WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INC (EIN 13-4355067)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-08-15
IRS object ID
201102279349301740
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionSEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE (MWA)'S MISSION STATEMENT.THE METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE (MWA) WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND WATERWAYS TO MAKE THEM CLEAN AND ACCESSIBLE, A VIBRANT PLACE TO PLAY, LEARN AND WORK WITH GREAT PARKS, GREAT JOBS AND GREAT TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionMWA EFFECTS THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND WATERWAYS, THROUGH ITS FOCUS ON THREE AREAS:1. COMMUNICATIONS AND COALITION BUILDING;2. POLICY INITIATIVES; AND 3. DIRECT SERVICE AND PUBLIC PLANNING.MWA'S PROGRAMS IN THESE AREAS ADDRESS WATERFRONT ISSUES AND THE NEED TO PLAN AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WISE USE AND PLANNING OF THE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY WATERFRONT.MissionDescription
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DescriptionSEE SCHEDULE O FOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND COALITION BUILDING.COMMUNICATIONS AND COALITION BUILDINGMWA IS THE CENTRAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND THE HUB FOR COMMUNICATION ABOUT WATERFRONT ISSUES IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON COMMUNICATIONS AND COALITION BUILDING, MWA MAKES A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATION, DISCUSSION, PLANNING, AND COLLABORATION ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR. THE ALLIANCETHE ALLIANCE IS A COALITION OF OVER 400 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, UTILITIES, UNIONS, COMPANIES, LOCAL ACTIVISTS, AND MORE, THAT CARE ABOUT IMPROVING THE WATERFRONT. MWA CONVENES ALLIANCE PARTNERS TO WORK TOWARD OUR SHARED VISION OF A HARBOR AND WATERWAYS ALIVE WITH COMMERCE, RECREATION, AND TRANSPORTATION. IN TURN, MWA PROVIDES ALLIANCE PARTNERS WITH IMPORTANT PLATFORMS, LIKE THE CITY OF WATER DAY FESTIVAL, WHERE THEY CAN ENGAGE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROMOTE THEIR WORK, AND DEVELOP LASTING, MUTUALLY-BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS. MWA'S TASK FORCESTHE TASK FORCES CONVENED BY MWA TAKE ON THE IMPORTANT TASKS OF DEFINING NEEDS, SYNTHESIZING VARIOUS AGENDAS, PRIORITIZING LAND-USE PROPOSALS, AND DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE VISION FOR THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY WATERFRONT. COMPRISED OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, URBAN PLANNERS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BOAT CAPTAINS, AND OTHERS, THE TASK FORCES REPRESENT A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR LOCAL WATERWAYS. MWA'S TASK FORCES FOCUSED ON AQUATECTURE, GREEN HARBOR, HARBOR EDUCATION, HARBOR RECREATION, AND THE WORKING WATERFRONT HAVE BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 2007 AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON A VARIETY OF CRITICAL AGENDA ITEMS. IN 2010 THE ALLIANCE'S SIX TASK FORCES DOVE INTO THE GREAT TASK OF DRAFTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A NEW NEW YORK CITY COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN THAT WAS FEASIBLE AND REFLECTED THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. MWA WORKED WITH NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING, MWA TASK FORCES, AND OUR ALLIANCE PARTNERS TO ENSURE A ROBUST INPUT PROCESS LED TO IMPLEMENTABLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN. MWA CONDUCTED, FACILITATED AND RECORDED PLAN WORKSHOPS AND SUBMITTED COMMENTS TO THE CITY WITH MWA'S GUIDANCE FOR UPDATES TO THE PLAN. MWA HELD OVER 10 TASK FORCE MEETINGS REGARDING THE PLAN AND ASSISTED THE CITY IN THEIR BOROUGH WORKSHOPS. THE TASK FORCES ALSO LAID THE GROUND WORK FOR THE NEW HARBOR COALITION BY CALLING FOR THE NEED FOR MORE REVENUE AND FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR THE HARBOR. IN SOME CASES, THE TASK FORCES HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE HARBOR EDUCATION TASK FORCE HAS PRODUCED AND IS FINALIZING A GUIDE TO HARBOR LITERACY TO BE USED BY EDUCATORS DESCRIBING THE BASELINE KNOWLEDGE EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE ABOUT THE HARBOR AND THE WATERFRONT. THE CITY OF WATER DAY FESTIVALTHE CITY OF WATER DAY FESTIVAL IS A UNIQUE AND HIGH-PROFILE ANNUAL EVENT THAT FOCUSES WIDE-SCALE PUBLIC ATTENTION ON THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING OUR WATERFRONT AND HIGHLIGHTS SOLUTIONS. THIS FREE, DAYLONG FESTIVAL ON GOVERNORS ISLAND AND IN LIBERTY STATE PARK INSPIRES PEOPLE WITH THE VISION OF A WORLD-CLASS REGIONAL WATERFRONT. MWA ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH WATERFRONT FUN, ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION, AS WELL AS DIALOGUE, HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, IN A WAY NOT REPLICATED AT ANY OTHER HARBOR EVENT IN THE REGION. IN 2010, 