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← CONCRETE SAFARIS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CONCRETE SAFARIS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$870,210
Total expenses
$860,840
Contributions and grants received
$892,761
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$348
Other revenue
-$22,899
Total assets, end of year
$277,145
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,626
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$271,519
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$802,729
Management and general expenses
$39,449
Fundraising expenses
$18,662
Program service expenses (Part III)
$802,729

Program services were 93.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $22,630

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $569,765

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $300,366

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $348 · excluded $348

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $22,630

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,980

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,980 · excluded -$22,980

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $81 · related or exempt $81

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $81

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $109,451 · program services $98,163 · management and general $5,644 · fundraising $5,644

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $457,823 · program services $455,495 · management and general $2,328

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $45,108 · program services $40,746 · management and general $2,997 · fundraising $1,365

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,752 · program services $48,848 · management and general $1,146 · fundraising $758

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,625 · management and general $2,625

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,073 · program services $23,563 · management and general $9,510

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,834 · program services $5,818 · management and general $1,008 · fundraising $1,008

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,655 · program services $266 · management and general $3,195 · fundraising $3,194

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,269 · management and general $4,134 · fundraising $4,135

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,155 · management and general $4,155

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,518 · program services $5,748 · management and general $1,770

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $95,192 · program services $95,072 · management and general $120

  • 24b · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE

    total $16,239 · program services $16,239

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $16,146 · program services $12,771 · management and general $817 · fundraising $2,558

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $133,739 · end of year $206,005

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $183,901 · end of year $60,845

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

    $19,497

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

    $9,202

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,450 · end of year $10,295

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $281 · end of year $5,626

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $69,660

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $262,149 · end of year $207,023

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $64,496

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CONCRETE SAFARIS' MISSION IS TO PREPARE YOUTH IN EAST HARLEM AND BEYOND TO LEAD HEALTHY LIVES AND SHAPE THEIR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH OUTDOOR EDUCATION, PLAY, EXPLORATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

  • PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS MEMBERS SERVED CHILDREN, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LITERACY AND PLACEMAKING WORKSHOPS OR OUTREACH AND REFERRAL SERVICES AT CONCRETE SAFARIS' PLACEMAKINGCORPS. THE OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OFFERS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-CENTERED INTERNSHIPS FOR YOUTH. IT AIMS TO EXPOSE 14-24 YEAR OLDS TO HEALTHCARE, BUSINESS, MEDIA, FOOD SERVICES, AND CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND ENGAGE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. INTERNS PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING OR WORK FOR 6 TO 25 HOURS PER WEEK IN GARDENING, OUTDOOR PLAY, HEALTH PROMOTION, OR PHOTOGRAPHY. THE 2023 PROGRAM INVOLVED 306 INTERNS, PAID BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR THE NYC HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION.CITY SURFERS IS AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND SUMMER CAMP OPERATING 5 DAYS/WEEK THAT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND FITNESS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. IN 2023, CHILDREN IN THE KINDERGARTEN TO FIFTH GRADES LEARNED BASIC OUTDOOR SKILLS AND/OR DEVELOPED ACTIVE LIVING INTERVENTIONS, GARDENED, TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS, CYCLED, AND EMBARKED ON FIELD TRIPS. GARDENING ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE ON LAND BELONGING TO THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY. ALL OTHER OUTDOOR, ACTIVE PROGRAMMING TOOK PLACE IN NYC PARKS AND STREETS.YOUTH DELIVERED JUNGLEGYM 2023 ON EAST 106TH AND EAST 116TH STREETS, BOTH BETWEEN LEXINGTON AND THIRD AVENUES, FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, GROUPS, & NEIGHBORS TO EXPERIENCE SINGLE-DAY, OUTDOOR ADVENTURES IN THE STREETS, INCLUDING OBSTACLES, GAMES, ARTS & CRAFTS, DANCING, & MORE. FACE PAINTING AND BOUNCY HOUSES WERE ALSO ENJOYED.GREEN EXERCISE DAYS, CS' GARDEN-BASED FIELD TRIP PROGRAM, WAS PROVIDED TO OVER 200 CHILDREN FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS. LOCAL RESIDENTS ALSO CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ADOPT-A-BED PROGRAM AND DAILY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $802,729

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sharon Levine

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,817
    From this org
    $109,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,366
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jerren Holder

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lorenz Schmid

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Nicole Nelson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Woolley

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brooke Stover

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Daniela Morales

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Christopher Consalvo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mandy Deroche

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David H Kaufman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423189349300407

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