GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC (EIN 22-2691309)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-01-30
IRS object ID
201730309349301028
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-01-30T15:08:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN222691309EIN

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Phone9736424646PhoneNum

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Signature2016-12-23SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonJames MulroyPreparerPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$1,908,517GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN URBAN AREAS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY GREENING & GARDENING, JOB TRAINING AND ADVOCACY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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JANETTE FILBERT
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DAVID J ROSENBERG
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ROBERT ST JEAN
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JAGRUTI MEHTA
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Interest InterestGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,923BOYAmt
EOY$97,837EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,435BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,151BOYAmt
EOY$521,877EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,358,718BOYAmt
EOY$9,197,542EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,737,398BOYAmt
EOY$1,512,730EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,096,116BOYAmt
EOY$10,710,272EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,590,267BOYAmt
EOY$11,232,149EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$280,952ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$104,892OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,541,647CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,609,448CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,358,496CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,070,397CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,703,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,283,601TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,541,647CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,609,448CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,358,496CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,070,397CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,703,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,283,601TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,105,961SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,177,640PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,671CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,577CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,680CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,947CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,680CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,555TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,800CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,931CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,212CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,005CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,591CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,539TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,378,695TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$716,271GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88428PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84319PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$74,325OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$74,325BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,017,603OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$806,443DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,211,160BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,198OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,080DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,118BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$375,609OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$266,575DepreciationAmt
Book Value$109,034BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,424,637TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTRACTOR RETAINAGEDesc
Amt$0Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,879,602TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$14,651OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$14,651RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,864,951RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,864,951TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,265,446TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$119,543OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$119,543ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,145,903ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,145,903TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2The 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 tax has been recorded in the statements of financial position. The Conservancy had no unrecognized benefits at June 30, 2016 and 2015 and has incurred no interest or penalties related to income taxes for the periods presented in their financial statements.
PART XI LINE 2DIncluded on the financial statements is $14,651 which represents the change in net present value of discount on pledges receivable which is not included in form 990, Part VIII and is reflected in part XI line 9.
PART XII LINE 2DIncluded on the financial statements is $119,543 which represents the BAD DEBT EXPENSE which is not included in form 990, Part IX and is reflected in part XI line 9.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Spring GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$208,612GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$165,046CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$43,566GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$43,566OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$208,612GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$165,046CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$43,566GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$43,566OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$43,566DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp
Securities Publicly TradedSecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMATERIALS AND SUPPLIESDesc
Contribution21ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,550NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAfter 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 12CIn 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 & 15BExecutive 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 19The 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, LINE 9Other Changes in Net Assets The Conservancy recorded an allowance against grants receivable and pledges receivable in the amount of $(119,543). The Conservancy recorded $14,651 which represents the change in net present value of discount on pledges receivable. These adjustments totaled $(104,892).
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1GREATER 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 4AEducation 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, and nutritional health lessons and activities. Since the Prudential Outdoor Learning Center opened ten years ago, it has hosted over 27,000 underserved children who have engaged in environmental field trips.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BCommunity 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 15 urban farms, including a 1 acre farm and a 2.5 acre farm in Newark generated over 29,000 pounds of fresh produce, bringing fresh, nutritious vegetables to 1,400 low-income residents.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4CPRISONER RE-ENTRY SERVICES The New Jersey Re-entry Corporation incorporated in September 2015, opened a site at the Conservancy on November 2015, which has enrolled 165 clients as of June 2016. Under this program, services include: Drug and alcohol treatment through Integrity House, on-site horticulture therapy, licensed social worker, DVRS, financial literacy, housing referrals, employment training and legal services. The Conservancy has also started contracts for seasonal landscaping work. The Newark Reentry site is initiating a fatherhood cooking program to assist formerly incarcerated clients with family reunification.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4DOther Programs The 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 convinced the city to make its Adopt-A-Lot ordinance more user friendly so that residents are encouraged to adopt vacant city-owned property for conversion into neighborhood gardens and urban farms. The Newark youth leadership project (NYLP) annually provides 50 to 60 Newark high school students with on-the-job-training in leadership development, public speaking, resume development, business skills, job readiness and green careers. The program encourages college enrollment, opening new vistas and career exploration. The clean and green transitional job training program annually works with dozens of recently 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.

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