15,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE FESTIVAL AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS LEARNED OF THE EVENT AND THE POTENTIAL OF THE WATERFRONT THROUGH EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE.WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONSOUR COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM HAS ESTABLISHED MWA AS AN AUTHORITATIVE VOICE ON WATERFRONT ISSUES AND A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR EVERYONE, FORM THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO THE SMALLEST NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS. MWA REACHES THOUSANDS OF ACTIVE WATERFRONT-INSPIRED ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND LEADERS THROUGH ITS EFFECTIVE AND POPULAR COMMUNICATION TOOLS. THESE INCLUDE THE BI-WEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, WATERWIRE, DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 6,000 READERS; MWA'S WEBSITE FEATURING IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATERFRONT AND THE WATERFRONT ACTION AGENDA; A SEMIANNUAL PRINTED NEWSLETTER; AND A DATABASE OF HUNDREDS OF WATERFRONT ACCESS POINTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THROUGH ITS ROLE AS THE REGIONAL WATERFRONT CONVENER, MWA HAS BECOME A NEXUS FOR NEWS AND POLICY REGARDING THE WATERFRONT THROUGH ITS PRIMARY COMMUNICATION VEHICLE, WATERWIRE. IMPORTANT ISSUES AND EVENTS ARE TRANSMITTED TO THE WATERFRONT COMMUNITY AND SOMETIMES PICKED UP BY THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AS STORIES.MWA ALSO CONDUCTS IN-DEPTH RESEARCH THAT AFFECTS AND CREATES NEW POLICY, AND WHICH IS AVAILABLE AS DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND WHITE PAPERS ON ITS WEBSITE.Description

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DescriptionSEE SCHEDULE O FOR POLICY INITIATIVES.POLICY INITIATIVESAS A RESULT OF ITS ONGOING WORK TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF WATERFRONT ISSUES AND EFFECT CHANGE, MWA HAS CREATED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS HIGH-PRIORITY POLICY INITIATIVES. WITH EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS, MWA HAS IDENTIFIED IMPORTANT LEVERAGE POINTS WHERE THE ORGANIZATION CAN USE ITS CONSIDERABLE REPUTATION AND INFLUENCE TO PRESENT A PLAN, BUILD CONSENSUS, AND ULTIMATELY TAKE ACTION TO BENEFIT THE WATERFRONT. WATERFRONT PERMITTING PROGRAMIN THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR THERE ARE DOZENS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME ASPECT OF REGULATING WATERFRONT USE, RESULTING IN A COMPLICATED, NON-TRANSPARENT SYSTEM THAT STYMIES EVEN THE MOST SOPHISTICATED WATERFRONT OPERATORS. MWA HAS TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN CLARIFYING AND REFINING THE WATERFRONT PERMITTING SYSTEM, AND HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE VOICE FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY GROUPS, DESIGN FIRMS, PARK DEVELOPERS, AND OTHERS, LOOKING TO CREATE ECOLOGICALLY SOUND WATERFRONT PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. IN 2008, MWA CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE PERMITTING SYSTEM FROM WHICH FOUR WORK PRODUCTS WERE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING THE REPORT IMPROVING WATERFRONT PERMITTING IN THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR ESTUARY CONTAINING 26 PERMITTING REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS. OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, THE REPORT HAS PROVEN TO BE A CATALYST FOR IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE AND CITY AGENCIES AND HAS SERVED AS THE BASIS OF THE NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERMITTING COMMITTEE. THE MEETINGS WERE DESIGNED TO REACH BETTER AGREEMENT AND SOLUTIONS TO THE REGULATORY IMPASSE ON HOW TO REFORM WATERFRONT PERMITTING AND TO DISCUSS SEVERAL OF THE TOP WATERFRONT PERMITTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT. SOME AGREEMENT WAS REACHED AND IT IS LIKELY THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL FUNCTION AS PART OF THE NEW YORK CITY WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD.REGIONAL FERRY SERVICEREGIONAL FERRY SERVICE IS A PRIORITY ADVOCACY AREA FOR MWA. TO DATE, FERRY SERVICE HAS PLAYED ONLY A LIMITED ROLE IN TRANSPORTATION IN NEW YORK CITY. HOWEVER, THE REVITALIZATION OF THE WATERFRONT IS RENEWING AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF THE CITY'S WATERWAYS AS A TRANSPORTATION RESOURCE. WATERBORNE RECREATIONAL AND COMMUTER TRANSPORT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A LASTING POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE REGION BY TAKING CARS OFF THE ROADS AND RELIEVING BURDENS ON MASS TRANSIT. MWA HAS BEEN THE MOST PROMINENT CIVIC VOICE CALLING FOR THE USE OF OUR HARBOR AND WATERWAYS AS A BLUE HIGHWAY FOR COMMUTATION AND FUN, AND FOR RELIEVING CONGESTION. MWA STARTED A REGIONAL FERRY SERVICE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN 2010, TO BE COMPLETED IN 2011 WHICH WILL SERVE AS A RESOURCE