WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INC (EIN 13-4355067)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-09-13
IRS object ID: 201712569349300401
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-09-13T06:04:06-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICH AND BANDER LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	79 Madison Avenue 2nd Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10016	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134355067	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WATE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2129359831	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	217 WATER STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10038	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROLAND LEWIS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2129359831	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-09-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JONATHAN A BANDER	PreparerPersonNm
Phone	2126842470	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-09-13	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	65.215.68.156	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-09-13	IPDt
IP Tm	06:02:54	IPTm
IP Timezone	PD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ROLAND LEWIS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	217 WATER STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10038	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,602,997	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WATERFRONTALLIANCE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE, INC.'S MISSION STATEMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	12	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	600	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,145,029	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,509,840	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$41,812	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$35,855	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$853	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,268	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$21,237	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$19,738	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,166,457	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,527,225	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$898,908	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$790,525	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$20,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$27,500	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$163,161	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$554,586	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$487,143	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,473,494	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,305,168	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$307,037	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$222,057	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$648,803	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$935,863	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$32,177	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$97,180	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$616,626	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$838,683	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$487,808	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$20,625	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$265,915	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ALLIANCE AND POLICY INITIATIVES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$299,459	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$17,757	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DIRECT SERVICE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,053,182	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	12	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROLAND LEWIS	PersonNm
Phone	2129359831	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	217 WATER STREET 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10038	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PAIGE C SUTHERLAND
ASSISTANT TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENT L BARWICK
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROLAND LEWIS
PRESIDENT AND CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$174,700	$0	$9,242
KATHY ROBB
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER COSTLEY
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS WARD
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL BALSER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN H WATTS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURIE BECKELMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET C AYERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PEGGY SHEPARD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN ATKINS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN R BOULE II PE
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW MCGOVERN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL O'KEEFE
DIRECTOR	1	Yes (X)
STEVE WILSON
DIRECTOR	1	Yes (X)
JAKE BEINECKE
DIRECTOR	1	Yes (X)
ADRIAN BENEPE
DIRECTOR	1	Yes (X)
CONSTANTINE SHEPARD
DIRECTOR	1	Yes (X)
JEFFREY HWANG
DIRECTOR	1	Yes (X)
JULIE PULLEN
DIRECTOR	1	Yes (X)
KATE SINDING
DIRECTOR	1	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$174,700	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$9,242	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Fundraising	$360,802	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$233,609	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$915,429	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,509,840	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt
WATERFRONT CONSULTING	900099	$13,420
CONFERENCE FEES	900099	$20,625
BOAT RESERVATION FEES	900099	$1,810

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$35,855	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,268	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,268	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$54,775	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$360,802	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$75,772	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$20,997	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$20,997	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,259	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,259	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,259	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,527,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$37,114	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	-$19,729	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,539	TotalAmt
Program Services	$161,108	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,477	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,954	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$490,479	TotalAmt
Program Services	$415,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$49,048	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,447	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$513	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$996	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,599	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,327	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,460	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,952	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,990	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,595	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,292	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,129	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,500	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$27,500	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,636	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,731	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,388	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$517	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,917	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,455	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$702	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,760	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,480	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$948	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,268	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,410	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,031	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,827	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$188	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,236	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$136	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$263	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,749	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,624	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,152	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,378	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$275	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES	$154,821	$154,821	$0	$0
SPECIAL EVENT INDIRECT	$57,122	$28,561	$0	$28,561
EQUIPMENT	$5,278	$4,478	$272	$528
INTERNS AND TEMP HELP	$4,600	$3,903	$237	$460

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,895	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,305,168	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,053,182	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,825	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$163,161	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,780	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,864	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$301,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$251,911	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$160,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,054	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,432	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$59,871	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$41,922	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,949	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,006	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,206	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,447	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$648,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$935,863	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,233	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,426	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,944	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,754	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,177	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,180	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$541,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$465,174	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$373,509	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$616,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$838,683	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$648,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$935,863	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$222,057	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,115,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,359,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,295,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,145,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,509,840	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,425,917	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,115,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,359,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,295,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,145,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,509,840	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,425,917	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,386,464	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,039,453	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$853	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,268	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,121	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$22,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$808	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,848	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,259	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,113	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,454,151	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$238,005	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.78080	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.69460	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509	$0	PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY509	0	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Pt II Ln 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 2012: 22198. 2013: 808. 2014: 0. 2015: 1848. 2016: 1259.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$30,000	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$30,000	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Pt II-B Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED AN OUTSIDE LOBBYIST TO PROVIDE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY REPRESENTATION IN NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,227	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,794	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$12,433	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$38,644	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$33,128	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,516	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$17,949	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$10,754	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$10,754	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,628,335	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$101,110	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$101,110	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,527,225	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,527,225	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,406,278	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$101,110	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$101,110	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,305,168	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,305,168	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Pt X, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of December 31, 2016, there are no significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jean Tatge Consulting	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	Gift program development	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor	$27,500	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$27,500	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$27,500	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$27,500	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	HEROES GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$415,577	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$360,802	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$54,775	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$75,772	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$415,577	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$360,802	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$54,775	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$75,772	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$75,772	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$20,997	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROLAND LEWIS	PersonNm
Base Compensation Filing Org	$174,700	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$3,432	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$5,810	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$183,942	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Other	FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 1 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE WORKS TO PROTECT, TRANSFORM, AND REVITALIZE THE NEW YORK HARBOR AND WATERFRONT. IT DOES SO THROUGH THREE FOCUS AREAS: 1) COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION 2) POLICY INITIATIVES AND 3) DIRECT SERVICE.
