NEW JERSEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NEW JERSEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (EIN 22-6065456)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-08-14
IRS object ID
202542269349302269
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-08-14T12:42:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityLIVINGSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07039ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN226065456EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEW JERSEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWJBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9082341225PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1170 LONGVIEW ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityFAR HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLOUISE CURRY WILSONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9082341225PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerLOUISE CURRY WILSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityFAR HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07931ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,615,776GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NJCONSERVATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1960FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PRESERVE LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income-$219,749CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue$6,233,164CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$835,299TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$66,699,415NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionRECOGNIZING THAT A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IS CRITICAL TO THE WELL-BEING AND SURVIVAL OF ALL LIVING THINGS, NEW JERSEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION IS DEVOTED TO PRESERVING LAND AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY'S (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN LANDSCAPES. SINCE 1960, THE NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION HAS PRESERVED MORE THAN 140,000 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, FARMLAND, AND PARKS. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES MORE THAN A DOZEN NATURE PRESERVES, CONDUCTS PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND ADVOCATES FOR SENSIBLE LAND USE AND CLIMATE POLICIES THAT WILL PROTECT THE HEALTH OF NEW JERSEY'S PLANTS, WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$1,620,383GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document32IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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GEORGE ALLPORT
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LIPING AN
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KATHLEEN BOURKE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FINN CASPERSEN
TREASURER10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JIM LYONS
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA CANNING
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE CHASE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSINA DIXON B MD
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE HIGGINS
SECRETARY10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES HUGHES
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN KUCHINSKI
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM T KNOX CFA
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW KRICUN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE CURREY WILSON
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MEREDITH MOORE
2ND VICE PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WENDY MAGER
1ST VICE PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CLEM FIORI
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH H KLIPSTEIN II
ASSISTANT SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MEREDITH TAYLOR
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SEAN MORIARTY
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FRANCES RAYMOND PRICE
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ALEX RIVERA
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JENNIFER WILLIAMS
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JACK CIMPRICH
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ALISON MITCHELL
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JOHN S WATSON
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$145,000$0$9,096Yes (X)
KAREN RICHARDS
DIRECTOR OF FIN & ADM40.00$109,038$0$15,292Yes (X)
TIM MORRIS
DIR. OF STEWARDSHIP40.00$110,034$0$13,803Yes (X)
ROBERTA HUMPHREY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$4,451,495SecuritiesAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$184,179OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion-$5,098ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,620,383TotalAmt
Program Services$1,620,383ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$203,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,065FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,389,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$333,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$430,936FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$65,181ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,663ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,211FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$158,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,016ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,053FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$115,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,705FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$29,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,200TotalAmt
Management And General$48,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,000TotalAmt
Program Services$5,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$517,471TotalAmt
Program Services$431,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,371FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,368TotalAmt
Program Services$57,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,786ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,767FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,283TotalAmt
Program Services$57,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,836FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,431TotalAmt
Program Services$50,881ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,663ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,887FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$27,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$617ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,530FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$15,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,535FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$312TotalAmt
Program Services$201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,780TotalAmt
