TY 2021 Form 990EZ

Part ⅢStatement of Program Service Accomplishments (see the instructions for Part III) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part III . .	Expenses (Required for section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations; optional for others.)
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? To fund programs to benefit Metuchen, NJ public schools
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. In a clear and concise manner, describe the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28 See Schedule O (Grants $ 29,777) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			28a	29,777
29 Metuchen Board of Education - "Flexible Seating-Individualized Seating"Campbell School, This grant funded 40 assorted active seating options, including varied styles and sizes of twist and fidget stools and wobble and bouncy chairs, for students in first through fourth grades at Campbell Elementary School. These seating options allow students who benefit from active seating while learning to identify and communicate which seating options allow them to best engage in learning and to self-monitor their progress and success. These seats will be utilized in all General Education classrooms as well as Resource and Self-Contained Classrooms in the school. ($6,723)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Laser Cutter Printer"Edgar Middle School, This grant will provide a Glowforge laser cutter/printer for the Edgar Middle School students who are in the engineering and design and construction classes, as well as art classes. This will allow students to enhance the design process, building and embellishments of their projects in all of these classes. This will expand and enhance the design and execution skills the students will gain. All students in the 7th and 8th grades at Edgar Middle School will benefit from this grant. ($4,990)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Fun with Phonemic Awareness and Phonics"Campbell & Moss Schools, This grant funded a large array of learning materials that support phonemic awareness and phonics for development of reading skills. These materials will be given to all preschool and kindergarten teachers at Moss School and all first grade teachers at Campbell School, including general education, special education and Response to Intervention (RTI) teachers in these grade levels at both schools. The teachers will be collaborating during department trainings to better use these materials to support increased foundational reading skills in their students. The use of these multisensory materials provides a more engaging hands-on learning opportunity to support connections between abstract and concrete concepts. ($4,294)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Double Bass for Orchestra"Metuchen High School, This instrument will be used by all bass students in the Metuchen High School Music Program, particularly those in Vivaldi String Ensemble and Jazz Band. The music program at Metuchen High School is growing every year, and adding high quality instruments benefits all members of the program. ($3,471)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Electric Pottery Wheels"Metuchen High School, Two electric pottery wheels were purchased for the Metuchen high School Art Department. These wheels will benefit all students at MHS who take any of the Art Classes offered at MHS, from Introduction to Art to AP Art and Design, as well as those who are members of the Art Club. There are currently 173 students enrolled in Art for the 2021-2022 school year, and similar numbers of students will benefit for many years to come. ($2,498)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Momentum Robotics Team"Edgar School, The Metuchen Robotics and FIRST Program has been very successful at MHS, now the team is expanding into Edgar Middle School. These computers will enable the teams to compete in this competitive STEM program at the middle school level. ($1,995)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Wildlife Garden"Metuchen High School, This grant funds the establishment of a wildlife pollinator garden at the site of an overgrown abandoned vegetable garden in the courtyard at Metuchen High School. The Metuchen High School Sustainability Initiative Club, led by advisor Ms. Yoko Kato, will work to clear out the weeds currently there and plant only native vegetation chosen to attract and support pollinators and wildlife. This garden will enhance the opportunities for the Sustainability Initiative Club and also will be used to support and enhance the curriculum of the A.P. Environmental Science and Modern Environmental Science classes as well. The garden will also beautify the courtyard space for all of the school community to enjoy. ($1,492)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Flexible Seating-Independent Reading"Edgar School, This grant provided 10 seating options for students in a self-contained classroom at the middle school level. These options include floor rockers, wobble seats, ottomans, beanbags and soft rockers, to allow students to choose the seating they want for added comfort during independent reading time. These types of alternative seating options will encourage more enjoyment of independent reading, and longer time on task. ($898)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Asian Heritage Lion Dance"Metuchen High School, This grant funded the attendance at a Lion Dance Workshop held at University of Pennsylvania for all students in the Metuchen High School Asian Heritage Club. Lion Dance is a form of Chinese Performance. The students who were able to attend this workshop will share their knowledge by teaching it to future students in the Asian Heritage Club, and by performing at school and community events. ($450)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Math Path, remaining costs"Campbell School, The Math Path project grant provided the materials to create a Math Path in a lightly used courtyard at Campbell School. This Math Path was inspired by fitness stations in a park, and provides 'fitness for your brain' through interactive math stations. This path is open to all grade levels, with each station marked with a sign that includes QR codes. On each sign, one QR code designates a first/second grade activity and another QR code provides information for a third/fourth grade activity. All innovative activities in the 5 stations in the Math Path are aligned with the New Jersey Learning Standards. The following domains are included: Measurement, Geometry, Data Collection and Fractions/Number Sense. Station activities may be changed over time based on students' interests and learning needs. ($95)------------------------------------------------------Metuchen Board of Education - "Edgar School Science Fair"Support for Middle School Science Fair prizes and medals. ($871)------------------------------------------------------Student College ScholarshipsMetuchen High School seniors received college scholarships. It is directd towards students pursuing a career in education. It is based on academic achievment & community service. ($2,000)------------------------------------------------------LINE 31, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES, TOTAL $29,777------------------------------------------------------ (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			29a
30 (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			30a
31 Other program services (describe in Schedule O) ................ (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here...	31a
32 Total program service expenses (add lines 28a through 31a)..........	32	29,777

