Nonprofit · EIN 22-2185314
MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · MIDDLETOWN, NJ 07748
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,584,090 | $1,086,961 | $497,129 | $11,269,270 | $50,245 | $11,219,025 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,789,220 | $1,025,577 | $6,763,643 | $10,654,882 | $37,810 | $10,617,072 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $518,404 | $1,099,750 | -$581,346 | $3,800,066 | $42,404 | $3,757,662 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,692,431
- of which government grants
- $78,288
- Program service revenue
- $4,160
- Investment income
- $106,662
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$219,163
- Other revenue
- -$219,163
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $370,750
- Other salaries and wages
- $271,680
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $694,642
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,780
- Accounting fees
- $47,825
- Travel
- $3,875
- Depreciation
- $29,232
- Program services (functional)
- $547,499
- Management and general (functional)
- $325,574
- Fundraising (functional)
- $213,888
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,654,882
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,269,270
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $50,245
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,219,025
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,169,764
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,873,062
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,840,797
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,378,228
- Gross receipts
- $1,816,873
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM KASTNING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $145,250 |
| KAREN KEENE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,500 |
| JENNA COSIMO | DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,000 |
| MATTHEW A COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AIDAN EHRENBERG | SECERTARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS MEAGHER | AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREW SPEARS | EX OFFICIO ON EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD VENINO | CHAIR AC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY MCHUGH | CHAIR SCUDDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BECK | CHAIR DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ | CHAIR DEI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENSON CHILES | CHAIR GPRC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK SCHEUER | CHAIR COT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY MACDONALD | CHAIR EOC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK TASSINI | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALERIE MONTECALVO | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY FINK | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOE BARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY HERTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS LICITRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZ RECHNITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HODER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY WEBER-CLEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY BOYLAN FLEGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCKEOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN DIRSCHERL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE DENHOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA BRINKERHOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT LYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM KASTNING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $137,500 |
| MATTHEW A COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AIDAN EHRENBERG | SECERTARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS MEAGHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREW SPEARS | EX OFFICIO ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD VENINO | CHAIR AC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY MCHUGH | CHAIR SCUDDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BECK | CHAIR DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ | CHAIR DEI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENSON CHILES | CHAIR GPRC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK SCHEUER | CHAIR COT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY MACDONALD | CHAIR EOC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK TASSINI | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VALERIE MONTECALVO | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY FINK | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOE BARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY HERTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK YNGSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS LICITRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZ RECHNITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HODER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY WEBER-CLEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY BOYLAN FLEGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCKEOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN DIRSCHERL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE DENHOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM KASTNING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $130,600 |
| HOLLY BOYLAN-FLEGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEN COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW A COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TRACY COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY MACDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCKEOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLORIA NILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RUBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK TASSINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY BUFFALINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENSON CHILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AIDAN EHRENBERG | SECERTARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID HODER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MEAGHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| VALERIE MONTECALVO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZ RECHNITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA WEBER-CLEARLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK YNGSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEREK DEBREE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY FINK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RONALD GUMBAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY HERTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY MCHUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH ORSAY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BOB SICKLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD VENINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE BARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LILLIAN BURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW SPEARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 4150, MIDDLETOWN, NJ 07748-4150