Program Services$12,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,756FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,475TotalAmt
Program Services$66,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,465FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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FIELD SUPPLIES$45,357$45,357
RE TAXES$35,129$35,129
AMORTIZATION$11,958$7,713$1,853$2,392

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,252TotalAmt
Management And General$1,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,470,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$592,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$810,709FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,423BOYAmt
EOY$13,116EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,287,725BOYAmt
EOY$4,246,782EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$817,327EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$581,688BOYAmt
EOY$521,143EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,850BOYAmt
EOY$200,072EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$42,059,662LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$228,434LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,309,157BOYAmt
EOY$41,831,228EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,907,566BOYAmt
EOY$19,705,043EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$285,372BOYAmt
EOY$200,003EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,539,781BOYAmt
EOY$67,534,714EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$346,449BOYAmt
EOY$390,046EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$342,711EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,458BOYAmt
EOY$102,542EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$507,907BOYAmt
EOY$835,299EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,543,488BOYAmt
EOY$58,200,149EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,488,386BOYAmt
EOY$8,499,266EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,031,874BOYAmt
EOY$66,699,415EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,539,781BOYAmt
EOY$67,534,714EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$359,302ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,403,478NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$95,239OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,651,086CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,718,718CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,791,565CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,837,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,238,262CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,237,373TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,651,086CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,718,718CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,791,565CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,837,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,238,262CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,237,373TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,603,746SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$32,633,627PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$281,331CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$433,341CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$499,074CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$452,247CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$608,119CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,274,112TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$83,907CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$74,782CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$136,829CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$184,179CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$479,697TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$43,991,182TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.74180PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.78790PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,113FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,984FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$41,097FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,015,343FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,056,440FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$452,822FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$113,206FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$519,905CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$423,146CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$433,251CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$452,822CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,829,124TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,743,686LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$57,943CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$56,725CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$63,240CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$41,097CurrentYearAmt
Total$219,005TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$129,976CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$105,786CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$108,313CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$113,205CurrentYearAmt
Total$457,280TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$685,920GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,553CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,815CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$34,750CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$10,113CurrentYearAmt
Total$49,231TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements141TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage5611.50TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements2HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement1691.