Greater Newark Conservancy Inc.

“After preparation of the 990 tax return, a draft copy is emailed to the board of directors, executive director, and finance director for review and approval.”

“In the annual meeting, the board members are required to sign a conflict of interest statement. When a conflict of interest is identified, the board member recuses themself from voting.”

“Executive director's salary is reviewed by the executive committee, who then recommends any salary change to the full board.”

“For all directors and officers, other than the executive director, the executive director reviews and recommends any changes. The executive committee conducts a review and comparison to market rates for the positions before setting a new salary rate.”

“The conflict of interest policy, audited financial statements, and all governing documents are kept on file and are available to the public upon written request. -”

“The following board members were appointed during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2021: board member appointment date meghan e. Mills 03-23-21 barbara mintz 01-26-21 richard whitten 11-10-20 the following board members resigned during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2021: board member resignation date jonathan pueschel 01-08-21 sam convissor 12-02-20 david grantz 01-21-21 robin dougherty resigned as executive director on may 14, 2021 and was replaced by ian benjamin on may 3, 2021 who is the interim executive director.”

“Greater newark conservancy promotes environmental stewardship to improve the quality of life in new jersey's urban areas. Founded in 1987, the conservancy program areas include youth and family education, community greening and urban gardening, job training, environmental justice and emergency food distribution.”

“In march 2020 the conservancy began the emergency food distribution program which is descibed in part iii, item 4c of the 990.”

“The conservancy's job training program, the newark youth leadership project ("nylp"), provides supervised training in horticulture, education, and urban farming for up to 25 newark high school youth each year, seeking to increase employability. The program provides participants with a sample of career options in various environmental fields, an appreciation for their urban environment, and opportunities for pursuing higher education. The conservancy has for many years provided job training programs specifically for ex-offenders. During the year ended june 30, 2020 the city bloom landscaping initiative, which provided job training experience for ex- offenders, was closed. The conservancy's environmental justice program builds partnerships with newark's residents to promote urban environmental issues and strives to empower them to recognize their ability to improve the city's environment.”