2026-05-15T14:41:43-07:00 2025-06-30 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10016 990 2024-07-01 260681729 GOWANUS CANAL CONSERVANCY INC GOWA 7185414378 248 THIRD STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 ANDREA PARKER Executive Dir. 2026-05-15 true true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANDREA PARKER 248 THIRD STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 1272348 false X WWW.GOWANUSCANALCONSERVANCY.ORG X 2006 NY Environmental stewardship, education and advocacy 20 20 22 750 0 1386141 1131279 77699 126713 1 6 -22975 -25939 1440866 1232059 0 0 790039 749849 0 74878 575877 592776 1365916 1342625 74950 -110566 525472 467223 208187 260504 317285 206719 Gowanus Canal Conservancy advocates and cares for ecologically sustainable parks and public spaces in the Gowanus lowlands while empowering a community of stewards. 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Greater flexibility for determining the time & place of member and board meetings; More detailed specification of board member duties and how board members can be removed from their positions; Provision for attendance at board meetings by teleconference; Removal of expense reimbursements for board members; Removal of board chairpersons authority to sign contracts without explicit board approval; and Specification of committee governance and procedures Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUBMITS 990 TO FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND REQUESTS CHANGES OR APPROVES BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE HANDLED AS PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF NEW YORK STATE LAW. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.