2025-11-02T20:47:39-06:00 2024-12-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE SUITE 301 HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2024-01-01 113579493 GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY INC GROU 9143752151 22 MAIN STREET YONKERS NY 10701 ODED HOLZINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9143752151 2025-11-02 1 1 MELISSA MODELSON P01603524 9143818900 2025-11-01 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SEE SCHEDULE O ODED HOLZINGER 22 MAIN STREET YONKERS NY 10701 1766812 0 X WWW.GROUNDWORKHV.ORG X 2000 NY GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS THAT INSPIRE YOUNG LEADERS AND SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 14 14 69 300 0 0 1516031 1601467 171223 72180 31692 30078 37650 387 1756596 1704112 0 0 0 0 1207663 1240378 69000 69800 311336 584806 686849 1861469 1997027 -104873 -292915 1952104 1988141 101217 430169 1850887 1557972 X GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS THAT INSPIRE YOUNG LEADERS AND SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 0 0 766754 0 14940 COMMUNITY ADAPTATION: GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY TRANSFORMS AND REVITALIZES UNDERUSED AREAS TO CREATE BENEFITS FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS. WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO IMPROVE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, FOSTERING LONG-TERM RENEWAL AND ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF NEIGHBORHOODS. TOGETHER, WE CLEAN AND RESTORE POLLUTED RIVERS, REMOVE INVASIVE VINES, PLANT NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS, AND COLLABORATE WITH RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES SUCH AS FLOODING, EXCESSIVE URBAN HEAT, AND AIR QUALITY. YOUTH PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MANY OF OUR RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS, GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND BECOMING STEWARDS OF THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. IN 2024 TEN NEW AIR QUALITY MONITORS IMPROVED POLLUTION TRACKING, COMPLETED GREEN STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BOOSTED RESILIENCE TO NATURAL HAZARDS, 1,326 TREES WERE INVENTORIED DOCUMENTING THEIRS SPECIES, SIZE, HEALTH, AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS ACROSS SOUTHWEST YONKERS AND 3,961 YONKERS RESIDENTS WERE ENGAGED TO BECOME CLIMATE ADVOCATES AND AMBASSADORS, INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ACTION. 392106 0 37784 SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION: GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY PROVIDES EXPERIENTIAL HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE PRACTICAL SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION CONCEPTS AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS. AT THE SCIENCE BARGE, OUR FLOATING EDUCATION CENTER, WE TRANSFORM THEORY INTO PRACTICE BY MAKING HANDS-ON SOLUTIONS TANGIBLE AND RELEVANT TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR. OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS BRING RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EXTREME WEATHER PREPAREDNESS STRATEGIES, AND STEM EDUCATION DIRECTLY TO LOCAL CLASSROOMS, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE REGION PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, TRANSFORMING CONCEPTS THEY ARE LEARNING IN BOOKS INTO REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. IN 2024, OUR EDUCATORS DELIVERED 3,529 HOURS OF IMPORTANT EDUCATION TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. THE SCIENCE BARGE ALSO SERVES AS A FLOATING URBAN FARM GROWING OVER 75 SPECIES USING ALTERNATIVE GROWING METHODS TO TEACH OUR NEIGHBORS AND THEIR FAMILIES HOW TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD IN AN URBAN SETTING. THE WEEKLY HARVESTS WERE SHARED WITH LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. 321992 0 19456 YOUTH LEADERSHIP: GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY TRAINS, MENTORS, AND EMPLOYS YOUTH IN CONSERVATION, LEADERSHIP, AND REAL-WORLD SKILL-BUILDING PREPARING THEM FOR CAREERS IN SUSTAINABILITY AND BEYOND. THROUGH THE GREEN TEAM PROGRAM, YONKERS PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GAIN PAID, HANDS-ON JOB EXPERIENCE IN CONSERVATION, STEM, AND URBAN RENEWAL. WITH SMALL TEAM SIZES, WE FOSTER STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, TEAMWORK, AND LONG-TERM GROWTH. FOR OVER A DECADE, THE GREEN TEAM HAS SET THE STANDARD FOR YOUTH CONSERVATION PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE. BEYOND LOCAL PROJECTS, STUDENTS GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA'S ICONIC NATIONAL PARKS INCLUDING YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND LENAPE WILDLIFE NATIONAL REFUGE COMPLEX. IN 2024, 45 YOUTH WERE HIRED FOR PAID POSITIONS. THEY BUILT AND INSTALLED THREE BIOSWALES AND FOUR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN AREAS OF GREAT NEED, PLANTED 65 TREES, AND DEDICATED 4,890 HOURS TO IMPROVING PARKS, GARDENS, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES AND 210 HOURS TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. 