Essex Troop Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to provide support and activities for the veterans and current active duty members of the 102nd Cavalry Regiment and their families. We also offer scholarships to members and their families. We are also actively engaged in activities intended to document, distribute, and preserve the history and legacy of the 102nd Cavalry since its inception in 1890.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $54,659
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- Essex Troop Scholarship Program: Each year, our organization offers four (4) $1000 scholarships to qualified applicants in direct support of their post high school education. In 2025, due to the increased number of applicants, we allocated $7000 for scholarships.
- Veterans' baseball Outing, Annual Unit Muster, Annual Unit Business Meeting, Annual Holiday Event, etc.: Our organization conducts a number of annual veterans and active duty events and activities for our members and their families.
- Regimental Heritage Initiative (RHI): Our association conducts various activities designed to educate the public while also fostering and preserving our unit heritage and legacy. These activities include: researching unit history, deployments, accomplishments, etc.; digitizing all hardcopy unit records, journals, maps,etc.; maintaining and improving display areas at the NJARNG armory in West Orange, NJ; constructing replica "Culin Cutters" for display at museums; redesigning and launching a new website; actively participating in local Memorial Day and Veterans' day activities; publishing a newsletter; and placing memorial bricks at various museums and military facilities and organizations.
- Our organization actively supports a number of other military-oriented 501 (c) organizations and institutions such as the National Armor and Cavalry Foundation, the museum of the US Army, NJ Veterans Homes, the National Guard and Milkitia Museum of New Jersey, etc.
- Our organization awarded a total of $7000 in scholarships in 2025.
- Our organization conducts and annual business meeting, an annual unit muster, a veterans' holiday party, a veterans' baseball outing, etc.
- Our organization is actively working to preserve the legacy of the 102nd Cavalry. We do this by maintaining our assigned areas at the NJARNG armory in West Orange; constructing and delivering replica WW2 "Rhino" devices to military museums and memorials, purchasing military items for display in the public areas of the armory, etc.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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