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRIS MEAGHER, PO BOX 4150, MIDDLETOWN, NJ 07748
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS MEAGHER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (732) 671-7000
- Website
- MONMOUTHCONSERVATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOLMAN FRENIA ALLISON PC
Mission
MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION WAS ORGANIZED IN 1977 BY A GROUP OF CITIZENS FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: TO ACQUIRE, HOLD, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE OPEN LANDS, HISTORIC AREAS AND PARK AND RECREATIONAL AREAS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. TOGETHER WITH ANY BUILDINGS LOCATED THEREON; TO SOLICIT AND RECEIVE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GIFTS, BEQUESTS, LEGACIES, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND CONVEYANCES OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES AFORESAID; TO APPLY FOR, RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER GRANTS FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES, FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES AFORESAID; AND TO EXERCISE ALL THE RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES CONFERRED ON NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
Program accomplishments
- LAND PRESERVATION HIGHLIGHTS IN AUGUST 2019, AFTER YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS, MCF AND THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION'S GREEN ACRES PROGRAM ACQUIRED 190-ACRES OF NATURAL HABITAT AS AN ADDITION TO ALLAIRE STATE PARK. KNOWN AS THE MCDOWELL, THE PRICE TAG ON THIS RARE, UNDEVELOPED TRACT IN WALL TOWNSHIP COST 3,819,000. IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2019 MCF PRESERVED TWO FARMS LOCATED IN COLTS NECK, KNOWN AS THE DEGROOT AND DRUESNE FARMS . CONSISTING OF A COLLECTIVE 60 ACRES, THIS FARMLAND IS NOW FOREVER PROTECTED FROM DEVELOPMENT INTO AS MANY AS 30 HOMES. THESE FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROJECTS TOTALED 2.1 MILLION AND WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE ASSISTAMCE OF COLTS NECK TOWNSHIP, MONMOUTH COUNTY, AND THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. IN NOVEMBER 2019 - ACRES, SLATED FOR A 9-HOME DEVELOPMENT, WAS PURCHASED BY NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP WITH THE HELP OF THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S GREEN ACRES PROGRAM. FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE OLIVER/SHARK RIVER HILLS ESTATES PROPERTY, THIS LAND WHICH WAS ACQUIRED FOR 1,255,000 IS SURROUNDED BY A RESIDENTAL AREA AND ADJACENT TO ACCESS TO THE SHARK RIVER AND A PUBLIC MARIA, WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. ADVOCACY HIGHLIGHTS MCF PROMOTED GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS TO CREATE PARKS AND SAVE OPEN SPACE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WORK INCLUDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONCERNED RESIDENTS, MUNICIPAL OFFICALS AND MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES TO ENSURE THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS AND ACCESSIBLE GREENSPACE ARE ADVOCATED FOR IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY. EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS MCF OFFERED YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. MCF EDUCATED 1000+ STUDENTS ABOUT LAND CONSERVATION AS A NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTION AND PROVIDED HANDS ON STEM TRAINING ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ACROSS THE COUNTY. PARTNERSHIPS WITH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT THE MISSION OF MCF. STEWARDSHIP HIGHLIGHTS MCF DEFENDED 1,100 ACRES OF PERMANENTLY PROTECTED LANDS THROUGH THE ANNUAL MONITORING OF EASEMENTS. MCF MONITORS CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURAL EASEMENTS THAT ARE HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION AND THOSE HELD BY THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH THROUGH A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND MCF. PROJECTS-UNDERWAY PROGRESS CONTINUES FOR 100- ACRES OF PARK ACQUISITION PROJECTS IN HOWELL AND 7 ACRES IN ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, THREE FARMS CONSISITING OF 270 - ACRES OF FARMLAND PRESERVATION IN COLTS NECK. MCF IS ALSO WORKING TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO PARKS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IN MUNICIPALITES SUCH AS LONG BRANCH. ADDITIONALLY, MCF IS HELPING SEA BRIGHT IMPROVE A WATERFRONT COMMUNITY PARK THAT WILL PROVIDE NEW PASSIVE RECREATING AMENITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS. A CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MONMOUTH COUNTY PARKS SYSTEM ON THE LONG-TERM EFFORT TO TRANSFORM THE FORMER CHRIS' MARINA PROPERTY INTO SWIMMING RIVER PARK. MCF IS WORKING TO FURTHER EXPAND THE PARK WHILE ALSO FACILITATING THE EXTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF THE OVERALL PARK AREA. IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW PRESERVATION PROGRAM WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THROUGH THE U.S. NAVY AND THEIR REPI PROGRAM CONTINUES. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE A NEW FUNDING SOURCE FOR LAND PRESERVATION EFFORTS AND WILL REQUIRE A 50% COST SHARE TO MATCH THE GOVERMENT FUNDS THAT MCF WILL FUNDRAISE. SERVERAL POTENTIAL PROJECTS ARE LINED UP TO UTILIZE THIS NEW FUNDING SOURCE.Expenses $547,499 · revenue $4,160
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2185314
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,269,270
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,816,873
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,584,090 | $1,086,961 | $11,269,270 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $7,789,220 | $1,025,577 | $10,654,882 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $518,404 | $1,099,750 | $3,800,066 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,086,805 | $1,247,168 | $4,349,467 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-2185314).
Questions about MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION is 22-2185314.
- Is MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRIS MEAGHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,250 (WILLIAM KASTNING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,584,090, expenses of $1,086,961 and total assets of $11,269,270 at year end.
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