2023-11-03T15:18:02-05:00 2022-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS - 16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-01-01 461791849 NATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY INC NATU 9089126113 1234 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS EXECUTIVE DIR. 9089126113 2023-11-03 1 SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS 999009999 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2126618640 2023-10-31 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS 1234 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 2676496 0 X HTTP://NATURALAREASNYC.ORG/ X 2012 NY CHAMPIONS URBAN NATURAL AREAS IN NYC AND ACROSS THE NATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY. 26 26 42 500 0 0 2289146 2528062 0 0 18747 35264 0 152 2307893 2563478 0 0 0 0 1822677 2001377 0 0 327288 503744 769948 2326421 2771325 -18528 -207847 5460471 5114993 50666 166902 5409805 4948091 X THE NATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY CHAMPIONS URBAN NATURAL AREAS IN NEW YORK CITY AND ACROSS THE NATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ADVOCACY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE INCREASE THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF URBAN FORESTS AND WETLANDS, CATALYZE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE, AND STRENGTHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE.WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION (NYC PARKS), WE SEEK TO ENSURE THE HIGH-QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF NYC'S 20,000 ACRES OF FORESTS AND WETLANDS. DRIVING THE NAC'S WORK IS THE RECOGNITION THAT NATURAL AREAS ARE INCREASINGLY VITAL TO SUSTAINING AIR QUALITY, IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH, PROVIDING NEW YORKERS WITH ACCESS TO NATURE, AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK INCLUDES CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, RESTORING NATURAL HABITATS, DEVELOPING TOOLS TO INFORM DATA-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT, AND INCREASING AWARENESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE NYC'S ABUNDANT NATURE. 0 0 1928808 FORESTS IN CITIES - IN 2022, THE FORESTS IN CITIES PROGRAM GREW AND STRENGTHENED A NATIONAL NETWORK OF FORESTED NATURAL AREAS PRACTITIONERS, CREATED NEW RESEARCH PROTOCOLS AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS ACROSS THE US, AND ENHANCED THE ROLE OF FORESTS AS NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ADDED FIVE NEW CITY TEAMS TO OUR NETWORK THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS GROWING OUR REACH TO 17 US CITIES. WE FURTHERED OUR WORK IN ADVANCING URBAN FOREST SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, LAUNCHING A 12-CITY STUDY TO QUANTIFY THE COOLING BENEFITS OF FORESTED NATURAL AREAS, AND WE HOSTED A WORKSHOP IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WITH OVER 70 NETWORK MEMBERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, DEEPEN OUR NETWORK, SET COLLECTIVE GOALS FOR THE COMING YEARS, AND ENGAGE WITH THE FOREST RESTORATION (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) WORK HAPPENING ON THE GROUND IN SEATTLE.TRAILS - IN 2022, THE NAC'S TRAILS TEAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO NEW YORK CITY'S 300 MILES OF NATURE TRAILS CITYWIDE THROUGH INNOVATIVE NEW TRAIL DESIGNS THAT ALLOW NEW YORKERS OF ALL ABILITIES TO ENJOY TRAILS. WE ALSO PROVIDED PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO CUNY STUDENTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND NAVIGATION BY MAPPING 700 TRAIL ACCESS POINTS IN 29 PARKS. FINALLY, WE CONTINUED OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK BY ADDING 45 ADDITIONAL TRAIL MAINTAINER VOLUNTEERS WHO ADOPTED TRAILS CITYWIDE, AND CREATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLANS FOR 36 PARKS.INTERNSHIP - IN 2022, OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY) STUDENTS HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT YEAR AS WE HIRED FOR 30 INTERNSHIP POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WORKING ON A DIVERSITY OF URBAN ECOLOGY-FOCUSED PROJECTS AND ENGAGED WITH CURATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON JOB READINESS TRAINING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT CAREERS. PROJECTS THIS YEAR INCLUDED FOREST MANAGEMENT, WETLAND MONITORING, TRAIL MAINTENANCE, SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NAC'S HIGH SCHOOL URBAN ECOLOGY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, AND LAUNCHING THE NAC ALUMNI NETWORK. ANOTHER MILESTONE OF 2022 WAS THE RETURN OF THE NAC X LEON LEVY NATIVE PLANT PRESERVE EXCHANGE PROGRAM, WHERE WE FACILITATED A KNOWLEDGE-SHARING PROGRAM BETWEEN NAC INTERNS WORKING ON URBAN NATURAL AREAS MANAGEMENT AT INTERNS FROM THE LEON LEVY NATIVE PLANT PRESERVE IN ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, WHO ARE FOCUSED ON TROPICAL PLANT TAXONOMY. 1928808 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS 9089126113 1234 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 ANDREW WALLACH CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH R MOROS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JODI SCHEURENBRAND TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN BROWN SECRETARY (FORMER) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADRIAN BENEPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON PAUL BUCHMEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCIA BYSTRYN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE FRITTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUGIE FURST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN GRAHAM DIRECTOR (FORMER) 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAM GUNTHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS HABERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LANGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMORY LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE MCGEOUGH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK MITCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARE PEETERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA ROBBINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OMAR SLOWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL SPEICHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE SOKOLOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACY SONNENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERONICA WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED WOLFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON SUSAN DONOGHUE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH SAHL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS EXECUTIVE DIR. 35.00 X 199745 0 5024 HUNTER ARMSTRONG DEPUTY DIR. 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TAX FILINGS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS EXECUTIVE DIR. 199745 0 0 0 0 0 4325 0 699 0 204769 0 0 0 X 25277 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B NAC'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT REVIEWS DRAFT 990 AND SHARES IT WITH THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH APPROVES AND THEN SUBMITS IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ENTIRE BOARD HAS GIVEN THE FAC AUTHORITY TO CONSENT ON ITS BEHALF, BUT FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NAC HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. A RELATED PARTY AND CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IS STATED IN ARTICLE VIII OF NAC'S BY-LAWS AS OF 12/4/2017. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS; EMPLOYEES DO SO AT THE START OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT. NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE REPORTED FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2022 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A USING MARKET DATA FROM SEVERAL NYC-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFITS OF A SIMILAR SIZE, STANDARD TITLES AND RANGES OF PAY FOR EACH TITLE WERE CREATED AND USED AS A GUIDELINE DURING THE ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990S ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.