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← BROOKLYN GREENWAY INITATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BROOKLYN GREENWAY INITATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$919,454
Total expenses
$818,971
Contributions and grants received
$918,446
Grants paid
$22,448
Program service revenue
$995
Investment income
$13
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$569,072
Total liabilities, end of year
$125,929
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$443,143
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$639,077
Management and general expenses
$117,444
Fundraising expenses
$62,450
Program service expenses (Part III)
$639,077

Program services were 78.0% 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

    $67,931

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $140,028

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $710,487

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $372

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME

    total $995 · related or exempt $995

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13 · excluded $13

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $19,859

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

    $67,931

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,859

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $22,448 · program services $22,448

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $74,374 · program services $61,132 · management and general $5,604 · fundraising $7,638

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $280,562 · program services $230,607 · management and general $21,141 · fundraising $28,814

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $12,985 · program services $10,673 · management and general $979 · fundraising $1,333

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,721 · program services $30,183 · management and general $2,767 · fundraising $3,771

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,976 · management and general $26,976

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $278,688 · program services $245,164 · management and general $21,896 · fundraising $11,628

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,540 · program services $1,540

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,833 · program services $9,768 · management and general $31,295 · fundraising $8,770

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,237 · program services $7,422 · management and general $1,629 · fundraising $186

  • 17 · Travel

    total $243 · program services $243

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,979 · program services $8,778 · management and general $2,201

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE.

    total $9,950 · program services $8,971 · management and general $669 · fundraising $310

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXP.

    total $2,148 · program services $2,148

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES AND OTHER

    total $2,059 · management and general $2,059

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $228 · management and general $228

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $168,002 · end of year $312,415

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $72,610 · end of year $62,281

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $115,635 · end of year $190,693

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,851 · end of year $3,083

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

    $3,999

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

    $3,999

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $600 · end of year $600

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $20,038 · end of year $125,929

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $82,532 · end of year $71,754

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $260,128 · end of year $371,389

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CAUSE THE CREATION AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY. THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZIED EXCLUSIVELY TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN WATERFRONT ACCESS AND OPEN SPACE IN THE HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY BY OBTAINING, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING LAND FOR GREENWAYS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CREATION AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY.

  • THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST PROGRAM BY EXPENSE IS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT, ESTABLISHMENT, AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY AS VITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVES RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND VISITORS ACROSS BROOKLYN AS A TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATION CORRIDOR. THE 26-MILE PLANNED GREENWAY FROM GREENPOINT TO EAST NEW YORK IS MORE THAN 75% COMPLETE WITH GAPS REMAINING ONLY IN VINEGAR HILL, RED HOOK, SUNSET PARK, AND SOUTH BROOKLYN. GREENWAY PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY IN 2021 INCLUDED SEGMENTS IN WALLABOUT, RED HOOK, GOWANUS, SUNSET PARK, AND BAY RIDGE.IN 2021, BROOKLYN GREENWAY INITIATIVE (BGI) MEASURED MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION GREENWAY USERS IN ONE LOCATION, HIGHLIGHTING ITS IMPORTANCE AS SAFE ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE AND MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ADDING PHYSICAL AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO NEW YORK CITY'S OVERALL SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.WORKING WITH MULTIPLE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS AND ADVISORS, BGI IN 2021 ADVANCED THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY USER STUDY TO DOCUMENT HOW THE GREENWAY SERVES AS A TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATE, AND COMMUNITY SOLUTION THAT SERVES ALL BROOKLYN COMMUNITIES EQUITABLY. YEAR TWO OF THIS PROJECT ENTAILED SITE SELECTION FOR A SERIES OF DATA COLLECTION SENSORS IN THE RESEARCH AREA WHILE LAUNCHING FIELD AND DIGITAL RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. DATA COLLECTION IS ONGOING THROUGH 2023. AT THE END OF THE PROJECT BGI WILL PUBLISH FINDINGS IN A PUBLIC REPORT.PUBLIC EVENTS ARE AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF RAISING AWARENESS AND ACTIVATING USE OF THE GREENWAY AS WELL AS ENSURING ITS CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP. IN 2021 BGI PRODUCED "GREENWAY ADVENTURES NYC" TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE SELF-GUIDED EXPLORATION OF GREENWAY ROUTES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND THE NEW MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES THIS DISCOVERY AFFORDS. MORE THAN 7,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS SUMMER-LONG EVENT.BGI'S NAVAL CEMETERY LANDSCAPE (NCL) - AN AWARD WINNING 1.7-ACRE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LIVING MEMORIAL AND NATIVE POLLINATOR HABITAT ALONG THE GREENWAY AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD - BEGAN ITS 6TH YEAR OF OPERATION SINCE OPENING TO THE PUBLIC IN 2016. IN 2021, BGI ENGAGED MORE THAN 13,000 LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH NCL OPEN HOURS AND BY PROVIDING FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN ALL, BGI'S EFFORTS IN 2021 SERVED MILLIONS OF GREENWAY USERS, MORE THAN 13,000 NAVAL CEMETERY LANDSCAPE VISITORS, AND APPROXIMATELY 10,000 PEOPLE THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $639,077 · Grants $22,448 · Revenue $995

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Andrew Simons

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy E Turner

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kate Collignon

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ted Weissberg

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah Flynn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric J Pitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gordon Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kati Solomon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Gertner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard B Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Pirani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Demel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sumner Pingree

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Teresa L Carta

    DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $74,375
    From this org
    $71,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,231
    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
16 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303209349301530

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