2024-10-31T10:38:46-05:00 2023-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS - 16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2023-01-01 461791849 NATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY INC NATU 2123603356 1234 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS EXECUTIVE DIR. 2123603356 2024-10-31 1 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2126618640 2024-10-30 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS 1234 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 3952458 0 X HTTP://NATURALAREASNYC.ORG/ X 2012 NY CHAMPIONS URBAN NATURAL AREAS IN NYC AND ACROSS THE NATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ADVOCACY. 27 27 43 500 0 0 2528062 3534014 0 252058 35264 119130 152 0 2563478 3905202 0 0 0 0 2001377 2320062 0 0 389516 769948 685736 2771325 3005798 -207847 899404 5114993 6175980 166902 157418 4948091 6018562 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 2196198 252058 1. RESEARCH & CONSERVATION: IN 2023, 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 TWO NEW CITY TEAMS TO OUR NETWORK THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS, GROWING OUR REACH TO 19 US CITIES. WE FURTHERED OUR WORK IN ADVANCING URBAN FOREST SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, LAUNCHING A STUDY TO QUANTIFY THE BENEFITS OF FORESTED NATURAL AREAS FOR ABSORBING STORMWATER AND REDUCING RUNOFF. WE LAUNCHED AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW NATURAL AREAS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS. WE PLANNED A WORKSHOP TO BE HOSTED IN MIAMI, FL, TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, STRENGTHEN THE NETWORK, SET COLLECTIVE GOALS FOR THE GROUP, AND ENGAGE WITH THE FOREST RESTORATION WORK HAPPENING ON THE GROUND IN MIAMI. 2. NYC PUBLIC PROGRAMS: IN 2023, OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY), CELEBRATED ITS 100TH INTERN IN THE PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2017. WE OFFERED 30 PAID INTERNSHIPS, AND STUDENTS WORKED ON DIVERSE PROJECTS, INCLUDING SHORELINE MONITORING, FOREST DATA COLLECTION, AND NATIVE SEED PROPAGATION. AFTER HIRING OUR FIRST INTERNSHIP COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AN ALUMNI NETWORK, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR 100+ INTERNSHIP ALUMNI. WE ALSO LAUNCHED OUR FIRST YEAR OF A HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN FOREST PARK, QUEENS, PROVIDING NATURE-BASED CAREER LEARNING FOR EIGHT LOCAL STUDENTS. IN 2023, THE NAC'S TRAILS TEAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO NEW YORK CITY'S 300 MILES OF NATURE TRAILS CITYWIDE BY PILOTING NEW ACCESSIBLE TRAIL STRUCTURES THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE MOBILITY DEVICES, MAKING TRAILS ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS. WE ALSO EXPANDED THE TEAM WITH A NEW TRAILS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR TO ALLOW US TO SCALE OUR GOAL OF WEEKLY PROGRAMMING IN PARKS CITYWIDE. WE ALSO HOSTED OUR 5TH ANNUAL TRAIL TECHNIQUES TRAINING FOR PRACTITIONERS AROUND THE CITY THAT WORKED ON TRAILS AND PROVIDED MULTI-DAY TRAINING TO OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS. FINALLY, WE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO ADOPT AN ADDITIONAL 20 MILES OF TRAILS THIS YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ADOPTED MILES TO 130. 3. COMMUNICATIONS & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: THE NATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY LAID A STRONG FOUNDATION IN 2023 FOR ITS COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING, AND ADVOCACY WITH THE HIRING OF A NEW THREE-PERSON TEAM TO OVERSEE THESE EFFORTS. WORK BEGAN IN EARNEST IN Q2 TO BUILD AWARENESS OF THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL AREAS AND ESTABLISH THE NAC AS THE TOP EXPERT ON SUPPORTING AND IMPROVING THESE SPACES IN NYC AND NATIONWIDE. WE LAUNCHED A BLOG AND EVENTS CALENDAR IN SPRING 2023 TO SHOWCASE OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND HIGHLIGHT THE PEOPLE AT THE NAC WHO SUPPORT THE CITY'S FORESTS, WETLANDS, AND GRASSLANDS. WE WORKED ACROSS OWNED AND EARNED MEDIA CHANNELS TO RESURFACE CRITICAL CLIMATE RESEARCH AND DISTRIBUTE AND PROMOTE NEW KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE COOLING CITIES REPORT, WHICH LED TO THE RESEARCH BEING FEATURED ON WNYC'S BRIAN LEHRER SHOW AND OTHER LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA. WE LEVERAGED OUR FUNDING FORESTED NATURAL AREAS RESEARCH AND ACCOMPANYING INFOGRAPHICS TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SUFFICIENT AND SUSTAINED FUNDING OF FORESTS TO POLICYMAKERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AS PART OF A LARGER, ROBUST ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN AND WORKED TO: 1) BUILD ADVOCACY COMPETENCY WITH THOSE IN OUR NETWORK, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTAINERS, INTERN ALUMNI, AND FORESTS IN CITIES NETWORK PARTNERS, AND 2) STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARKS ADVOCACY COALITION MEMBERS. WE ALSO CELEBRATED OUR 100TH INTERN MILESTONE IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, WHICH RESULTED IN LOCAL TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE NAC'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. WE STRENGTHENED THE NAC'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE WITH A CONSISTENT VOICE AND POSTING SCHEDULE ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND NOVEL CONTENT TO ENGAGE A WIDE SWATH OF NEW YORKERS IN CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES IN THE CITY. FINALLY, THE TEAM AND AN INTERNAL WORKING GROUP KICKED OFF THE PROCESS OF REDESIGNING AND REDEVELOPING THE NAC WEBSITE, WHICH LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2024. 