2024-11-14T21:16:13-06:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 990 2023-01-01 264560703 GROW IT GREEN MORRISTOWN INC GROW 9732064177 26 W PARK PLACE FL 3 MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 LISA ALEXANDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9732064177 2024-11-14 1 0 TARA DEL GAVIO P02438051 9739949494 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LISA ALEXANDER 26 W PARK PLACE FL 3 MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 435705 0 X WWW.GROWITGREENMORRISTOWN.ORG X 2009 NJ OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH URBAN AGRICULTURE, DISCOVERY-BASED LEARNING AND EQUITABLE FOOD ACCESS. 14 14 20 715 0 0 327435 271643 109261 111594 378 4633 23100 36045 460174 423915 0 0 0 0 231108 277532 0 0 40614 124253 107258 355361 384790 104813 39125 608753 651925 8872 12919 599881 639006 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH URBAN AGRICULTURE, DISCOVERY-BASED LEARNING AND EQUITABLE FOOD ACCESS. 0 0 286805 111594 GROW IT GREEN DEVELOPS SOLUTIONS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE, CONNECTED AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR SITES, THE URBAN FARM, EARLY STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN, THE GREENHOUSE AT ST. ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY AND THE MORRIS WINTER FARMERS MARKET. GROW IT GREEN PROGRAMMING INCLUDES AN ELEMENT OF LEARNING FOR ALL AGES IN OUR OUTDOOR GREEN SPACES AND IN SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. URBAN FARM PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:-IMPLEMENTED MULTIPLE NEW SUSTAINABLE FARM PRACTICES TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, REDUCE WATER USAGE AND FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PROVIDE NEW VARIETIES AND A BOUNTY OF FRESH FOOD.-ENCOURAGED DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR 12 PAID HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS IN HANDS-ON ROLES LEARNING THE IMPORTANCE OF TRIAL AND ERROR WHILE APPLYING SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES TO SOLVE REAL WORLD CHALLENGES, FEELING THE SATISFACTION OF COMPLETING PROJECTS, AND EXPLORING AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-ENGAGED 3530 STUDENTS FROM PRESCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL IN FARM BASED EDUCATION, A 54% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR -EMPOWERED 715 IN PERSON VOLUNTEERS AT THE FARM, GARDEN AND FARMERS MARKET LEARNING NEW SKILLS, HELPING SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND CONNECTING WITH OTHERS WHILE ENJOYING THE ADDED BENEFITS OF BEING OUTDOORS - DONATED 8,000 POUNDS OF FRESHLY HARVESTED PRODUCE TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS, FOR FARM TO TABLE SHARES IN NEWARK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWARK SAS, THROUGH A VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR FREE CSAS FOR 41 FAMILIES LIVING IN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS WHO ATTENDED IN PERSON NUTRITION AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS - PROVIDED 125 WEEKLY CSA PRODUCE SHARES PICKED UP IN PERSON AT THE FARM AND TESTED A NEW REDUCED PRICING SCALE TO ENCOURAGE MORE LOW INCOME AND SNAP ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS-PILOTED A PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM FOR 40 FAMILIES FOR 21 WEEKS TO HELP FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TWO LOCAL HEALTH CARE PARTNERS INCLUDING GORYEB CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, A PART OF ATLANTIC HEALTH SYSTEM. EARLY STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THE GARDEN AND SURROUNDING PARKLET WAS A VITAL RESPITE WITH COMMUNITY GARDEN BEDS AND WELCOMING GREEN SPACES WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC SPACES ENCOURAGING POLLINATORS AND PREVENTING STORM WATER DAMAGE. TO CREATE A MORE WELCOMING EXPERIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC IN THIS SPACE, WE PUSHED BACK THE FENCES AND INCREASED THE FRONT PARKLET SPACE WITH PLANS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GROUPS OF STUDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS AND SENIORS AND RESIDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING LOW INCOME HOUSING TO UTILIZE THIS URBAN OASIS TO APPRECIATE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF GREEN SPACES AND FRESH FOOD.EARLY STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- EXPANDED THE PARKLET AND GARDEN, A VITAL RESPITE WITH OVER 80 GARDEN BEDS THAT WELCOMES LOCAL RESIDENTS AND SERVES AS A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC SPACES, ENCOURAGING POLLINATORS AND PREVENTING STORM WATER DAMAGE.- WELCOMED NEIGHBORS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW FOOD AND LEARN SELF-SUSTAINING SKILLS INCLUDING PARISHIONERS FROM ST. MARGARET CHURCH, MORRIS COUNTY HISPANIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, MORRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITIONAL SKILLS PROGRAM, COLONIAL L.I.F.E, WIND OF THE SPIRIT AND JUVENILE PROBATION YOUTH- HELD IN PERSON SOCIAL EVENTS FOR GARDENERS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING THE WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION WITH OVER 60 ATTENDEES-WEEKLY SPRING AND FALL PROGRAM FOR 200 MORRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STUDENTS (ENGLISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS) AT THE GARDEN THAT SUPPLEMENTED THE CURRICULUM BY OFFERING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES LEARNING ABOUT LIFE SCIENCES, GROWING AND GATHERING FOOD AND BIRDING. GREENHOUSE OPERATIONS AND WINTER FARMERS MARKET- THE GREENHOUSE, LOCATED AT ST. ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY, IS OPEN TO STUDENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES- STARTED VEGETABLE, FLOWER AND HERB SEEDLINGS FOR THE URBAN FARM AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GARDENERS TO INCREASE LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND ENCOURAGE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF GARDENING AND OFFER A MEANS TO GROW FOOD DURING HIGH INFLATION PRICES- MANAGED 10TH ANNUAL WINTER MARKET AT A MORE CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE SPACE. THE LARGER SPACE PROVIDED OVER 50 FARMERS, RANCHERS AND CREATORS A PLACE TO SELL, INCREASED OUTREACH TO MINORITY AND WOMAN OWNED VENDORS, AND OFFERED NONPROFITS A MEANS TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY VENDORS- PROVIDED A VIBRANT COMMUNITY SPACE TO SOCIALLY CONNECT AND SHOP OUTDOORS FOR OVER 900 PEOPLE WEEKLY AT THE MARKET AND INCORPORATED MORE COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES 286805 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NJ X X LISA ALEXANDER 9732064177 26 W PARK PLACE FL 3 MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 TOM MULLIGAN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF BEYER VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN BONANNO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMANUELLE FLEURINOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE CRAWFORD SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHANTAL TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB NISH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHREYAS GUPTE CO CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL COLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER PONDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VILMA VELEZ-MANNING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE VOLINSKY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA ROTHMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA FLYNN CO CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA ALEXANDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 56813 0 0 56813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20649 250994 271643 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 900099 111594 111594 111594 4633 4633 47835 20649 11790 36045 36045 423915 111594 0 40678 56813 17044 22725 17044 196448 173156 5682 17610 24271 18228 2722 3321 20767 20767 2357 2200 157 4864 4128 707 29 1091 1091 1815 1808 7 15886 15886 6439 6093 346 SUPPLIES & TOOLS 22899 19263 3584 52 EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENAN 21807 20342 1075 390 FEES 3728 2225 1503 AUTO EXPENSES 2716 2716 2889 2625 109 155 384790 286805 57371 40614 325501 181480 249381 454013 2553 1000 73918 58486 31318 15432 608753 651925 8872 12919 8872 12919 X 557944 595958 41937 43048 599881 639006 608753 651925 39125 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 239981 268263 371103 327435 261168 1467950 239981 268263 371103 327435 261168 1467950 400638 1067312 112 60 138 378 4633 5321 23604 5038 28204 23100 46520 126466 1599737 455209 0.66720 0.70430 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANOUS - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 6,445. SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 23,604. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5,038. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 16,800. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 23,100. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 46,520. GAMING REVENUE NET - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 4,959. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 63168 58486 4682 10750 10750 15432 X 435705 11790 11790 423915 0 423915 396580 11790 11790 384790 0 384790 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT LIABLE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEAR 2023. AT DECEMBER 31, 2023, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE SCHEDULE D PART XI LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES SCHEDULE D PART XII FUNDRAISING EXPENSE SPRING INTO ACTION 68484 20649 47835 11790 68484 20649 47835 11790 11790 36045 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTES ON APPROVAL OF THE 990 FORM BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN FORWARDED A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM TO CONFIRM THEY HAVE REVIEWED AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE POLICY. AS PART OF THE POLICY, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEY THEN MEET WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSS THE CONTRACT BEFORE COMPENSATION IS VOTED ON. ANY CHANGES TO COMPENSATION MUST PASS WITH A 2/3 VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PART XII, LINE 2C THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.