Warren Township

Composite score88.96BGrade B · provisional
Provisional. The ledger this grade reads is partial.
ComponentWeightScore
Reporting integrity50 %100 / 100
Spending conformity40 %82.4 / 100
Transparency10 %60 / 100
Weighted, before caps88.96
Grade after capsB
In one page

What the reports say,
and what the books show.

Warren Township has received $155,170.83 in opioid settlement funds and spent $73,260.00 of it.

Certified0.00
Certified+ 4,910.00
Certified FY2024 · Credible Minds Program+ 4,910.00
Certified+ 13,740.00
Certified FY2025 · Operation Helping Hand Vehicle Wrap+ 3,030.00
Certified FY2025 · Operational Readiness for Police Officers+ 6,300.00
Certified FY2025 · Credible Minds Program+ 4,410.00
Certified+ 54,610.00
Certified FY2026 · Youth Mentoring & Mental Health Programs Funding Agreement+ 40,000.00
Certified FY2026 · Operational Readiness for Police Officers+ 7,200.00
Certified FY2026 · Peer Mediation/Peer Mentoring Program+ 3,000.00
Certified FY2026 · Credible Minds Program+ 4,410.00
Certified to the State146,520.00
Crediblemind, Inc. · ck 217054,910.00
Crediblemind, Inc. · ck 25167+ 4,410.00
The Ultimate Alphabet LLC · ck 25655+ 3,030.00
ZSchool LLC · ck 26262+ 4,500.00
ZSchool LLC · ck 26444+ 1,800.00
ZSchool LLC · ck 27305+ 7,200.00
Crediblemind, Inc. · ck 27941+ 4,410.00
TJohnE Productions Inc. · ck 28896+ 3,000.00
WARREN TWP. BOARD OF EDUCATION · ck 29083+ 40,000.00
Matched purchases73,260.00
Both totals are summed from the published rows, in whole cents.
The account

The money, four ways.

Four figures describe the same settlement money. Each one comes from a different document.

1 · Received$155,170.83Cumulative receipts as certified to the Department of Human Services.DHS annual reports
2 · AuthorizedNo figure publishedBudget insertions and appropriations recorded against the account.Governing body resolutions
3 · Certified expended$73,260.00What the jurisdiction told the State it spent, by program.DHS annual reports
4 · Spent, per the books$73,260.00Non-conforming under the Exhibit E gates: $6,030.00.Account 6-02-213-40-6527
Nothing is unreported to date. Every payment in the account falls inside a filed report year.Red marks a certified against books conflict.
Reconciliation

Certified against the books,
every report year.

Every year this jurisdiction has filed, and the year it has not. The match on each row is computed from the rows, not judged.

FY202307/2022 to 06/2023
filed
MatchNo matchThe FY2023 report certifies 30,960.46 received and 0.00 expended as of 06/30/2023. Account X-02-40-774-6901 makes its first payment on 09/21/2023. Report and books agree.
Certified0.00Credible Minds Program · Narcan · Peer Mediation/Peer Mentoring Program
The books0.00paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2023 · NJ243
Program name
Credible Minds Program
Recipient
Warren Township
Programs listed
3
Amount expended
$0.00
Received to date
$30,960.46
Fig. 1 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202407/2023 to 06/2024
filed
MatchTies to the centThe FY2024 report certifies 4,910.00 expended between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024. CredibleMind check 21705 of 09/21/2023 for 4,910.00 is the only payment in the window. Report and books agree to the cent.
Certified4,910.00Credible Minds Program
The books4,910.00paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2024 · NJ243
Program name
Credible Minds Program
Amount expended
$4,910.00
Unspent on hand
$105,797.47
Received to date
$95,921.44
Fig. 2 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202507/2024 to 06/2025
filed
MatchTies as a sumThe FY2025 report certifies 13,740.00 expended between 07/01/2024 and 06/30/2025. Four payments make it to the cent, CredibleMind 4,410.00, the police car rewrap 3,030.00 and ZSchool 4,500.00 and 1,800.00. The 7,200.00 certified as encumbered is ZSchool order 25-01984, open on 06/30/2025 and paid 09/18/2025.
Certified13,740.00Credible Minds Program · Operation Helping Hand Vehicle Wrap · Operational Readiness for Police Officers
The books13,740.00paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2025 · NJ243
Program name
Credible Minds Program
Programs listed
3
Amount expended
$13,740.00
Unspent on hand
$107,051.04
Received to date
$129,901.04
Fig. 3 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202607/2025 to 06/2026
filed
MatchTies as a sumThe FY2026 report certifies 54,610.00 expended between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026. Four checks make it to the cent, ZSchool 7,200.00, CredibleMind 4,410.00, TJohnE 3,000.00 and the Board of Education 40,000.00 paid from account 6-02-213-40-6527. Nothing was open on 06/30/2026, and the report certifies 0.00 encumbered.
Certified54,610.00Credible Minds Program · Operational Readiness for Police Officers · Peer Mediation/Peer Mentoring Program · Youth Mentoring & Mental Health Programs Funding Agreement
The books54,610.00paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2026 · NJ243
Program name
Credible Minds Program
Programs listed
4
Amount expended
$54,610.00
Unspent on hand
$76,960.83
Received to date
$155,170.83
Fig. 4 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
Findings

4 findings.