(a) Name and title	(b) Average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Reportable compensation (Forms W-2/1099-MISC) (if not paid, enter -0-)	(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and deferred compensation	(e) Estimated amount of other compensation
Nancy Bernheimer President	8.00	0	0	0
Kathryn Glutz Vice President	8.00	0	0	0
Colleen Walker Treasurer	6.00	0	0	0
Mary Brosnan Secretary	6.00	0	0	0
Al Barron Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Carla Cole Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Amy Dees Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Richard DiBenedetto Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Carol Gaffney Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Kimberly Galeota Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Sharon Grice Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Laura Hale Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Susan Kick Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Anne Lackland Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Lea Lanton Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Maria Magdalena Nelson Trustee	3.00	0	0	0
Christine Piovoso Trustee	3.00	0	0	0

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2021

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

METUCHEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

Employer identification number

22-3440298

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990).)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 33 1/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box on lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total					0

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990) 2021

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2017	(b) 2018	(c) 2019	(d) 2020	(e) 2021	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3
5	The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) ..
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2017	(b) 2018	(c) 2019	(d) 2020	(e) 2021	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here ........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2021 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

0 %

Public support percentage for 2020 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

16a

33 1/3% support test—2021. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3 % or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2020. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2021. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2020. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990) 2021

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2017	(b) 2018	(c) 2019	(d) 2020	(e) 2021	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .	15,877	6,301	5,257	2,963	3,618	34,016
2	Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose	24,039	20,283	5,035	5,835	7,305	62,497
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 .....						0
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...						0
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5	39,916	26,584	10,292	8,798	10,923	96,513
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons						0
b	Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.						0
c	Add lines 7a and 7b..						0
8	Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)						96,513

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2017	(b) 2018	(c) 2019	(d) 2020	(e) 2021	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...	39,916	26,584	10,292	8,798	10,923	96,513
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..	242	221	179	84	82	808
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.	242	221	179	84	82	808
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..
13	Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..						97,321

First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2021 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

99.170 %

Public support percentage from 2020 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

99.500 %

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2021 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

0.830 %

Investment income percentage from 2020 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

0.500 %

19a

331/3% support tests—2021. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2020. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990) 2021

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked box 12a, of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked box 12b, of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked box 12c, of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked box12d, of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer lines 3b and 3c below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked box 12a or 12b in Part I, answer lines 4b and 4c below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer lines 5b and 5c below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described on line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons, as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined on line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined on line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990) 2021

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described on lines 11b and 11c below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described on 11a above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described on line 11a or 11b above? If “Yes” to 11a, 11b, or 11c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the officers, directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in line 2 above, did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer lines 2a and 2b below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described on line 2a, above constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer lines 3a and 3b below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations?If "Yes" or "No", provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990) 2021

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970 (explain in Part VI). See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Net short-term capital gain	1
2	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	2
3	Other gross income (see instructions)	3
4	Add lines 1 through 3	4
5	Depreciation and depletion	5
6	Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions)	6
7	Other expenses (see instructions)	7
8	Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4)	8

	Section B - Minimum Asset Amount		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year):	1
a	Average monthly value of securities	1a
b	Average monthly cash balances	1b
c	Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets	1c
d	Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c)	1d
e	Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI):
2	Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets	2
3	Subtract line 2 from line 1d	3
4	Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions).	4
5	Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3)	5
6	Multiply line 5 by 0.035	6
7	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	7
8	Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6)	8

