2019-05-03T09:20:38-07:00 2018-06-30 990 2017-07-01 112843763 PROSPECT PARK ALLIANCE INC PROS 7189658951 95 Prospect Park West Brooklyn NY 112153709 Susan Donoghue President 7189658980 2019-04-30 108.176.41.180 2017 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z Susan Donoghue 95 PROSPECT PARK W BROOKLYN NY 11215 11846081 0 X www.prospectpark.org X 1987 NY In partnership with the City of New York and the community, the Prospect Park Alliance restores, develops, and operates Prospect Park for the enjoyment of all by caring for the natural environment, preserving historic design, and serving the public through facilities and programs. 41 40 257 2718 0 0 4716734 5085222 5798228 5480995 334878 437444 -405169 -452776 10444671 10550885 0 0 0 0 6211151 6473229 149242 113168 1082434 3530009 3753608 9890402 10340005 554269 210880 21225885 22273363 1898602 1793987 19327283 20479376 In partnership with the City of New York and the community, the Prospect Park Alliance restores, develops, and operates Prospect Park for the enjoyment of all by caring for the natural environment, preserving historic design, and serving the public through facilities and programs. 0 0 3722216 0 4643109 Visitor Services and Events: Prospect Park receives more than 10 million visits each year and the Alliance serves visitors to the Park by offering a variety of fee-based recreational activities, public and private events, and foodservice operations. Recreational activities include a year-round tennis center and carousel rides in the summer. Food and beverage services are available for refreshment in the Park. Private events may be held at a number of different locations within the Park and public events in the Park are coordinated throughout the year. The Alliance sublicenses the LeFrak Center and works closely with the operator to provide a variety of year round recreational activities. 1444077 0 778700 Design and Construction: Prospect Park Alliance restores the landscape and buildings within the Park while preserving the historic design. Projects are taken through a design and approval process, in partnership with the City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation, and are supervised during construction by Prospect Park Alliance. Projects designed by Prospect Park Alliance have won a number of prestigious awards. 2035919 0 46050 Field Operations: Prospect Park Alliance partners with the City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation in caring for the natural environment within the Park. The Arboriculture crew helps to care for the roughly 40,000 trees of Prospect Park which include 150 species and make up Brooklyn's only forest. Prospect Park provides priceless natural habitat for wildlife and park visitors as well as a much needed migration stop for thousands of birds and the Park has been designated an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society. The Park's 250 acres of natural areas are maintained and monitored year-round by the Alliance's Natural Resources Crew, which works with volunteers and the Woodlands Youth Crew to restore sections in the Park designated as natural areas. The Natural Resources Crew also engages youth through its work with the Woodlands Youth Crew. The Alliance provides maintenance staff at the Parade Ground, which was renovated and restored with public funds, as well as supplementing other areas of operations in the Park. 1168402 0 13136 Prospect Park Alliance offers educational programs teaching visitors about the natural world and its stewardship, helping to support the Alliance's mission to maintain the Park as a resource for New York City, especially those New Yorkers from underserved and low to mid-income neighborhoods. The Park's Audubon Center and Lefferts Historic House Museum provide important educational and cultural programming for both schools and the public. During fiscal year 2018, 19,502 people visited the Prospect Park Audubon Center and an additional 81,567 people visited Pop-up Audubon I and II, innovative programs offering mobile presentations in various locations throughout the Park. The Lefferts Historic House Museum had public visitation totaling 26,802. Prospect Park also has a very active Volunteer Corps that is made up of community members who donate their time and energy and are critical to the ongoing maintenance and restoration of the Park. Over 2,700 volunteers contributed 16,653 hours to the Park including 204 outdoor cleanups. 1168402 0 13136 8370614 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60 0 1 257 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 41 40 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X X Prospect Park Alliance Inc James Snow Chief Operating Officer & CFO 7189658980 95 Prospect Park West Brooklyn NY 112153709 Eric Adams Ex-officio - Brooklyn Borough President 2 0 X 0 0 0 Shawn Austin Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jason Beverage Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Andrew Birsh Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jane Cohan Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Rudy Crew Board Member - Borough President appointment 2 0 X 0 0 0 Allison Dunn Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jill Eisenstadt Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sarah