Every finding is verified to the documents in its own row. An inference is labelled as one.

Red with the marker: a certified figure the books contradict.

01

The FY2026 report certifies 3,000.00 expended in the reporting period 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026 under the 2023 program Peer Mediation/Peer Mentoring Program, which it calls a one-time event (p9).

It counts 1200 participants served, 2 sessions and 1200 as the reduction in opioid-related incidents. The books show one payment for it, purchase order 26-01165 to TJohnE Productions Inc. for ThinkFast Interactive, check 28896 of 04/16/2026, on account X-02-40-774-6901. The vendor history shows the Township bought the same show from the same vendor for the same 3,000.00 on purchase order 25-04274, check 28678 of 03/12/2026, from line 5-01-25-240-6118, Police Education and Training. Line 4-01-25-240-6118, Police Education and Training, paid the vendor 3,000.00 for a teen driver safety show on check 26026 of 03/20/2025. The settlement money paid five weeks later for a cost the police budget had already carried. No peer mediation or peer mentoring program appears in the books.

supplantation · 3 documents · 10/04/2026
Verified3,000.00per the books
02

The FY2025 report lists a new program named Operation Helping Hand Vehicle Wrap, recipient Ultimate Alphabet, at 3,030.00 funded and expended (p3).

Its description reads "Remove existing wrap on police car and rewrap with Operation Helping Hand." It names Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention as the primary category and Treat Opioid Use Disorder first among its Schedule B strategies (p4). It counts 0 clients and gives a launch date of 12/01/2025. The books show purchase order 24-03785, Remove and Rewrap Police Car, paid to The Ultimate Alphabet LLC by check 25655 on 01/23/2025 for 3,030.00. That is the whole program. No treatment, referral, naloxone or overdose program payment appears anywhere on the account. Police vehicle graphics are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers a vehicle wrap.

program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/04/2026
Verified3,030.00per the books
03

The FY2024 report certifies 61,760.98 received in the year, 3,200.00 of interest since 2022 and 95,921.44 received since the distribution began in 2022 (p1).

The FY2023 report certifies 30,960.46 received as of 6/30/2023, and 30,960.46 plus 61,760.98 plus 3,200.00 is 95,921.44, so that figure includes the interest. The FY2024 report certifies 4,910.00 expended and 105,797.47 of unspent and uncommitted money on hand (p1). The books show one payment through 06/30/2024, CredibleMind check 21705 of 09/21/2023 for 4,910.00. On the report's own figures the Township could hold no more than 91,011.44. The certified on hand figure is 14,786.03 more than that, and 9,876.03 more than every dollar the report says the Township ever received.

unspent-misstated · 3 documents · 10/04/2026
Verified14,786.03per the books
04

The FY2026 report certifies 155,170.83 received since the distribution began in 2022 and 54,610.00 expended (p1).

It certifies 76,960.83 of unspent and uncommitted money on hand (p2). The earlier reports certify 4,910.00 and 13,740.00 expended, and the books show 73,260.00 paid in all through 05/14/2026. On the report's own figures the Township held 81,910.83. The certified figure is 4,950.00 less, the 3,200.00, 1,000.00 and 750.00 of interest the FY2024, FY2025 and FY2026 reports certify. The books do not give the certified figure on 06/30/2026 either. Account 6-02-213-40-6527 opens at 113,174.73, pays check 29083 for 40,000.00 on 05/14/2026 and records 2,362.46 on 06/22/2026, a balance of 75,537.19 at year end. It reaches 76,960.83 only after a 1,423.64 entry on 07/27/2026, after the reporting year closed.

unspent-misstated · 5 documents · 10/04/2026
Verified4,950.00per the books
How the money was spent

The ledger, as printed.

Account 6-02-213-40-6527, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.

