Jersey City Police Officers

Public charity · Grantmaker Jersey City, NJ EIN: 22-9902215

The organization was established to further the interests of its membership be seeking improved terms and conditions of employment, to render moral and material aid to members as needed, to provide representation and/or counsel in legal proceedings, and to promote social and fraternal activities.

Jersey City Police Officers at a glance

In short: Jersey City Police Officers gave $29K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$29,439
-59.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,720
-59.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,720
Total assets
$1,457,304
-0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Jersey City Police Officers funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Jersey City Poba Civic Association: $19KJersey City Poba CivicAssociation$19KC-Line Outreach: $10KC-Line Outreach$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jersey City Poba Civic Association ($19K). Together the top 2 received $29K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Jersey City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $72K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $29K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jersey City Poba Civic Association Jersey City, NJGeneral operating support for charitable programs and organizational needs$19,439
C-Line Outreach Jersey City, NJGeneral operating support for charitable programs and organizational needs$10,000
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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$1,457,304$761,900$839,614$29,4392$43,000
2024$1,469,112$757,504$767,459$71,9422$103,960
2022$1,476,920$679,702$524,621$49,330Total only—
2021$1,305,346$547,013$405,883$3,875Total only$55,926
2020$989,812$508,934$540,105$11,3021$23,117
2019$992,763$514,628$608,597$54,8901$37,024

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

About Jersey City Police Officers

Based on IRS filings

Jersey City Police Officers is a public charity, based in Jersey City, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $29K. Net investment income was $43K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jersey City Police Officers is led by Joseph Cossolini, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 18 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Cossolini

    President

    President-Started → President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    24 hrs/week

    $5K (2022) → $20K (2025)

  • Letia Nalls

    President

    Recording Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    24 hrs/week

    $500 (2024) → $8K (2025)

  • Joshua Phillips

    Trustee

    Trustee-Started → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Michael Keating

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    $500 (2025)

  • Jovani Garcia

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Perez

    State Delegate

    St. Delegate-Started → State Delegate, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Glenn Johnson

    Sgt. at Arms

    Sgt. at Arms-Started → Sgt. at Arms, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Rashaun Spence

    1st Vice President

    1st V-President-Started → 1st V-President, 2022

    1st V-President → 1st Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    16 hrs/week

    $5K (2022) → $8K (2025)

  • Anthony Silver

    Alt State Delegate

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Christian Vasquez

    1st Vice President

    Trustee → 1st Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    16 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Jose Lora

    Municipal Delegate

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Julia Torres

    North District Delegate

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $500 (2025)

  • Michael Camacho

    Delegate

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $500 (2025)

  • Raymond Vasquez

    Delegate

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $500 (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Sudesh Sukhai

    Financial Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • William Bedford

    Delegate

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • David Weber

    Delegate

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    $500 (2025)

  • Enrique Encarnacion

    Delegate

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    $500 (2025)

  • Terrell Darby

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    16 hrs/week

    $8K (2025)

  • James Gaston

    Delegate

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Chaviano

    Recording Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: James Woods (2021–2024) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: Rajon Martinez (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Eduardo Matute (2024) — Delegate
  • Former: Fred Cintron (2024) — Municipal Court Delegate
  • Former: John Wisniewski (2024) — Detectives Delegate
  • Former: Matthew Destefano (2024) — Delegate
  • Former: Scott Rogers (2024) — Delegate
  • Former: Alex Rivera (2019–2022) — 2nd Vice President - Retired
  • Former: Carmine Disbrow (2019–2022) — President - Retired
  • Former: Lawson Browne (2019–2022) — St. Delegate- Retired
  • Former: Iris Lopez (2021–2022) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Joseph Torre (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Melange Ramirez (2021–2022) — Financial Secretary
  • Former: Sean Butler (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Joseph Lora (2022) — Municipal Delegate
  • Former: Patrick Egan (2022) — Trustee - Retired
  • Former: Brian Glasser (2019–2021) — Trustee-Retired
  • Former: Brian Miller (2019–2021) — Treasurer-Retired
  • Former: Lou Morales (2019–2021) — Trustee-Retired
  • Former: Marygail Novrit (2019–2021) — Financial Secretary-Retired
  • Former: Melissa Hackett (2019–2021) — Recording Secretary-Retired
  • Former: Vincent Disbrow (2019–2021) — 1st V-President-Retired
  • Former: Pat Egen (2020–2021) — Trustee-Retired
  • Former: Pat Egan (2019) — Trustee

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

Joseph Cossolini — President, Thru 5/2025: $20KJoseph CossoliniPresident, Thru 5/2025$20KLetia Nalls — President, Effective 5/2025: $8KLetia NallsPresident, Effective 5/2025$8KTerrell Darby — Treasurer: $8KTerrell DarbyTreasurer$8KRashaun Spence — 1ST Vice President, Thru 2/2025: $8KRashaun Spence1ST Vice President, Thru 2/2025$8KGlenn Johnson — SGT. at Arms: $1KGlenn JohnsonSGT. at Arms$1KChristian Vasquez — 1ST Vice President: $1KChristian Vasquez1ST Vice President$1KSudesh Sukhai — Financial Secretary: $1KSudesh SukhaiFinancial Secretary$1KWilliam Bedford — Delegate: $1KWilliam BedfordDelegate$1KJose Lora — Municipal Delegate: $1KJose LoraMunicipal Delegate$1KChristopher Perez — State Delegate: $1KChristopher PerezState Delegate$1KJoshua Phillips — Trustee: $1KJoshua PhillipsTrustee$1KAnthony Silver — Alt State Delegate: $1KAnthony SilverAlt State Delegate$1KRaymond Vasquez — Delegate: $1KRaymond VasquezDelegate$1KMichael Camacho — Delegate: $500Michael CamachoDelegate$500Enrique Encarnacion — Delegate: $500Enrique EncarnacionDelegate$500Michael Keating — Trustee: $500Michael KeatingTrustee$500Julia Torres — North District Delegate: $500Julia TorresNorth District Delegate$500David Weber — Delegate: $500David WeberDelegate$500

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to Joseph Cossolini (President, Thru 5/2025). 18 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Jersey City Police Officers

How much does Jersey City Police Officers give each year?

Jersey City Police Officers gave $29K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $72K across 2 grants.

How large is Jersey City Police Officers?

Jersey City Police Officers reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $762K.

Where does Jersey City Police Officers operate?

Jersey City Police Officers has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Jersey City Police Officers's EIN?

Jersey City Police Officers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-9902215. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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