2014-01-08T13:35:14-06:00 2013-06-30 WithumSmithBrown PC 1 SPRING STREET NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08901 990 2012-07-01 222691309 Greater Newark Conservancy Inc % GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY GREA 9736424646 32 Prince Street Suite NEWARK NJ 07103 Robin Dougherty 9736424646 2013-12-15 true James Mulroy 7328281614 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Robin Dougherty 32 Prince Street Newark NJ 07103 1850899 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 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. 18 17 100 600 0 1585854 1741258 46324 64308 17671 13577 107245 18641 1757094 1837784 0 0 0 0 1182826 1283135 0 0 123102 587006 627488 1769832 1910623 -12738 -72839 10372476 10324182 575196 590311 9797280 9733871 X 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. false false 528570 39120 The Education Program uses innovative, hands-on, science-based lessons and field trips to teach inner-city school children from Newark and environs about the urban environment. Annually, staff provides approximately 2,000 students with environmental educational field trips at the Prudential Outdoor Learning Center in downtown Newark. An additional 1,000 school children in grades K-12 are reached each month in their classrooms and in outdoor teaching gardens with environmental/horticultural lessons and innovative activities. Environmental Health and Nutrition programming reaches another 2,000 children each year. 424305 11592 The Community Greening Program works with over 1,000 Newark families, businesses, organizations and schools to improve neighborhoods with street plantings, pocket parks, community gardens and urban farms where residents can raise their own fresh, healthy food. An annual city gardens contest recognizes the efforts of dedicated citizen gardeners who strive to improve their properties and blocks. Another initiative is teaching horticulture and nutrition to the city's poorest children and families at public housing projects, encouraging them to create their own gardens to provide accessible, inexpensive sources of nutritious food. 489821 13029 The Conservancy's Job Training Program consists of two main components: the Newark Youth Leadership Project ("NYLP") and the Newark Clean and Green Program. The NYLP annually provides 60 to 70 Newark high school students with job training experience, leadership development, exposure to different career options, and opportunities for pursuing a college education. NYLP is conducted year round, with school year and summer components. The Newark Clean and Green Program annually works with approximately 200 or more recently incarcerated Newark residents to help them make the transition from prison to gainful employment. Training focuses on a variety of horticultural and landscaping skills. Throughout the program, participants clean and green vacant, city-owned lots in Newark to establish pocket parks, community gardens and urban farms. The goal of this program is to decrease recidivism in the Newark community and to equip participants with the skills and confidence necessary to succeed in successful job searches. 9149 12498 Environmental Justice 9149 12498 1451845 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 3 0 true 100 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 18 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NJ X GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY 9736424646 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 HANS J SOLMSSEN 2.5 X X 0 0 0 E NEAL ZIMMERMANN 2.5 X X 0 0 0 MARK W GORDON 1.0 X X 0 0 0 SAMUEL CRANE 1.0 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH SHIPLEY 1.0 X X 0 0 0 MARILYN PFALTZ 1.0 X X 0 0 0 FRANK ADAMO 1.0 X 0 0 0 RANDOLPH WISSEL 1.0 X 0 0 0 STEVE R BURNS 1.0 X X 0 0 0 SAM CONVISSOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 SHELDON OGILVY PISANI 1.0 X 0 0 0 CHARLES HOWARD 1.0 X 0 0 0 JAMES M PORTER 1.0 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN L DOUGHERTY 40.0 X X 90217 0 11938 RACHEL SCHWARZ 1.0 X 0 0 0 ANTON L LENDOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 KEVIN B CELLARS 1.0 X 0 0 0 MARK CHEATAM 1.0 X 0 0 0 90217 0 11938 0 false false false 0 62550 425175 1253533 26678 1741258 PROGRAM SERVICES FEES 900099 64308 64308 64308 13577 13577 0 0 0 0 0 0 19825 62550 13115 6710 0 0 MISC INCOME 900099 11931 11931 11931 1837784 76239 13577 0 0 0 0 109223 79502 22079 7642 0 930460 676652 189245 64563 0 140532 95288 36305 8939 102920 73716 22156 7048 0 0 20800 14892 4276 1632 0 0 0 37272 23075 7452 6745 1332 725 607 85851 52448 19259 14144 17741 10762 5344 1635 0 35671 30788 3412 1471 35998 35006 890 102 0 2069 1371 698 0 0 153271 133785 13964 5522 60974 51648 7151 2175 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 158811 158811 LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES 887 887 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 15852 12489 2486 877 MISCELLANEOUS 959 959 1910623 1451845 335676 123102 143702 200435 3181320 3170830 890502 641313 23652 56096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57928 46662 6840703 634382 6072847 6206321 0 0 0 0 0 0 2525 2525 0 0 10372476 10324182 104272 209882 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 470924 380429 0 0 0 0 575196 590311 X 6108897 6439082 3688383 3294789 0 0 9797280 9733871 10372476 10324182 X -72839 9430 X false true X true false X 888222 1887809 1679007 1541647 1609448 7606133 150866 242814 170532 197776 214759 976747 0 0 0 1039088 2130623 1849539 1739423 1824207 8582880 82960 580983 59118 102001 99043 924105 0 82960 580983 59118 102001 99043 924105 7658775 151734 55636 25042 17671 13577 263660 0 151734 55636 25042 17671 13577 263660 0 499 230 9248 1800 11931 23708 1191321 2186489 1883829 1758894 1849715 8870248 0.86342 0.86757 0.02972 0.03599 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 74325 74325 4048495 499260 3549235 50198 10041 40157 143994 87556 56438 2523691 37525 2486166 6206321 0 0 1847214 9430 9430 1837784 1837784 1910623 1910623 1910623 ASC 740 FOOTNOTE SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X, LINE 2 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 TAX HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE CONSERVANCY HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS AT JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012 AND HAS INCURRED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES FOR THE PERIODS PRESENTED IN THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSERVANCY HAS NO OPEN YEARS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2009. reconciling item form 990, schedule d, part XII, line 2d $9,430 represents the change in net present value of discount on pledges receivable. SPRING GALA 82375 62550 19825 13115 0 82375 62550 19825 13115 13115 6710 X 3 26678 FMV false false false FORM 990 REVIEW BEFORE FILING 990, Page 7, 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. MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY 990, Page 7, 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. DETERMINING COMPENSATION 990, Page 7, 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. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC 990, Page 7, 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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D 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.