trenton, NJ. It holds $10.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc operate?

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc's EIN?

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 21-0634556. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 19, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 2, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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