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$120,926ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,565,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$877,779ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,696,936InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$379,375OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,760,386EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,440,976BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,595,316ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,821,283InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$292,529OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,565,046EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,968,366BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$700ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,253,688InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$274,402OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,440,976EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,223,782BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$101,150ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$879,065InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$235,631OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,968,366EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,777,085BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,200ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$669,236InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$223,739OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,223,782EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.99000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.01000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$41,793,951OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$41,793,951BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$265,711OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$228,434DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,277BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$41,831,228TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENT ROU LIABILITY$53,059
LONG TERM ROU LIABILITY$49,483
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$102,542TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET AT A NORMAL VALUE OF $1. THE REMAINING COSTS OF ACQUIRING THE EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED.
PART V, LINE 4:THE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED FROM UNRESTRICTED DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF MONIES TO BE USED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GOALS AND PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT LIABLE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE FOUNDATION'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING 2024 AND 2023. AT DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$413,268GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$279,547CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$133,721GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$61,000FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$29,900EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$24,541OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2OTHEREvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$8,982GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$8,982CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$28,925NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$9,125FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,086OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$422,250GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$288,529CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$133,721GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$28,925NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$70,125FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$29,900EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$26,627OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$155,577DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$21,856NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ACADIA CENTER
PO BOX 583ROCKPORTME048560583010518193501 (C) (3)$15,000$0CAMPAIGN GRANT
ISLES INC
10 WOOD STREETTRENTONNJ08618222350832501 (C) (3)$40,000$0CAMPAIGN GRANT
NISKANEN CENTER INC
820 FIRST STREET NESUITE 675WASHINGTONDC20002455308952501 (C) (3)$30,000$0CAMPAIGN GRANT
PINELANDS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE
17 PEMBERTON RDSOUTHHAMPTONNJ08088521641512501 (C) (3)$27,488$0PROGRAM GRANTS
RETHINK ENERGY NJ
170 LONGVIEW ROADFAR HILLSNJ07931810892356501 (C) (4)$354,500$0CAMPAIGN GRANT
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
POTTERSVILLE RDCHESTERNJ07930530242652501 (C) (3)$20,000$0LAND ACQUISITION
HOPEWORKS'N CAMDEN
800 MARKET STCAMDENNJ08102311660671501 (C) (3)$19,000$0PROGRAM GRANTS
MAKE THE ROAD
BROAD STELIZABETHNJ07201843988830501 (C) (3)$11,500$0CAMPAIGN GRANT
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION
1729 FERRY AVECAMDENNJ08104260781172501(C) (3)$7,605$0LAND ACQUISITION
LAND TRUST ALLIANCE
1250H STREET 600WASHINGTONDC20005042751357501(C) (3)$6,924$0PROGRAM GRANTS
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
744 BROAD STNEWARKNJ07102223353036501 (C) (3)$62,000$0CAMPAIGN GRANT
UPSTREAM ALLIANCE
187 LINDAMOOR DRANNAPOLISMD21401473035594501 (C) (3)$1,023,366$0PROGRAM GRANTS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org11Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLAND ACQUISITION- THE AMOUNTS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (S) MONITOR THE DISBUSEMENT OF THE FUNDS. CAMPAIGN GRANT- THE GRANT AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY A BUDGET SET BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S) AND A CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE GRANTEE AND REVIEWED BY THE STAFF. PROGRAM GRANT- THE GRANT AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROGRAM FUNDER(S) . REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE GRANTEE AND REVIEWED BY THE STAFF.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ALISON MITCHELL
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$140,160$0$0$0$0$0$8,700$0$12,369$0$161,229$0$0$0
JOHN S WATSON
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$145,000$0$0$0$0$0$8,700$0$396$0$154,096$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$904,419NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation3RD PARTY USED TO SELL STOCK GIFTSExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III LINE 4APRESERVE AND STEWARD LAND NEARLY 900 ACRES PRESERVED IN 2024! WE PRESERVED 16 PROPERTIES ACROSS NEW JERSEY IN 2024, INCLUDING FAMILY FARMS AND NATURAL AREAS THAT SAFEGUARD CLEAN DRINKING WATER, PRODUCE LOCAL FOOD, AND PROVIDE WILDLIFE HABITAT, SCENIC BEAUTY, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MANY OF THESE PROJECTS INVOLVED ESSENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS. MAURICE RIVER WATERSHED WE PERMANENTLY PROTECTED 141 ACRES IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH JERSEY LAND AND WATER TRUST. THIS LAND ACQUISITION PREVENTED THE DEFORESTATION OF AN ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT PROPERTY AND PRESERVED QUALITY WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CLEAN DRINKING WATER. SILTY POND MUSSEL ERADICATION - AS PART OF A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT, WE REMOVED INVASIVE SILTY POND MUSSELS FROM NINE PONDS NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF WICKECHEOKE CREEK, A DELAWARE RIVER TRIBUTARY. THIS WAS THE FIRST KNOWN OCCURRENCE OF THIS INVASIVE SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA, AND THE MUSSEL WAS IN DANGER OF SPREADING TO LOCAL WATERWAYS, WHERE IT COULD THREATEN NATIVE SHELLFISH AND MUSSEL POPULATIONS AND IMPACT LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. MORE 2024 SUCCESSES WE EXPANDED CANDACE MCKEE ASHMUN PRESERVE IN OCEAN COUNTY TO NEARLY 4,000 ACRES WITH THE ADDITION OF PINE AND