LIBRARY TO HELP INFORM AND MORE FULLY DEVELOP MWA'S FERRY STRATEGY. WATERFRONT GOVERNANCE MWA'S 2010 TASK FORCE MEETINGS REVEALED IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEED FOR BETTER WATERFRONT GOVERNANCE. A 21ST CENTURY WATERFRONT REQUIRES A 21ST CENTURY GOVERNANCE MODEL THAT ADDRESSES WHO RUNS THE WATERFRONT, WHO PAYS FOR THE WATERFRONT, AND WHO PAYS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE WATERFRONT, QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN UNANSWERED. MWA BEGAN TO ADVOCATE IN 2010 FOR BETTER WATERFRONT GOVERNANCE, IDENTIFYING THAT THE STRATEGY MUST CONSIST OF TWO COMPONENTS: 1) BROADLY COMMUNICATING THE NEED FOR IMPROVED WATERFRONT GOVERNANCE THROUGH MWA CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS AND 2) DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING THE STATE OF THE WATERFRONT - A TOOL FOR HOLDING OUR GOVERNMENT LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR COMMITMENTS MADE FOR THE WATERFRONT. THE STATE OF THE WATERFRONT REPORT WAS DEVELOPED IN 2010 AND WILL BE USED AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR BETTER WATERFRONT GOVERNANCE.WATERFRONT CONFERENCESCONVENED BY MWA, NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY WATERFRONT CONFERENCES GATHER THE REGION'S LEADING WATERFRONT ADVOCATES, POLITICIANS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SHARE IDEAS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR REVITALIZING THE REGION'S WATERFRONT. MWA'S CONFERENCES ACHIEVE MULTIPLE GOALS - EDUCATING LEADERS, BRINGING TOGETHER MWA'S CONSTITUENCY, GENERATING POLICY IDEAS, AND BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR NEW THINKING.THE 2010 WATERFRONT CONFERENCE WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS WITH OVER 620 IN ATTENDANCE. BECAUSE OF THIS OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, AS WELL AS EXTREMELY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS, MWA WILL PLAN A WATERFRONT CONFERENCE FLOATING FOLLOW-UP, A MINI-CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN MAY 2011. IN CREATING THIS BI-ANNUAL EVENT, MWA IS SEEKING TO SUSTAIN THE MOMENTUM CREATED BY THE WATERFRONT CONFERENCE DURING OFF YEARS.Description

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DescriptionSEE SCHEDULE O FOR DIRECT SERVICE AND PUBLIC PLANNING.DIRECT SERVICE AND PUBLIC PLANNINGALL OF MWA'S WORK HAS THE END GOAL OF MAKING THE WATERFRONT MORE ACCESSIBLE, SAFE, AND ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE IN THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR REGION. MWA'S DIRECT SERVICE AND PUBLIC PLANNING PROGRAMS PROMOTE ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT AND WATERWAYS, AND PUT PLANS IN PLACE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AT MORE SITES IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION, THESE PROGRAMS HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR HARBOR, WATERWAYS, AND THE ISSUES THAT THEY FACE, AS WELL AS PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF THESE INVALUABLE RESOURCES.HARBOR CAMPHARBOR CAMP IS A UNIQUE WATER-BASED SUMMER CAMP THAT INTRODUCES LOW-INCOME SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN TO NEW YORK CITY'S HARBOR AND WATERWAYS. EACH SUMMER, MWA PROVIDES AN AVERAGE OF 20 NO-COST, ON-WATER, OR WATER-FOCUSED FIELD TRIPS TO CHILDREN FROM LOCAL SETTLEMENT HOUSES, MOST OFTEN ON HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL VESSELS. THE TRIPS PROVIDE HANDS-ON ECOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, MARITIME, AND HISTORICAL EDUCATION, AND CULTIVATE AN ATTITUDE OF STEWARDSHIP IN PARTICIPANTS. IN 2010, OVER 1,100 CHILDREN FROM SETTLEMENT HOUSES PARTICIPATED IN HARBOR CAMP, AN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL SEED THEIR COMMITMENT AS ADULTS TO SHAPE, PROTECT, AND DEVELOP THE WATERFRONT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. HARBOR CAMP EXPANDED IN 2010 THROUGH A NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MWA AND THE NEW YORK HARBOR SCHOOL. THIS EXPANSION ENABLES HARBOR CAMP TO NOW ALSO SERVE AS A VEHICLE TO INTRODUCE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO A HARBOR EDUCATION AND CAREERS IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY. HARBOR CAMP IS A PART OF A GROWING EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR MWA THAT INCLUDES THE HARBOR EDUCATION TASK FORCE, MWA'S HARBOR LITERACY DOCUMENT FOR EDUCATORS, SPLASH! - MWA'S WATERFRONT EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT CITY OF WATER DAY.DESIGN THE EDGEDESIGN THE EDGE IS A COLLABORATIVE VENTURE TO MAKE INNOVATIVE WATERFRONT DESIGN A STANDARD IN ALL WATERFRONT PROJECTS. BIG BOX STORES, LARGE CONDOMINIUMS, BULKY SEA WALLS, OR POORLY DESIGNED PROMENADES AND WATERFRONT PARKS CAN LOCK AWAY OUR SHORELINE AND HAVE SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL IMPACT. BY GATHERING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, MARINE ENGINEERS, MARINE BIOLOGISTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ARTISTS, MWA'S DESIGN THE