Gerstenzang Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 David Gmach Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sharon Greenberger Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Richard T Greene Jr Board Member 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Nick Guarna Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Stephen K Hindy Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Winthrop Hoyt Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Rev Dr Emma Jordan-Simpson Board Member/Mayoral appointment 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jorge Juantorena Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Kath Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Tom Keany Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Andrew Kimball Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Brad Lander Ex-Officio/NYC Council Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Messner Leckie Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Grace Lyu-Volckhausen Board Member/Borough President appointment 2 0 X 0 0 0 Raquel Malmberg Board member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jeff Mandel Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 David M Marcinek Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Lark-Marie Menchini Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sharon Myrie Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Tina Novogratz Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 James Patchett Board Member / Mayoral Appointment 2 0 X 0 0 0 Robert Rosenberg Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Ryan Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mitchell Silver Ex-Officio - Commissioner NYC Parks & Receation 2 0 X 0 0 0 Phillip Summers Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Claude Trahan Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Kalt Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Iris Weinshall Chair / Board Member 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Charles R Jacob III Vice Chairman / Board Member 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Susan Donoghue President / Ex-officio Board Member 40 0 X X 220548 0 4411 Mark A and Catherine Varous Treasurer/Board Member 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Joseph Fishman Secretary / Board Member 2 0 X X 0 0 0 James Snow Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer 40 0 X 176568 0 8894 Jessica Green Wilson Vice President for Development and Marketing 40 0 X 115276 0 64152 Christian Zimmerman Vice President for Capital and Landscape Mgmt 40 0 X 130442 0 34649 642834 0 112106 6 0 1 0 0 0 446724 1130524 0 627339 2880635 121480 5085222 Visitor Service and Events 713990 4643109 4643109 0 0 Design and Construction 541320 778700 778700 0 0 Field Operations 712190 46050 46050 0 0 Education and Public Programs 712190 13136 13136 0 0 0 0 0 0 5480995 356634 0 0 356634 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 645862 0 565052 0 80810 0 80810 80810 0 0 183775 1130524 675218 -491443 0 -491443 93593 54926 38667 38667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550885 5600472 0 -134809 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 431121 192254 180602 58265 0 0 0 0 4753241 3902651 353312 497278 71010 53672 8072 9266 778053 624923 82126 71004 439804 355185 39451 45168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35300 0 35300 0 0 0 0 0 113168 113168 0 0 0 0 1309473 1189571 71241 48661 27347 22730 2265 2352 138101 49705 6212 82184 125189 39469 39051 46669 0 0 0 0 403447 403426 0 21 7829 6469 815 545 0 0 0 0 11703 6972 1966 2765 8181 8181 0 0 0 0 0 0 413167 411026 1933 208 272338 227188 45150 0 License and permit fees 345348 345348 0 0 Other program materials 318721 303507 639 14575 Credit card processing fees and account adjustments 131550 90127 0 41423 Equipment including rental and repairs 77845 69636 2558 5651 128069 68574 16264 43231 10340005 8370614 886957 1082434 316554 752049 4018616 1698309 931450 828098 975713 1357129 0 0 0 0 0 0 12916 10959 187096 182570 5229705 4948174 590732 281531 14156291 17124525 0 0 0 0 0 0 36517 38193 21225885 22273363 953169 1047539 0 0 525563 685366 0 0 0 0 0 0 419870 61082 0 0 1898602 1793987 X 14022586 15017614 3563579 3620644 1741118 1841118 19327283 20479376 21225885 22273363 210880 941213 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3566442 5217218 4281456 4716734 5085222 22867072 0 0 0 0 0 0 438630 484657 490224 488893 470420 2372824 4005072 5701875 4771680 5205627 5555642 25239896 1168671 24071225 120658 180181 234132 286629 356634 1178234 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26418130 5519662 0.91116 0.92344 X 0 39680 39680 8330934 8370614 568531 142133 0 0 521444 525584 544253 568531 2159812 3239718 39770 39907 39692 39680 159049 130361 131396 136063 142133 539953 809930 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 16406291 164461 1377959 0 444186 0 17504525 15233307 313600 1350370 0 490986 0 16406291 14961166 185524 416268 0 329651 0 15233307 13991892 943942 454920 0 429588 0 14961166 4690457 8751425 808915 0 258905 0 13991892 0.8229 0.1052 0.0719 0 0 0 0 0 3728891 0 3669395 59496 0 0 0 0 1500814 0 1278779 222035 0 0 0 0 281531 12015341 941213 483079 0 54926 1479218 10536123 0 14762 14762 10550885 10863248 483079 0 0 54926 538005 10325243 0 14762 14762 10340005 Schedule D, Part III, Line 1 The Alliance maintains collections of historic reference materials and 18th and 19th century objects. Consistent with practices of many other not-for-profit organizations, the value of the Alliance's collection is not reflected in the statement of financial position. Purchases are expensed in the year they are acquired. Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 The Alliance maintains a reference collection which includes historic images, contemporary prints and slides, digital images, drawings, plans, postcards and other institutional records. The collection is used to facilitate the preservation of Prospect Park. The Prospect Park Alliance also owns a collection of 18th and 18th century items including paintings, furniture, silverware, ceramics and books which are used in various educational programs. Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The Prospect Park Alliance endowment funds are used to support the mission of the organization by providing a secure and dependable investment return for appropriation to the operating budget. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Cost of goods sold subtracted from merchandise income. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Indirect costs of Fundraising events: The Fundraising Events net income presentation in the financials is net of indirect costs, but restated in Form 990 as contributions and net event revenue, with indirect costs added to expenses. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Cost of goods sold is reported as an expense in the audited financials, but reported as a deduction from sales income on Form 990. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b Indirect cost of Fundraising Events: The Fundraising Events net income presentation in the financials is net of indirect costs, but restated in Form 990 as contributions and net event revenue with indirect cost added to expenses. X X X X X X X 1 Advance NYC 226 Tulip Avenue Floral Park NY 11101 Institutional and government fundraising consulting, including grant writing and reporting services for fiscal year 2018. 0 971441 80325 891116 Daniller and Company 3724 Jefferson Suite 302 Austin TX 78731 Direct response fundraising services including creative work and strategy and content of materials for direct mailing and e-appeals. Preparation of materials, distribution planning, mailing, analysis and reporting for Membership and Acquisition campaigns. 0 446724 32843 413881 1418165 113168 1304997 NY Gala 857436 704181 153255 0 54335 208235 84983 28300 33105 Party for the Park 200297 169777 30520 0 40493 23317 21545 11595 4774 3 256566 256566 0 0 0 65838 87286 7190 4222 1314299 1130524 183775 0 94828 297390 193814 47085 42101 675218 -491443 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Susan Donoghue President / Ex-officio Board Member 220548 0 0 0 0 0 4411 0 0 0 224959 0 0 0 James Snow Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer 176568 0 0 0 0 0 3637 0 5257 0 185462 0 0 0 Jessica Green Wilson Vice President for Development and Marketing 115276 0 0 0 0 0 2810 0 61342 0 179428 0 0 0 Christian Zimmerman Vice President for Capital and Landscape Mgmt 130442 0 0 0 0 0 2816 0 31833 0 165091 0 0 0 X 21 121480 FMV on date of Contribution 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Board members Mark and Catherine Varous are married to each other and, together, they serve as one voting member. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The Mayor of the City of New York and the Brooklyn Borough President may each appoint up to two Board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 was prepared by the Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer and was reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Form 990 was then provided to the full Board before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Alliance has a long standing practice of requiring all officers and Board members to disclose interests that may give rise to conflicts by responding to a detailed questionnaire. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Chair of the Board and the Executive Committee review and approve the salary of the President taking into account the salaries of comparable positions at similar organizations provided in a report complied by the Human Resources Director. The Chair, President and Executive Committee review and approve salaries of key employees other than the President, taking into consideration the salaries of comparable positions at similar organizations in a report compiled by the Human Resources Director. These reviews are conducted annually and were last conducted in February 2019. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Prospect Park Alliance makes available its audited financial statements, Form 990, New York State CHAR500 and Conflict of Interest policy on its website at www.prospectpark.org. Printed copies of the documents required to be made available for public inspection are also provided upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g The category "other fees for services" includes fees paid to tennis pros, architectural and engineering consultants and construction contractors. A Form 8868 was filed and approved on a timely basis to extend the due date to allow adequate time for compilation and Board review.