EIN 30-0212814

Greater Life

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
10
City
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Greater Life educates and inspires at-risk youth and families with innovative programs, including its Family Resource Center and Community Outreach Center.
Total revenues
$734,909
2023
Total expenses
$726,318
2023
Total assets
$422,680
2023
Num. employees
10
2023

Program areas at Greater Life

Family Resource Center-LifeLine / Caring About People (CAP); Programs of our Metropolitan Urban Family Institute (MUFI), serves youth & families who are unserved, underserved, overlooked, at risk, and improverished / indigent; designed to address insecurities including food/meals, health & wellness, clothing, housing, employment, education, mental health, neighborhood / community safety, ect. Offering intake & case management for wrap-a-round servicing Virtually, Hybrid & onsite; including food pantry / healthy eating / vouchers, medical referrals, transportation vouchers, counseling, memorials, safety training, community organizing, employability, and referrals to collaborative agencies & professionals; to ultimately help reduce repetivite "poverty mindset", and overall negative behaviors otherwise exhibited with desperation.
Community Outreach Center engages street outreach workers with goal of identifying youth who have fallen through the cracks, impoverished, gang influenced, criminally challeged, displaced, orphaned, homeless, etc. Including released incarcerated youth, safe haven daily programs and follow-up services include; Virtually, Hybrid & onsite; Metropolitan Urban Leadership Institute (MULI), Kidstitute Education Enrichment Program (KEEP), Girls In Real Life Situations (GIRLS), healthy eating, and Faith in Life discussions; to achieve career mapping/succession, educational & financial literacy, racial & social justice trauma intervention, community leadership, volunteerism, etc.; thus resulting in improved behavior, life-skills, and community-building, reflected via report cards, family interviews, and staff/volunteer observations.
Camping, scouting, and retreats; Virtually, Hybrid & on-site year-round; to offer character-building, career exploration, field trips, college visits, and leadership development to those most likly to become more productive members of society upon exposure, which provides a positive impact for peers, family members, communities, city, state, nation & world.

Who funds Greater Life

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
T Rowe Price CharitableMultiple$100,000
Victoria FoundationTo Support General Operations$85,000
The Selz FoundationGeneral Purpose-Community Services$77,000
...and 15 more grants received

Personnel at Greater Life

NameTitleCompensation
Michael T. WestbrookFounder and President and Chief Executive Officer$35,360
Maria WestbrookFounder and Vice President of Administration and Finance$57,200
Scott A. DavisDirector of Programs$0
Shawkat EdmondsBuilding Services Manager
Almeria Lee-PattersonSecretary$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Greater Life

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$733,361
Program services$1,142
Investment income and dividends$406
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$734,909

Form 990s for Greater Life

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-10990View PDF
2022-122023-05-10990View PDF
2021-122022-06-20990View PDF
2020-122021-07-14990View PDF
2020-122021-06-21990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
August 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $60,000 from Conscious Kids - Agy Main
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $77,000 from The Selz Foundation
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $85,000 from Victoria Foundation
July 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 14 new grant, including a grant for $85,000 from Victoria Foundation
Nonprofit Types
CampsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildrenHomelessness
Characteristics
Community engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 8447
Newark, NJ 07108
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Essex County, NJ
Website URL
greaterlifenewark.org/ 
Phone
(973) 923-2264
IRS details
EIN
30-0212814
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2003
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
N20: Recreational and Sporting Camps
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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