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US nonprofit · EIN 223742973 · Mercerville, NJiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 223742973) - 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, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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

New Jersey Mental Health Institute Inc's network

12 people1 organisationi12 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

12 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
Kendria McWilliams MBA ChairChair2019
7 yrs
Barrett Young MsTrustee2024
2 yrs
Becky Wong Pharm D MBATrustee2024
2 yrs
Brigitte Johnson ESQTrustee2023
3 yrs
Christopher Womack PHD MBA Ms MATrustee2023
3 yrs
Debra L Wentz PHDExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
Elsa Candelario Mssw LcswTrustee2023
3 yrs
Erika Kerber ESQTrustee2019
7 yrs
Frank Ghinassi PHD AbppTrustee2019
7 yrs
Julie Drew Lcsw MPATrustee2019
7 yrs
Michele M Eichorn MBA LcswTrustee2024
2 yrs
Napoleon Higgins JR MDTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Cheryl Marks-YoungTreasurer2018
Cheryl Marks-Young MASTreasurersince 2019
Cheryl Marks-Young MAS PCCTreasurersince 2023
Deborah Megaro MBAVice Presidentsince 2018
Joseph Masciandaro MAPresidentsince 2018
Kendria McWilliams MBAChair2023
Robert Budsock Ms LcadcCompany secretarysince 2018
Robert J Budsock Ms LcadcCompany secretarysince 2023

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
Kendria McWilliams MBAChair1$0
Barrett Young MsVice Chair1$0
Cheryl Marks-Young Mas PCCTreasurer1$0
Robert J Budsock Ms LcadcSecretary1$0
Elsa Candelario DSW MSSW LCSWTrustee1$0
Julie Drew LCSW MpaTrustee1$0
Michele M Eichorn LCSW MSW MBATrustee1$0
Napoleon Higgins Jr MDTrustee1$0
Brigitte Johnson EsqTrustee1$0
Erika Kerber EsqTrustee1$0
Stephanie Marcello PhDTrustee1$0
Christopher Womack PhD MBA Ms MaTrustee1$0
Becky Wong Pharmd MBATrustee1$0
Debra L Wentz PhDExecutive Director5$0$213k$29k

About

Legal name
New Jersey Mental Health Institute Inc
EIN
223742973
Address
3635 Quakerbridge Road 35, Mercerville, NJ, 08619-1247
State
New Jersey
Mission
New jersey mental health institute, inc. Aims to promote quality mental health and substance use services through training, technical assistance, research and policy development. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F02 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2000
Principal officer
Debra L Wentz PhD (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2000
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDebra L Wentz PHD
≥7years on the filingsKendria McWilliams MBA
≥7years on the filingsErika Kerber ESQ
≥7years on the filingsFrank Ghinassi PHD Abpp

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
$62k
Total liabilities
$3k
Net assets or fund balances
$59k
Contributions and grants received
$18k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$12k$1k$11k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.