Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,316,684
- Total expenses
- $2,580,069
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,550,376
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $330,192
- Investment income
- $336,315
- Other revenue
- $99,801
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,353,201
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $176,787
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $26,176,414
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,098,554
- Management and general expenses
- $239,850
- Fundraising expenses
- $241,665
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,098,554
Program services were 81.3% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,459,453
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,090,923
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2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES
total $305,003 · related or exempt $305,003
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2b · Program service revenue: COST REIMBURSEMENTS
total $25,189 · related or exempt $25,189
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3 · Investment income
total $331,205 · excluded $331,205
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,702,852
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,697,742
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $5,110
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $5,110 · related or exempt $5,110
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$149,303
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$53,906
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $95,397 · excluded $95,397
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $4,404 · related or exempt $4,404
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,404
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $228,624 · program services $91,450 · management and general $68,587 · fundraising $68,587
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $994,697 · program services $826,621 · management and general $52,316 · fundraising $115,760
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $31,205 · program services $23,419 · management and general $3,083 · fundraising $4,703
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $81,472 · program services $61,142 · management and general $8,053 · fundraising $12,277
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $93,930 · program services $70,492 · management and general $9,283 · fundraising $14,155
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $33,504 · management and general $33,504
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13 · Office expenses
total $93,638 · program services $70,273 · management and general $9,254 · fundraising $14,111
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16 · Occupancy
total $26,612 · program services $19,969 · management and general $2,632 · fundraising $4,011
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $18,947 · program services $14,219 · management and general $1,873 · fundraising $2,855
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $14,273 · program services $10,711 · management and general $1,411 · fundraising $2,151
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24a · Other expenses: COST OF LAND & ACQUISIT
total $760,906 · program services $760,906 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: GRANTS & PROJECTS
total $131,116 · program services $131,116 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES
total $58,839 · program services $9,000 · management and general $48,638 · fundraising $1,201
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24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE
total $12,306 · program services $9,236 · management and general $1,216 · fundraising $1,854
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,068,392 · end of year $1,544,054
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $42,446
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $484,310 · end of year $204,267
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $33,848 · end of year $27,828
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$17,298,288
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$450,237
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $15,289,470 · end of year $16,848,051
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $6,234,201 · end of year $7,686,555
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $208,229 · end of year $176,787
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $20,375,921 · end of year $22,358,139
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,576,071 · end of year $3,818,275
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY PRESERVES LAND AND WATER RESOURCES, CONSERVES OPEN SPACE, AND INSPIRES AND EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT LAND AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PRESERVE LAND & WATER RESOURCES; CONSERVE OPEN SPACE; PROTECT LAND AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
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LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAMACQUIRE LAND FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION, BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. LAND IS ACQUIRED TO EXPAND CONSERVANCY PRESERVES, FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL PARKLAND AND TO PROTECT WATERSHEDS, RIVER CORRIDORS, ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT WETLAND AREA AND HABITATS, AND RETAIN AGRICULTURAL LANDS.THE LAND CONSERVANCY COMPLETED 5 PROJECTS IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, 360.46 ACRES IN FEE ACQUISITIONS.
Expenses $2,098,554 · Revenue $25,189
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OPEN SPACE PLANNINGUTILIZING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF DATA, RESOURCE AND LOCAL EXPERTISE, THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY COMPLETES OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION PLANS, COMPREHENSIVE FARMLAND PRESERVATION PLANS AND TRAILS AND GREENWAYS PLANS THAT IDENTIFY LAND FOR RECREATION, CONSERVATION, AND AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION. THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY, THESE PLANNING EFFORTS REPRESENT A PARTNERSHIP OF STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL AGENCIES EACH DEDICATED TO ENSURING OUR LANDSCAPE REMAINS GREEN, OUR WATER RESOURCES ARE PURE, AND OUR LOCAL FOOD SUPPLY PLENTIFUL.
Revenue $305,003
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Andy DietzANDY DIETZ
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jeremy DoppeltJEREMY DOPPELT
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Kaki PiersonKAKI PIERSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Tom ScudeseTOM SCUDESE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Spence MehlSPENCE MEHL
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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John De NeufvilleJOHN DE NEUFVILLE
EX OFFICIO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sherri AlbrechtSHERRI ALBRECHT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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David BroderickDAVID BRODERICK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Teresa FinlayTERESA FINLAY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Berkley HarmonBERKLEY HARMON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bruce HydeBRUCE HYDE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John MaurerJOHN MAURER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Elise MorrisonELISE MORRISON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Grant ParrGRANT PARR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Robert RossROBERT ROSS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Niraj ShahNIRAJ SHAH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Barbara WattenbachBARBARA WATTENBACH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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David EpsteinDAVID EPSTEIN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $252,974
- From this org
- $223,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,224
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $223,750
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,713
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,511
- Filer's total
- $252,974
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 4 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600359349300120
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