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← GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,243,373
Total expenses
$1,558,121
Contributions and grants received
$887,503
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$124,588
Investment income
$1,030
Other revenue
$1,230,252
Total assets, end of year
$2,209,958
Total liabilities, end of year
$167,608
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,042,350
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,144,075
Management and general expenses
$273,122
Fundraising expenses
$140,924
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,144,075

Program services were 73.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $21,210

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $254,063

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $267,160

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $345,070

  • 2a · Program service revenue: IN-KIND DONATIONS

    total $124,588 · related or exempt $124,588

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,030 · related or exempt $1,030

  • 11a · Other revenue: PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS - RESTRIC

    total $686,544 · related or exempt $686,544

  • 11b · Other revenue: CORPORATE CONTRIBUTION - REST

    total $543,706 · related or exempt $543,706

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $2 · related or exempt $2

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,230,252

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $99,495 · program services $81,088 · management and general $14,924 · fundraising $3,483

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $329,885 · program services $265,330 · management and general $19,461 · fundraising $45,094

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $300,995 · program services $20,678 · management and general $192,125 · fundraising $88,192

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,893 · fundraising $3,893

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,097 · management and general $15,097

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,334 · management and general $2,334

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,314 · management and general $8,314

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $776,979 · program services $776,979

  • 24b · Other expenses: FACILITY

    total $10,638 · management and general $10,638

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $5,990 · management and general $5,990

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $4,239 · management and general $4,239

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $262 · fundraising $262

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,474,421 · end of year $1,639,319

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $57,699 · end of year $564,312

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,488 · end of year $6,327

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

    $3,106

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

    $3,106

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $193,510 · end of year $167,608

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $59,587 · end of year -$166,949

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,297,511 · end of year $2,209,299

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT THE SUSTAINED REGENERATION, IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BY DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING IN THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AREA. THE ORGANIZATION IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, US NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND GROUNDWORK USA, INC. AND IS ONE OF 21 SUCH TRUSTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE IS SPECIFICALLY CHARGED WITH DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A 30-MILE BICYCLE/PEDESTRAIN TRAIL AND LINEAR PARKS SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF MCCOYS AND HOGANS CREEKS. THE EMERALD TRAIL WILL CONNECT 14 URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN, AND LINK TO 16 SCHOOLS, 2 COLLEGES AND 21 PARKS. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IS BEING MADE IN MAJORITY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE 71% OF RESIDENTS ARE LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME AND 35% LIVE IN POVERTY.

  • EMERALD TRAIL: CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TRAIL SEGMENT (1.3 MILES, THE LAVILLA LINK WILL BE COMPLETE BY MARCH 2024. IT IS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC LAVILLA NEIGHBORHOOD IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE, AND WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING S-LINE RAIL TRAIL. THE TRAIL SEGMENT INCLUDES THE CREATION OF 6 ACRES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND TRAIL SEGMENT (.9 MILES) WILL BE UNDERWAY BY MARCH 2024. THIS SEGMENT CONVERTS A TWO-LANE ONE-WAY STREET TO ONE LANE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE A TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK. IT WILL CONNECT FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE AND THE SPRINGFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD TO DOWNTOWN AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. TRAIL SEGMENT 3, THE RIVERSIDE LINK, IS NOW UNDER DESIGN WITH CONSTRUCTION ANTICIPATED IN 2025. THE MCCOYS CREEK BRANCHES (ITS HEADWATERS) WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER 2024. PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION IS ALMOST COMPLETE, AND THE OUTFALL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

    Expenses $265,330

  • GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE COMPLETED THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF HOGANS CREEK, THE SECOND OF TWO CREEKS WITHIN THE EMERALD TRAIL PROJECT. THE CREEK IS ALMOST THREE MILES IN LENGTH; CURRENTLY FLOODS; ITS INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAILING, AND THE WATER AND SOME OF THE SURROUNDING LAND ARE CONTAMINATED. GWJAX HAS SECURED A 5.9M GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION TO COMPLETE THE RESTORATION DESIGN. THE DESIGN PROJECT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS.

    Expenses $20,678

  • GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE ALSO HAS SECURED 10.3M IN FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT THE MCCOYS CREEK BRANCHES PROJECT. CONSTRUCTION FUNDS WERE SECURED AS FOLLOWS: 50% FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 25% FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND 25% FROM THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. THE BRANCHES SIT WITHIN A 30-ACRE CITY-OWNED PARK AND ARE THE CREEK'S HEADWATERS. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY JANUARY 2024. PHASE 1 OF MCCOYS CREEK FROM I-95 WEST TO KING ST. CURRENTLY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

  • GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTH RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEVELOPED A HOME REPAIR PROGRAM AND WAS AWARDED 1.2M TO REPAIR 46 HOMES. ROOFS ARE BEING REPLACED WITH COOL SHINGLES; GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS DRAIN INTO RAINGARDENS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHALLENGES. THE NORTH RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A VERY LOW-INCOME, MAJORITY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED ALONG MCCOYS CREEK. THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM IS A DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION TOOL. GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A TRAINING PROGRAM TO CERTIFY URBAN RESIDENTS IN HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA BOTANICAL GARDENS, CAREER SOURCE AND FLORIDA NURSERY GROWERS AND LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION. IT HIRED TWO GRADUATES AS EMERALD TRAIL STEWARDS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAIL MAINTENANCE.

    Expenses $858,067

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kay Ehas

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $99,495
    From this org
    $99,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • James Dobson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Burr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kerri Stewart

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jeff Foster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ennis Davis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Steve Swann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Debbie Johnson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ann-Marie Knight

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chris Burns

    FINANCE CHAI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dana Karzan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441369349300324

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