2024-05-15T07:21:07-04:00 2023-06-30 030464684 PATRICK & RAINES LLC 4029 ATLANTIC BLVD JACKSONVILLE FL 322072036 990 2022-07-01 472342111 GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE INC GROU 9045985605 PO BOX 13295 JACKSONVILLE FL 32206 KAY EHAS CEO 9044010453 2024-05-14 true KAY EHAS XXX-XX-XXXX false TIMOTHY P RAINES CPA P00112741 9043965400 2024-05-15 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KERRI STEWART PO BOX 13295 JACKSONVILLE FL 32206 2243373 false X GROUNDWORKJACKSONVILLE.ORG X 2014 FL OUR MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT THE SUSTAINED REGENERATION, IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BY DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING IN THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AREA. THE ORGANIZATION IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, US NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND GROUNDWORK USA, INC. AND IS ONE OF 21 SUCH TRUSTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE IS SPECIFICALLY CHARGED WITH DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A 30-MILE BICYCLE/PEDESTRAIN TRAIL AND LINEAR PARKS SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF MCCOYS AND HOGANS CREEKS. THE EMERALD TRAIL WILL CONNECT 14 URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN, AND LINK TO 16 SCHOOLS, 2 COLLEGES AND 21 PARKS. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IS BEING MADE IN MAJORITY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE 71% OF RESIDENTS ARE LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME AND 35% LIVE IN POVERTY. 14 14 11 475 0 1430497 887503 29882 124588 1119 1030 1230252 1461498 2243373 0 0 287586 429380 0 140924 1397513 1128741 1685099 1558121 -223601 685252 1550608 2209958 193510 167608 1357098 2042350 X OUR MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT THE SUSTAINED REGENERATION, IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BY DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING IN THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AREA. THE ORGANIZATION IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, US NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND GROUNDWORK USA, INC. AND IS ONE OF 21 SUCH TRUSTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE IS SPECIFICALLY CHARGED WITH DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A 30-MILE BICYCLE/PEDESTRAIN TRAIL AND LINEAR PARKS SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF MCCOYS AND HOGANS CREEKS. THE EMERALD TRAIL WILL CONNECT 14 URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN, AND LINK TO 16 SCHOOLS, 2 COLLEGES AND 21 PARKS. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IS BEING MADE IN MAJORITY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE 71% OF RESIDENTS ARE LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME AND 35% LIVE IN POVERTY. false false 265330 EMERALD TRAIL: CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TRAIL SEGMENT (1.3 MILES, THE LAVILLA LINK WILL BE COMPLETE BY MARCH 2024. IT IS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC LAVILLA NEIGHBORHOOD IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE, AND WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING S-LINE RAIL TRAIL. THE TRAIL SEGMENT INCLUDES THE CREATION OF 6 ACRES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND TRAIL SEGMENT (.9 MILES) WILL BE UNDERWAY BY MARCH 2024. THIS SEGMENT CONVERTS A TWO-LANE ONE-WAY STREET TO ONE LANE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE A TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK. IT WILL CONNECT FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE AND THE SPRINGFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD TO DOWNTOWN AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. TRAIL SEGMENT 3, THE RIVERSIDE LINK, IS NOW UNDER DESIGN WITH CONSTRUCTION ANTICIPATED IN 2025. THE MCCOYS CREEK BRANCHES (ITS HEADWATERS) WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER 2024. PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION IS ALMOST COMPLETE, AND THE OUTFALL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 20678 GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE COMPLETED THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF HOGANS CREEK, THE SECOND OF TWO CREEKS WITHIN THE EMERALD TRAIL PROJECT. THE CREEK IS ALMOST THREE MILES IN LENGTH; CURRENTLY FLOODS; ITS INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAILING, AND THE WATER AND SOME OF THE SURROUNDING LAND ARE CONTAMINATED. GWJAX HAS SECURED A 5.9M GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION TO COMPLETE THE RESTORATION DESIGN. THE DESIGN PROJECT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE ALSO HAS SECURED 10.3M IN FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT THE MCCOYS CREEK BRANCHES PROJECT. CONSTRUCTION FUNDS WERE SECURED AS FOLLOWS: 50% FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 25% FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND 25% FROM THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. THE BRANCHES SIT WITHIN A 30-ACRE CITY-OWNED PARK AND ARE THE CREEK'S HEADWATERS. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY JANUARY 2024. PHASE 1 OF MCCOYS CREEK FROM I-95 WEST TO KING ST. CURRENTLY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 858067 GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTH RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEVELOPED A HOME REPAIR PROGRAM AND WAS AWARDED 1.2M TO REPAIR 46 HOMES. ROOFS ARE BEING REPLACED WITH COOL SHINGLES; GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS DRAIN INTO RAINGARDENS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHALLENGES. THE NORTH RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A VERY LOW-INCOME, MAJORITY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED ALONG MCCOYS CREEK. THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM IS A DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION TOOL. GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A TRAINING PROGRAM TO CERTIFY URBAN RESIDENTS IN HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA BOTANICAL GARDENS, CAREER SOURCE AND FLORIDA NURSERY GROWERS AND LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION. IT HIRED TWO GRADUATES AS EMERALD TRAIL STEWARDS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAIL MAINTENANCE. 