Other	PART III, LINE 4A: 1)COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATIONMEDIA THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO ENJOY OUTSTANDING SUCCESS EARNING MEDIA EXPOSURE THROUGH OUR EVENTS, CONFERENCES, AND GENERAL ADVOCACY INCLUDING COVERAGE BY OUTLETS SUCH AS NY1 NEWS, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, THE NEW YORK TIMES, CRAIN'S, THE GUARDIAN, NEXT CITY, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, AND TIME OUT NEW YORK. THIS SUCCESS HAS INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE POTENTIAL OF OUR WATERFRONT AND HAS INFLUENCED PUBLIC POLICY DISCUSSIONS AS WE WORK TO CREATE A MORE RESILIENT CITY IN THE FACE OF RISING SEA LEVELS.WE'VE ALSO GREATLY EXPANDED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REACH TO COMPLEMENT OUR TRADITIONAL MEDIA TACTICS AND HAVE GAINED HUNDREDS OF TWITTER AND FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS IN THE PAST YEAR, CREATING FOLLOWINGS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND ON EACH PLATFORM. IN ADDITION TO OUR WEBSITE'S EVENTS CALENDAR AND OUR TWICE MONTHLY WATERWIRE E-NEWSLETTER, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS TO KEEP APPRISED OF THE LATEST WATERFRONT NEWS AND EVENTS. 2016 ACHIEVEMENTS: WE CONTINUE TO BE REFERENCED AND QUOTED IN DOZENS OF WATERFRONT RELATED STORIES AND WROTE AN OP-ED THAT WAS PUBLISHED BY CRAIN'S IN MAY ABOUT HOW TO BEST FUND WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT. OUR CITY OF WATER DAY FESTIVAL RECEIVED THE MOST EVER CALENDAR LISTINGS (50) AND PRESS MENTIONS (25) AND INCLUDED FEATURES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES AND FRONT SECTION OF TIME OUT NEW YORK. OUR WATERWIRE E-NEWSLETTER, DISTRIBUTED TWICE A MONTH, CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM COVERING A DIVERSE RANGE OF WATERFRONT INTERESTS AND TOPICS AND IS RECEIVED BY MORE THAN 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS. ALLIANCE PARTNERSTHE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE IS NOW A COALITION OF MORE THAN 900 ORGANIZATIONS, REPRESENTING MARITIME BUSINESSES, ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND RECREATIONAL BOATERS, AMONG OTHERS. 2016 ACHIEVEMENTS: WE GREW OUR ALLIANCE PARTNERS FROM NEARLY 900 AT THE END OF 2015 TO 944 AS OF SEPTEMBER 2016. WE CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT NEW AND ENGAGED PARTNERS AND ARE WORKING OUR WAY TOWARDS A COALITION OF 1,000 PARTNERS JUST IN TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2017. IN JULY, WE CANVASED OUR ALLIANCE PARTNERS TO SOLICIT THEIR INPUT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS OF THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE'S WORK. IN ONE WORD, WHAT DID RESPONDENTS IDENTIFY AS NEEDING THE MOST IMPROVEMENT AT THE WATER? ACCESS. LIKEWISE, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING THE WATERFRONT? INSUFFICIENT LOCATIONS FOR DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER. WE'LL BE USING THE RESULTS AND CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR PARTNERS TO HELP SHAPE THE NEXT DECADE OF OUR WORK ON THE WATERFRONT. 2)POLICY INITIATIVESFERRY TRANSIT PROGRAMIN FEBRUARY 2015, THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE ACHIEVED ONE OF ITS PRIMARY GOALS, AS MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE, FREQUENT, CITYWIDE FERRY SERVICE BY 2018. IN MARCH 2016 MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCED HORNBLOWER AS THE OPERATOR OF THE FIRST CITYWIDE FERRY SERVICE. 2016 ACHIEVEMENTS: -CONVENED FERRY ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS THE CITY TO DISCUSS THE FORMATION OF CITIZEN-LED RIDER COMMITTEES TO ADVISE THE CITY ON CITYWIDE FERRY SERVICE (OCTOBER 2015) -PROVIDED PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND COMMENT ON THE CITYWIDE FERRY SERVICE DEISWATERFRONT CONFERENCEOUR ANNUAL WATERFRONT CONFERENCE IS THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN REGION'S PREEMINENT GATHERING FOR THE WATERFRONT, REGULARLY ATTRACTING UPWARDS OF 700 ATTENDEES. PAST CONFERENCES HAVE EXPLORED TOPICS SUCH AS TRANSIT EQUITY VIA FERRIES, POST-SUPERSTORM SANDY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, WATER QUALITY INVESTMENTS, AND CONNECTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO THE WORKING WATERFRONT. EACH YEAR, THE WATERFRONT CONFERENCE PROMISES A FULL DAY OF