New Jersey Conservation Foundation

“The board of trustees were given a copy of the 990 form before it was filed. The director of finance reviewed key elements of the form at a board meeting and answered questions.”

“The board and the staff are required to complete annual conflict of interest statements. Any conflicts or potential conflicts are discussed at a meeting of the board of trustees and read into the minutes. If a conflict or potential conflict arises, the party is required to recuse him or herself from the discussion and voting on the subject.”

“During the budgeting process, a subset of the executive committee of the board of trustees reviews the salary of the executive director and compares it to similar organizations.”

“Summary financial statements are presented in the annual report. Full financial statements are available upon request.”

“A connected landscape: nature in your neighborhood preserve the natural areas and lands of new jersey, including forests and farms, wetlands and meadows, and ensure quality access to these natural resources for all. 955 acres preserved! - we preserved 14 properties across new jersey with our partners, including preserved family farms and natural areas that safeguard clean drinking water, produce local food, and provide wildlife habitat, scenic beauty, and outdoor recreation. Nj conservation targets and protects lands that expand and connect existing preserved lands in order to better provide habitat, carbon sequestration and climate resiliency. We also stewarded, maintained and monitored 105 properties totaling over 27,000 acres of land and 143 easements totaling over 5,600 acres. This work incudes trail mowing and upkeep, responding to tree hazards, addressing encroachments, managing a large deer management program, and managing relationships with farmers and tenants leasing our land and buildings. Harris farm - the 163-acre harris farm in mannington township, salem county has been in the same family for multiple generations, and includes a brick farmhouse built in the 1700s, where both the owner and his father were born. The farm raises beef cattle and grows corn, hay and soybeans. It's located in an area predominated by preserved farmland, and adjacent to the mannington marsh wildlife refuge. More 2022 successes worked with delaware township to advance restoration of lower creek road following devastating storm flooding from hurricane ida in our wickecheoke creek project area. Continued work to protect franklin parker preserve wetlands including installation of beaver deceiver pipes and a new atlantic white cedar restoration project. Climate change impacts: taking action now to advance natural solutions preserve lands that will protect new jersey's natural resources and communities from climate change impacts, and develop natural solutions to climate change through innovative land management practices on forests, wetlands and farmlands. Nj forest stewardship task force nj conservation co-chaired the nj forest stewardship task to study and identify ways in which new jersey can best protect and manage its public forestlands to fight climate change, prevent forest fires, improve ecosystems, and protect soil and water quality. After nearly a year of study, discussions and meetings with stakeholders, the group made over a dozen recommendations to the new jersey legislature, including conducting a statewide planning and mapping process for forested public lands, and commencing a formal rulemaking process to develop management plans for public forests. Other recommendations included identifying sites appropriate for reforestation, addressing widespread impacts of invasive species, and increasing funding for these activities through existing and potential new funding sources. The report endorses the use of prescribed burning as an important management tool based on sound science, and directs the agency to measure and reduce deer densities in public forestlands to ecologically sustainable levels, with guidance from a science advisory panel. More 2022 successes nj conservation and our partners were awarded two grants to plant more than 2,000 new shade trees in trenton and camden over the next two years. The trees will help combat climate change by intercepting rainwater, reducing stormwater, and helping to cool neighborhoods. Additionally, the trees will promote tree equity in overburdened neighborhoods in both cities. Secured legislative amendments to prevent non-profit farmland easement holders frombeing required to permit special occasion events that could conflict with easement terms. Appointed to the njdep "outside together" initiative to develop the next statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan for new jersey. An engaged citizenry that reflects new jersey's diverse communities: rally for nature/ get outdoors engage and m”

“Other professional fees: program service expenses 384,445. Management and general expenses 1,250. Fundraising expenses 178,694. Total expenses 564,389.”

“Bad debt -5,000. Change in value of land, buildings and easements -244,999. Change in value of split interest -24,906.”

“The process has not changed from the prior accounting year.”