2019-03-20T15:10:09-05:00 2018-06-30 221866743 GERMAN VREELAND & ASSOCIATES LLP 2 RIDGEDALE AVE SUITE 300 CEDAR KNOLLS NJ 079271119 990 2017-07-01 222691309 GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC GREA 9736424646 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 ROBIN L DOUGHERTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9736424646 2019-03-11 true VICTOR MAISANO CPA P00359999 9736052777 2019-03-20 47.21.148.26 2019-03-20 15:10:09 CD P 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 B0055BBF8272E5FFFB800BBBC8C4216B064FCC0B 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ROBIN L DOUGHERTY 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 1986984 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 60 1100 0 1737851 1651179 218147 285050 353 14 4176 9056 1960527 1945299 0 0 1583531 1384477 0 248602 796374 836391 2379905 2220868 -419378 -275569 10457022 10402222 166128 120484 10290894 10281738 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 639305 EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS). EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY BRINGS INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON, SCIENCE-BASED LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,600 INNER-CITY SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM NEWARK AND ITS ENVIRONS. AN ADDITIONAL 2,905 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 14 YEARS AGO, IT HAS HOSTED OVER 33,000 UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS. 503584 285050 COMMUNITY GREENING PROGRAM (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS) COMMUNITY GREENING - THE CONSERVANCY'S COMMUNITY GREENING PROGRAM ANNUALLY SERVES OVER 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 2.5 ACRE URBAN FARM IN NEWARK GENERATED OVER 12,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE, BRINGING FRESH, NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLES TO NEWARK'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. 387646 EX-OFFENDER REENTRY SERVICES (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS). 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 IS SERVING BETWEEN 500 - 600 ESSEX COUNTY EX-OFFENDERS (MOSTLY FROM NEWARK) WITH A 52% JOB PLACEMENT RATE AND AN 10% RECIDIVISM RATE (THE STATEWIDE RECIDIVISM RATE IS 31%). 190600 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. 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 40 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 243,543 IN REVENUE AND TRAINED TEN EX-OFFENDERS. 190600 1721135 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 7 0 true 60 true false false false false false true true 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 HANS J SOLMSSEN 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 DAVID J ROSENBERG TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK ADAMO SECRETARY 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 KAREN WEXLER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN L DOUGHERTY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 115000 0 13877 JAGRUTI MEHTA DIRECTOR OF 40.00 X 31288 0 16217 146288 30094 1 false false false 204388 361338 1085453 38019 1651179 LANDSCAPING 561730 285050 285050 285050 14 14 41685 204388 41685 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 9056 9056 9056 1945299 294106 14 146288 114958 24015 7315 952359 700906 87085 164368 8600 6278 1118 1204 173643 127821 21714 24108 103587 76925 10475 16187 16000 13520 704 1776 73797 62296 3272 8229 2423 2423 60421 35859 14723 9839 7530 5045 1431 1054 70020 58226 10145 1649 17809 16591 1170 48 9263 1149 8114 1197 1197 284171 242343 36507 5321 70826 55544 8340 6942 LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES 84463 84463 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE 72662 72662 IN-KIND EXPENSES 38019 20949 17070 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 25844 23177 2105 562 1946 1946 2220868 1721135 251131 248602 271357 409471 450147 155159 544828 642199 34686 60350 10970 10283 10779813 1657578 9142509 9122235 2525 2525 10457022 10402222 140228 120484 25900 166128 120484 X 8787494 8899177 1503400 1382561 10290894 10281738 10457022 10402222 X -275569 266413 X false true X true false X 2358496 3070397 1703613 1737851 1651179 10521536 2358496 3070397 1703613 1737851 1651179 10521536 1338180 9183356 3680 19947 2680 353 14 26674 18212 2005 3591 4176 9056 37040 10585250 335791 0.86760 0.81710 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 37,040 74325 74325 10291776 1322413 8969363 50198 26773 23425 363514 308392 55122 9122235 X 1945299 1945299 1945299 2220868 2220868 2220868 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE CONSERVANCY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND STATE INCOME TAX UNDER SIMILAR PROVISIONS. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE CONSERVANCY HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS AT JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017 AND HAS INCURRED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES FOR THE PERIODS PRESENTED IN THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GALA 246073 204388 41685 41685 246073 204388 41685 41685 41685 X VARIOUS 38019 FAIR VALUE 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 4A EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY BRINGS INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON, SCIENCE-BASED LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,600 INNER-CITY SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM NEWARK AND ITS ENVIRONS. AN ADDITIONAL 2,905 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 14 YEARS AGO, IT HAS HOSTED OVER 33,000 UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY GREENING - THE CONSERVANCY'S COMMUNITY GREENING PROGRAM ANNUALLY SERVES OVER 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 2.5 ACRE URBAN FARM IN NEWARK GENERATED OVER 12,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE, BRINGING FRESH, NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLES TO NEWARK'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 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 IS SERVING BETWEEN 500 - 600 ESSEX COUNTY EX-OFFENDERS (MOSTLY FROM NEWARK) WITH A 52% JOB PLACEMENT RATE AND AN 10% RECIDIVISM RATE (THE STATEWIDE RECIDIVISM RATE IS 31%). 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. 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 40 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 243,543 IN REVENUE AND TRAINED TEN 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. FORM 990, PART XI NET ASSETS AS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO INCREASE FIXED ASSETS AND RELEASE RESTRICTED NET ASSETS FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO BALANCES NOT PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED IN PRIOR YEARS. THE CORRECTION HAS NO EFFECT ON THE RESULTS OF CURRENT YEAR'S ACTIVITIES; HOWEVER, THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT INCREASED NET ASSETS BY 266,413.