Public Charity

MERCER STREET FRIENDS CENTER

Based in TRENTON, NJ, MERCER STREET FRIENDS CENTER operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $21.9M in revenue, $21.7M in expenses, $17.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 87 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.8M.

EIN: 210733990 TRENTON, NJ Neighborhood Centers NTEE: P28 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$21.9M
Total Expenses$21.7M
Total Assets$17.6M
Grant Records87
Funding Total$4.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AS A MULTI-FACETED HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, MERCER STREET FRIENDS (MSF) DEDICATED TO "NOURISHING MINDS AND BODIES; EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES," WORKS TO REDUCE HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY, CLOSE EDUCATION GAPS, IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF AT-RISK POPULATIONS, AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN TRENTON AND MERCER COUNTY. MSF HAS IDENTIFIED THREE AREAS THAT ARE CORE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY POVERTY: FOOD, FAMILY, AND EDUCATION. AS THE FOOD BANK OF MERCER COUNTY AND ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN NEW JERSEY LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MOVEMENT, MERCER STREET FRIENDS OFFERS FAMILIES SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AWAY FROM A LIFE OF POVERTY, INTO A LIFE OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN THE GREATER TRENTON AREA AND THROUGHOUT MERCER COUNTY.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Ann Bitton Gavzy
TRUSTEE Aubrey W Haines
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SCHO Bernadette Trapp
TRUSTEE Bill Heinemann
TREASURER Gerald Delk
COO James Allen

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$424,792 4 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$421,585 10 grants
GENERAL
$406,572 4 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$405,627 9 grants
PARENT-CHILD DEVELOPMENT
$405,362 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $21.9M $21.7M $17.6M
2024 $19.8M $19.5M $18.0M
2023 $16.4M $13.7M $17.6M
2022 $9.5M $8.5M $9.3M
2021 $12.6M $8.2M $9.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.6M to $21.9M (+74%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.6M.

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