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    Friends of Mercer County Parks
    Giving Not Recommended

    This organization is ineligible for a rating due to its Giving Not Recommended designation.

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    Friends of Mercer County Parks

     
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    501(c)(3) organization
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    200 JEFFERSON PARK STE 400
    Whippany NJ 07981-1070

    Whippany NJ | IRS ruling year: 2013 | EIN: 46-2025676  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
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    Giving Not Recommended—Confirmed Dissolution

    On June 29, 2016, NJ.com reported on the operations of Friends of Mercer County Parks in an article titled, "Embattled parks director fired as corruption probe continues." The reporting indicates that this organization has recently dissolved. For more information, please see NJ.com article.

    • On January 12, 2017, The Trentonian published an article titled "Mercer County parks nonprofit under investigation for corruption to dissolve." For more information, please see The Trentonian article
    • On October 31, 2017, NJ.com published an article titled "Fired Mercer County parks director indicted, state AG announces." For more information, please see NJ.com article
    • On July 15, 2016, The Trentonian published an article titled "Mercer County pays $30K for another law firm amid AG corruption probe." For more information, please see The Trentonian article
    • On December 4, 2017, Centraljersey.com published an article titled "Ex-Mercer County Park Commission chief pleads not guilty to corruption charges." For more information, please see Centraljersey.com article
    • On April 20, 2018, centraljersey.com published an article titled "County executive to be subpoenaed." For more information, please see centraljersey.com article
    • On March 17, 2020, The Trentonian published an article titled "Indicted ex-Mercer County park boss wants to revive civil lawsuit, costs taxpayers more money." For more information, please see The Trentonian article
    • On April 25, 2021, The Trentonian published an article titled "Records: Indicted ex-Hughes loyalist was pressured to campaign to keep his job." For more information, please see The Trentonian article

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