2018-02-20T13:16:13-06:00 2017-06-30 WithumSmithBrown PC ONE TOWER CENTER BLVD 14TH FL EAST BRUNSWICK NJ 08816 990 2016-07-01 222691309 Greater Newark Conservancy Inc % JAGRUTI MEHTA GREA 9736424646 32 Prince Street NEWARK NJ 07103 ROBIN DOUGHERTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9736424646 2017-11-15 true Brad Caruso P01249134 7328281614 50.224.76.26 22006220180515000089 2018-02-20 P AF64CFFDD24A0659486C22CB5637A9BAA40FDA68 BF253FAC6CB3B78E608B42E7DDEC13EDB341C047 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ROBIN DOUGHERTY 32 Prince Street NEWARK NJ 07103 1978888 false X www.citybloom.org X 1987 NJ TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN URBAN AREAS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY GREENING & GARDENING, JOB TRAINING AND ADVOCACY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. 14 14 85 850 0 1703613 1737851 155067 218147 184 353 6087 4176 1864951 1960527 0 0 0 0 1464749 1583531 0 0 241338 681154 796374 2145903 2379905 -280952 -419378 11232149 10457022 521877 166128 10710272 10290894 X GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NJ'S URBAN AREAS. 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Accordingly, no provision for Federal income tax has been recorded in the statements of financial position. The Conservancy had no unrecognized benefits at June 30, 2017 and 2016 and has incurred no interest or penalties related to income taxes for the periods presented in their financial statements. spring gala 128229 109868 18361 18361 0 128229 109868 18361 18361 18361 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NJ'S URBAN AREAS. FOUNDED IN 1987, THE CONSERVANCY HAS FOUR PROGRAM AREAS--ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY GREENING AND GARDENING, JOB TRAINING AND ADVOCACY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A Education Program - The Conservancys education program annually brings innovative, hands-on, science-based lessons and field trips to approximately 8,000 inner-city schoolchildren from Newark and its environs. 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 13 years ago, it has hosted over 32,000 underserved children who have engaged in environmental field trips. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B Community Greening - The Conservancys 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 programs urban farms, including a 1 acre farm and a 2.5 acre farm in Newark generated over 30,000 pounds of fresh produce, bringing fresh, nutritious vegetables to Newark's low-income residents. FORM 990, 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 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 Consvervancy is serving between 500-600 Essex county ex-offenders (mostly newark) with a 60 percent job placement rate and an 11 percent recidivism rate (the statewide recidivism rate is 31 percent). FORM 990, 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 has actively advocated for quality of life issues in the city's new Master Plan. More recently, the Conservancy has advocated for an environmentally sensitive cleaning of contamination in the lower 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 60 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 pursing 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, the City Bloom Landscaping program earned $176,000 in revenue and trained ten ex-offenders. The clean and green transitional job training program works with formerly incarcerated Newark residents and ex-gang affiliated members to assist them in making the transition from prison to gainful employment. Training focuses on a variety of horticultural and landscaping skills. Throughout the program, participants clean highway gateways and medians and hundreds of vacant, city-owned lots in Newark. A major emphasis has been on developing and helping to maintain the Conservancys two larger urban farms. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B After preparation of the 990 Tax Return, a draft copy is emailed to the Board Treasurer, Executive Director, and Finance Director for review and approval. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, 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, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B Executive Director's salary is reviewed by the Executive Committee, who then recommends any salary change to the full board. For all other Directors, 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, PART VI, SECTION C, 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.