2024-10-10T15:25:16-05:00 2023-12-31 210658561 BOWMAN & COMPANY LLP 601 WHITE HORSE ROAD VOORHEES NJ 080432493 990 2023-01-01 210649717 THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE INC WATE 6097373735 31 TITUS MILL ROAD PENNINGTON NJ 085344303 JAMES WALTMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6097373735 2024-10-04 1 0 MICHAEL D LACATENA P00294921 8564356200 2024-10-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z 31 TITUS MILL ROAD PENNINGTON NJ 085344303 4066376 0 X WWW.THEWATERSHED.ORG X 1949 NJ KEEPING WATER CLEAN, SAFE AND HEALTHY IS THE HEART OF OUR MISSION. WE WORK TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR WATER AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY THROUGH CONSERVATION, ADVOCACY, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION. 23 23 77 0 0 0 4356168 3076549 333121 395441 500377 464526 12902 -18024 5202568 3918492 746038 501535 0 0 2531537 2890310 0 0 381984 1308849 1423250 4586424 4815095 616144 -896603 31810080 33343202 130478 577425 31679602 32765777 X KEEPING WATER CLEAN, SAFE AND HEALTHY IS THE HEART OF OUR MISSION. WE WORK TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR WATER AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY THROUGH CONSERVATION, ADVOCACY, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION. IT ADDRESSES KEY ISSUES AFFECTING WATER QUALITY AND LAND USE, EDUCATES AREA RESIDENTS ABOUT THE ECOLOGY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND PRESERVES OPEN SPACE BY MAINTAINING A 950-ACRE NATURE RESERVE AND ORGANIC FARM. 0 0 1623953 93202 A) SCIENCE - SCIENCE IS AT THE HEART OF THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE'S ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP. ACROSS THE REGION, WE COLLECT KEY DATA ON THE HEALTH OF OUR STREAMS AND ON OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. WE DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION TO CITIZENS AND OFFICIALS IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, AND WORK WITH THEM TO ADDRESS POLLUTION OF OUR WATER SUPPLIES AND WATERWAYS. OUR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM COMBINES SCIENTIFIC DATA WITH MAPPING SYSTEMS TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITIES AND HELP PLAN FOR A BETTER FUTURE. B) ADVOCACY - FOR SEVEN DECADES, THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE HAS LED THE FIGHT TO PRESERVE OUR REGION'S WATER AND LAND. WE ENGAGE LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS, URGING THEM TO STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS, IMPROVE PLANNING AND ZONING, AND MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT OUR FUTURE. WE WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH LOCAL TOWNS THROUGH OUR PROJECT FOR MUNICIPAL EXCELLENCE, AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THAT WOULD HARM THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. 775194 EDUCATION - THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE SERVES MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH NEARLY 400 EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS EACH YEAR. OUR PROGRAMS INSPIRE AN APPRECIATION OF THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. OUR TEACHER WORKSHOPS TRAIN EDUCATORS TO INCORPORATE THE ENVIRONMENT INTO THEIR CURRICULUMS, WHILE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TEACH STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF YOUR HOME AND BUSINESS. AT OUR NATURE CENTER, YOU WILL DISCOVER AN ASSORTMENT OF EXHIBITS AND A COLLECTION OF SMALL CREATURES. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH BUTTERFLIES (IN SEASON) AT THE KATE GORRIE MEMORIAL BUTTERFLY HOUSE. 1627428 408333 CONSERVATION - FROM OUR 950-ACRE WATERSHED RESERVE IN HOPEWELL TO LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF ARE ENGAGED IN PROJECTS THAT PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURAL HABITATS. WE HAVE ALSO HELPED FOSTER OTHER IMPORTANT REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OVER THE YEARS. IN THE 1980'S, WE HELPED LAUNCH THE D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST AND THE NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY. OUR WATERSHED RESERVE HOSTS FAIRGROWN ORGANIC FARM. THROUGH OUR WATERSHED INSTITUTE, WE HELP BUILD OTHER WATERSHED GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE. 4026575 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NJ X X X CHIEF OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 6097373735 31 TITUS MILL ROAD PENNINGTON NJ 08534 X SEE ATTACHED LIST TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN WALSH CHIEF OF FINANCE AND ADMIN 40.00 X 111322 0 26394 SOPHIE GLOVIER CHIEF OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 104998 0 26394 JENNY ANN KERSHNER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 103532 0 21521 319852 0 74309 4 0 0 0 0 312509 184645 2579395 3076549 PROGRAM 611600 395441 395441 395441 464526 464526 77517 0 77517 77517 77517 22275 312509 131617 -109342 -109342 30068 16267 13801 13801 3918492 395441 0 446502 501535 501535 170018 113912 28903 27203 2115075 1531694 300530 282851 58950 49140 5118 4692 353662 294810 30705 28147 192605 136379 28229 27997 30366 30366 42699 39807 2892 366288 366288 99362 99362 PROFESSIONAL FEES 509353 509353 SUPPLIES 163404 154003 4662 4739 UTILITIES 40288 40288 PERMITS AND FEES 31901 31901 139589 127737 8389 3463 4815095 4026575 406536 381984 308188 231887 943683 959519 258445 263008 15971 18521 2014 16939027 3438824 12932455 13500203 17351338 18368050 31810080 33343202 130478 219092 358333 130478 577425 X 12109576 11727792 19570026 21037985 31679602 32765777 