| (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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| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") | 12,391 | 37,755 | 109,073 | 149,724 | 216,631 | 525,574 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 12,391 | 37,755 | 109,073 | 149,724 | 216,631 | 525,574 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 525,574 | |||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6 | 12,391 | 37,755 | 109,073 | 149,724 | 216,631 | 525,574 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 491 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 491 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 12,391 | 37,755 | 109,073 | 149,724 | 217,122 | 526,065 |
| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 5. | 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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| 8 Distributable amount for 2025 from Section C, line 6 | 8 | |
| 9 Line 7 amount divided by Line 8 amount | 9 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2025 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2025 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2025 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2025 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2025: | ||||
| a From 2020....... | ||||
| b From 2021....... | ||||
| c From 2022....... | ||||
| d From 2023....... | ||||
| e From 2024....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2025 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2020 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2025 from Section D, line 6: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2025 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2025, 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 2025. 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 2026. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2025..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 25022730 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | The purpose of this organization is to support the City of Hackensack through projects that beautify, renovate, rejuvenate properties, and add infrastructure, to serve residents and attract tourists, and other projects determined to enhance the City and surrounding area. We currently have 14 project teams. The 3 teams that had the most expenses were described in Part III of the 990. Other teams include: Community Garden: This garden is located on City Park property and includes 10 raised beds for residents who can't garden at home. In previous years, they have drilled a well. In 2025, they continued to fundraise to finish a shed to store garden tools & supplies. They received a seed grant for $150 and an HLACF grant for $800. Including the grants, they raised $2040.83 and spent $1512.06 to complete the shed and add fencing. They had a starting balance of $42.87 and an ending balance of $571.64. Beautification Team: The main activity of this team is to provide and maintain flowerpots around town. They received an $800 grant from the Hackensack Lakes Area Community Foundation as well as donations of $1522. They spent $711 on dirt and flowers. These flowers brighten the streets and shops for all locals and tourists to enjoy. Their starting balance was negative $18 and ending balance was $1592. Dog Park Team: This team started fundraising in 2021 and had the funds to create the 1-acre park in 2022. The city now mows it so there are minimal expenses for dog waste bags and meeting expenses. There was no fundraising in '25, just expenses of $101. They had a fund balance of $885 going into the year leaving them a balance of $784.27. We have no way to count the number of people visiting the park with their dogs but we know it is being enjoyed by many. Lucette Links: This is a disc golf course that was added to a city park in 2024. They fundraised to install the 9-hole course which was open for play in the fall of '24. They raised funds to expand the course from 9-18 holes in '25. They raised $2,720 and spent $3199 installing concrete & signage to expand the course. With their starting balance of $1200, they now have a fund balance of $800 There are currently 12-14 people meeting weekly indoors to learn the sport and be ready to play when weather permits. Neighbor Helping Neighbor: For the third year, over 50 volunteers gathered one weekend in May to rake yards, trim trees and do basic clean up chores for City residents who needed help. They had a starting balance of $548 so they did not fundraise in '25. They spent $215 on supplies, lunch and beverages for the crew leaving them with a balance of $333. Sports Courts Team: This team updated the tennis courts in '24 so they had a remaining balance of $5559.37. They added more fencing, benches, and equipment storage for a total expense of $5,465 leaving them a balance of $95. Lane Changers: This new team was created to find ways to thrive through the major road construction project that consumed Hackensack in '25. Several grants were received to fund the activities which included an informational email campaign to keep town updated on detours and progress. They also put up signage to help customers access the businesses that were affected. They fundraised for an advertising campaign to keep bringing people to town throughout the construction. A total of $11,245 was raised. Grants included $2,000 from Sourcewell to help with publication and dissemination of information, $5,000 from the Initiative Foundation to help businesses stripe their parking lots and get landscape design services for their store fronts that were changed, and $2,000 from the Initiative Foundation to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony in 2026. Total expenses were $3,457 so they have a remaining balance of $7,788. The email program has 545 subscribers; the signage benefited all travelers on state 371. The PINES team is collecting donations to add a solar array to senior center in town. They raised $5670 this year and had no expenses. The Marketing Team is not currently very active but they did receive $160 in donations, no expenses. The Children's Fishing Contest team just finished it's 28th season, they became a team of our organization in 2025. They raised $8075 in donations and spent $7361 in food and prizes giving them a remaining balance of $713. They had 912 kids participate with about 60 volunteers. The Park's Team will merge with the sports courts team in 26. They are accepting donations to renovate the City park playground. They raised $10,400 in 2025 with no expenditures yet. General Fund Expenses: We pay for Director's and Officer's insurance, facility rental fees for large meetings, and misc office supplies for a total of $1737. We had a starting balance of $13,855 and received donations and interest totaling $979 leaving us an ending balance of 13,097. We have a conflict-of-interest policy that is updated annually. We are only 5 years old so at this point, we have retained all our documents. We have a policy manual that includes a section on document retention. It is difficult to determine the number of people we serve because many of our projects are available to anyone who would like to enjoy them. The population of Hackensack is around 300 which grows in summer to accommodate a large population of summer cabin owners and tourists. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | A copy of the proposed return is provided to each board member before submitting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | The treasurer actively monitors the other board members affiliations to watch for violations of the conflict of interest policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The governing documents, financial reports, tax return and conflict of interest forms are available from the treasurer upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | Adjustment to reconcile net assets with the capitalized cost basis of land and related financing. This represents the difference between cash outlays for mortgage principal and the change in reported asset equity |
| Software ID: | 25022730 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |