NATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

C30

Classification

1200

Street

1234 FIFTH AVENUE

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Mission and programs · 2023

• 1. RESEARCH & CONSERVATION: IN 2023, THE FORESTS IN CITIES PROGRAM GREW AND STRENGTHENED A NATIONAL NETWORK OF FORESTED NATURAL AREAS PRACTITIONERS, CREATED NEW RESEARCH PROTOCOLS AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS ACROSS THE US, AND ENHANCED THE ROLE OF FORESTS AS NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ADDED TWO NEW CITY TEAMS TO OUR NETWORK THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS, GROWING OUR REACH TO 19 US CITIES. WE FURTHERED OUR WORK IN ADVANCING URBAN FOREST SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, LAUNCHING A STUDY TO QUANTIFY THE BENEFITS OF FORESTED NATURAL AREAS FOR ABSORBING STORMWATER AND REDUCING RUNOFF. WE LAUNCHED AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW NATURAL AREAS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS. WE PLANNED A WORKSHOP TO BE HOSTED IN MIAMI, FL, TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, STRENGTHEN THE NETWORK, SET COLLECTIVE GOALS FOR THE GROUP, AND ENGAGE WITH THE FOREST RESTORATION WORK HAPPENING ON THE GROUND IN MIAMI. 2. NYC PUBLIC PROGRAMS: IN 2023, OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY), CELEBRATED ITS 100TH INTERN IN THE PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2017. WE OFFERED 30 PAID INTERNSHIPS, AND STUDENTS WORKED ON DIVERSE PROJECTS, INCLUDING SHORELINE MONITORING, FOREST DATA COLLECTION, AND NATIVE SEED PROPAGATION. AFTER HIRING OUR FIRST INTERNSHIP COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AN ALUMNI NETWORK, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR 100+ INTERNSHIP ALUMNI. WE ALSO LAUNCHED OUR FIRST YEAR OF A HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN FOREST PARK, QUEENS, PROVIDING NATURE-BASED CAREER LEARNING FOR EIGHT LOCAL STUDENTS. IN 2023, THE NAC'S TRAILS TEAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO NEW YORK CITY'S 300 MILES OF NATURE TRAILS CITYWIDE BY PILOTING NEW ACCESSIBLE TRAIL STRUCTURES THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE MOBILITY DEVICES, MAKING TRAILS ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS. WE ALSO EXPANDED THE TEAM WITH A NEW TRAILS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR TO ALLOW US TO SCALE OUR GOAL OF WEEKLY PROGRAMMING IN PARKS CITYWIDE. WE ALSO HOSTED OUR 5TH ANNUAL TRAIL TECHNIQUES TRAINING FOR PRACTITIONERS AROUND THE CITY THAT WORKED ON TRAILS AND PROVIDED MULTI-DAY TRAINING TO OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS. FINALLY, WE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO ADOPT AN ADDITIONAL 20 MILES OF TRAILS THIS YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ADOPTED MILES TO 130. 3. COMMUNICATIONS & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: THE NATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY LAID A STRONG FOUNDATION IN 2023 FOR ITS COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING, AND ADVOCACY WITH THE HIRING OF A NEW THREE-PERSON TEAM TO OVERSEE THESE EFFORTS. WORK BEGAN IN EARNEST IN Q2 TO BUILD AWARENESS OF THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL AREAS AND ESTABLISH THE NAC AS THE TOP EXPERT ON SUPPORTING AND IMPROVING THESE SPACES IN NYC AND NATIONWIDE. WE LAUNCHED A BLOG AND EVENTS CALENDAR IN SPRING 2023 TO SHOWCASE OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND HIGHLIGHT THE PEOPLE AT THE NAC WHO SUPPORT THE CITY'S FORESTS, WETLANDS, AND GRASSLANDS. WE WORKED ACROSS OWNED AND EARNED MEDIA CHANNELS TO RESURFACE CRITICAL CLIMATE RESEARCH AND DISTRIBUTE AND PROMOTE NEW KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE COOLING CITIES REPORT, WHICH LED TO THE RESEARCH BEING FEATURED ON WNYC'S BRIAN LEHRER SHOW AND OTHER LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA. WE LEVERAGED OUR FUNDING FORESTED NATURAL AREAS RESEARCH AND ACCOMPANYING INFOGRAPHICS TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SUFFICIENT AND SUSTAINED FUNDING OF FORESTS TO POLICYMAKERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AS PART OF A LARGER, ROBUST ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN AND WORKED TO: 1) BUILD ADVOCACY COMPETENCY WITH THOSE IN OUR NETWORK, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTAINERS, INTERN ALUMNI, AND FORESTS IN CITIES NETWORK PARTNERS, AND 2) STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARKS ADVOCACY COALITION MEMBERS. WE ALSO CELEBRATED OUR 100TH INTERN MILESTONE IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, WHICH RESULTED IN LOCAL TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE NAC'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. WE STRENGTHENED THE NAC'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE WITH A CONSISTENT VOICE AND POSTING SCHEDULE ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND NOVEL CONTENT TO ENGAGE A WIDE SWATH OF NEW YORKERS IN CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES IN THE CITY. FINALLY, THE TEAM AND AN INTERNAL WORKING GROUP KICKED OFF THE PROCESS OF REDESIGNING AND REDEVELOPING THE NAC WEBSITE, WHICH LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2024.

  Expenses $2,196,198 · Revenue $252,058

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

• ANDREW WALLACH

  CHAIRMAN

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JODI SCHEURENBRAND

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DAVID LANGER

  VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KATHERINE FRITTS

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ADRIAN BENEPE

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ARIEL SPEICHER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• AUGIE FURST

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• BRAM GUNTHER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CAROLINE BARAD

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CHRISTINA CLAUDIO

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CLARE PEETERS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CLARK MITCHELL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ERIC SANDERSON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• HON SUSAN DONOGHUE

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JANE SOKOLOW

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JON PAUL BUCHMEYER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JULIA ROBBINS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JUSTIN HALL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KENNETH SAHL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MARCIA BYSTRYN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• OMAR SLOWE

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ROSS HABERMAN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• SARAH R MOROS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• SETH MCNARY

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• STACY SONNENBERG

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $3,905,202

  Expenses

  $3,005,798

  Contributions

  $3,534,014

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,563,478

  Expenses

  $2,771,325

  Contributions

  $2,528,062

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,307,893

  Expenses

  $2,326,421

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,460,471

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,185,273

  Expenses

  $2,040,172

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,701,664

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,367,826

  Expenses

  $2,603,868

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,393,212

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2017

Tax period

1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

Principal officer

Sarah Charlop-Powers

Mailing address

1234 Fifth AvenueNew York NY 10029

Website

www.naturalareasnyc.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC

  $200,000

  2022 · JBRPC GRANT

• THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

  $175,000

  2024 · General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes

• FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC

  $175,000

  2023 · JAMAICA BAY GRANT

• THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

  $175,000

  2023 · General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes

• ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC

  $150,000

  2023 · GENERAL

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $150,000

  2023 · FOR RESEARCH.

• AMERICAN FORESTS

  $149,000

  2022 · Roots of Rock Nurseries and Plantings. grow 3,000 climate-adapted trees in the Greenbelt Native Plant Center and plant 3,000 trees in urban parks in New York City.

• CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC

  $132,000

  2022 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $100,000

  2024 · FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $100,000

  2023 · FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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