31810080 33343202 -896603 1982778 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2128370 2739229 5569730 4356168 3026549 17820046 735163 201605 268332 333121 395441 1933662 2863533 2940834 5838062 4689289 3421990 19753708 571264 284288 740836 949799 220475 2766662 0 571264 284288 740836 949799 220475 2766662 16987046 109380 94873 584496 573698 194925 1557372 109380 94873 584496 573698 194925 1557372 2972913 3035707 6422558 5262987 3616915 21311080 0.79710 0.77930 0.07310 0.07520 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5075 0 0 5075 0 PART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED ADVOCACY AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL INTENDED TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. STAFF ENGAGED STATE LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFFS AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PUBLIC OF PENDING ISSUES THROUGH INTERNAL COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS, PRESS CONFERENCES AND RALLIES. X X 3 145.00 1 1 12737440 1971584 398543 14310481 14989353 -2076913 175000 12737440 4082078 10000000 1029587 122312 14989353 3592301 86625 546102 142950 4082078 2447677 682077 590695 128148 3592301 0 0 5902910 5902910 9665531 2360171 7305360 371102 233342 137760 999484 845311 154173 13500203 6049154 1982778 147884 2130662 3918492 0 3918492 4962979 147884 147884 4815095 0 4815095 PART II, LINE 5: THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED A POLICY ON MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PREPARED BY THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. THE POLICY ADDRESSES FUNDING STRATEGIES, MONITORING, PROTECTION AS NECESSARY, RELATIONSHIPS WITH LANDOWNERS, AND BACK-UP PLANS FOR UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES OR CHANGES THAT MAY AFFECT THE EASEMENT OR ITS OWNERSHIP IN THE FUTURE. PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS DISTRIBUTED ARE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE WATERSHED CENTER, STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES AND STAFFING. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 131,617. COST OF GOODS SOLD 16,267. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 131,617. COST OF GOODS SOLD 16,267. FEST & SPECIAL EVENTS 334784 312509 22275 131617 334784 312509 22275 131617 131617 -109342 1 AMERICAN LITTORAL SOCIETY 18 HARTSHORNE DRIVE HIGHLANDS NJ 07732 221731073 18779 0 REFORESTING FLOODPLAIN INITATIVE PINELANDS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE 17 PEMBERTON ROAD SOUTHAMPTON NJ 08088 521641512 14549 0 SUPPORT STRONGER STORMWATER REGS ASSOC OF NJ ENVIRONMENTAL COM PO BOX 157 MENDHAM NJ 07945 237123285 19566 0 SUPPORT STRONGER STORMWATER REGS DELAWARE RIVER KEEPER NETWORK 925 CANAL ST 3701 BRISTOL PA 19007 202231228 28142 0 SUPPORT STRONGER STORMWATER REGS MUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON 400 WITHERSPOON STREET PRINCETON NJ 08540 358333 0 FUND LAND ACQUISITION SOWSIAN'S LANDSCAPES PO BOX 146 HOPEWELL NJ 08525 9750 0 TREE PLANTING FREINDS OF HOPEWELL QUARRY 180 CRUSHER ROAD HOPEWELL NJ 08525 822143830 50000 0 PRESERVE THE HOPEWELL QUARRY SWIM CLUB PART IV- ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION MONITORING OF GRANT FUND USE IS DONE IN MULTIPLE WAYS. THE GRANT PROGRAM COORDINATOR MEETS WITH EACH GRANTEE HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROJECT PERIOD. PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, GRANTEES ARE ONLY PROVIDED WITH EITHER $5,000 OR HALF OF THE GRANT AWARD, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. IF PROGRESS AT MEETING TIME IS ON TRACK, THE REMAINDER OF THE GRANT FUNDS ARE RELEASED. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO GAIN APPROVAL FROM THE COORDINATOR FOR ANY DESIRED CHANGES TO THE USE OF FUNDS. IN ADDITION, GRANTEES SUBMIT INTERIM AND FINAL FINANCIAL REPORTS, AND A FINAL NARRATIVE REPORT, DEMONSTRATING PROJECT COMPLETION AND FUND SPENDING. ALL REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE COORDINATOR. SHOULD ANY CHALLENGES ARISE, THE GRANT REVIEW PANEL IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE COORDINATOR IF NEEDED. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 SALE PRICE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LINE 6 EXPLANATION - THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE DEFINES MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, CLUBS, FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, ENTITIES, OR GROUPS THAT SUBSCRIBE TO THE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND PAY THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES ASSESSED BY THE ORGANIZATION. MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES THAT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S NOMINATING COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A LINE 7A EXPLANATION - MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION VOTE TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NOMINATING COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEW THE COMPLETED FORM 990 PRIOR TO SIGNATURE AND FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES MUST ANNUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS POLICY. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A FORM WHERE THEY CAN EITHER AFFIRM THAT THEY HAVE NO INTEREST, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, IN CONFLICT WITH THE WATERSHED'S INTEREST OR IDENTIFY ANY INTERESTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FORMED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INTERVIEWING TRUSTEES AND KEY STAFF TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST