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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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(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.") .. | 5,242,375 | 5,945,693 | 5,858,893 | 4,773,075 | 4,932,908 | 26,752,944 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 5,242,375 | 5,945,693 | 5,858,893 | 4,773,075 | 4,932,908 | 26,752,944 |
| 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).. | 3,547,165 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 23,205,779 | |||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,242,375 | 5,945,693 | 5,858,893 | 4,773,075 | 4,932,908 | 26,752,944 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 91,036 | 91,432 | 105,343 | 133,583 | 163,230 | 584,624 |
| 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.).. | 24,866 | 24,866 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 27,362,434 | |||||
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.) | ||||||
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(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 | ||||
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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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| 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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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 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| c From 2016....... | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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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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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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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | THE NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY IS A PRIVATELY SUPPORTED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. FOUNDED IN 1897 AND ONE OF THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT AUDUBON SOCIETIES, NEW JERSEY AUDUBON HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. NEW JERSEY AUDUBON FOSTERS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND A CONSERVATION ETHIC AMOUNG NEW JERSEY'S CITIZENS; PROTECTS NEW JERSEY'S BIRDS, MAMMALS, OTHER ANIMALS AND PLANTS, ESPECIALLY ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; AND PROMOTES PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY'S VALUABLE NATURAL HABITATS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | EDUCATION AND SANCTUARIES New Jersey Audubon conducted 1,915 programs which directly reached 21,860 children and 29,951 adults. The education team designs and conducts programming that meets our mission of connecting people with nature and stewarding the nature of today for the people of tomorrow. Our program suite supports the organizations conservation priorities and provides multiple ways for people to enjoy nature and learn about New Jerseys natural history and broader conservation issues. We reach a diverse range of age groups from young children (2-3 years old) to adults by conducting nature walks and bird watching field trips, school and scout field trips, family programming, outdoor recreation, summer camps, in-depth natural history workshops, festivals, afterschool programming, and eco-travel. These programs are led by the organizations professional staff across the state, as well as trained volunteers. Over 45,000 people visited our six nature centers and walked our trails enjoying all manner of nature exploration. Center and sanctuary habitat management continues to be a priority for the organization with a special focus on reducing deer browse by putting up deer exclosures, removing invasive plants direct pulling, cutting, digging and burning, to creating and managing native plant pollinator gardens. With our continuted focus on diversity and inclusion we are making conscious efforts to improve the accessibility of our sanctuaries. We are proud to note that at our Lorrimer sanctuary we have handicapped accessible trails, raised flower beds and specialized programming. Four of our centers hold native plant sales as well as workshops that teach people about gardening for wildlife. We identify strategic community-based partners to help meet our goals to engage New Jerseys diverse population. Our long-term relationships in Jersey City, North Bergen, Ewing, New Brunswick, Linden, Camden and Wildwood endure with opportunities to meet with more teachers and students in these communities. Our partnership with Paterson Public Schools has continued to grow so we are now working with cohorts of 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade teachers to conduct STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) programs for their students utilizing the natural and historic aspects of the Paterson Falls National Park. Through increased philanthropic support we were able to bring on additional education capacity in southern New Jersey which has allowed us to create new school partnerships in Woodbine and Vineland. The Eco-Schools USA program, run by the National Wildlife Federation and overseen and implemented by NJ Audubon in New Jersey has grown to over 275 schools across the state, accounting for the involvement of close to 3,000 teachers and indirectly impacting 150,000 students. Student-led school sustainability projects include reducing stormwater runoff from the school grounds, creating schoolyard habitats for birds and pollinators, reducing energy usage by the school thus addressing climate change and creating healthy alternatives to school lunches. Teacher professional development continues to be a core program at New Jersey Audubon. Through corporate and foundation funding we were able to conduct 2 week-long summer trainings focused on ecology, watersheds and sustainability. Teachers from the Honeywell Institute for Ecosystems Education supported their middle and high school students group presentations at the 3rd annual Student Forum, held at NJ Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ. Afterschool teachers were also given training in using their site as an outdoor classroom. Over 50 teachers from central and northern NJ participated with an overwhelming response indicating that taking kids outside is a great way to increase student engagement in learning about science. Over 28,000 people visited the New Jersey Audubon migration watches during the year in Cape May, Avalon and Montclair. These sites provide people with access to wildlife migration phenomena (hawk migration, songbird migration, butterfly migration) as well as opportunities to learn more about how they can help these species. We launched the Migration Watcher in Training program for young birdwatchers interested in learning about identifying bird species, collecting data and understanding monitoring techniques. The Cape May Bird Banding program was started in September. This program was developed to monitor the health of both resident and migratory populations of birds. Volunteers do all manner of work for New Jersey Audubon including conducting programs, helping out at centers, conducting bird monitoring and maintaining habitat. During 2018, New Jersey Audubon had 1,542 volunteers who contributed 16,204 total hours to the organization. