2021-01-29T08:08:29-06:00 2020-06-30 221866743 GERMAN VREELAND & ASSOCIATES LLP 2 RIDGEDALE AVE SUITE 300 CEDAR KNOLLS NJ 079271119 990 2019-07-01 222691309 GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC GREA 9736424646 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 ROBIN L DOUGHERTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9736424646 2021-01-28 true VICTOR MAISANO CPA P00359999 9736052777 2021-01-29 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROBIN L DOUGHERTY 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 3201395 false X WWW.CITYBLOOM.ORG X 1987 NJ TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN URBAN AREAS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY GREENING AND GARDENING, JOB TRAINING AND ADVOCACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. 13 13 46 100 0 2933677 3003656 229969 157566 6564 33374 6877 2076 3177087 3196672 0 0 1288553 915576 0 259560 807237 747572 2095790 1663148 1081297 1533524 11503051 13119035 140016 222476 11363035 12896559 X GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEW JERSEY'S URBAN AREAS. FOUNDED IN 1987, THE CONSERVANCY HAS FOUR PROGRAM AREAS - YOUTH AND FAMILY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY GREENING AND GARDENING, JOB TRAINING AND ADVOCACY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. false true 440182 EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY BRINGS INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON, SCIENCE-BASED LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000 INNER-CITY SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM NEWARK AND ITS ENVIRONS. AN ADDITIONAL 2,600 TEACHERS, PARENTS, SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE SERVED WITH NUTRITION AND OTHER PROGRAMS. PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FIELD TRIPS TO THE PRUDENTIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER IN DOWNTOWN NEWARK, IN-CLASS REVERSE FIELD TRIPS, LIVING LABORATORY OUTDOOR TEACHING GARDENS AT NEWARK SCHOOLS, NUTRITIONAL HEALTH LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES, AND FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. SINCE THE PRUDENTIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER OPENED 16 YEARS AGO, IT HAS HOSTED OVER 33,000 UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS. 442665 159644 COMMUNITY GREENING - THE CONSERVANCY'S COMMUNITY GREENING PROGRAM ANNUALLY SERVES ABOUT 2,000 NEWARK RESIDENTS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY GARDENS WITH RESIDENT-ADOPTED PLANTING PLOTS; URBAN FARM LOTS THAT GENERATE FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCE; AND A FARM STAND OPERATION THAT MAKES NUTRITIOUS, HEALTHY FOODS AVAILABLE TO THE INNER-CITY POPULATION. LAST GROWING SEASON THE PROGRAM'S 3.0 ACRE URBAN FARM IN NEWARK WAS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF FRESH PRODUCE, BRINGING FRESH, NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLES TO NEWARK'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. 96593 EX-OFFENDER REENTRY SERVICES - THE NEW JERSEY REENTRY CORPORATION (NJRC) ESTABLISHED OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CONSERVANCY OFFICES IN NOVEMBER 2015. NJRC SERVES ALL OF ESSEX COUNTY, PROVIDING COUNSELING TO EX-OFFENDERS, INCLUDING REFERRALS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, PERSONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND REFERRALS, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, LEGAL SERVICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE NJRC PROGRAM WAS RELOCATED FROM THE CONSERVANCY OFFICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. 163648 OTHER PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEWARK'S RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND STRIVES TO EMPOWER THEM TO RECOGNIZE THEIR ABILITY TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENT. FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THE CONSERVANCY ACTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN AND REGARDING CLEANING OF CONTAMINATION IN THE PASSAIC RIVER. THE NEWARK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT (NYLP) COMPONENT OF THE CONSERVANCY'S JOB TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPERVISED TRAINING IN LANDSCAPING, HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION FOR UP TO 25 NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH EACH YEAR, SEEKING TO INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH A SAMPLE OF CAREER OPTIONS IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS, AN APPRECIATION FOR THEIR URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. IN JANUARY 2016, THE CONSERVANCY LAUNCHED ITS CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A FEE-FOR-SERVICE LANDSCAPING BUSINESS THAT GENERATES REVENUE TO HELP SUPPORT CONSERVANCY PROGRAMMING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING JOB TRAINING EXPERIENCE FOR EX-OFFENDERS. PARTICIPANTS LEARN SKILLS IN THE FIELDS OF LANDSCAPING, HORTICULTURE, HARDSCAPING, LIGHT CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. TRAINEES WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM ARE BETTER QUALIFIED TO SEEK MORE PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT IN THE LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY. THE CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING INITIATIVE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SCOPE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. 163648 1143088 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 46 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NJ X X JAGRUTI MEHTA 9736424646 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 DAVID J ROSENBERG CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN WEXLER CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK W GORDON VICE-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM HUBER TREAS. & SEC 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RACHEL SCHWARZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL M CONVISSOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE R DYER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENE FREDUA-AGYEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GRANTZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE NUTT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHELDEN OGILVY PISANI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN PUESCHEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER M RANDOLPH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK