Sustainable Jersey City Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Environmental Studies & Education for the residents of Jersey City NJ. The various studies included: Urban Sensitivity to Heat in Jersey City heat islands SJCs Heat Watch Campaign Schools and Environmental Health Jersey City Schools and Green Spaces Jersey City Schools Report on Trees and Flooding Jersey City Schools Compared to Flood Zones NJ Turnpike Expansion Project and Air Quality Impact to Jersey City Schools and Jersey City Schools Proximity to Transportation Corridors. The various results from these studies were reported at city-wide public meetings to the City of Jersey City governing body and on the SJC website. Some of these studies were collaborations with the City of JC Health & Human Services Department & Rutgers University.
- Income
- $118,305
- Spending
- $119,134
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Highest pay
- $23,146, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $101,890 spent. SJCs Environmental Health & Justice Stewardship Program for a #Healthier JC. The curriculum consisted of online training webinars and hands-on field trips by experts in environmental social justice and civic action. Also concluded the Urban Heat Island studies & the Asthma Corridor in Jersey City.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 June 2026.
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 2020.
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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