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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GROUNDWORK LAWRENCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,862,982
Total expenses
$4,023,150
Contributions and grants received
$3,796,479
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$51,319
Investment income
$24,673
Other revenue
-$9,489
Total assets, end of year
$3,926,388
Total liabilities, end of year
$677,967
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,248,421
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,436,075
Management and general expenses
$376,257
Fundraising expenses
$210,818
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,436,075

Program services were 85.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $96,098

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,428,122

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,272,259

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $51,319 · related or exempt $51,319

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $24,673 · related or exempt $24,673

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $30,384

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $96,098

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $39,873

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$9,489 · excluded -$9,489

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $130,766 · program services $52,306 · management and general $39,230 · fundraising $39,230

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,929,288 · program services $1,680,000 · management and general $161,149 · fundraising $88,139

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $40,849 · program services $29,309 · management and general $7,442 · fundraising $4,098

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $210,959 · program services $175,007 · management and general $36,676 · fundraising -$724

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $188,933 · program services $157,566 · management and general $20,179 · fundraising $11,188

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $223,793 · program services $165,220 · management and general $47,245 · fundraising $11,328

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $340 · fundraising $340

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,689 · program services $12,473 · management and general $904 · fundraising $1,312

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,447 · program services $47,687 · management and general $3,674 · fundraising $5,086

  • 17 · Travel

    total $25,337 · program services $12,070 · management and general $13,380 · fundraising -$113

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $63,932 · program services $52,599 · management and general $5,466 · fundraising $5,867

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $51,234 · program services $42,830 · management and general $4,053 · fundraising $4,351

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS

    total $366,352 · program services $337,187 · management and general $13,532 · fundraising $15,633

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $342,948 · program services $337,519 · management and general $2,929 · fundraising $2,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: LANDSCAPE MATERIALS

    total $210,008 · program services $210,008

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $30,728 · program services $22,637 · management and general $1,607 · fundraising $6,484

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $136,547 · program services $101,657 · management and general $18,791 · fundraising $16,099

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,019,144 · end of year $1,256,011

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $561,895 · end of year $1,086,568

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,168,608 · end of year $1,067,220

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $27,647 · end of year $19,858

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $629,105

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $456,307

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $215,114 · end of year $172,798

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $379,844 · end of year $323,933

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $390,254 · end of year $293,017

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $35,598 · end of year $31,490

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $410,224 · end of year $353,460

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,136,481 · end of year $2,874,647

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,399,695 · end of year $373,774

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT THE SUSTAINED REGENERATION, IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BY DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS WHICH EMPOWER PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING.

  • GWL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS INVEST IN PLACE-BASED RESTORATION AND REVITALIZATION PROJECTS, BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP, MATCHED WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMMING TO BUILD A HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY. THIS SUPPORTS ONGOING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INCREASES WEALTH, AND BUILDS UPON THE ENERGY AND COMMITMENT OF RESIDENTS WHILE "CHANGING PLACES, CHANGING LIVES, AND CHANGING SYSTEMS."

    Expenses $2,617,645 · Revenue $51,319

  • GW SOUTHCOAST (GWSC)(FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD) IS IN ITS 6TH YEAR OF EXISTENCE AND FISCALLY MANAGED BY GROUNDWORK LAWRENCE.

    Expenses $709,921

  • GWL EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORTS: PROVIDES RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWENERS OF LAWRENCE, MA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD THROUGH THE RECEIPT AND MANAGEMENT OF FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, AND INDIVIDUAL DOLLARS DESIGNATED TO BE USED DURING TIMES OF CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES SUCH AS THE 2018 GAS EXPLOSIONS AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

    Expenses $108,509

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marianne Paley Nadel

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marko Duffy

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anthony Marino

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Myrna Percibal

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Erhard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yawa Duse-Anthony

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rosa Lopez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eli Levine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jessica Phillips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robin Loporchio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Tanklefsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Linda Zimmerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Luis A Fontanez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lesly Melendez

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $128,320
    From this org
    $117,554
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,766
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • GWL RECREATIONAL ACCESS INC

    C CORP · LAND TRUST · MA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500799349301810

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