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US nonprofit · EIN 222745450 · Newark, NJiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 222745450) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Casa for Children of Essex County Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.6m
$47k liabilities
Net assets
$1.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
7.3 years on average
Staff
16
158 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Casa for Children of Essex County Inc's network

14 people4 organisationsi14 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carolyn GouldVice President2020
6 yrs
Christene MannTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dara SandersonCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Darren WoolfordPresident2018
8 yrs
Debra CaplanTrustee2018
8 yrs
Edward SchwarzTrustee2018
8 yrs
Erica BarrettTrustee2018
8 yrs
Kristi NicholesTrustee2021
5 yrs
Madhu PAITrustee2020
6 yrs
Michael SlaterTrustee2018
8 yrs
Rachel SimonTrustee2018
8 yrs
Ryan RichmanTrustee2020
6 yrs
Suzanne SkipperTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Sybil ENG PHD (also filed as Sybil ENG)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Marla HigginbothamExecutive Dir.since 2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Marla HigginbothamExecutive Dir.40$112k
Darren WoolfordPresident2$0
Kimberly MooreVice President2$0
Rachel SimonSecretary2$0
Suzanne SkipperTreasurer2$0
Debra CaplanTrustee2$0
Neil YarisTrustee2$0
Kristi NicholesTrustee2$0
Michael GoldbergTrustee2$0
Ryan RichmanTrustee2$0
Erica BarrettTrustee2$0
Ed SchwarzTrustee2$0
Michael SlaterTrustee2$0
Steve MillerTrustee2$0

About

Legal name
Casa for Children of Essex County Inc
EIN
222745450
Address
212 Washington Street 912, Newark, NJ, 07102-2904
State
New Jersey
Mission
Recruit, train and supervise volunteers to advocate for abused, neglected and abandoned children placed in foster homes. Casa volunteers ensure children's best interests remain the priority and their needs met while working to establish a safe, stable and permanent home. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
R200 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1986
Principal officer
Marla Higginbotham (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 1988
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDarren Woolford
≥8years on the filingsDebra Caplan
≥8years on the filingsEdward Schwarz
≥8years on the filingsErica Barrett

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$47k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.6m
Contributions and grants received
$994k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
16
Volunteers
158