2196198 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 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 JODI SCHEURENBRAND TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID LANGER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHERINE FRITTS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADRIAN BENEPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL SPEICHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUGIE FURST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAM GUNTHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE BARAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA CLAUDIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARE PEETERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK MITCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON SUSAN DONOGHUE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE SOKOLOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON PAUL BUCHMEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA ROBBINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH SAHL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCIA BYSTRYN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OMAR SLOWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS HABERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH R MOROS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SETH MCNARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACY SONNENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED WOLFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERONICA WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS EXECUTIVE DIR. 35.00 X 229943 0 10535 ELIZABETH MARRA DEPUTY DIR. PROGRAM 35.00 X 124278 0 30326 CLARA PREGITZER DEPUTY DIR. CONSER 35.00 X 129367 0 7127 KATE SEASE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 35.00 X 125258 0 13574 SHANNON JORDY DEP DIR OF COM & EXT AFFAIRS 35.00 X 106414 0 17202 CRYSTAL CROWN SENIOR MANAGER, DATA & ANALYTICS 35.00 X 100300 0 4607 815560 0 83371 6 0 1 0 0 346914 86118 3100982 3179 3534014 FEE FOR SERVICE REVENU 900099 252058 252058 252058 117626 117626 24849 23345 1504 1504 1504 23911 346914 23911 0 3905202 252058 0 119130 X 269920 121464 80976 67480 1677413 1331106 147628 198679 56484 45328 5447 5709 151739 115430 17443 18866 164506 124455 19590 20461 352353 206838 123907 21608 9828 8632 420 776 62474 56878 2018 3578 1114 1114 5266 3826 663 777 OTHER EXPENSES 124441 56547 18092 49802 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 91834 89342 1831 661 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 38426 36352 955 1119 3005798 2196198 420084 389516 969174 375186 370161 908607 1244483 1479507 5317 12658 4345 1114 0 3231 2525858 3396791 5114993 6175980 166902 107462 49956 166902 157418 X 3041507 3196043 1906584 2822519 4948091 6018562 5114993 6175980 899404 171067 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3364654 3175692 2289146 2528062 3534014 14891568 3364654 3175692 2289146 2528062 3534014 14891568 4643572 10247996 2464 9579 22193 36762 117626 188624 152 152 15080344 252058 0.67960 0.78160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5559 5559 2190639 2196198 259810 64953 0 0 229183 246440 259810 735433 1103150 1284 736 5559 7579 74796 61610 64953 201359 302039 PART II-A LINE 1 MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFF TO PRESENT ISSUES OF CONCERN RELATED TO NATURAL AREAS AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY NATURAL AREAS IN NYC. 4345 1114 3231 3231 X 4096854 171067 20585 191652 3905202 0 3905202 3026383 20585 20585 3005798 0 3005798 PART X, LINE 2: THE CONSERVANCY DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020, ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. NIGHT FOR NATURE 370825 346914 23911 23911 370825 346914 23911 23911 23911 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SARAH CHARLOP-POWERS EXECUTIVE DIR. 204943 0 25000 0 0 0 9904 0 631 0 240478 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MARRA DEPUTY DIR. PROGRAM 124278 0 0 0 0 0 6141 0 24185 0 154604 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARED FORM 990 IN COLLABORATION WITH NAC'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE MANAGEMENT THOROUGHLY REVIEWED IT. AFTER THE REVIEW, A FINAL DRAFT WAS SHARED WITH THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS BEFORE FILING IT WITH THE IRS. 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, 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE NAC REGULARLY CONDUCTS MARKET ASSESSMENTS OF OTHER SIMILARLY SIZED ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFITS IN NYC TO ENSURE WE ARE OFFERING COMPETITIVE SALARIES TO STAFF. A TITLE AND SALARY MATRIX IS REGULARLY UPDATED SO THAT EVERY LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS A LOW, MID, AND HIGH SALARY RANGE FOR COMPENSATION. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE ASSESS MARKET CONDITIONS, EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND BUDGET RESTRICTIONS TO DETERMINE THE SALARY INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. 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 IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 206,838. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 123,907. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,608. TOTAL EXPENSES 352,353.