ADAMO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 E NEAL ZIMMERMANN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANETTE FILBERT SPIEZIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORLISSE THOMAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN L DOUGHERTY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 103105 0 14486 JAGRUTI MEHTA DIRECTOR OF 40.00 X 53948 0 17145 157053 31631 1 false false false 88667 2914989 54521 3003656 LANDSCAPING 561730 157566 157566 157566 33374 33374 4723 88667 4723 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 2076 2076 2076 3196672 159642 33374 157053 117310 31890 7853 573990 338607 86238 149145 13975 8525 2375 3075 108413 70123 21522 16768 62145 37908 10565 13672 15000 15000 63901 29313 147 34441 51020 30855 14246 5919 64275 46274 13931 4070 13359 11602 1046 711 621 450 171 1636 1636 280504 229115 44995 6394 74736 60323 10227 4186 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE 66073 66073 IN-KIND EXPENSES 54521 53791 730 LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES 24348 24348 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 17560 11222 4391 1947 20018 7249 2120 10649 1663148 1143088 260500 259560 558284 619447 915686 2169550 1044651 1695154 101141 15412 13193 8897 10827248 2219198 8867571 8608050 2525 2525 11503051 13119035 140016 139034 83442 140016 222476 X 9518054 9306097 1844981 3590462 11363035 12896559 11503051 13119035 1533524 X false true X true false X 1703613 1737851 1651179 2933677 3003656 11029976 1703613 1737851 1651179 2933677 3003656 11029976 1712100 9317876 2680 353 14 6564 33374 42985 3591 4176 9056 6877 2076 25776 11098737 758538 0.83950 0.87000 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 25,776 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 74325 74325 10292395 1838381 8454014 50198 33467 16731 410330 347350 62980 8608050 X 3196672 3196672 3196672 1663148 1663148 1663148 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE CONSERVANCY FOLLOWS FASB ASC 740 "INCOME TAXES" WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND RECOGNITION FOR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. THE CONSERVANCY RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, THE CONSERVANCY HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, THE CONSERVANCY HAS NOT INCURRED ANY INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2017. LUNCHEON 93390 88667 4723 4723 93390 88667 4723 4723 4723 X VARIOUS 40 54521 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEW JERSEY'S URBAN AREAS. FOUNDED IN 1987, THE CONSERVANCY HAS FOUR PROGRAM AREAS - YOUTH AND FAMILY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY GREENING AND GARDENING, JOB TRAINING AND ADVOCACY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 THE NEW JERSEY REENTRY CORPORATION (NJRC) PROGRAM WAS RELOCATED FROM THE CONSERVANCY OFFICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. THE CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING INITIATIVE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SCOPE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY BRINGS INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON, SCIENCE-BASED LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000 INNER-CITY SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM NEWARK AND ITS ENVIRONS. AN ADDITIONAL 2,600 TEACHERS, PARENTS, SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE SERVED WITH NUTRITION AND OTHER PROGRAMS. PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FIELD TRIPS TO THE PRUDENTIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER IN DOWNTOWN NEWARK, IN-CLASS REVERSE FIELD TRIPS, LIVING LABORATORY OUTDOOR TEACHING GARDENS AT NEWARK SCHOOLS, NUTRITIONAL HEALTH LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES, AND FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. SINCE THE PRUDENTIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER OPENED 16 YEARS AGO, IT HAS HOSTED OVER 33,000 UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEWARK'S RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND STRIVES TO EMPOWER THEM TO RECOGNIZE THEIR ABILITY TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENT. FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THE CONSERVANCY ACTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN AND REGARDING CLEANING OF CONTAMINATION IN THE PASSAIC RIVER. THE NEWARK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT (NYLP) COMPONENT OF THE CONSERVANCY'S JOB TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPERVISED TRAINING IN LANDSCAPING, HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION FOR UP TO 25 NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH EACH YEAR, SEEKING TO INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH A SAMPLE OF CAREER OPTIONS IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS, AN APPRECIATION FOR THEIR URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. IN JANUARY 2016, THE CONSERVANCY LAUNCHED ITS CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A FEE-FOR-SERVICE LANDSCAPING BUSINESS THAT GENERATES REVENUE TO HELP SUPPORT CONSERVANCY PROGRAMMING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING JOB TRAINING EXPERIENCE FOR EX-OFFENDERS. PARTICIPANTS LEARN SKILLS IN THE FIELDS OF LANDSCAPING, HORTICULTURE, HARDSCAPING, LIGHT CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. TRAINEES WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM ARE BETTER QUALIFIED TO SEEK MORE PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT IN THE LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY. THE CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING INITIATIVE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SCOPE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AFTER PREPARATION OF THE 990 TAX RETURN, A DRAFT COPY IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IN THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE BOARD MEMBER RECUSES THEMSELF FROM VOTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHO THEN RECOMMENDS ANY SALARY CHANGE TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B FOR ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS, OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS ANY CHANGES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A REVIEW AND COMPARISON TO MARKET RATES FOR THE POSITIONS BEFORE SETTING A NEW SALARY RATE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT ON FILE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.