2017-05-09T12:05:53-07:00 2016-06-30 990 2015-07-01 112843763 PROSPECT PARK ALLIANCE INC PROS 7189658951 95 Prospect Park West Brooklyn NY 112153709 Susan Donoghue President 7189658980 2017-05-09 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Susan Donoghue 95 Prospect Park West Brooklyn NY 11215 10577218 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. 40 39 258 3956 0 0 5217218 4281456 4883563 5208730 213124 242567 -310061 -258737 10003844 9474016 0 0 0 0 5446221 5940462 158564 136348 1179035 3719229 3650697 9324014 9727507 679830 -253491 20298949 20011176 2460445 2253464 17838504 17757712 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 3721113 4745825 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. 1019167 401160 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. During the year ended June 30, 2016, design projects included Flatbush Ave Perimeter, the Garage Complex, the Concert Grove Pavilion and ongoing Parade Ground and Long Meadow Ball Fields. Staff time was also spent on supervision of the Wellhouse construction, and on publicly and privately funded funded improvements to the Northeastern perimeter of the Park. 1706388 50367 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. 1065016 11378 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 2016, 29,265 people visited the Prospect Park Audubon Center and an additional 24,609 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 45,530. 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 3,900 volunteers contributed 19,775 hours to the Park. 1065016 0 11378 7511684 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 56 0 1 258 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 40 39 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 Amy Klein Bender 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 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jill Eisenstadt Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Albert H Garner Board Member 0 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 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 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 David M Marcinek Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mona Marquardt 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 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 Laura Wright Treadway Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Nadia Wallace 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 199234 0 0 Leslie L Beller Secretary / Board Member 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Joseph Fishman Board Member / Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Mark A and Catherine Varous Treasurer/Board Member 2 0 X X 0 0 0 James Snow Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer 40.00 0 X 167828 0 10858 Jessica Green Wilson Vice President for Development and Marketing 40 0 X 126613 0 15009 Christian Zimmerman Vice President for Capital and Landscape Mgmt 40 0 X 106811 0 39729 600486 0 65596 4 0 1 0 0 1702 459102 1071655 0 341523 2407474 150459 4281456 Visitor Services and Events 713990 4745825 4745825 0 0 Design and Construction 541320 401160 401160 0 0 Field Operations 712190 50367 50367 0 0 Education and Public Programs 712190 11378 11378 0 0 0 0 0 0 5208730 234132 0 0 234132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 608246 0 599811 0 8435 0 8435 8435 0 0 140058 1071655 460343 -320285 0 -320285 0 0 0 0 0 0 104596 43048 61548 61548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9474016 5278713 0 -86153 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 366454 163055 152969 50430 0 0 0 0 4371596 3466771 347427 557398 51715 39056 5053 7606 718249 539755 76507 101987 432448 350491 33897 48060 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95000 0 95000 0 0 0 0 0 136348 136348 0 0 0 0 1061966 933033 91815 37118 17022 16082 600 340 153830 58766 2299 92765 137503 25234 55587 56682 0 0 0 0 404619 404555 56 8 5375 4755 151 469 0 0 0 0 7580 5723 287 1570 33223 33223 0 0 0 0 0 0 375412 373317 2039 56 297635 265114 32521 0 License and permit fees 376066 376066 0 0 Program materials 239487 223509 453 15525 Credit card fees and account adjustments 240394 90444 120483 29467 Equipment including rental and repairs 117243 102735 8456 6052 88342 40000 11188 37154 9727507 7511684 1036788 1179035 491614 382211 4554032 3818894 4712013 2958141 270967 589364 0 0 0 9874 8875 76432 165684 5354011 4474394 1114281 879617 9028229 11171873 0 0 0 0 0 0 41507 36517 20298949 20011176 761137 911018 0 0 599497 576454 0 0 0 0 0 0 1099811 765992 0 0 0 2460445 2253464 X 8744413 11001772 7352973 5014822 1741118 1741118 17838504 17757712 20298949 20011176 -253491 172699 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5997822 5077974 3566442 5217218 4281456 24140912 0 0 0 0 0 0 497842 402176 438630 484657 490224 2313529 6495664 5480150 4005072 5701875 4771680 26454441 2801851 23652590 108838 142896 120658 180181 234132 786705 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27241146 5512845 0.86827 0.86419 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 39907 39907 7471777 7511684 525584 131396 0 0 518923 610367 521444 525584 2176318 3264477 40622 40712 39770 39907 161011 129731 152592 130361 131396 544080 816120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 14961166 185524 416268 0 329651 0 15233307 13991892 943942 454920 0 429588 0 14961166 4690457 8751425 808915 0 258905 0 13991892 3760556 614962 483094 0 168155 0 4690457 3547363 720000 168374 0 675181 0 3760556 0.683 0.203 0.114 0 0 0 0 0 3728892 0 3104304 624588 0 0 0 0 1625119 0 1370090 255029 0 0 0 0 879617 10204179 172699 527709 0 43048 743456 9460723 0 13293 13293 9474016 10284971 527709 0 0 43048 570757 9714214 0 13293 13293 9727507 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 collections is not reflected in the statement of financal position. Purchases of items are expensed in the year that the items 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 19th century items, including paintings, furniture, silverware, ceramics and books which are used in various educational programs. Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Prospect park Alliance's 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 cost added to expenses. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Cost of goods sold reported as deduction from income Schedule D, Part XII, 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 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 2016. 0 971277 98725 872552 Daniller & Company 3724 Jefferson Suite 302 Austin TX 78731 Direct response fundraising services including creative work, strategy and content of materials for direct mailing and e-appeals. Daniller & Company handled preparation of materials, distribution planning, mailing, analysis and reporting for membership and acquisition campaigns. 0 463102 32623 430479 Jerome Barth dba Townsquare 216 17th Street Brooklyn NY 11215 Corporate Sponsorship consultant 0 0 5000 -5000 1434379 136348 1298031 NY Gala 942747 832862 109885 0 34384 173417 86415 12396 43217 Party for the Park 140089 109916 30173 0 30504 24334 12727 7900 2000 2 128877 128877 0 0 0 15941 857 0 16251 1211713 1071655 140058 0 64888 213692 99999 20296 61468 460343 -320285 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Susan Donoghue President / Ex-officio Board Member 199234 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 199234 0 0 0 James Snow Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer 167828 0 0 0 0 0 3489 0 7369 0 178686 0 0 Jessica Green Wilson Vice President for Development and Marketing 126613 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15009 0 141622 0 0 0 Christian Zimmerman Vice President for Capital and Landscape Mgmt 106811 0 0 0 0 0 2382 0 37347 0 146540 0 0 0 X 17 150459 FMV on date on contribution 0 0 0 0 Schedule M, Part I, Lines 25-28 The Alliance also received donated items for fundraising event auctions. 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 could 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 compiled 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 2017. 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, construction contractors, and fees for educational presentations. Form 8868, Application for Extension of time to submit an Exempt organization Return was submitted by the Alliance and approved by the IRS. The additional extension was required to allow for a thorough review of the filing by the Audit Committee and Board.