Long Beach Island Community Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of Long Beach Island Community Center Inc. is to be a community focal point offering a wide variety of services and programs aimed at meeting the needs of residents of Ocean County NJ regardless of their individual backgrounds. The Center provides services to the community including recreation counseling childrens services education and career services senior services and family assistance.
- Income
- $5.2 million
- Spending
- $5.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 66%
- Employees
- 159
- Volunteers
- 1,000
- Highest pay
- $96,771, executive director until october 2024
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (6)
- $1.3 million spent. Counseling Service provides individuals couples and families with affordable professional psychotherapy services addressing a wide range of issues. Goals are to assist program participants with the ability to utilize their families as a resource and source of support; to provide community residents with alternative methods of solving individual relationship and family problems; to strengthen community ties and to enhance the daily functioning of individuals couples and families. A sliding scale fee is available for some services while other funded services are provided without a fee. For this fiscal year we provided 7523 units of hourly sessions to 676 unduplicated clients. The counseling service is open from 9AM to 5PM Mondays and Fridays and 9AM to 9PM Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please note that since the Covid 19 we have continued to offer services both in-person and virtually depending on the clients needs and preferences.
- $1.2 million spent. Family Support Services and Human Concerns operates the Food Pantry and emergency assistance to the public. It also provides an extensive variety of programs intended to assist families with reunification and prevent child abuse and neglect. Family counseling Parenting and Case management is offered in the clients homes in both English and Spanish. Anger management and Parenting classes are offered throughout Ocean County. The Auto Ownership Program assists those in need of transportation to find employment. When possible the programs listed will work together to provide a total service that exceeds what any program could on its own. In Home visits and certain other services are being provided virtually when possible.
- $779,190 spent. Children Services operates a preschool and a summer camp with high quality developmentally appropriate programs for children aged 13 months to thirteen years old in a safe and nurturing environment. The preschool is a 4 Star Rated Grow NJ Kids Program. Our goals are to promote educational emotional and social development of children while meeting the needs of their families and to employ and retain staff that are well-trained in early childhood education. The preschool serves 60 children children on a typical day and the summer vacation club serves about 80.
- $694,207 spent. The Educational & Career Services Dept is comprised of 4 programs to equip Ocean County residents with the academic and professional skills necessary for self-sufficiency effective parenting and workforce competence. The RISE program offers year-round classes in ABS High School Diploma and ESL primarily referred by Ocean County One Stop. This program enrolls approx. 100 students annually with virtual or in-person classes held M-F. These services extend to the WorkFirst NJ population also referred by One-Stop supporting 400 students each year. Services includes basic skills life and job readiness training occupational education and community work experience. All programs are grant funded by the Dept of Human Svcs and come at no cost to the participants. A new Senior Employment Assistance program launched in 2023 funded through ARPA and assists those aged 55+ seeking to reenter the workforce or start a new career. The newest initiative the Digital Equity Program funded by the NJDOL serves approximately 62 participants with comprehensive training in digital literacy and industry-valued credentials while equipping participants with the skills confidence and tools necessary to thrive in todays workforce.
- $528,478 spent. The Center operates one indoor and two outdoor swimming pools offering a wide variety of swim classes as well as competitions. Several local school districts use the indoor pool for physical education classes and team sports. Basketball recreation leagues as well as instructional camps are held. Gymnastics Baseball and Basketball camps are held annually. The Center sponsors the annual Long Beach Island 18 Mile Run in commemoration of the athletes killed in the Munich Olympics.
- $344,404 spent. The Senior Services Program serves approximately 3,829 elderly clients increase of 754 during this year delivering 16,614 units of service. Of this total 219 are impoverished 2,050 are frail or disabled and 2,699 would be classified as vulnerable or socially isolated. The clients have available to them access and assistance with information about benefits and entitlements phone calls made to check on them daily. Assistance is given to help the elderly recognize the need for medical care and physical fitness. Socialization recreation and education are provided.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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