2025-03-25T19:14:28-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 900997073 URBAN WOODLANDS COMMUNITY GARDENS INC DBA THE LOTUS GARDEN URBA 2126636740 PO Box 134 Cathedral Station New York NY 100259998 Kenneth Karpel Treasurer 2126636740 2025-03-25 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.thelotusgarden.org X X 32991 X 29327 0 3645 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32991 0 0 0 0 552 395 17431 18378 14613 36975 0 51588 36975 51588 0 0 0 0 36975 51588 0 0 36975 51588 Providing a community garden for quiet enjoyment, gardening, and education CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A .18 ACRE ROOFTOP GARDEN FOR COMMUNITY ENJOYMENT. The garden is planted with a wide variety of trees, ornamentals, perennials and shrubs, and contains fish ponds with aquatic plants, a labelled herb garden and small seating areas. In 2024, 186 new community members joined the garden and 415 renewed their membership. Of those, 103 donated $50 or more which comprised 51% of four membership revenue. Membership is nominally a $20 donation, $10 for seniors. The garden is open to all on Sundays when two gardeners are in attendance. 0 8748 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION This was the third year after the onset of Covid that we were able to accommodate group visits. In 2024 we welcomed three school and adult groups. We participated in New York Open House and had 91visitors. We also hosted annual garden events including a Halloween party for all neighborhood children and their care givers attended by about 50 people, a Kids Arts and Crafts Day open to all and attended by 65 people, and our Summer Solstice Garden Reception attended by about 90 community members. We maintain a website. 0 2465 CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTIVELY GARDEN AND TO VOLUNTEER We provided 33 Gardener Members opportunities to garden by providing plants, supplies and tools. We utilized 22 community member volunteers interested in gardening who assisted with watering, composting, bulb planting, and cleanup. We provided Community Service Credits totaling 250 hours for 25 High School volunteers who helped with welcoming visitors during Sunday open hours, sweeping paths and steps, replacing plot edging, weeding, carrying heavy items, laying mulch on paths, cutting up pruning debris, and other garden tasks. 0 2375 13588 Karen Gershenhorn Co-president; Director 7 0 0 0 Eve Kahn Co-president; Director 7 0 0 0 Kenneth Karpel Treasurer; Director 7 0 0 0 Julie Lasky Secretary, Communications Comm. Chair, Director 5 0 0 0 Louise Kindley Membership Committee Chair; Director 10 0 0 0 Amy Cherry Horticultural Committee Chair; Director 5 0 0 0 Caryl Erdos Program Committee Chair; Director 4 0 0 0 Monica Willis Fundraising Committee Chair ; Director 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Kenneth Karpel PO Box 134 Cathedral Station New York NY 100259998 2126636740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 16659 24255 23736 20681 32972 118303 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16659 24255 23736 20681 32972 118303 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118303 12 7 8 17 19 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 8 17 19 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16671 24262 23744 20698 32991 118366 0.99947 0.99947 0.00053 0.00053 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^ADMIN OPERATIONAL Insurance Premiums;3106|ADMIN OPERATIONAL Payment and Bank Fees;1028|ADMIN OPERATIONAL Keys for Community Members;790|ADMIN OPERATIONAL PO Box Rental;236|ADMIN OPERATIONAL Website and Domain Hosting;342|ADMIN OPERATIONAL NYS Charities Filing Fee;25|PLANTING HORTICULTURAL Arborist;7405|PLANTING HORTICULTURAL Tools Hoses;217|PLANTING HORTICULTURAL Mulch Soil;500|PLANTING HORTICULTURAL Bulbs;538|PLANTING HORTICULTURAL Annuals;643|PLANTING HORTICULTURAL Herb Garden;31|PLANTING HORTICULTURAL Pond Supplies;406|EVENTS ENGAGEMENT Summer Solstice Reception;1849|EVENTS ENGAGEMENT Kids arts and Crafts Day;91|EVENTS ENGAGEMENT Neighborhood Halloween Party;184|MISCELLANEOUS Paper Goods;40^Total;17431^