Small Public Charity

THE DECENCY FOUNDATION

THE DECENCY FOUNDATION, of BLAWENBURG, NJ, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2023 filing shows $40K in revenue, $175K in expenses, $46K in total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 834520566 BLAWENBURG, NJ Latest filing: 2023
Total Revenue$40K
Total Expenses$175K
Total Assets$46K
Grant Records1
Funding Total$10K
Filing Years2020–2023

Mission

WITH A FOCUS ON BUSINESS, THE DECENCY FOUNDATION SEEKS TO PUT DECENCY'S 7 VALUES - RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING, EMPATHY, ACCEPTANCE, APPRECIATION, FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE - INTO PRACTICE IN ALL AREAS OF LIVING (SEE SCHEDULE O). NU.AG, THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY FOCUS, SUPPORTS, INCUBATES AND EMPOWERS SMALL INDIVIDUAL FARMS, PROVIDING THEM WITH LONG TERM, BELOW MARKET LOANS TO: INCREASE THEIR ECONOMIC VIABILITY; PRODUCE MORE HEALTHFUL FOOD; BE MORE DECENT IN THEIR TREATMENT OF WORKERS, ANIMALS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT; AND MORE FULLY COMMITTED TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. INTEGRAL TO THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IS NU, A METRIC IT HAS DEVELOPED TO ASSESS, AND THEN TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND, THE ETHICAL PRACTICES OF THE FARMS AND OTHER BUSINESSES WITH WHICH IT WORKS. THROUGH ITS NU.AG PROGRAM, THE FUND AND THE FOUNDATION, SEEK TO SUPPORT FOOD PRODUCTION THAT IS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE, STRUCTURALLY SOUND, AND FINANCIALLY VIABLE.

Sample Grants Received

2020
HUMAN SERVICES
$10,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Benjamin Lichtenstein
MEMBER Chuck Fax
DIRECTOR Evan Silverman
CHAIR AND ME Jeffery Garson
TREASURER Jeremy Garson
MEMBER Jon Mcconaughy

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Top Grant Purposes

HUMAN SERVICES
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2023 $40K $175K $46K
2022 $287K $648K $181K
2020 $274K $104K $170K

Between 2020 and 2023, reported annual revenue declined from $274K to $40K (-85%), with total assets most recently reported at $46K.

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