	Section C - Distributable Amount		Current Year
1	Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A)	1
2	Enter 85% of line 1	2
3	Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A)	3
4	Enter greater of line 2 or line 3	4
5	Income tax imposed in prior year	5
6	Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions)	6

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990) 2021

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes	1
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity	2
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations	3
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets	4
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI)	5
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions	6
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.	7
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions	8
9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6	9
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount	10

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021
1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021:
a From 2016.......
b From 2017.......
c From 2018.......
d From 2019.......
e From 2020.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2021 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f.
4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2021 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a Excess from 2017.....
b Excess from 2018.....
c Excess from 2019.....
d Excess from 2020.....
e Excess from 2021.....

Schedule A (Form 990) (2021)

Schedule A (Form 990) 2021

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

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Schedule A (Form 990) 2021

Additional Data

Software ID:	21013422
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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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OMB No. 1545-0047

2021

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

METUCHEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

Employer identification number

22-3440298

Return Reference	Explanation
Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Flexible Seating-Individualized Seating"
Pt III, Line 31	Campbell School, This grant funded 40 assorted active seating options, including varied styles and sizes of twist and fidget stools and wobble and bouncy chairs, for students in first through fourth grades at Campbell Elementary School. These seating options allow students who benefit from active seating while learning to identify and communicate which seating options allow them to best engage in learning and to self-monitor their progress and success. These seats will be utilized in all General Education classrooms as well as Resource and Self-Contained Classrooms in the school. ($6,723)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Laser Cutter Printer"
Pt III, Line 31	Edgar Middle School, This grant will provide a Glowforge laser cutter/printer for the Edgar Middle School students who are in the engineering and design and construction classes, as well as art classes. This will allow students to enhance the design process, building and embellishments of their projects in all of these classes. This will expand and enhance the design and execution skills the students will gain. All students in the 7th and 8th grades at Edgar Middle School will benefit from this grant. ($4,990)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Fun with Phonemic Awareness and Phonics"
Pt III, Line 31	Campbell & Moss Schools, This grant funded a large array of learning materials that support phonemic awareness and phonics for development of reading skills. These materials will be given to all preschool and kindergarten teachers at Moss School and all first grade teachers at Campbell School, including general education, special education and Response to Intervention (RTI) teachers in these grade levels at both schools. The teachers will be collaborating during department trainings to better use these materials to support increased foundational reading skills in their students. The use of these multisensory materials provides a more engaging hands-on learning opportunity to support connections between abstract and concrete concepts. ($4,294)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Double Bass for Orchestra"
Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen High School, This instrument will be used by all bass students in the Metuchen High School Music Program, particularly those in Vivaldi String Ensemble and Jazz Band. The music program at Metuchen High School is growing every year, and adding high quality instruments benefits all members of the program. ($3,471)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Electric Pottery Wheels"
Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen High School, Two electric pottery wheels were purchased for the Metuchen high School Art Department. These wheels will benefit all students at MHS who take any of the Art Classes offered at MHS, from Introduction to Art to AP Art and Design, as well as those who are members of the Art Club. There are currently 173 students enrolled in Art for the 2021-2022 school year, and similar numbers of students will benefit for many years to come. ($2,498)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Momentum Robotics Team"
Pt III, Line 31	Edgar School, The Metuchen Robotics and FIRST Program has been very successful at MHS, now the team is expanding into Edgar Middle School. These computers will enable the teams to compete in this competitive STEM program at the middle school level. ($1,995)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Wildlife Garden"
Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen High School, This grant funds the establishment of a wildlife pollinator garden at the site of an overgrown abandoned vegetable garden in the courtyard at Metuchen High School. The Metuchen High School Sustainability Initiative Club, led by advisor Ms. Yoko Kato, will work to clear out the weeds currently there and plant only native vegetation chosen to attract and support pollinators and wildlife. This garden will enhance the opportunities for the Sustainability Initiative Club and also will be used to support and enhance the curriculum of the A.P. Environmental Science and Modern Environmental Science classes as well. The garden will also beautify the courtyard space for all of the school community to enjoy. ($1,492)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Flexible Seating-Independent Reading"
Pt III, Line 31	Edgar School, This grant provided 10 seating options for students in a self-contained classroom at the middle school level. These options include floor rockers, wobble seats, ottomans, beanbags and soft rockers, to allow students to choose the seating they want for added comfort during independent reading time. These types of alternative seating options will encourage more enjoyment of independent reading, and longer time on task. ($898)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Asian Heritage Lion Dance"
Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen High School, This grant funded the attendance at a Lion Dance Workshop held at University of Pennsylvania for all students in the Metuchen High School Asian Heritage Club. Lion Dance is a form of Chinese Performance. The students who were able to attend this workshop will share their knowledge by teaching it to future students in the Asian Heritage Club, and by performing at school and community events. ($450)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Math Path, remaining costs"
Pt III, Line 31	Campbell School, The Math Path project grant provided the materials to create a Math Path in a lightly used courtyard at Campbell School. This Math Path was inspired by fitness stations in a park, and provides 'fitness for your brain' through interactive math stations. This path is open to all grade levels, with each station marked with a sign that includes QR codes. On each sign, one QR code designates a first/second grade activity and another QR code provides information for a third/fourth grade activity. All innovative activities in the 5 stations in the Math Path are aligned with the New Jersey Learning Standards. The following domains are included: Measurement, Geometry, Data Collection and Fractions/Number Sense. Station activities may be changed over time based on students' interests and learning needs. ($95)
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Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen Board of Education - "Edgar School Science Fair"
Pt III, Line 31	Support for Middle School Science Fair prizes and medals. ($871)
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Pt III, Line 31	Student College Scholarships
Pt III, Line 31	Metuchen High School seniors received college scholarships. It is directd towards students pursuing a career in education. It is based on academic achievment & community service. ($2,000)
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Pt III, Line 31	LINE 31, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES, TOTAL $29,777
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Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8	RETURN OF GRANT MONEY 835.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	FLEXIBLE SEATING-INDIVIDUALIZED SEATING; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 6723.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	LASER CUTTER PRINTER; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 4990.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	FUN WITH PHONEMIC AWARENESS AND PHONICS; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 4294.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	DOUBLE BASS FOR ORCHESTRA; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 3471.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	ELECTRIC POTTERY WHEELS; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 2498.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	MOMENTUM ROBOTICS TEAM; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 1995.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	WILDLIFE GARDEN; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 1492.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	FLEXIBLE SEATING-INDEPENDENT READING; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 898.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	ASIAN HERITAGE LION DANCE; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 450.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	MATH PATH, REMAINING COSTS; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 95.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	EDGAR SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 871.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10	STUDENT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS; GRANT; METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION: 16 SIMPSON PLACE, METUCHEN, NJ, 08840; NONE, 2000.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16	SCIENCE FAIR EXPENSES 391.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16	BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEES 131.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16	SERVICE RECOGNITION GIFTS 480.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16	OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 518.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990) 2021

