2019-12-12T06:42:15-06:00 2019-06-30 221866743 GERMAN VREELAND & ASSOCIATES LLP 2 RIDGEDALE AVE SUITE 300 CEDAR KNOLLS NJ 079271119 990 2018-07-01 222691309 GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC GREA 9736424646 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 ROBIN L DOUGHERTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9736424646 2019-12-07 true VICTOR MAISANO CPA P00359999 9736052777 2019-12-12 47.21.148.26 2019-12-12 06:42:15 CS P 0988D9FB492933F92E5F1F50824D3900D067B770 0988D9FB492933F92E5F1F50824D3900D067B770 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z ROBIN L DOUGHERTY 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 3198623 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. 15 15 75 1000 0 1651179 2933677 285050 229969 14 6564 9056 6877 1945299 3177087 0 0 1384477 1288553 0 226035 836391 807237 2220868 2095790 -275569 1081297 10402222 11503051 120484 140016 10281738 11363035 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 false 563596 EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY BRINGS INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON, SCIENCE-BASED LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 INNER-CITY SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM NEWARK AND ITS ENVIRONS. AN ADDITIONAL 3,000 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 15 YEARS AGO, IT HAS HOSTED OVER 33,000 UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS. 517104 229969 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. 404014 EX-OFFENDER REENTRY SERVICES - A COMPONENT OF THE CONSERVANCY'S REENTRY PROGRAM FOR EX-OFFENDERS IS THE NEW JERSEY REENTRY CORPORATION (NJRC). IN NOVEMBER 2015, THE CONSERVANCY BECAME A DESIGNATED SATELLITE SITE OF THE NJRC, SERVING ALL OF ESSEX COUNTY. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDES 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. ANNUALLY THE NJRC AT THE CONSERVANCY SERVES BETWEEN 600 - 700 ESSEX COUNTY EX-OFFENDERS (MOSTLY FROM NEWARK) WITH A 41% JOB PLACEMENT RATE. 134785 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 30 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. THIS PAST YEAR, CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING EARNED 191,670 IN REVENUE AND TRAINED HALF-A-DOZEN EX-OFFENDERS. 134785 1619499 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 false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 75 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 15 15 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 FRANK ADAMO CO-CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 E NEAL ZIMMERMANN CO-CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK W GORDON VICE-CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN WEXLER SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID J ROSENBERG TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMUEL M CONVISSOR BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JANETTE FILBERT SPIEZIO BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HUBER BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 SHELDEN OGILVY PISANI BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN PUESCHEL BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL SCHWARZ BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 CORLISSE THOMAS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GRANTZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE R DYER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN L DOUGHERTY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 115000 0 7362 JAGRUTI MEHTA DIRECTOR OF 40.00 X 56577 0 8615 171577 15977 1 false false false 107799 324916 2500962 6516 2933677 LANDSCAPING 561730 229969 229969 229969 6564 6564 21536 107799 21536 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 6877 6877 6877 3177087 236846 6564 171577 128867 34131 8579 868010 652937 77626 137447 11903 9070 1356 1477 147935 112708 16759 18468 89128 67916 10161 11051 16000 10560 1328 4112 62498 41414 5257 15827 86953 55027 24934 6992 77809 59753 14525 3531 29642 28887 594 161 992 384 585 23 1413 1413 281116 232408 41558 7150 76767 61060 11103 4604 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE 83265 83265 LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES 48220 48220 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 27657 20104 5227 2326 ENHANCED FUNDRAISING 8242 3955 4287 6663 2964 3699 2095790 1619499 250256 226035 409471 558284 155159 915686 642199 1044651 60350 101141 10283 13193 10806265 1938694 9122235 8867571 2525 2525 10402222 11503051 120484 140016 120484 140016 X 8899177 9518054 1382561 1844981 10281738 11363035 10402222 11503051 1081297 X false true X true false X 3070397 1703613 1737851 1651179 2933677 11096717 3070397 1703613 1737851 1651179 2933677 11096717 1394800 9701917 19947 2680 353 14 6564 29558 2005 3591 4176 9056 6877 25705 11151980 594173 0.87000 0.86760 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 25,705 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 74325 74325 10291776 1580397 8711379 50198 30120 20078 389966 328177 61789 8867571 X 3177087 3177087 3177087 2095790 2095790 2095790 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, 2019, 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, 2019, AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2016. LUNCHEON 129335 107799 21536 21536 129335 107799 21536 21536 21536 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 4A EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY BRINGS INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON, SCIENCE-BASED LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 INNER-CITY SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM NEWARK AND ITS ENVIRONS. AN ADDITIONAL 3,000 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 15 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 30 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. THIS PAST YEAR, CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING EARNED 191,670 IN REVENUE AND TRAINED HALF-A-DOZEN EX-OFFENDERS. 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.