East Windsor Township
East Windsor certified no settlement spending in four years, and its reports certify 890.42 more on hand than they say the Township ever received.
Published 10/03/2026
TLDR
- East Windsor Township has certified 0.00 spent from its opioid settlement money in every report it has filed, FY2023 through FY2026.
- Its own receipts listing shows 67,467.46 received from 08/05/2022 to 10/24/2024.
- Its reports certify 66,577.04 received since 2022. One receipt, 890.42 on 05/15/2023, is left out.
- The FY2026 report certifies 67,467.46 unspent on hand. That is 890.42 more than it says the Township ever received. Read the finding.
- The FY2024 report did the same, 53,198.47 on hand against 52,308.05 received. Read the finding.
- The 890.42 traces to FY2023, whose report left that receipt out of the money received. Read the finding.
- No expenditure ledger was produced. This project cannot test whether any of the money moved.
Summary
East Windsor Township, Mercer County, reports to the State as State ID NJ49. The money must go to the abatement uses the national settlements list, or to documented evidence-based programs that address the epidemic. It must add to local spending, not replace it.
The Township produced one record on 05/27/2026. It is a spreadsheet listing of 21 opioid settlement receipts, deposited to Grants Unappropriated revenue accounts for budget years 2022, 2023 and 2024. It lists date, source, check number and amount for each receipt. It prints no date range. No appropriation, expenditure or disbursement ledger was produced.
The record shows no payment out of settlement money. This project classifies no spending as conforming, non-conforming or unverified, because there is none in the record. This project publishes three findings on the Township's reports. Each rests on the report's own figures and the receipts listing. Read the Township's page.
What the Township told the State
| Report | Received in the year | Received since 2022 | Spent | Encumbered | Unspent on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | not asked | 16,872.99 | 0.00 | not asked | not asked |
| FY2024 | 35,435.06 | 52,308.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53,198.47 |
| FY2025 | 14,268.99 | 66,577.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 66,577.04 |
| FY2026 | 0.00 | 66,577.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 67,467.46 |
FY2023. The report certifies 16,872.99 received and nothing spent as of 06/30/2023. It says the Township plans to engage the public, write a strategic plan and complete a risk assessment. It says a needs assessment will decide where the funds are used.
FY2024. The report certifies 35,435.06 received in the year, nothing spent, nothing encumbered and no programs funded. It says the Township has reviewed the allowable uses and will work on the best way to use the funds.
FY2025. The report certifies 14,268.99 received in the year, nothing spent, nothing encumbered and no new programs. It says next year's decisions will rest on community needs, including outreach programs by the Police Department.
FY2026. The State published its FY2026 reports on 10/01/2026. The Township's report certifies nothing received, nothing spent, nothing encumbered and no programs funded. It names the Mayor and Council as the officials deciding how to spend the money. Asked about its goals, it says "We are still working on where to use the funds." It reports no strategic plan and no risk assessment.
What the receipts listing shows
| Fiscal year | Receipts | Total on the listing | Certified received |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023, 07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023 | 5 | 17,763.41 | 16,872.99 |
| FY2024, 07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024 | 10 | 35,435.06 | 35,435.06 |
| FY2025, 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025 | 6 | 14,268.99 | 14,268.99 |
| FY2026, 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 21 | 67,467.46 | 66,577.04 |
The listing's last receipt is 10/24/2024. It holds no account for budget year 2025 or 2026.
How the figures compare
- The FY2024 and FY2025 receipts on the listing equal the certified figures to the cent.
- The FY2023 receipts total 17,763.41. The FY2023 report certifies 16,872.99. The 890.42 difference is one receipt, dated 05/15/2023, check 20461, from the source the listing calls GENERAL TRUST. Read the finding.
- Every later report builds its total received since 2022 on the 16,872.99. So the certified total, 66,577.04, is the listing's 67,467.46 less that one receipt.
- The FY2024 report certifies 53,198.47 unspent on hand. That is everything on the listing through 06/30/2024, the 890.42 receipt included. It is 890.42 more than the 52,308.05 the same report certifies as received. Read the finding.
- The FY2025 report certifies 66,577.04 unspent, equal to its total received. That is 890.42 less than the FY2024 on-hand figure plus the 14,268.99 received in FY2025, in a year with nothing spent.
- The FY2026 report certifies 67,467.46 unspent, the listing's total to the cent. It is 890.42 more than the 66,577.04 the same report certifies as received. The certified balance rose 890.42 in a year the report says brought in nothing. Read the finding.
The reports certify no spending in any year. The produced record holds no expenditure ledger, so this project cannot confirm that none of the money was spent or say where it is held.
What should happen
The Township can produce its settlement appropriation and expenditure ledgers and its bank record of the settlement deposits. Those records would show what it holds and what it has spent.
The State relies on these reports to verify compliance. The Township's own listing carries the 890.42 receipt of 05/15/2023 among its settlement receipts, and two of its reports count it on hand while every report leaves it out of the money received.
How this project classifies spending is set out in the methodology and the rubric. Corrections follow the corrections policy.