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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2025 Expires: June 2027

Shore Clubhouse

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
7 14 17 18
(732) 759-1595
266 Broadway
Long Branch, NJ, 07740
https://ShoreHouseNJ.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Shore Clubhouse does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

Shore Clubhouse does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

Shore Clubhouse does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2025 budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.

Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

Shore Clubhouse does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://ShoreHouseNJ.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:

  • Electronic access to the organization’s 2023 IRS Form 990.
  • End of year net assets.

Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

Shore Clubhouse does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on the organization's website, https://ShoreHouseNJ.org, does not indicate:

  • What security measures are in place to protect personal information that is collected.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 13, 15

Shore Clubhouse meets the remaining 14 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to restore hope, independence, and self-worth for people living with mental illness by providing access to social, education, and employment opportunities."

Year, State Incorporated:
2008, NJ

Shore Clubhouse reports that it offers psychosocial rehabilitation for adults living with mental illness. The organization offers its members the ability to learn new skills, develop relationships, and a working community that provides recovery support. Shore Clubhouse also provides opportunities to obtain paid employment through its programs, which include education, resume preparation, interview training, and employment placement. In 2023, the orgnaization states that it had more than 370 members.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Shore Clubhouse's program expenses were:

Program services $470,565
Total Program Expenses $470,565

Chief Executive
Richard Ambrosino, Executive Director

Compensation*
$134,633

Chair of the Board
Peder Hagberg

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Owner and Publisher, Currents Magazine

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
6

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals

Fundraising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $652,055, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Shore Clubhouse's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $479,464
Special events, net $172,591
Investment income $17,018
Program service revenue $16,037
In-kind contributions $3,685
Total Income $688,795

Programs: 71% Fundraising: 17% Administrative: 12%

Total Income $688,795
Total expenses: $662,765
  Program expenses $470,565
  Fundraising expenses $112,574
  Administrative expenses $79,626
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $26,030
Beginning Net Assets $1,234,140
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,260,170
Total Liabilities $368,747
Total Assets $1,628,917

Note: According to Shore Clubhouse's 2023 audited financial statements, the organization received $3,685 in donated professional services.

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BBB Wise Giving Alliance