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Sustainable Jersey

Public charity · Grantmaker Ewing, NJ EIN: 45-3848336 Website

Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit organization based in Ewing, New Jersey, that supports communities pursuing sustainability initiatives. It provides tools, training, financial incentives, and certification programs for municipalities, schools, and school districts.

Key facts about Sustainable Jersey

In short: Sustainable Jersey gave $370K across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
45-3848336
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$370,000
Grants made (2025)
31
Average grant
$11,935
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$4,260,992
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
Applications are submitted through Sustainable Jersey’s online portal when a grant cycle is announced. Full details ↓
Deadline
The listed 2026 Sustainable Communities Grant Program page gives an application deadline of July 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$4.3M

+12.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$370K

-2.6% YoY

Grant Count

31

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

-2.6% YoY

How Sustainable Jersey gives

  • 0% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 219% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Sustainable Jersey’s mission is to empower New Jersey communities to build a better world for future generations with the tools, training, and financial incentives needed to pursue critical sustainability initiatives. Its vision is “to achieve a sustainable New Jersey, one community at a time.”

The organization’s grant programs support municipalities, schools, and school districts. The organization’s website says grants of $10,000 and above generally support projects that earn points toward a Sustainable Jersey action, though innovative projects are also eligible. Its $2,000 grants may support green team operating costs or direct expenses, or a project related to a Sustainable Jersey action. Eligible expenses generally include consultant or contractor services, staff stipends, equipment, supplies, training and educational materials, and some promotional expenses. Overhead costs and reimbursement for already completed projects are listed as ineligible.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, Sustainable Jersey reported 31 grants totaling $370,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $20,000, with a median grant of $10,000. The listed recipients included New Jersey municipalities and schools. Six municipalities received $20,000 each for projects identified as “SMALL GRANTS PSEG 025 - MUNI”: Belleville, Hainesport, Howell, Lambertville, Maplewood, and Somerville. Listed $10,000 awards included grants to Belmar Borough for a PSEG municipal grant and to Cape May County High School and Fanny M. Hillers Elementary School for PSEG school grants. Delaware Township School District, Ezra L. Nolan Middle School, and Fairmont Elementary School were each listed for a “SMALL GRANTS NJEA 2024” award of $10,000.

Review Cycle

, with funding levels of $20,000, $10,000, and $2,000; the cycle is generally announced in mid-November, with an application deadline in mid-February, subject to change and available funding. It also lists open Sustainable Communities opportunities for environmental stewardship and resiliency projects, as well as the Trees for Schools program for New Jersey public school districts, colleges, and universities.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grants listed in the filing were all awarded to recipients in New Jersey. The organization describes its programs and grantmaking as supporting New Jersey communities.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Jersey CityAtcoCamdenNewarkToms RiverWoodbridgeHowellJacksonPrincetonSomersetWest OrangeBellevilleCape MayOakhurstTrentonVinelandBelle MeadeBrickBridgewaterCollingswood

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K42 grants2019 66 grants2020 56 grants2021 12 grants2022 29 grants2023 31 grants2024 31 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $116K (2022) to $496K (2019). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $370K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Belleville Township: $20KBelleville Township$20KHainesport Township: $20KHainesport Township$20KHowell Township: $20KHowell Township$20KLambertville City: $20KLambertville City$20KMaplewood Township: $20KMaplewood Township$20KSomerville Borough: $20KSomerville Borough$20KBelmar Borough: $10KBelmar Borough$10KCape May County High School: $10KCape May County High School$10KDelaware Township School District: $10KDelaware Township SchoolDistrict$10KEzra L Nolan Middle School: $10KEzra L Nolan Middle School$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Belleville Township ($20K). Together the top 10 received $160K.