EDGE PROGRAM CHALLENGES TRADITIONAL PARADIGMS OF WATERFRONT DESIGN AND HAS INITIATED PROJECTS TO TRANSFORM NEW YORK CITY'S MANY SHORELINES THAT ARE POORLY PLANNED FOR OPTIMAL USE. BUILDING ON ITS 2006 DESIGN THE EDGE PROJECT IN HARLEM RIVER PARK (MANHATTAN), MWA COMPLETED TWO MORE DESIGN THE EDGE PROJECTS IN 2010 - IN THE FAR ROCKAWAYS (BROOKLYN) AND NEAR THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT (MANHATTAN). MWA WORKED IN 2010 TO ENSURE THE PRINCIPLE OF DESIGN THE EDGE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW YORK CITY COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN.THE OPEN WATERS INITIATIVEMWA'S OPEN WATERS INITIATIVE WILL BRING COMMUNITY ECO DOCKS TO WATERFRONTS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS, UNLOCKING THE REGION'S WATERFRONT AND ALLOWING HUMAN-POWERED BOATS, HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL VESSELS, TALL SHIPS, AND OTHER VESSELS TO VISIT THESE ONCE LAND-LOCKED WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES. THESE FLOATING DOCKS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL TYPES OF VESSELS, AND THEIR FLEXIBILITY, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS MAKE THEM ALMOST UNIVERSALLY APPROVED BY CITY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES ALIKE. IN 2010, MWA WORKED EXTENSIVELY TO BEGIN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND COORDINATION OF MWA'S FIRST COMMUNITY ECO DOCK TO BE INSTALLED IN 2012 AT THE 69TH ST. PIER IN BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN. MWA COMPLETED PRELIMINARY WORK IN 2010 WITH ITS ALLIANCE PARTNERS AND USER GROUPS TO ENSURE THAT THE DOCK IS A SUCCESS - BROADLY EMBRACED AND UTILIZED BY THE COMMUNITY - AND SERVES AS THE MODEL AND CATALYST FOR SUBSEQUENT DOCKS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

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PAUL BALSER
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JOHN H WATTS
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PAIGE C SUTHERLAND
TREASURER1.00XX000
KENT L BARWICK
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ROLAND LEWIS
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DR EMLYN KOSTER
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MARGARET C AYERS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PEGGY SHEPARD
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JOHN NEU
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STEPHEN CULHANE DIRECTOR
TERM ENDED IN 20100.50X000
KATHY ROBB
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JENNIFER COSTLEY
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RICH MILLER
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KATE WEINGARTEN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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DescriptionMISCELLANEOUSDescription
Business Code900099BusinessCode
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue2810TotalOtherRevenue

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2612Total
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY318474BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4381BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY37069BOY
EOY28236EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY482228BOY
EOY452466EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY35009BOY
EOY46901EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY18377BOY
EOY18377EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY53386BOY
EOY65278EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY328842BOY
EOY337188EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY100000BOY
EOY50000EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY428842BOY
EOY387188EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY482228BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-41654ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years629398CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years694013CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year834310CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year811100CurrentTaxYear
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years694013CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year834310CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year811100CurrentTaxYear
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total1412029AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1701556792PublicSupportTotal170

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years9925CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2045CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2810CurrentTaxYear
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support2983601TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc91882GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
First5 Years170XFirst5Years170
General ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOMEGeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Other Cost Or Other Basis8955OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1940Depreciation
