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Central Jersey Community Development Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Somerset, NJ EIN: 22-3213404 Website

The mission of the Central Jersey Community Development Corporation is to rebuild communities, one family at a time by improving the social, educational, and economic conditions in targeted areas throughout the state of New Jersey

Central Jersey Community Development Corporation at a glance

Total assets
$70,401
+0.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Central Jersey Community Development Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Somerset

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CDC Properties Inc Somerset, NJOperations$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$70,401————
2023$70,401————
2022$70,401————
2021$70,401$55,633$46,268$20,0001
2020$77,083$40,343$28,545——
2019$80,736$83,678$16,335——

About Central Jersey Community Development Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Central Jersey Community Development Corporation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Somerset, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $70K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Central Jersey Community Development Corporation is led by Deforest B. Soaries Jr., Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Deforest B. Soaries Jr.

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Earl Roach

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robbin Cates Caldwell

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Errol Cooper (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Central Jersey Community Development Corporation

How large is Central Jersey Community Development Corporation?

Central Jersey Community Development Corporation reported $70K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

What is Central Jersey Community Development Corporation?

Central Jersey Community Development Corporation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Somerset, NJ. It holds $70K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Central Jersey Community Development Corporation operate?

Central Jersey Community Development Corporation has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Central Jersey Community Development Corporation's EIN?

Central Jersey Community Development Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3213404. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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