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | STEWARDSHIP- Conservation is truly a partner driven endeavor. Partnerships take all forms, nonprofits uniting for common cause, government and non-profits joining skills, and linking government and non-profits with private sector partners to complete projects that benefit the environment and quite possibly also improve the bottom-line. We look for new, novel and game-changing partnerships everyday and are willing to work with those we know and those weve just met. We experienced all these partnerships in 2018! One partnership that stands out from this past year, and is the realization of several years work, started with public policy and resulted in the creation and stewardship of pollinator habitat. NJ Audubon policy staff lead an effort that resulted in the adoption of new laws in 2017 requiring the Department of Transportation, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and the South Jersey Transit Authority to use only native vegetation for landscaping, land management, and reforestation. With the law enacted NJ Audubon Stewardship staff worked with the South Jersey Transportation Authority and advised the authority on the creation of pollinator habitat, using native plants of multiple species that will bloom at different times throughout the seasons, ensuring the pollinators have the habitat and resources they need and improving the view for passing motorists. The South Jersey Transportation Authority created fifty planting locations, up to 4.5 acres in size, along the Atlantic City Expressway. A fantastic start to a new and impactful partnership! In the forests of northern New Jersey, forest stewardship for species such as the Golden-winged Warbler, Ruffed Grouse, Bog Turtle and so many more wildlife continues to be a focus. These species benefit from the creation of young forest habitat, a successional stage that is continuing to shrink from the landscape as New Jerseys forests mature. We continue to work with New Jersey Audubon Corporate Stewardship Council members Jersey Central Power &Light, Public Service Electric and Gas, as well as other Council members to monitor vegetation and wildlife and restore habitat on corporate lands and rights-of-way. We recognize that valuable wildlife habitat can exist in unlikely places and areas once utilized by humans and then left to revert back to nature. Throughout New Jersey weve set a goal of improving and safe guarding forest health affecting 15,000 acres through the development and implementation of Forest Stewardship Plans. While we still have almost a year to go to achieve this goal, we were excited to realize that weve passed the 16,000-acre mark, and yet we arent stopping. With two-million acres of forest in New Jersey there is much work to be done! In the heart of the New Jersey Pinelands dozens of Northern Bobwhite are calling, pairing and now in the winter months huddling together in coveys, the offspring and survivors of the multiple years of quail translocation. In 2018, we released our 4th year of translocated birds, another 80 individuals, bringing the total number of translocated birds to 320. Those birds were tracked via radio signal transmitting collars throughout the breeding season through to the end of this year. Technicians routinely observed many uncollared birds, confirming that reproduction and survival are the greatest success of the Northern Bobwhite Restoration Initiative. 2018 revealed the highest rate of survival in the four years that quail have been translocated to New Jersey! In further support of this bold endeavor, NJ Audubon staff, along with staff from the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife have conducted predator surveys, insect abundance evaluations, vegetation surveys, and landscape spatial analysis across multiple sites in southern New Jersey to determine optimal locations for a large-scale release of Northern Bobwhite. Envisioned to be the next phase of the Northern Bobwhite Restoration Initiative, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife are consulting with other states regarding a donation of Northern Bobwhite in support of the large translocation and species recovery effort. In both northern and southern New Jersey, Stewardship staff are continuing to advance the goals of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, providing high quality and sufficient water quantity for ecosystems and people. Weve made substantial progress towards our 2019 goal of implementing conservation practices on 5,000 acres of agricultural lands. As of this fall, we were 77% of the way there with approximately 3,900 acres realized. These conservation practices include the installation of cover crops, creation of riparian forest buffers, management of invasive plants, filter strips, tree and shrub plantings, pollinator habitat creation and many more. In addition to a significant focus supporting farmers and the agriculture community with the implementation of conservation practices, southern New Jersey focused Stewardship staff have been hard at work on invasive plant control projects, including kudzu control on a private farm, treatment of mile-a-minute at the Salem Wildlife Management Area, and invasive vines at the Nature Center of Cape May. Also, in the south, we continue to track Bog Turtles at the Salem County project site and have undertaken several efforts to restore crop land to Bog Turtle habitat, including the restoration of four acres of native herbaceous wetland habitat and installation of 23 acres of native warm season grasses and wildflowers. What