OAK UPLANDS, PITCH PINE LOWLANDS, AND CEDAR SWAMPS. AFTER THREE YEARS OF STUDIES AND PUBLIC SURVEYS, A PROPOSED MAP OF DESIGNATED MOTOR VEHICLE ROUTES HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR WHARTON STATE FOREST. THIS MEASURE WILL HELP TO PROTECT ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREAS FROM OFF-ROAD VEHICLE DAMAGE WHILE PRESERVING REASONABLE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE FOREST. WE STEWARDED OVER 29,000 ACRES OF LAND, INCLUDING 19 PRESERVES AND 75 MILES OF TRAILS, AS WELL AS CONSERVATION AND FARMLAND EASEMENTS TOTALING ALMOST 6,000 ACRES. WE ADVANCED STRONG LAND USE POLICIES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO HELP PROTECT LANDS, AND MET WITH KEY LEGISLATORS TO DISCUSS FOREST MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION. WE FORMED A COMMITTEE TO CONVENE STATEWIDE GROUPS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO ACCELERATING THE RATE OF LAND PRESERVATION. MITIGATE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE NEW JERSEY CONTINUES TO FACE INCREASED FLOODING RISKS AND HIGH CLIMATE VULNERABILITY. WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE NEW JERSEY'S CLIMATE RESILIENCE, PROTECT CRITICAL HABITATS, AND PRESERVE LAND THAT PROVIDES VITAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUCH AS STORM WATER ABSORPTION, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, AND BIODIVERSITY. MARSH MIGRATION IN 2024, WE BEGAN DEVELOPING A LAND PROTECTION PLAN TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE KEY LANDS FOR PRESERVATION ALONG THE DELAWARE BAYSHORE TO PROTECT MARSHES AND BAY BEACHES THREATENED BY SEA-LEVEL RISE, WHICH COULD REACH UP TO 5.1 FEET BY 2100. THESE AREAS PROVIDE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS, WHICH HAVE FED AND NESTED IN THE REGION FOR MILLENNIA. ADVOCATING FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT POLICIES WE ADVOCATED FOR NJPACT (PROTECTING AGAINST CLIMATE THREATS) STATE RULES AIMED AT IMPROVING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND SAFEGUARDING COMMUNITIES FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THESE MEASURES ARE THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND IN THE NATION. MORE 2024 SUCCESSES WE STRENGTHENED LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS IN CAMDEN BY PRESERVING A SMALL URBAN LOT, THE SITE OF THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION'S URBAN GARDEN, WHICH WAS SLATED FOR REDEVELOPMENT. BY PERMANENTLY PRESERVING THIS PLOT, WE HELPED TO PROTECT THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY RESOURCE WHICH IMPROVES URBAN CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. INCREASE ACCESS TO NATURE WE ARE WORKING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO NATURE, CREATE HEALTHIER AND GREENER URBAN SPACES, AND BUILD STRONGER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE NATURAL WORLD, ENSURING THESE SPACES WILL INSPIRE AND BENEFIT COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. IN 2024, MORE THAN 1,200 PEOPLE ATTENDED NEW JERSEY CONSERVATION-LED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FREE FISHING DAY IN CAMDEN, "BIG DAY AND "BIG SIT" BIRDING EVENTS IN JERSEY CITY, CADWALADER PARK BIRDING EVENT IN TRENTON, COFFEE & CONSERVATION SERIES AT BAMBOO BROOK OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER, PINE BARRENS PLANT COURSES, AND MORE. GREEN & HEALTHY CITIES INITIATIVE WE BEGAN LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE LAUNCH OF A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE TO INCREASE GREEN INVESTMENTS IN URBAN COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, WE CONVENED A STATEWIDE URBAN TREE FORUM THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM CAMDEN, TRENTON, ELIZABETH, AND NEWARK TO TALK ABOUT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS IN NEW JERSEY'S CITIES. MORE 2024 SUCCESSES WE OPENED THE GREGORY ROMANO TRAIL AT MENANTICO PRESERVE, CREATING A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, WHICH HAS A LOT OF PRESERVED FARMLAND BUT NOT MANY HIKING OPPORTUNITIES IN NATURAL SETTINGS. WE PLANTED NEARLY 400 SHADE TREES ALONG URBAN STREETS IN TRENTON AND IN CAMDEN'S GATEWAY PARK. THESE TREES HELPED REFOREST CITY PARKS THAT HAVE SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT TREE LOSS AND CREATED COOL, SHADED STREET CORRIDORS TO REDUCE THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT AND IMPROVE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. WE PARTNERED TO LAUNCH TREES FOR TRENTON, A COMMUNITY TREE-PLANTING INITIATIVE TO INCREASE GREEN SPACES IN THE CITY, AND INTRODUCED "TRENTON WALKS!", A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT FEATURES WALKS IN AND AROUND NEW JERSEY'S CAPITAL CITY. WE CONTINUED IMPORTANT ADVOCACY WORK HELPING TO SECURE FUNDING FOR CAPITAL STATE PARK IN TRENTON AND CREATE THE BEST FUTURE FOR LIBERTY STATE PARK.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WERE GIVEN A COPY OF THE 990 FORM BEFORE IT WAS FILED. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REVIEWED KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FORM AT A BOARD MEETING AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD AND THE STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND READ INTO THE MINUTES. IF A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES, THE PARTY IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE HIM OR HERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE SUBJECT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS, A SUBSET OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COMPARES IT TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT. FULL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF LAND, BUILDINGS AND EASEMENTS -70,836. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 2,597. BAD DEBT -27,000.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR ACCOUNTING YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 8BWITHIN THE THE BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, HAVE AND EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, AND SHALL FIX ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NJCF PRESERVES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1170 LONGVIEW ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityFAR HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07931ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN226065456EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO HOLD LANDPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NJCFBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndEINEIN
CONSERVATION HUNTERS ASSOCIATION INC
170 LONGVIEW ROADFAR HILLSNJ07931HUNTERS ASSOCIATIONNJ501 (C) (7)N/AN/A0
RETHINK ENERGY
170 LONGVIEW ROADFAR HILLSNJ07931ENERGY USENJ501 (C) (4)N/AN/A0810892356
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
RETHINK ENERGY
B$354,500FMV
RETHINK ENERGY
L$14,811FMV
RETHINK ENERGY
Q$19,074FMV

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