2024-02-01T06:36:34-05:00 2023-06-30 221866743 GERMAN VREELAND & ASSOCIATES LLP 2 RIDGEDALE AVE STE 300 CEDAR KNOLLS NJ 07927 990 2022-07-01 222691309 GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC GREA 9736424646 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 NATASHA S DYER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9736424646 2024-01-30 true NATASHA DYER 999009999 true VICTOR MAISANO CPA P00359999 9736052777 2024-02-01 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NATASHA S DYER 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 1511532 false X WWW.CITYBLOOM.ORG X 1987 NJ GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY IS A NEW JERSEY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS COLLABORATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD, AND RACIAL JUSTICE TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF NEWARK RESIDENTS. 19 19 22 325 0 2035722 1337005 74908 93060 3181 40496 1709 4584 2115520 1475145 94329 0 867335 940699 138231 388348 1031197 870911 1898532 2044170 216988 -569025 13066036 12527506 169327 187096 12896709 12340410 GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY IS A NEW JERSEY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS COLLABORATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD, AND RACIAL JUSTICE TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF NEWARK RESIDENTS. false false 471161 12900 THE CONSERVANCY'S YOUTH AND FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON, SCIENCE-BASED LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NEWARK AND BEYOND. EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH NUTRITION AND OTHER PROGRAMS. PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AT THE PRUDENTIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER, THE CONSERVANCY'S SCHOOL GARDENS AND THE HAWTHORNE AVENUE FARM. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IN-CLASS REVERSE FIELD TRIPS, OUTDOOR TEACHING GARDENS AT NEWARK SCHOOLS, NUTRITIONAL HEALTH LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES, AND FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. 539260 81429 93060 THE CONSERVANCY'S COMMUNITY GREENING AND URBAN FARMING PROGRAM ANNUALLY SERVES NEWARK RESIDENTS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY GARDENS WITH RESIDENT-ADOPTED PLANTING PLOTS; URBAN FARM LOTS THAT GENERATE FRESH PRODUCE; AND A FARM STAND OPERATION THAT MAKES NUTRITIOUS, HEALTHY FOODS ACCESSIBLE TO NEWARK RESIDENTS AND BEYOND. THE CONSERVANCY'S 3-ACRE HAWTHORNE AVENUE FARM IS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF FRESH PRODUCE IN NEWARK'S SOUTH WARD. IN 2023 URBAN FARMING INITIATIVES EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE NEWARK GROWERS CSA FOOD BOX, WHICH SOURCES PRODUCE FROM MORE THAN 10 NEWARK BASED GROWERS AND OTHER REGIONAL PRODUCERS. 60858 IN 2023 THE CONSERVANCY LAUNCHED THE COALITION FOR HEALTHY FOOD IN NEWARK SCHOOLS, A CROSS-SECTOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE, ESTABLISHED TO SUSTAINABLY TRANSFORM NEWARK'S SCHOOL FOOD SYSTEM. THE COALITION IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING LOCAL FOOD PROCUREMENT, FARM-TO-SCHOOL ACCESS AND GARDEN- BASED EDUCATION, FARM-TO-FAMILY ACCESS AND FITNESS EDUCATION, AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR FOOD SERVICE STAFF. THIS IS THE FIRST COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE OF THE CONSERVANCY, FOR WHICH IT SERVES AS BACKBONE. 1071279 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 22 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NJ X X NATASHA S DYER 9736424646 32 PRINCE STREET NEWARK NJ 07103 SUZANNE R DYER CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN WEXLER CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK W GORDON VICE-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 AMBER M RANDOLPH TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE NUTT SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED BROOMFIELD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAKEEFA BERNARD GARAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLEY GREENSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HUBER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALCOLM MCCLAIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN E MILLS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA MINTZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA E NATION BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELDEN OGILVY PISANI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID J ROSENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL SCHWARZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONARD S SPINELLI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WHITTEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATASHA S DYER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 83653 0 0 83653 false false false LAPA FUNDRAISING 757 THIRD AVENUE 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 CONSULTING 136253 1 87399 252260 997346 1337005 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 561730 93060 93060 93060 40496 40496 36387 87399 36387 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 4584 4584 4584 1475145 97644 40496 94329 94329 150004 22212 92887 34905 600553 345946 151148 103459 126483 62010 41134 23339 63659 31256 20689 11714 87000 87000 138231 138231 88631 49538 20475 18618 31019 13889 9198 7932 12362 12362 144342 70802 46931 26609 8756 4295 2847 1614 8745 4581 4090 74 276262 221010 49727 5525 86579 42468 28150 15961 PROGRAM EXPENSES 118532 107585 10947 BANK CHARGES 5077 6 5071 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 2347 981 999 367 EQUIPMENT 1259 371 888 2044170 1071279 584543 388348 877140 663077 2572145 2343064 1369558 1091898 40987 31466 19098 54209 11034212 3050206 8184583 7984006 357261 2525 2525 13066036 12527506 169327 187096 169327 187096 X 9260500 8656785 3636209 3683625 12896709 12340410 13066036 12527506 -569025 12726 X false true X true false X 2933677 3003656 1333336 2035722 1337005 10643396 2933677 3003656 1333336 2035722 1337005 10643396 1605501 9037895 6564 33374 2855 3350 40496 86639 6877 2076 2670 11623 10741658 755042 0.84140 0.84980 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 11,623 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 74325 74325 10425230 2612337 7812893 122577 50744 71833 412080 387125 24955 7984006 X 1485145 10000 10000 1475145 1475145 2054170 10000 10000 2044170 2044170 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE CONSERVANCY FOLLOWS FASB ASC 740 "INCOME TAXES" WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND RECOGNITION FOR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. THE CONSERVANCY RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, THE CONSERVANCY HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, THE CONSERVANCY HAS NOT INCURRED ANY INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2020. X X X X X true LAPA FUNDRAISING 757 THIRD AVENUE 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 SERVICE false 1249260 136253 1113007 1249260 136253 1113007 NJ DINNER 123786 87399 36387 900 28599 1000 5888 123786 87399 36387 900 28599 1000 5888 36387 SCHEDULE G, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) LAPA FUNDRAISING FEES true CLINTON HILL COMMUNITY ACTION 404 HAWTHORNE AVENUE NEWARK NJ 07112 842816101 36063 URBAN FARMING URBAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE 58 CRAWFORD ST NEWARK NJ 07102 15410 URBAN FARMING SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE CONSERVANCY WILL COORDINATE ALL REPORTING AS REQUIRED BY THE GRANT. THE SUBRECIPIENT SUBMITS REGULAR REPORTS TO THE CONSERVANCY IN THE FORM, CONTENT AND FREQUENCY AS REQUIRED BY THE CONSERVANCY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AFTER PREPARATION OF THE 990 TAX RETURN, A DRAFT COPY IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND CONSULTING CFO FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHO THEN RECOMMENDS ANY SALARY CHANGE TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B FOR ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS, OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, 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. -