Emss Foundation Inc

Woodcliff Lk, NJ
Tax-exempt since Oct. 2000
EIN: 22-3748810

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$89.2k (2024)

Expenses

$214k (2024)

Total Assets

$1.82M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$89,159

Expenses

$213,536

Net Income

-$124,377

Net Assets

$1,822,792

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$4,839	5.4%
Interest Revenue	$86	0.1%
Dividends	$83,484	93.6%
Sales of Assets	$750	0.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$208,410	97.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,822,792
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,822,792

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Ellen C Sperber (President/Director)	$0	$0
Steven J Sperber (Vice President/Director)	$0	$0
Curt Parnes (Treasurer/Secretary/Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 13, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$77,282

Expenses

$194,500

Net Income

-$117,218

Net Assets

$1,664,509

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$804	1.0%
Dividends	$71,204	92.1%
Sales of Assets	$5,274	6.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$194,500	100%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,664,509
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,664,509

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martin Sperber (President/Director)	$0	$0
Ellen C Sperber (Vice President/Director)	$0	$0
Steven J Sperber (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0
Susan B Parnes (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 12, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$70,637

Expenses

$170,053

Net Income

-$99,416

Net Assets

$1,868,677

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$591	0.8%
Dividends	$54,087	76.6%
Sales of Assets	$15,959	22.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$165,450	97.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,868,677
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,868,677

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martin Sperber (President/Director)	$0	$0
Ellen C Sperber (Vice President/Director)	$0	$0
Steven J Sperber (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0
Susan B Parnes (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on June 23, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$52,198

Expenses

$186,726

Net Income

-$134,528

Net Assets

$1,870,476

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$55	0.1%
Dividends	$49,979	95.7%
Sales of Assets	$2,164	4.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$167,250	89.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,870,476
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,870,476

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martin Sperber (President/Director)	$0	$0
Ellen C Sperber (Vice President/Director)	$0	$0
Steven J Sperber (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0
Susan B Parnes (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 16, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$1,327,220

Expenses

$145,044

Net Income

$1,182,176

Net Assets

$1,952,814

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,007,673	75.9%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$45,210	3.4%
Sales of Assets	$274,337	20.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$141,250	97.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,952,815
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,952,814

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martin Sperber (President/Director)	$0	$0
Ellen C Sperber (Vice President/Director)	$0	$0
Steven J Sperber (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0
Susan B Parnes (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 20, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$45,427

Expenses

$125,235

Net Income

-$79,808

Net Assets

$1,131,979

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$7	0.0%
Dividends	$44,647	98.3%
Sales of Assets	$773	1.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$121,251	96.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,131,980
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,131,979

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martin Sperber (President/Director)	$0	$0
Ellen C Sperber (Vice President/Director)	$0	$0
Steven J Sperber (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0
Susan B Parnes (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Oct. 27, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$172,544

Expenses

$108,880

Net Income

$63,664

Net Assets

$1,194,759

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$39,417	22.8%
Sales of Assets	$133,127	77.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$108,086	99.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,194,759
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,194,759

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martin Sperber (President/Director)	$0	$0
Ellen C Sperber (Vice President/Director)	$0	$0
Steven J Sperber (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0
Susan B Parnes (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 10, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$80,387

Expenses

$69,724

Net Income

$10,663

Net Assets

$1,159,583

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$34,255	42.6%
Sales of Assets	$46,132	57.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$69,098	99.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,159,583
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,159,583

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$57,977

Expenses

$118,874

Net Income

-$60,897

Net Assets

$1,148,920

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$34,136	58.9%
Sales of Assets	$23,841	41.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$112,475	94.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,148,920
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,148,920

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$82,606

Expenses

$91,318

Net Income

-$8,712

Net Assets

$1,209,819

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$31,041	37.6%
Sales of Assets	$51,565	62.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$91,158	99.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,209,819
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,209,819

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$62,926

Expenses

$96,230

Net Income

-$33,304

Net Assets

$1,218,531

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$34,920	55.5%
Sales of Assets	$28,006	44.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$93,762	97.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,218,531
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,218,531

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$61,760

Expenses

$50,328

Net Income

$11,432

Net Assets

$1,251,835

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$28,020	45.4%
Sales of Assets	$33,740	54.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$46,419	92.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,251,835
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,251,835

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Emss Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $89.2k (2024)

Expenses $214k (2024)

Total Assets $1.82M (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2011

Revenue

$89.2k (2024)

Expenses

$214k (2024)

Total Assets

$1.82M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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