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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,358,496 | 3,070,397 | 1,703,613 | 1,737,851 | 1,651,179 | 10,521,536 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,358,496 | 3,070,397 | 1,703,613 | 1,737,851 | 1,651,179 | 10,521,536 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,338,180 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 9,183,356 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,358,496 | 3,070,397 | 1,703,613 | 1,737,851 | 1,651,179 | 10,521,536 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,680 | 19,947 | 2,680 | 353 | 14 | 26,674 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 18,212 | 2,005 | 3,591 | 4,176 | 9,056 | 37,040 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 10,585,250 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 37,040 |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEW JERSEY'S URBAN AREAS. FOUNDED IN 1987, THE CONSERVANCY HAS FOUR PROGRAM AREAS - YOUTH AND FAMILY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY GREENING AND GARDENING, JOB TRAINING AND ADVOCACY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY BRINGS INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON, SCIENCE-BASED LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,600 INNER-CITY SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM NEWARK AND ITS ENVIRONS. AN ADDITIONAL 2,905 TEACHERS, PARENTS, SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE SERVED WITH NUTRITION AND OTHER PROGRAMS. PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FIELD TRIPS TO THE PRUDENTIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER IN DOWNTOWN NEWARK, IN-CLASS REVERSE FIELD TRIPS, LIVING LABORATORY OUTDOOR TEACHING GARDENS AT NEWARK SCHOOLS, NUTRITIONAL HEALTH LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES, AND FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. SINCE THE PRUDENTIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER OPENED 14 YEARS AGO, IT HAS HOSTED OVER 33,000 UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | COMMUNITY GREENING - THE CONSERVANCY'S COMMUNITY GREENING PROGRAM ANNUALLY SERVES OVER 2,000 NEWARK RESIDENTS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY GARDENS WITH RESIDENT-ADOPTED PLANTING PLOTS; URBAN FARM LOTS THAT GENERATE FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCE; AND A FARM STAND OPERATION THAT MAKES NUTRITIOUS, HEALTHY FOODS AVAILABLE TO THE INNER-CITY POPULATION. LAST GROWING SEASON THE PROGRAM'S 2.5 ACRE URBAN FARM IN NEWARK GENERATED OVER 12,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE, BRINGING FRESH, NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLES TO NEWARK'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | EX-OFFENDER REENTRY SERVICES - A COMPONENT OF THE CONSERVANCY'S REENTRY PROGRAM FOR EX-OFFENDERS IS THE NEW JERSEY REENTRY CORPORATION (NJRC). IN NOVEMBER 2015, THE CONSERVANCY BECAME A DESIGNATED SATELLITE SITE OF THE NJRC, SERVING ALL OF ESSEX COUNTY. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDES COUNSELING TO EX-OFFENDERS, INCLUDING REFERRALS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, PERSONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND REFERRALS, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, LEGAL SERVICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION. ANNUALLY THE NJRC AT THE CONSERVANCY IS SERVING BETWEEN 500 - 600 ESSEX COUNTY EX-OFFENDERS (MOSTLY FROM NEWARK) WITH A 52% JOB PLACEMENT RATE AND AN 10% RECIDIVISM RATE (THE STATEWIDE RECIDIVISM RATE IS 31%). |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | OTHER PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEWARK'S RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND STRIVES TO EMPOWER THEM TO RECOGNIZE THEIR ABILITY TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENT. FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THE CONSERVANCY ACTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN. THE NEWARK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT (NYLP) COMPONENT OF THE CONSERVANCY'S JOB TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPERVISED TRAINING IN LANDSCAPING, HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION FOR UP TO 40 NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH EACH YEAR, SEEKING TO INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH A SAMPLE OF CAREER OPTIONS IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS, AN APPRECIATION FOR THEIR URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. IN JANUARY 2016, THE CONSERVANCY LAUNCHED ITS CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A FEE-FOR-SERVICE LANDSCAPING BUSINESS THAT GENERATES REVENUE TO HELP SUPPORT CONSERVANCY PROGRAMMING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING JOB TRAINING EXPERIENCE FOR EX-OFFENDERS. PARTICIPANTS LEARN SKILLS IN THE FIELDS OF LANDSCAPING, HORTICULTURE, HARDSCAPING, LIGHT CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. TRAINEES WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM ARE BETTER QUALIFIED TO SEEK MORE PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT IN THE LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY. THIS PAST YEAR, CITY BLOOM LANDSCAPING EARNED 243,543 IN REVENUE AND TRAINED TEN EX-OFFENDERS. |
| 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 FINANCE DIRECTOR 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. |
| FORM 990, PART XI | NET ASSETS AS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO INCREASE FIXED ASSETS AND RELEASE RESTRICTED NET ASSETS FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO BALANCES NOT PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED IN PRIOR YEARS. THE CORRECTION HAS NO EFFECT ON THE RESULTS OF CURRENT YEAR'S ACTIVITIES; HOWEVER, THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT INCREASED NET ASSETS BY 266,413. |
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