Additional Data

Software ID:	21013422
Software Version:

1	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received ....................	1	3,618
2	Program service revenue including government fees and contracts ................	2	0
3	Membership dues and assessments .............................	3	0
4	Investment income ....................................	4	82
5a	Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory .......	5a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses ............	5b	0
c	Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a) ......	5c	0
6	Gaming and fundraising events
a	Gross income from gaming (attach Schedule G if greater than $15,000)	6a
b	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions from fundraising events reported on line 1) (attach Schedule G if the			sum of such gross income and contributions exceeds $15,000) ..	6b	7,305
c	Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events ...	6c	312
d	Net income or (loss) from gaming and fundraising events (add lines 6a and 6b and subtract line 6c)	6d	6,993
7a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ......	7a
b	Less: cost of goods sold .............	7b	0
c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) .........	7c	0
8	Other revenue (describe in Schedule O) ....................	8	835
9	Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8 ..............	9	11,528

(a) Name and business address of each independent contractor	(b) Type of service	(c) Compensation
NONE

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10	Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O) ................	10	29,777
11	Benefits paid to or for members ......................	11
12	Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits ................	12
13	Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors ............	13
14	Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance ...................	14
15	Printing, publications, postage, and shipping ...................	15
16	Other expenses (describe in Schedule O) ...................	16	1,520
17	Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 .................	17	31,297

18	Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9) ............	18	-19,769
19	Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A)) (must agree with
	end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) .................	19	80,363
20	Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ...........	20
21	Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20 ..........	21	60,594