DISCOURSE, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS FOCUSED ON A BROAD WATERFRONT THEME. WE ADDED TWO NEW COMPONENTS TO OUR 2016 WATERFRONT CONFERENCE: WATERFRONT SCHOLARS AND DEEP DIVES.WATERFRONT SCHOLARSWHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE IN A COASTAL CITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY? WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO MAKE SURE OUR WATERFRONTS ARE ACCESSIBLE, RESILIENT, AND ECOLOGICALLY HEALTHY? HUNDREDS OF COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ANSWERED THESE QUESTIONS IN AN ESSAY CONTEST SPONSORED BY ARCADIS IN THE SPRING OF 2016, AND THE TOP 100 RESPONDENTS, FROM MORE THAN 30 INSTITUTIONS, WERE NAMED THE FIRST-EVER COHORT OF WATERFRONT SCHOLARS. THEY WERE INVITED TO THE WATERFRONT CONFERENCE TO LEARN AND NETWORK, AND HONORED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO A THRIVING, SHARED WATERFRONT.DEEP DIVESTHIS YEAR, AS A PRECURSOR AND COMPLEMENT TO THE WATERFRONT CONFERENCE, THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INAUGURATED DEEP DIVES, A FREE SERIES OF SIX INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INNOVATION, NEW RESEARCH, AND PROJECTS IN PROGRESS THAT AFFECT OUR WATERWAYS. EACH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THE FUTURE OF THE REGION'S WATERFRONT. HOSTED BY CORNELL ARCHITECTURE ART PLANNING, AND SPONSORED BY ARCADIS AND AKRF, DISCUSSIONS RANGED FROM THE VALUE OF ART AT UNDERUTILIZED WATERFRONTS, TO REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF CITYWIDE FERRY SERVICE WITH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, TO MAKING REAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PORTS.2016 ACHIEVEMENTS: OUR 2016 WATERFRONT CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON MAY 12 ABOARD THE HORNBLOWER INFINITY UNDER THE THEME DEFINING AND DELIVERING EQUITY AT THE WATERFRONT. THE DAY BEGAN WITH A KEYNOTE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MARIA TORRES-SPRINGER, PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND NOTED URBANIST MICHAEL SORKIN OF TERREFORM AND CUNY, AND PROCEEDED WITH INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS, WITH TOPICS RANGING FROM FINANCING OF PUBLIC WATERFRONTS, TO ADDRESSING HOW TO ENGAGE QUESTIONS OF COASTAL RETREAT, TO BRINGING URBAN YOUTH TO THE WATER FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.WATERFRONT EDGE DESIGN GUIDELINES (WEDG)WITH INPUT FROM WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES, DESIGN EXPERTS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE CREATED WATERFRONT EDGE DESIGN GUIDELINES, COMMONLY KNOWN AS WEDG. THE GOAL OF THIS INCENTIVE-BASED RATINGS SYSTEM IS TO MAKE OUR WATERFRONTS MORE RESILIENT, ENVIRONMENTALLY HEALTHY, ACCESSIBLE, AND EQUITABLE FOR ALL. WEDG IS DOING FOR THE WATERFRONT WHAT LEED HAS DONE FOR BUILDINGS.2016 ACHIEVEMENTS: -CONTINUED MARKETING AND DISSEMINATION OF VERSION 1.0 OF THE GUIDELINES-A COMPREHENSIVE 150 PAGE MANUAL; USERS DOWNLOADED THE WEDG MANUAL FROM OUR WEBSITE MORE THAN 1,000 TIMES SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR; -REVIEWED MORE THAN 40 WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE REGION, RESULTING IN WEDG CERTIFICATION OF TWO ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IN 2016, BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO SIX WEDG CERTIFIED PROJECTS, WITH MANY MORE PENDING; -IDENTIFIED SOUNDVIEW IN THE BRONX AS OUR WEDG NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT SITE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 9, THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE IS ENCOURAGING AND EQUIPPING BRONX RESIDENTS LONG UNDERSERVED BY LIMITED ACCESS TO WATERWAYS TO PLAN FOR BETTER WATERFRONTS. WORKING WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, WE ARE USING THE WEDG PRINCIPLES AND TOOLKIT TO PREPARE A NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN OF SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS GUIDING PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE INTO 2017; -PRESENTED OR SCHEDULED TO PRESENT ON WEDG AT MORE THAN A DOZEN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS. -INFLUENCED WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT WATERFRONT REZONING HEARINGS AND WORKING WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING, ENCOURAGING THE INCORPORATION OF WEDG CONCEPTS INTO THE WATERFRONT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW GUIDELINES. 