Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
Give something back supports students who have faced significant adversities, guiding them toward long-term success in a safe and caring community.
Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation at a glance
- Total assets
- $19,528,598
- -10.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,813,347
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,004,342
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,944,209
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
Give Back Academy
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Amount
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Deadline
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Give Back Careers Program
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Deadline
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Give Back Scholars Advisory Board (GSAB)
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Who Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $100K (2019). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $88K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Development Center Aurora, IL | Summer Program Support | $30,750 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Joliet Joliet, IL | Summer Program Support | $21,239 |
| Wings Dance Studio Lockport, IL | Summer Program Support | $10,087 |
| Harvey Brooks Foundation Joliet, IL | Summer Program Support | $7,899 |
| Joliet Township High School Joliet, IL | Summer Program Support | $7,201 |
| DuPAC (DuPage County Area Project Inc) Bolingbrook, IL | Summer Program Support | $5,697 |
| University of St Francis - Ctr for Non profit exce Joliet, IL | Summer Program Support | $5,571 |
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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 | $19,528,598 | $3,813,347 | $6,944,209 | — | — | $1,004,342 |
| 2024 | $21,733,223 | $3,893,555 | $7,275,083 | $88,444 | 7 | $1,055,558 |
| 2023 | $24,752,856 | $16,177,668 | $5,492,261 | $24,152 | 3 | $-2,933,086 |
| 2022 | $14,764,012 | $8,985,484 | $4,445,519 | $10,000 | 1 | $150,113 |
| 2021 | $10,222,683 | $2,275,958 | $3,899,588 | $500 | Total only | $898,036 |
| 2020 | $11,881,941 | $11,039,873 | $3,083,671 | $10,000 | 1 | $452,486 |
| 2019 | $2,023,461 | $4,032,957 | $3,374,696 | $100,360 | 5 | $68,319 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
Based on IRS filings
Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Princeton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation is led by Melissa Helmbrecht, Executive Director & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 9 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melissa Helmbrecht
Executive Director & CEO
Executive Director → Co-President, 2023
Co-President → Executive Director & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$127K (2020) → $212K (2025)
Amy Young-Snodgrass
Executive Director & Vice President
Executive Director → Co-President, 2023
Co-President → Executive Director & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$343K (2019) → $337K (2025)
ROBERT Bob CARR
Chairman
President & CEO → CEO, 2023
CEO → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amber Marie Young
Senior Director of Curriculum
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $100K (2025)
Michael Parker
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Herbst-Murphy
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Honora Moore
Trustee
Vice President Officer of the Board → Co-President, 2023
Co-President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rounds
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Burns
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Carr Jr.
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emmalee Parrish
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ivy Cohen
Secretary & Business Administrator
Secretary → Secretary & Business Administrator, 2024
On filings since 2019
39 hrs/week
$101K (2023) → $100K (2025)
Christine Brown
Chief of Student Programming
Director of Regional Operations → Chief of Student Programming, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$106K (2021) → $129K (2025)
Lydia Matlock
Chief of Program Operations
Program Director → Chief of Program Operations, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$100K (2021) → $158K (2025)
Thaddeus Ferber
Chief of Strategy & Growth
Program Director → Chief of Strategy & Growth, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$175K (2023) → $167K (2025)
Chad William Carr
CFO & Chief of Staff
Director of Strategy & Grow → CFO & Chief of Staff, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$221K (2024) → $210K (2025)
MAYA Smith
Chief of Comms. & Community
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$166K (2025)
Jonathan Watson
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Dirk Johnson (2019–2023) — Senior Advisor
- Former: Richard G. Clemens (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: William Carr (2022–2023) — Chief of Staff Gsb
- Former: John Murphy (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Cardamone (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Robert Tucker (2020–2021) — Duputy Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $337K, to Amy Young-Snodgrass (Executive Director & VP). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
How large is Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation?
Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation reported $19.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.
What is Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation?
Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Princeton, NJ. It holds $19.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation operate?
Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Tennessee.
What is Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation's EIN?
Give Something Back A NJ Nonprofit Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1504712. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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