Grant Size Distribution

159 grants across all recorded years

159<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 159 grants of 159 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Belleville Township Belleville, NJSmall Grants Pseg 025 - Muni$20,000
Hainesport Township Hainesport, NJSmall Grants Pseg 025 - Muni$20,000
Howell Township Howell, NJSmall Grants Pseg 025 - Muni$20,000
Lambertville City Lambertville, NJSmall Grants Pseg 025 - Muni$20,000
Maplewood Township Maplewood, NJSmall Grants Pseg 025 - Muni$20,000
Somerville Borough Somerville, NJSmall Grants Pseg 025 - Muni$20,000
Belmar Borough Belmar, NJSmall Grants Pseg 025 - Muni$10,000
Cape May County High School Cape May, NJSmall Grants Pseg 2025 - School$10,000
Delaware Township School District Sergeantsville, NJSmall Grants Njea 2024$10,000
Ezra L Nolan Middle School Jersey City, NJSmall Grants Njea 2024$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants reported
2025 $4,260,992 $3,046,693 $2,566,668 $370,000 across 31 grants
2024 $3,791,693 $3,373,373 $2,558,388 $380,000 across 31 grants
2023 $2,873,434 $2,533,563 $2,701,009 $340,000 across 29 grants

Filing type: Form 990 (a public charity).

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,260,992$3,791,693$2,873,434
Revenue$3,046,693$3,373,373$2,533,563
Expenses$2,566,668$2,558,388$2,701,009
Net Investment Income$135,255$88,852$48

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Caroline Ehrlich, chair; Wanda Monahan, vice chair; Carolyn Brown-Dancy, treasurer; and Michael Salvatore, secretary. Trustees listed are Terence Wall, Paola Toro, Beatrice Daggett, Charnette Frederic, Paul Williams, and Timothy McDonough.

Sustainable Jersey is led by Randall Solomon, Executive Director since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Randall Solomon

    Executive Director

    Director → Executive Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $135K (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Caroline Ehrlich

    Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chairperson, 2024

    Vice Chairperson → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Mahaney Jr. EdD

    Trustee

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Williams

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terence Wall

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Perry

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Jiampetti

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marissa McKenzie

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paola Toro Esq.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy McDonough

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beatrice Daggett

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charnette Frederic

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Becker

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Swan-Bennett

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Moriarty

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Haider

    Deputy Director

    Director → Deputy Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $117K (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Wanda Monahan Esq.

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Brown-Dancy

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Salvatore PhD

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Edward Potosnak III (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Gary Sondermeyer (2019–2024) — Chairperson
  • Former: Michael Schmid (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lori Matheus (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Guiseppe Grillo (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lester Taylor III Esq. (2019–2023) — Vice Chairperson
  • Former: Paul Baldauf (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Cerra (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Timothy Purnell (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Marc Citron Esq. (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Michele Critelli (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Pam Mount (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard Dovey (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Sarah Weidel (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Anne-Marie Peracchio (2019–2021) — Chairperson
  • Former: Anthony Cancro (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Clinton Andrews PhD (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: William Pikolycky (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Kendra McQuilton (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Donald Webster Jr. (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Lawrence Feinsod EdD (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Michael Darcy (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Sara Bluhm Gibson (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Michael Catania (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 2021 IRS filing

Randall Solomon — Executive Director: $135KRandall SolomonExecutive Director$135KRenee Haider — Deputy Director: $117KRenee HaiderDeputy Director$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $135K, to Randall Solomon (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
Phone: (609) 771-2938
Website: https://sustainablejersey.com

Frequently asked questions about Sustainable Jersey

How much does Sustainable Jersey give each year?

Sustainable Jersey gave $370K across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $380K across 31 grants.

What is Sustainable Jersey's typical grant size?

Sustainable Jersey's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,935, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Sustainable Jersey give grants?

Sustainable Jersey gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Jersey City, NJ (2 grants) and Hackensack, NJ (2 grants).

Does Sustainable Jersey give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 31 grants with a stated purpose on Sustainable Jersey's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Small Grants Njea 2024" (12 grants), "Small Grants Pseg 2025 - School" (8 grants) and "Small Grants Pseg 025 - Muni" (7 grants).

Who are Sustainable Jersey's largest grantees?

Sustainable Jersey's largest 2025 grantees include Belleville Township ($20,000), Hainesport Township ($20,000) and Howell Township ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Sustainable Jersey?

Sustainable Jersey reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.

What does Sustainable Jersey fund?

Sustainable Jersey’s mission is to empower New Jersey communities to build a better world for future generations with the tools, training, and financial incentives needed to pursue critical sustainability initiatives. Its vision is “to achieve a sustainable New Jersey, one community at a time.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Sustainable Jersey?

Applications are submitted through Sustainable Jersey’s online portal when a grant cycle is announced. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Sustainable Jersey's EIN?

Sustainable Jersey's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3848336. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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