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← THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,976,203
Total expenses
$2,919,580
Contributions and grants received
$2,466,720
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$370,395
Investment income
$65,901
Other revenue
$73,187
Total assets, end of year
$21,477,205
Total liabilities, end of year
$207,201
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$21,270,004
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,544,613
Management and general expenses
$207,687
Fundraising expenses
$167,280
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,544,613

Program services were 87.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,108,407

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,358,313

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $299,367 · related or exempt $299,367

  • 2b · Program service revenue: COST REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $68,526 · related or exempt $68,526

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STEWARDSHIP

    total $2,502 · related or exempt $2,502

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $168,447 · excluded $168,447

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $933,644

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,036,190

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$102,546

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$102,546 · related or exempt -$102,546

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $130,031

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $64,811

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $65,220 · excluded $65,220

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $7,967 · related or exempt $7,967

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,967

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $203,000 · program services $101,500 · management and general $60,900 · fundraising $40,600

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $866,562 · program services $742,625 · management and general $41,936 · fundraising $82,001

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $28,304 · program services $22,340 · management and general $2,720 · fundraising $3,244

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $102,950 · program services $81,249 · management and general $9,900 · fundraising $11,801

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $86,008 · program services $67,880 · management and general $8,269 · fundraising $9,859

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $25,822 · management and general $25,822

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,521 · program services $53,289 · management and general $6,492 · fundraising $7,740

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,347 · program services $29,472 · management and general $3,592 · fundraising $4,283

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $32,577 · program services $25,711 · management and general $3,132 · fundraising $3,734

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,192 · program services $19,093 · management and general $2,326 · fundraising $2,773

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF LAND & ACQUISIT

    total $1,219,163 · program services $1,219,163 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: GRANTS & PROJECTS

    total $156,219 · program services $156,219 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $69,915 · program services $26,072 · management and general $42,598 · fundraising $1,245

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $789,193 · end of year $522,814

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $152,315 · end of year $48,653

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $137,378 · end of year $542,798

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $23,283 · end of year $17,572

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

    $15,164,761

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

    $417,853

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,334,100 · end of year $14,746,908

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,414,369 · end of year $5,378,684

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $319,014 · end of year $219,776

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $193,911 · end of year $169,906

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $187,000 · end of year $37,295

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,533,867 · end of year $19,351,294

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,254,874 · end of year $1,918,710

Mission and programs · 2022

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.

  • 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 11 PROJECTS IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, 72.58 ACRES IN FEE ACQUISITIONS AND PRESERVING 244.79 ACRES IN FARMLAND PRESERVATION EASEMENTS.

    Expenses $1,910,386 · Revenue $76,493

  • PARTNERS FOR PARKSLAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM WHICH WORKS TO MAINTAIN PRESERVED LAND IN PERPETUITY BY ORGANIZING AND DIRECTING CUSTOMIZED COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS FOR CORPORATE AND CIVIC VOLUNTEER GROUPS TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN RECREATIONAL AREAS WHILE BUILDING A CORPS OF ADVOCATES FOR PARKS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO FEDERAL, STATE, MUNICIPAL AND NON-PROFIT PARK MANAGERS.DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, 2 PROJECTS IN 2 NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COUNTIES WERE COMPLETED WITH THE HELP OF 22 VOLUNTEERS.

    Expenses $2,705

  • 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.

    Expenses $631,522 · Revenue $301,869

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Andy Dietz

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Bruce Hyde

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tom Scudese

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Catherine Pierson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jeremy Doppelt

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • John De Neufville

    EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Allen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sherri Albrecht

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Teresa Finlay

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Berkley Harmon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dennis Krumholz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Spence Mehl

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elise Morrison

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grant Parr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Wattenbach

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Epstein

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $262,561
    From this org
    $211,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,811
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,353
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,458
    Filer's total
    $262,561

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
2022
Filed
13 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440449349300544

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