3)DIRECT SERVICES NEIGHBORHOOD DOCKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION, THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE IS SPEARHEADING WORK TO CONSTRUCT A REGIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ECO DOCKS AT WATERFRONT LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. CURRENTLY OPERATING COMMUNITY ECO DOCKS INCLUDE: BAY RIDGE COMMUNITY ECO DOCK; GANTRY PLAZA STATE PARK COMMUNITY ECO DOCK (PROGRAMMING DONE BY LOCAL BOATHOUSES); AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK COMMUNITY ECO DOCK (PROGRAMMING DONE BY LOCAL BOATHOUSES). 2016 ACHIEVEMENTS: -SUPPORTED THE COORDINATION OF THREE NEIGHBORHOOD DOCKS EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLYNESIAN VOYAGING CANOE HOKULE'A. DURING HOKULE'A'S TWO-WEEK STOPOVER IN NEW YORK CITY, AT THE GANTRY PLAZA STATE PARK COMMUNITY ECO DOCK, THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE WORKED TO ENABLE DOCKING, ORGANIZE PUBLIC EVENTS, SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND PROMOTE THE CANOE'S SPECIAL MISSION OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.-HOSTED TWO PROGRAMS ON JUNE 18 WHEN MORE THAN 750 HAPPY NEW YORKERS PARTICIPATED IN FREE KAYAKING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AT FORT TOTTEN IN QUEENS IN THE MORNING, AND FREE GAMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE BAY RIDGE WATERFRONT IN BROOKLYN IN THE AFTERNOON.-CELEBRATED OUR WATERFRONT'S HISTORY ON AUGUST 27 WHEN THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE ORGANIZED 10 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY AND PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR REDISCOVER DENYSE WHARF AND THE BATTLE OF BROOKLYN, ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF NEW YORKERS AND VISITORS. -PARTNERED WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND MCLAREN ENGINEERING TO BEGIN WORK ON SIX DESIGNS FOR NEW DOCKS AND LAUNCH SITES. HARBOR CAMP
Pt VI, Line 11b	Waterfront Alliance has the form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. The President, Treasurer, and Finance Committee meet with the outside accountant and review the form 990 in detail to ensure that it correctly reflects all activities and policies at Waterfront Alliance. The final version is sent to the Board of Directors prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service.
Pt VI, Line 12c	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES WHO CAN INFLUENCE THE ACTIONS OF WATERFRONT ALLIANCE. IF AN EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THAT THEY HAVE A CONFLICT, THEY SHOULD DISCLOSE IT TO THE CEO, WHO SHALL BRING THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. IF A DIRECTOR BELIEVES THEY HAVE A CONFLICT, THEY SHOULD DISCLOSE IT TO THE BOARD CHAIR, WHO SHALL BRING IT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION.THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IN THE CASE OF AN EXISTING CONFLICT, WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS JUST, FAIR, AND REASONABLE TO WATERFRONT ALLIANCE. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD ON THESE MATTERS WILL REST IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, AND THEIR CONCERN MUST BE THE WELFARE OF WATERFRONT ALLIANCE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITS PURPOSE.
Pt VI, Line 15a	The decision on salary of the CEO was taken by the full board on recommendation by the Executive Committee. Prior to discussion with the Executive Committee, the Treasurer and the Chairs of the Board and the Governance Committee reviewed comparable salary information researched by the Treasurer; performance reviews of the CEO compiled by the Governance Chair; the fiscal condition of the Organization; and prior salary history.
Pt VI, Line 19	The Organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code by posting it on GuideStar.org and its own website. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation and by-laws are also available upon written request at 217 Water Street, suite 300, New York, NY 10038 or by calling the Organization directly at (212)935-9831.
Pt XII, Line 2c	The Organization estabished an Audit Committee in April 2015 that among other things, assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	MISCELLANEOUS 4895. 0. 4895. 0.