Book Value7015BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis35178OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation13957Depreciation
Book Value21221BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings28236TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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DescriptionREFUNDABLE ADVANCESDescription
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Total Of Amounts18377TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue820372TotalRevenue
Total Expenses862026TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-41654ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Total Adjustments0TotalAdjustments
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Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal820372RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990820372TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt862026TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal862026ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990862026TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X:ReturnReference
ExplanationMWA RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT MWA HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. MWA IS SUBJECT TO AUDITS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS FROM 2007.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising EventsXSpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising1AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUSAN QUINLAN MARTIN INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1305 MADISON AVENUE 1160AddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10165ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGALAActivity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts193562GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor34500AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization159062NetToOrganization
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts193562TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors34500TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization159062TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALANameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1192562GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1160662CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event131900GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event151539RentFacilityCostsEvent1
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Charitable Contributions Total160662CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events31900GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events51539RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events51539DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-19639NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11MWA HAS THE FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW 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 MWA. WHEN THE FORM 990 IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE IT IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED, AND THE FINAL VERSION IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES WHO CAN INFLUENCE THE ACTIONS OF MWA. ANNUALLY, EACH EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATING THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH IT. 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 MWA. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD ON THESE MATTERS WILL REST IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, AND THEIR CONCERN MUST BE THE WELFARE OF MWA AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITS PURPOSE.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWED COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION DATA FOR THE HEAD OFFICERS OF ALL COMPARABLE NY "ENVIRONMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION" ORGANIZATIONS; THE REVIEW ALSO INCLUDED OTHER SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON SIZE, FOCUS, MISSION OR CEO/ED/PRESIDENT PEER GROUP. [DATA SOURCE: CHARITY NAVIGATOR]. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD CHAIR DISCUSSED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION WITH AN INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL CONSULTANT. THE REVIEW TOOK PLACE DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2010 WITH A FINAL DECISION IN JANUARY 2011 INCLUDED IN THE APPROVED 2011 BUDGET.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A
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 241 WATER STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10038...OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (212)-935-9831.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT AMONG OTHER THINGS, ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS WAS INSTITUTED FOR THE AUDIT OF THE DECEMBER 31, 2010 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C

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