these accomplishments dont recognize is the people behind them, there are many stories to tell of the people making a difference. Ill leave you with just one, Cindy and Jack Nicieckis who own a 136-acre hay farm just east of Frenchtown. We recognized the Nicieckis this year with the Richard Kane Conservation Award for their commitment to grassland birds. What started as a relationship with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the inclusion of delayed mowing in their farming practices resulted in a deep commitment to grassland birds. Cindy and Jack committed to continue to delay mow their fields after support from NRCS ended. Their fields are thriving now with Bobolinks, Grasshopper Sparrows, Eastern Meadowlarks and many more of these sensitive species. Cindy and Jack committed to wildlife and assisting with the recovery of several species listed as threatened and endangered in New Jersey, truly great partners! |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B and 4C | RESEARCH New Jersey Audubon Research staff continued intensive monitoring of Semipalmated Sandpipers (SESA) during spring migration staging periods in Delaware Bay, a critical stopover for shorebirds to rest, feed and store fat reserves ahead of the final leg of their migration to the arctic breeding grounds. SESA have been identified as a high priority conservation concern species, as their Atlantic Flyway populations have declined by 80% since the 1980s. For the third year, we attached digitally coded radio transmitters to understand survival during their wintering period in northern South America. These data, combined with survival data during migration and breeding periods, will be used to better understand when and where SESA are experiencing situations that significantly affect population declines. This work was bolstered by the installation of the first automated tracking stations in Brazil to compliment the seven currently operating in Suriname (3) and French Guiana (4). NJA Research staff continue to collaborate with partners in northeastern Brazil to assess the effects of shrimp aquaculture on migratory shorebirds. Specifically, the project is designed to understand how shorebirds use habitats in shrimp farms and whether they are exposed to contaminants at these sites. Our preliminary results suggest that several species use shrimp aquaculture ponds extensively, especially when water levels are drawn down during harvesting. Our research also indicates that shorebirds, specifically SESA we sampled at shrimp farms in Brazil, have higher levels of heavy metals than those we sampled in Surinameand Delaware Bay, where bird habitat use was not associated with shrimp farms. Our shorebird conservation efforts in South America also includes working with partners in Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil to curtail illegal or poorly regulated shorebird hunting. Through grants from US Agency for International Development, US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, NJA has helped support law enforcement capacity in Suriname, which includes providing gasoline and maintenance for patrol vehicles, conduct a survey on hunters and develop a program to educate hunters about game laws and the importance of conserving species of conservation concern, like SESA and other migratory shorebirds. As part of a grant from the National Park Service, Research staff continue to monitor responses of beach nesting birds to the habitat restoration at Stone Harbor Point carried out by NJA and its partners in 2014 and 2015. The restoration, funded by a $1.28 million grant through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the US Department of Interior, NJ Audubon Research, improved critical habitat for endangered beach nesting and migratory shorebirds while protecting neighboring communities from storm surges. More than 40 acres were restored or enhanced during the project, which raised the elevation of nesting areas, thereby reducing potential flooding of nests of federally threatened Piping Plovers, state endangered Black Skimmers and Least Terns and American Oystercatcher, a species of special conservation concern. Data collected since 2016 suggest that the number of nesting pairs and the number of chicks produced at the site has increased significantly compared to the period prior to restoration. New Jersey Audubon Research staff continued to assess the response of wildlife species to routine maintenance activities on PSEG transmission line corridors in the Highlands. The goal of this project is to develop management recommendations that meet safety and regulatory requirements for powerline Rights-of-Way, while also providing habitat for early successional species of conservation concern. In 2018, we completed the fourth year of bird, reptile, amphibian, and habitat surveys along spans that received maintenance 2012 2014. We also worked closely with PSEG and the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program to develop span-specific maintenance plans for areas that provide critical habitat for breeding Goldenwinged Warbler populations. Treatments continued during the winter of 2017/2018, and Golden-winged Warbler responses to habitat modifications were assessed during the 2018 breeding season. In 2016, we partnered with a private landowner in Sussex County, New Jersey to help develop and guide forest stewardship practices on more than 3,000 acres of largely forested habitat. Management actions will be implemented over the next ten years following an approved Forest Stewardship Plan. One of the primary goals of the landowner is to manage habitat for Ruffed Grouse and Golden-winged Warbler, both considered species in decline throughout the Northeast. Active management will be required to maintain young forest habitat for these and a variety of other bird species of conservation concern. Starting in March 2016, New Jersey Audubons Research Department implemented a Before-After-Control-Impact survey design to determine whether Ruffed Grouse are currently present on the property. This work continued in 2018. Surveys were also conducted at two control sites in northwest New Jersey (Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area) known to support healthy Ruffed Grouse populations. As part of a project funded by PSEG, NJA conducted early morning surveys at 12 tall buildings in Newark, mid-August early November 2018, to evaluate the magnitude of bird collisions in the city and understand factors that cause these interactions. During the sunrise surveys, we found more than 300 individuals of 50 bird species that had collided with buildings. Of these, more than half were found dead. Those not dead were either injured or stunned. Individuals that could not fly off were taken to the Raptor Trust for rehabilitation. Four of the buildings were responsible for the majority of collisions (>70%). Continuing construction of tall glass buildings in Newark and other cities needs to consider bird safety as part of the overall design as cumulative effects can be significant. NJA Research staff also conducted surveys in the Hackensack Meadowlands to characterize foraging behavior and habitat use by waterbirds and songbirds. Data collected during these projects could help future assessments of contaminants exposure of birds using the site. |