Every published line of account 6-02-213-40-6527
DateCheckPOPayee and descriptionAmountClass
09/21/20232170523-02903Crediblemind, Inc. · Behavioral Health 360 Program4,910.00Paid · Unverified
12/12/20242516724-03867Crediblemind, Inc. · Behavioral Health 360 Program4,410.00Paid · Unverified
01/23/20252565524-03785The Ultimate Alphabet LLC · Remove & Rewrap Police Car3,030.00Paid · Non-conforming
04/17/20252626225-01200ZSchool LLC · Online Training-Opioid Use4,500.00Paid · Conforming
05/15/20252644425-00203ZSchool LLC · Online Opioid Training1,800.00Paid · Conforming
09/18/20252730525-01984ZSchool LLC · Online Training-Opioid7,200.00Paid · Conforming
12/11/20252794125-04049Crediblemind, Inc. · Behavioral Health 360 Program4,410.00Paid · Unverified
04/16/20262889626-01165TJohnE Productions Inc. · ThinkFast Interactive3,000.00Paid · Non-conforming
05/14/20262908326-01243WARREN TWP. BOARD OF EDUCATION · Cash Disbursement (Reference C 3488 184)40,000.00Paid · Conforming
05/14/2026Adjust to Reflect PO#26-01243 CK#2908340,000.00Journal · Transfer
06/22/2026Manual Entry - TO RECORD CH 159 (Reference G 1813 6)2,362.46Journal · Receipt
07/27/2026Manual Entry - TO RECORD CH 159 (Reference G 1836 8)1,423.64Journal · Receipt
08/24/2026Manual Entry - TO RECORD CH 159 (Reference G 1854 2)20,556.85Journal · Receipt
Total paid73,260.00
Conforming abatement spending53,500.00
Vendors

Vendors, and what paid them before.

What fund carried each payee before the opioid account, and how large the opioid slice is against the whole relationship. Bars share one scale.

Full width is $40,000.00, the largest payee total. Solid is the opioid account. Hatched is every other fund.

WARREN TWP. BOARD OF EDUCATION40,000.00 40,000.00 from the opioid account
Crediblemind, Inc.13,730.00 13,730.00 from the opioid account
ZSCHOOL, LLC13,500.00 13,500.00 from the opioid account
The Ultimate Alphabet LLC3,030.00 3,030.00 from the opioid account
TJohnE Productions Inc.3,000.00 3,000.00 from the opioid account
Documents · 9
ledgerBudget Account Status and Transaction Audit Trail for account X-02-40-774-6901 and General Ledger Detail Trial Balance for account 6-02-213-40-6527, 05/01/2026 to 09/01/2026, printed 09/01/202609/01/2026Open
contractCheck 029083, purchase order 26-01243, Youth Mentoring and Mental Health Programs Funding Agreement with the Warren Township Board of Education, Resolution 2025-287 and posting reports, records production of 09/01/202609/01/2026Open
vendor historyDetail Vendor Activity Report, ZSchool LLC, 01/01/2018 to 09/01/2026, printed 09/01/202609/01/2026Open
vendor historyDetail Vendor Activity Reports, Crediblemind Inc., The Ultimate Alphabet LLC and TJohnE Productions Inc, 01/01/2018 to 09/01/2026, printed 09/01/202609/01/2026Open
ledgerBudget Account Status and Transaction Audit Trail, account X-02-40-774-6901, National Opioid Settlement, 01/01/2022 to 05/28/2026, printed 05/28/202605/28/2026Open
dhs reportNJ DHS 2023 Opioid Abatement Report, FY2023, Warren Township, State ID NJ243Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2024, Warren Township, State ID NJ243Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2025, Warren Township, State ID NJ243Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2026, Warren Township, State ID NJ243Open

All documents are public records produced by the jurisdiction. Titles are the documents' own.

Records and timeline
Timeline

No dated event is published for this jurisdiction yet.

05/28/2026Records produced
Records produced in part
Correction from Warren Township

No correction received from this jurisdiction. If a figure on this page is wrong, send the record that shows it. The response is published here word for word.

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Frequently asked questions

Can opioid settlement money be spent on police cars or license plate readers?

No. Exhibit E of the national settlement lists the approved uses: treatment, recovery, prevention, harm reduction and related supports. Vehicles and surveillance hardware are not among the uses it lists, and state law bars using the funds to replace money a town would otherwise have spent.The approved uses

What did Warren Township tell the State it spent the money on?

It certified 11 programs to the Department of Human Services. Each program, its recipient and its amount are reproduced above, beside the payments in the account.See the reports

How was this grade computed?

By code, from a published rubric: reporting integrity 50 percent, spending conformity 40 percent, transparency 10 percent, with hard caps for a certified program that has no payee in the books, for an uncertified transfer out, and for a records refusal.The rubric

Articles about this town

  1. ReportWarren Township10/03/2026

    Warren Township

    Warren Township reports receiving 155,170.83 in opioid settlement money through 06/30/2026, certified a police car rewrap and a school show its police budget had already bought as opioid programs, and twice misstated the money it had on hand.

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