1480852 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 69 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 NY X X X MIRIAM FOLEY 9143752151 22 MAIN STREET YONKERS NY 10701 WENDY ZIMMERMANN BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NATASHA FAPOHUNDA VICE-CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN CARROLL TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT BARON SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SARAH CARRIER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HELEN CRENSHAW DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CURTO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHERAZADE LANGLADE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAM MICHELS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RENEE MILLIGAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIA SCHONFELD MD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN SCHULLERE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHAN SPILKOWITZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHAKIRA WILSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ODED HOLZINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 121090 0 31348 121090 0 31348 1 0 1 0 0 231704 729736 640027 1601467 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE 900099 72180 72180 72180 30078 30078 59290 231704 62700 -3410 -3410 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 3000 3000 OTHER INCOME 900099 797 797 3797 1704112 72180 0 30465 152438 76219 68597 7622 903849 709796 40543 153510 13291 10587 381 2323 70711 57294 13417 100089 78367 5489 16233 63500 63500 69800 69800 111198 95933 1406 13859 543 543 194964 176048 11222 7694 22818 10834 2414 9570 69178 51994 6414 10770 24795 22366 846 1583 12568 8638 2141 1789 140231 140231 47054 42002 1886 3166 1997027 1480852 204839 311336 78514 91883 754973 885404 411922 480649 9248 9451 1409636 902221 629846 507415 67601 13339 1952104 1988141 35729 46146 15323 374294 50165 9729 101217 430169 X 1734998 1499476 115889 58496 1850887 1557972 1952104 1988141 -292915 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1306763 2018922 1334551 1516031 1601467 7777734 1306763 2018922 1334551 1516031 1601467 7777734 516023 7261711 1189 680 10024 31692 30078 73663 26704 23957 50661 15468 7100 6734 13693 3797 46792 7948850 530819 0.91360 0.89880 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REIMBURSEMENT - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 15,468. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 7,100. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 6,734. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 13,385. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 3,000. OTHER INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 308. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 797. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1685691 1685691 234285 58571 0 0 201702 226248 228177 234285 890412 1335618 50426 56562 57044 58571 222603 333905 79193 79193 9179 9179 0 1321264 893042 428222 507415 LEASE LIABILITY 9729 9729 X 1759790 27300 28378 55678 1704112 0 1704112 2052705 27300 28378 55678 1997027 0 1997027 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR TAX PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2021. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES INCLUDED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 28,378. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES INCLUDED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 28,378. X X X X 1 BIRCH LINE CONSULTING 1208 SANDRINGHAM ROAD BALA CYNWYD PA 19004 GRANT WRITING 0 492000 69800 422200 492000 69800 422200 NY GALA 290994 231704 59290 6250 25508 12500 18442 290994 231704 59290 6250 25508 12500 18442 62700 -3410 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ODED HOLZINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 121090 0 0 0 0 0 2422 0 28926 0 152438 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AFTER THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM, MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND PROVIDES COMMENTS OR EDITS TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER THIS PROCESS IS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. 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PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: A. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION (OR A DULY APPOINTED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD) SHALL INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. B. THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE TO WHOM THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATES SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION RELATING TO THE CONFLICT, EXCEPT THAT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MAY REQUEST THAT THE INTERESTED PARTY PRESENT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DELIBERATIONS OR VOTING. C. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MAY, BY MAJORITY VOTE, ASK ANY SUCH DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE TO LEAVE THE ROOM IN WHICH SUCH DISCUSSION IS CARRIED ON; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR MAY PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING HIS OR HER EXCLUSION. D. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO WHOM THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATES SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE OTHER DIRECTORS REGARDING SUCH MATTER. E. AFTER CONDUCTING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER THE ENTER INTO OR ALLOW THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. AS PART OF ITS DUE DILIGENCE EFFORTS, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. F. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE: - THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE NATURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, ANY ACTION TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS PRESENT, AND THE BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN FACT EXISTED; AND - THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, THE CONTENT OF THE DISCUSSION, INCLUDING ANY ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION BASED ON CURRENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON COMPARABLE SALARIES AND THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS. AFTER REVIEWING THIS INFORMATION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN IN DECEMBER 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE RETURN, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. THE RETURN AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, BOX C: GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY, INC. CONDUCTS BUSINESS USING THE FOLLOWING DBAS: (1) GROUNDWORK YONKERS (2) THE SAW MILL RIVER COALITION