← FEDERATION OF STATE CONSERVATION VOTER LEAGUES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FEDERATION OF STATE CONSERVATION VOTER LEAGUES INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $2,038,482
Total expenses: $1,610,858
Contributions and grants received: $2,029,825
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $20,439
Other revenue: -$11,782
Total assets, end of year: $1,956,856
Total liabilities, end of year: $270,878
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $1,685,978
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,254,599
Management and general expenses: $211,278
Fundraising expenses: $144,981
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,254,599

Program services were 77.9% 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

$119,450
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,910,375
3 · Investment income

total $20,439 · excluded $20,439
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$62,025
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$119,450
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$84,912
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$22,887 · excluded -$22,887
11a · Other revenue: TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT

total $11,105 · related or exempt $11,105
11e · Other revenue, total

$11,105

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $137,577 · program services $68,788 · management and general $44,699 · fundraising $24,090
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $456,902 · program services $315,721 · management and general $74,791 · fundraising $66,390
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $18,472 · program services $11,948 · management and general $3,713 · fundraising $2,811
9 · Other employee benefits

total $56,235 · program services $36,373 · management and general $11,303 · fundraising $8,559
10 · Payroll taxes

total $47,202 · program services $30,530 · management and general $9,488 · fundraising $7,184
11b · Fees: legal

total $7,976 · program services $3,988 · management and general $3,988
11c · Fees: accounting

total $34,512 · management and general $34,512
11g · Fees: other

total $31,893 · program services $11,376 · management and general $6,250 · fundraising $14,267
13 · Office expenses

total $22,484 · program services $14,426 · management and general $4,661 · fundraising $3,397
16 · Occupancy

total $23,116 · program services $14,952 · management and general $4,646 · fundraising $3,518
17 · Travel

total $30,184 · program services $21,819 · management and general $4,760 · fundraising $3,605
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $11,927 · program services $7,715 · management and general $2,397 · fundraising $1,815
23 · Insurance

total $4,682 · program services $2,004 · management and general $2,206 · fundraising $472
24a · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSES

total $682,513 · program services $682,513 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTIONS TO PAC AN

total $20,000 · program services $20,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

total $6,092 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $6,092
24e · All other expenses

total $19,091 · program services $12,446 · management and general $3,864 · fundraising $2,781

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $960,235 · end of year $379,961
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $251,296 · end of year $1,371,721
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $86,365 · end of year $16,416
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $24,567 · end of year $41,087
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$76,779
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$36,731
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $51,975 · end of year $40,048
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $150,483 · end of year $107,623
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $69,512 · end of year $124,133
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $197,055 · end of year $146,745
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $775,075 · end of year $902,002
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $483,279 · end of year $783,976

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NEW JERSEY LCV IS THE STATEWIDE POLITICAL VOICE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. WORKING WITH OUR ALLIES IN THE COMMUNITY, WE ADVOCATE FOR STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, SUPPORT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PARTNERS IN PURSUING MORE EQUITABLE POLICIES, AND HOLD OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THROUGH OUR POLITICAL WORK WE ARE STRENGTHENING LAWS THAT SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES, WORKING TO HELP FOSTER INCLUSION AND JUSTICE, AND PROTECT THE BEAUTY OF OUR STATE AND OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE. WE WORK TO HOLD ELECTED STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MONITOR NJ ELECTED OFFICIALS' ACTIONS WHICH IMPACT NEW JERSEY'S NATURAL RESOURCES.

POLICYTHE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENT STAYS A TOP PRIORITY IN NEW JERSEY AND TO MAKE OUR STATE A LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. IT ACCOMPLISHES THIS GOAL BY HOLDING THE STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR FULFILLING ITS COMMITMENTS TO AGGRESSIVELY ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, SAFEGUARD CLEAN DRINKING WATER, AND PRESERVE OPEN SPACES, PARKS, FORESTS, FARMS, AND HISTORIC SITES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY CONCERNS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AND PRIORITIZED THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH TARGETED LEGISLATORS TO BUILD A LARGER COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORTERS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PUSH LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP FOR BOLD ACTIONS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE NEW JERSEY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. NEW JERSEY LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS CONVENES OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND ADVOCATE FOR SPECIFIC POLICY PROPOSALS AND DEVELOP AND DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO ENSURE THESE POLICIES BECOME LAWS IN THE GARDEN STATE.

Expenses $728,625
DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHEDNEW JERSEY LCV IMPROVED WATER QUALITY AND PROTECTED CLEAN DRINKING WATER BY BUILDING A SIGNIFICANT DIGITAL PRESENCE ONLINE AND IN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF NGOS WORKING ON THE GROUND TO SAFEGUARD OUR PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ADVANCED RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE WATERSHED BY FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EMBRACE RACIAL JUSTICE IN THEIR WORK TO PROTECT THE WATERSHED.

Expenses $228,153
CLEAN ENERGY THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO ADVANCE RACIALLY JUST CLIMATE POLICIES TO ENSURE EVERY COMMUNITY, NO MATTER THEIR ZIP CODE, IS BENEFITING FROM THE TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. NEW JERSEY LCV ADVOCATES FOR ADVANCING LEGISLATION TO REDUCE TOXIC AIR POLLUTION IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM INCINERATORS AND OTHER DIRTY ENERGY SOURCES WHICH HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO EXIST THERE BECAUSE OF POLICIES SUPPORTED BY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS IN THE PAST LEADING TO UNJUST LAWS AND RULES CURRENTLY IN FORCE. WORKING TOGETHER WITH LEADERS OF COLOR, NEW JERSEY LCV IS IDENTIFYING, PROMOTING, AND ADVANCING POLICIES TO CLEAN UP NEW JERSEY'S AIR, WATER AND LAND FOREVER SO FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN ENJOY A HEALTHY LIFE IN THE GARDEN STATE.

Expenses $297,821

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

Listed in Part VII

JULIA SOMERS

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
JOE BASRALIAN

VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
BILL LEAVENS

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
SCOTT ROTMAN

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
CARLETON MONTGOMERY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ANNE POOLE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ARNOLD SCHMIDT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
RANDY JONES

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SCOTT ROSENBERG

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LISA PLEVIN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
PHIL BRILLIANT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
EDWARD POTOSNAK III

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$76,398

From this org

$68,827

From related orgs

$0

Other

$7,571

Hours/week

20

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.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 22 January 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202520279349300222

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