Prevail NJ Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New Milford, NJ EIN: 83-1541793

The agency offers adult life skills training, residential programming, and community support services to individuals with autism. The agency provides community and residential support, science and research-based treatment, and educational and professional preparation in New Jersey.

Prevail NJ Inc at a glance

Expenses (2025)
$73,060
-91.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who Prevail NJ Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New Milford

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $860K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Institute for Educational Ach New Milford, NJFinal Return/ Support Ind W/ Autism$860,192
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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——$73,060———
2024$73,060$302,352$882,621$860,1921$24,581
2023$653,329$354,826$24,515——$2,909
2022$323,018$140,474$36,561———
2021$230,822$20,510$61,916———
2020$272,271$328,083$85,733———
2019$18,161$68,599$50,438———

About Prevail NJ Inc

Based on IRS filings

Prevail NJ Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New Milford, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Prevail NJ Inc is led by Dawn Townsend, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dawn Townsend

    Executive Director

    Act Director, Vice President & Secretary → Executive Director, Treasurer & Secretary, 2021

    Executive Director, Treasurer & Secretary → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    7 hrs/week

    $33K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Michelle Smigel

    President

    President, Treasurer & Trustee → President & Treasurer, 2020

    President & Treasurer → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bellanca Smigel Rutter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Coyne

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Casey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alison Sharkey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Gillian Leek (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric Rozenblat (2019) — Former Trustee
  • Former: Robert Smigel (2019) — Former 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 2024 IRS filing

Dawn Townsend — Executive Dir.: $6KDawn TownsendExecutive Dir.$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $6K, to Dawn Townsend (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Prevail NJ Inc

What is Prevail NJ Inc?

Prevail NJ Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New Milford, NJ.

Where does Prevail NJ Inc operate?

Prevail NJ Inc has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Prevail NJ Inc's EIN?

Prevail NJ Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1541793. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 27, 2019)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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