2023-09-22T10:16:56-05:00 2022-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 990 2022-01-01 264560703 GROW IT GREEN MORRISTOWN INC GROW 9732064177 14 MAPLE AVENUE MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 LISA ALEXANDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9732064177 2023-09-21 1 LISA ALEXANDER 999009999 1 TARA DEL GAVIO P02438051 9739949494 2023-09-21 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LISA ALEXANDER 14 MAPLE AVENUE MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 469434 0 X WWW.GROWITGREENMORRISTOWN.ORG X 2009 NJ OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH URBAN AGRICULTURE, DISCOVERY-BASED LEARNING AND EQUITABLE FOOD ACCESS. 14 14 18 779 0 0 371103 327435 94247 109261 138 378 22780 23100 488268 460174 0 0 0 0 225752 231108 0 0 45297 84138 124253 309890 355361 178378 104813 538000 608753 42932 8872 495068 599881 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH URBAN AGRICULTURE, DISCOVERY-BASED LEARNING AND EQUITABLE FOOD ACCESS. 0 0 242133 109261 GROW IT GREEN DEVELOPS LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP BUILD GREENER, HEALTHIER AND MORE JUST COMMUNITIES CELEBRATING THE JOY OF FRESH FOOD AT OUR SITES: THE URBAN FARM, EARLY STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN, THE GREENHOUSE AT ST. ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY AND THE MORRIS WINTER FARMERS MARKET. THE ACTIVITIES AT EACH LOCATION WEAVE TOGETHER TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. FOCUSING PROGRAMS ON THE RESOURCES UNIQUE TO THE ORGANIZATION, WE STRENGTHENED AND CREATED NEW PROGRAMS IN 2022. WE RETURNED TO SCHOOLS FOR LESSONS, SCIENCE DAYS AND WELLNESS FAIRS. STUDENTS WERE BACK ON THE FARM FOR DISCOVERY-BASED LEARNING WITH TEACHERS UTILIZING THE OUTDOOR GREEN SPACES AS AN ENRICHMENT FOR LESSONS AS CHILDREN FIGURED OUT HOW TO BE BACK IN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS DUE TO COVID-19, OUTDOOR SPACES BECAME CELEBRATED SPACES TO REBUILD PHYSICAL HEALTH AND ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. 2022 URBAN FARM PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- 2,291 CHILDREN ENGAGED IN IN-PERSON FARM BASED EDUCATION, SCIENCE DAYS DURING THE SCHOOL ALONG WITH NEW KINDERGARTEN SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM PLUS THE RETURN OF TYKE TIME WITH 9 NEW LESSONS AND NEW SUMMER TEEN BOMBA-INSPIRED CLASSES-779 IN PERSON VOLUNTEERS HELPED SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND LEARN NEW SKILLS WHILE CONNECTING WITH OTHERS INCLUDING GROUPS FROM MORRIS COUNTY YOUTH SHELTER, S.O.A.R AND COLONIAL L.I.F.E.- FRESH FOOD DONATIONS OF 7,000 POUNDS FOR LOCAL FOOD BANKS, FOR FARM TO TABLE SHARES IN NEWARK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWARK SAS AND THROUGH A VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR FREE PRODUCE SELECTED AT THE FARM - 110 WEEKLY CSA PRODUCE SHARES PROVIDED AND PICKED UP IN PERSON AT THE FARM- 8,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE SOLD AT OUR FARM STAND AND THE WINTER FARMERS MARKET WE MANAGE- OVER 24,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE GROWN IN A YEAR OF SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS WHEN SUPPLIES AND FOOD PRICES SKYROCKETED MAKING FRESH FOOD ACCESS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING FOR FAMILIES IN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS - 8 HIGH SCHOOL PAID INTERNS -CONTINUED FARM APPRENTICE PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN AGRICULTURE CAREER PATHWAYS AND ADDED A NEWARK URBAN FARMER TRAINING SERIES AT FARM AND GREENHOUSE-MULTIPLE NEW SUSTAINABLE FARM PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SEVERE DROUGHT, REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, REDUCE WATER USAGE AND FIND NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION WITH NEW POLLINATOR GARDEN, USE OF SHADE CLOTHS, SILAGE TARPS AND NEW VERTICAL GROWING SYSTEM-ALFRESCO COMMUNITY EVENT WELCOMING OVER 435 COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHED NEARLY 100 HOUSEHOLDS IN CENSUS TRACT 435 SURROUNDING FARM PLUS 3 NEW CULTURAL EVENTS WERE HELD AT THE FARM SHOWING THE POWER OF COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES TO CONNECT, SHARE STORIES AND GATHER TO HEAL AND CELEBRATE DIVERSITY-DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE & EDUCATION, FARMER SHAUN ANANKO, AWARDED NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RECOGNIZED AS A NJ-11 LOCAL HERO AND HONORED BY THE TOWN WITH A DAY OF RECOGNITION FOR HIS DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE GROW IT GREEN WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE MORRIS COUNTY HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR EARLY STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THE GARDEN AND SURROUNDING PARKLET WAS A VITAL RESPITE WITH COMMUNITY GARDEN BEDS AND WELCOMING GREEN SPACES WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC SPACES ENCOURAGING POLLINATORS AND PREVENTING STORM WATER DAMAGE. TO CREATE A MORE WELCOMING EXPERIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC IN THIS SPACE, WE PUSHED BACK THE FENCES AND INCREASED THE FRONT PARKLET SPACE WITH PLANS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GROUPS OF STUDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS AND SENIORS AND RESIDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING LOW INCOME HOUSING TO UTILIZE THIS URBAN OASIS TO APPRECIATE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF GREEN SPACES AND FRESH FOOD.-83 GARDEN PLOTS FULLY OCCUPIED WITH A LENGTHY WAITING LIST HEADING INTO THE 2023 SEASON AS PEOPLE LOOKED FOR WAYS TO GROW FOOD, FLOWERS AND HERBS AND BUILD ON DEMAND FOR GARDEN THERAPY- INCREASED SUBSIDIZED BEDS AVAILABLE FOR NEIGHBORS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING FOR OUTDOOR, THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES AND TO GROW FOOD AND SELF-SUSTAINING SKILLS WELCOMING PARISHIONERS FROM ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH, MORRIS COUNTY HISPANIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WIND OF THE SPIRIT, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITIONAL SKILLS PROGRAM, COLONIAL L.I.F.E.- HELD IN PERSON SOCIAL EVENTS FOR GARDENERS ALONG WITH KID FOCUSED PROGRAMS- PILOTED A NEW WORK STUDY PROGRAM WITH STUDENTS OF MORRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-BUILT A NEW COMPOST SYSTEM WITH A STATIC AERATION COMPOSTER TO INCREASE USAGE OF PLANT MATERIALS TO CREATE OUR OWN COMPOST FOR GARDENERS AND DEMONSTRATE COMPOSTING FOR VISITING STUDENTS AND GROUPS-INSTALLED A THIRD RAIN GARDEN TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF STORM WATER RUNOFF FROM NEIGHBORING PAVED SURFACES, FILTERING TOXINS FOR YEARS TO COME AND KEEPING THEM FROM ENTERING LOCAL WATERWAYS GREENHOUSE OPERATIONS AND WINTER FARMERS MARKET- COLLEGE INTERNS FROM DREW ACTION SCHOLARS AND DIETITIAN STUDENTS FROM ST. ELIZABETH RETURNED TO THE GREENHOUSE FOR A FULL YEAR OF EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES- STARTED SEEDLINGS FOR THE URBAN FARM AND FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GARDENERS ENCOURAGING PLANTING OF FRESH FOOD, FLOWERS AND HERBS AND OPERATED A SEEDLING AND SEED SWAP AND SHARE- EXPANDED THE WINTER MARKET IN A CONTINUED PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERING WITH TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS - CREATED SPACE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR 48 FARMERS, RANCHERS AND CREATORS AT THE MARKET TO REACH CUSTOMERS BY CONTINUING OUTREACH TO MINORITY AND WOMAN OWNED VENDORS AND NONPROFITS TRYING TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS- PROVIDED A VIBRANT COMMUNITY SPACE FOR INTERGENERATIONAL GROUPS TO CONNECT AND SHOP OUTDOORS FOR OVER 750 ATTENDEES WEEKLY HELPING TO ADDRESS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING THE WINTER 242133 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 NJ X X LISA ALEXANDER 9732064177 14 MAPLE AVENUE MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 TOM MULLIGAN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN RANTAS VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF BEYER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMANUELLE FLEURINOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA FLYNN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHANTAL TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB NISH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLEN MUELLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL COLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER PONDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VILMA VELEZ-MANNING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE VOLINSKY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA ROTHMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHLOE MILLEA PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA ALEXANDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 52029 0 0 52029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21099 34912 271424 327435 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 900099 109261 109261 109261 378 378 32360 21099 9260 23100 23100 460174 109261 0 23478 52030 15609 20812 15609 159801 148283 11518 19277 14914 1894 2469 14050 338 13712 4925 86 4839 2687 1248 348 1091 10398 5423 3425 1550 5063 5063 1412 200 340 872 8936 8936 9271 8925 346 SUPPLIES & TOOLS 32599 23808 237 8554 EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENAN 25883 13650 10769 1464 FEES 5210 2066 1320 1824 AUTO EXPENSES 2509 2509 1310 1310 355361 242133 67931 45297 311586 325501 184002 249381 2158 2553 73918 42600 40254 31318 538000 608753 8020 8872 34912 0 42932 8872 X 439438 557944 55630 41937 495068 599881 538000 608753 104813 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 281401 239981 268263 371103 327435 1488183 281401 239981 268263 371103 327435 1488183 360669 1127514 112 112 60 138 378 800 31870 23604 5038 28204 23100 111816 1600799 375485 0.70430 0.71910 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANOUS - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 6,445. SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 31,870. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 23,604. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5,038. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 16,800. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 23,100. GAMING REVENUE NET - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 4,959. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 63168 42600 20568 10750 10750 31318 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT LIABLE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEAR 2022. AT DECEMBER 31, 2022, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. SPRING INTO ACTION 53459 21099 32360 9260 53459 21099 32360 9260 9260 23100 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTES ON APPROVAL OF THE 990 FORM BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN FORWARDED A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM TO CONFIRM THEY HAVE REVIEWED AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE POLICY. AS PART OF THE POLICY, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEY THEN MEET WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSS THE CONTRACT BEFORE COMPENSATION IS VOTED ON. ANY CHANGES TO COMPENSATION MUST PASS WITH A 2/3 VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PART XII, LINE 2C THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.