858067 1144075 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 11 true false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X MAIGE & SIZEMORE CPA PA 9047377756 4010 SUNBEAM ROAD JACKSONVILLE FL 32256 KAY EHAS CEO 40.00 X 99495 0 0 JAMES DOBSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN BURR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRI STEWART CHAIR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF FOSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ENNIS DAVIS SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE SWANN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE JOHNSON VICE CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN-MARIE KNIGHT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BURNS FINANCE CHAI 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA KARZAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 99495 false false false 21210 254063 267160 345070 887503 IN-KIND DONATIONS 124588 124588 124588 1030 1030 PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS - RESTRIC 686544 686544 CORPORATE CONTRIBUTION - REST 543706 543706 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 2 2 1230252 2243373 1355870 X 99495 81088 14924 3483 329885 265330 19461 45094 300995 20678 192125 88192 3893 3893 15097 15097 2334 2334 8314 8314 PROGRAM EXPENSES 776979 776979 FACILITY 10638 10638 BAD DEBT 5990 5990 TRAINING 4239 4239 262 262 1558121 1144075 273122 140924 1474421 1639319 57699 564312 18488 6327 3106 3106 1550608 2209958 193510 167608 193510 167608 X 59587 -166949 1297511 2209299 1357098 2042350 1550608 2209958 685252 X false true X true false X 569808 1671762 1571314 1430497 887503 6130884 569808 1671762 1571314 1430497 887503 6130884 289764 5841120 6130884 1653636 0.95270 0.94060 X 3106 3106 2243373 2243373 2243373 1558121 1558121 1558121 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT THE SUSTAINED REGENERATION, IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BY DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING IN THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AREA. THE ORGANIZATION IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, US NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND GROUNDWORK USA, INC. AND IS ONE OF 21 SUCH TRUSTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE IS SPECIFICALLY CHARGED WITH DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A 30-MILE BICYCLE/PEDESTRAIN TRAIL AND LINEAR PARKS SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF MCCOYS AND HOGANS CREEKS. THE EMERALD TRAIL WILL CONNECT 14 URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN, AND LINK TO 16 SCHOOLS, 2 COLLEGES AND 21 PARKS. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IS BEING MADE IN MAJORITY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE 71% OF RESIDENTS ARE LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME AND 35% LIVE IN POVERTY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EMERALD TRAIL: CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TRAIL SEGMENT (1.3 MILES, THE LAVILLA LINK WILL BE COMPLETE BY MARCH 2024. IT IS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC LAVILLA NEIGHBORHOOD IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE, AND WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING S-LINE RAIL TRAIL. THE TRAIL SEGMENT INCLUDES THE CREATION OF 6 ACRES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND TRAIL SEGMENT (.9 MILES) WILL BE UNDERWAY BY MARCH 2024. THIS SEGMENT CONVERTS A TWO-LANE ONE-WAY STREET TO ONE LANE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE A TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK. IT WILL CONNECT FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE AND THE SPRINGFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD TO DOWNTOWN AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. TRAIL SEGMENT 3, THE RIVERSIDE LINK, IS NOW UNDER DESIGN WITH CONSTRUCTION ANTICIPATED IN 2025. THE MCCOYS CREEK BRANCHES (ITS HEADWATERS) WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER 2024. PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION IS ALMOST COMPLETE, AND THE OUTFALL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTH RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEVELOPED A HOME REPAIR PROGRAM AND WAS AWARDED 1.2M TO REPAIR 46 HOMES. ROOFS ARE BEING REPLACED WITH COOL SHINGLES; GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS DRAIN INTO RAINGARDENS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHALLENGES. THE NORTH RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A VERY LOW-INCOME, MAJORITY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED ALONG MCCOYS CREEK. THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM IS A DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION TOOL. GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A TRAINING PROGRAM TO CERTIFY URBAN RESIDENTS IN HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA BOTANICAL GARDENS, CAREER SOURCE AND FLORIDA NURSERY GROWERS AND LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION. IT HIRED TWO GRADUATES AS EMERALD TRAIL STEWARDS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAIL MAINTENANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990, THEN IT IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVED PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM EVERY YEAR IN JANUARY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPLETES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE CEO AND MAKES A SALARY RECOMMENDATION BASED ON COMPETITIVE SALARIES IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA FOR SIMILAR SIZE NONPROFITS. THE COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION GOES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND BUDGET APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 20,678 192,125 88,192