| Part III, Line 4C continued | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS New Jersey Audubon continued its leadership in cutting edge conservation policy at the State and federal level including continuing its long-standing efforts advancing a number of legislative issues as well as critical state and regional coalition leadership. NJ Audubon continued coordination of the state-wide Keep it Green Coalition supporting millions of dollars in appropriations for open space, parks, farmland and historic sites in 2018 and began work on implementation legislation which will guide the expenditure of $150 million per year starting in 2020. The continued funding for these projects comes at a critical time as NJ is slated to reach full buildout by the middle of the century. NJ Audubon continued co-leading the four-state Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed and realized the promise of the passage of the Delaware River Basin Restoration Act with the first round of funding this December in the amount of $4.2 million. For the first time, the entire watershed will now begin to benefit from a comprehensive grant funding program for on-the-ground stewardship projects. NJA continues to lead the effort for to support continued and increased yearly funding for this program. At the federal level, NJA worked with partners to secure an amendment to the Farm Bill which will allow funding to continue to flow to the Delaware River Basin through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. We also continued our efforts partnering with state, regional and federal groups to provide meaningful support for the Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Environmental Justice Act, the Coastal Barrier Resources Act and more. Finally, we worked to protect against environmental rollbacks such as the opening of offshore lease areas for offshore oil and gas exploration and development, and rollbacks of the Clean Water Act. At the state level, we worked to support regulation of plastics to prevent them from entering our environment and harming people and wildlife. We celebrated the passage of the Prescribed Burn Act, a critical tool in forest management which New Jersey Audubon has been working to pass for well over a decade. We advanced measures to protect the right of citizens to access their taxpayer funded parks during state shutdowns. Finally, we continued development of long-term campaigns on pollinators and wind. We continue to develop information about the significant impacts of pesticides on pollinators and plan for the launch of a robust campaign in 2019 to end the outdoor use of a class of pesticides proven to have caused significant population declines in pollinators. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 and 7A | Line 6 - The Society has an estimated 20,000 members. Line 7A - The Society has members who may elect one or more members of the governing body. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | The decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by members of the organization by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at the Society's annual or business meeting. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | The Form 990 was prepared by the outside audit firm that has experience in the preparation of the form and was reviewed and approved by the executive and finance commmittees and then provided to the full board of directors. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | Each member of the board of directors is required to sign an annual disclosure report regarding any conflicts of interest and risks of fraud within the organization. |
| FORM 990, LINE VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | The Board Chair in consultation with the Executive Committee approves the compensation of the President & CEO of the Society annually. Key elements of the process include use of benchmarking to determine comparable compensation and to facilitate a process where persons with conflict of interest with respect to the compensation agreement are excluded from the process. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | The Society does not make public its by-laws which are its governing documents. the Society evaluates the by-laws on a regular basis and amends them as circumstances change. when an amendment is recommended by the board of directors, notice is given to the members that a proposed amendment will be considered at the annual or business meeting of the Society and the text of such proposed amendment will be made available in advance of the meeting upon request. The audited financial statements and the Form 990 are made available on the organization's website. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Lines 8 AND 9 | Line 8 - A prior period adjustment of $173,223 was recorded during the year ended August 31, 2018 for a gift of life insurance that had not recorded when received. Line 9 - An adjustment of $(8,152) for the change in the value of a charitable remainder trust was recorded as an other change in net assets. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:987917 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PAYROLL FEES TOTAL FEES:7496 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:WEBSITE REDESIGN TOTAL FEES:30723 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:DATA MANAGEMENT FEES TOTAL FEES:14090 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:COMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FEES:58230 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:BLACKBAUD TOTAL FEES:19576 |
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