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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7323476

FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631

Financials

$679K$670K2022$759K$664K2023$1.3M$722K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990 (amended)$1,308,673$722,281$586,392$2,277,003$40,013$2,236,990
August 31, 2024990$758,555$664,260$94,295$1,615,305$66,531$1,548,774
August 31, 2023990$679,110$669,872$9,238$1,418,885$18,269$1,400,616
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,056,871
of which government grants
$746,538
Program service revenue
$110,631
Investment income
$36,610
Net rental income
$24,293
Net gain from sales of assets
$19,187
Net income from fundraising events
$78,298
Other revenue
$104,561

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$108,885
Other salaries and wages
$278,374
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$458,936
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$10,758
Occupancy
$42,744
Travel
$11,423
Depreciation
$48,145
Program services (functional)
$553,026
Management and general (functional)
$111,435
Fundraising (functional)
$57,820

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,615,305
Total assets, end of year
$2,277,003
Total liabilities, end of year
$40,013
Net assets, end of year
$2,236,990
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,656,333
Publicly traded securities
$511,776
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,757,126
Net assets with donor restrictions
$479,864
Gross receipts
$1,339,610
Employees
16
Volunteers
200
Year formed
1973
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHEN WIESSNEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$90,657$17,773
OMRI AMARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA E ANDREUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELINDA DEANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACQUELINE GUTTMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JARED HARARYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNETTE HOLLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIE KATSAROSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAYA KHARIBI-WHYTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUSAN KLAUSNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
OMAR LOPEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIELLE NYMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL PASSOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HENRY PRUITT IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT REDDINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SARAH RUSSELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
LOUISE SCHWARTZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
TALIA SHULMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
LENA SUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
LAUREN MITCHELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
VASILIOS ZIANGOSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
KATHLEEN SILBERSTEIN1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
GEORGEANN STARACE2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
CHELSEA GLEISPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHEN WIESSNEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$90,657$17,773
OMRI AMARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARC FORMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNETTE HOLLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TREVOR JADOOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NINA LARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
OMAR LOPEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAUREN MITCHELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIELLE NYMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL PASSOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SANDRA PINTOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HENRY PRUITT IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT REDDINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LOUISE SCHWARTZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TALIA SHULMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEORGEANN STARACETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA SUMNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LENA SUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELINDA DEANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
VASILIOS ZIANGOSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
KATHLEEN SILBERSTEIN1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PETER JANSEN2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SUSAN KLAUSNERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHEN WIESSNEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$90,575$14,792
NINA BACHRACHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARC FORMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHELSEA GLEISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT GROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOYCE DUDLEY HAMILTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TREVOR JADOOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
OMAR LOPEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIELLE NYMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HENRY PRUITT IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARMAINE RODRIQUESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREW SARGEANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KORYN SCHERMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LOUISE SCHWARTZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAUREN SHARABITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA SUMNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL PASSOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNETTE HOLLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN KENDRICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT REDDINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TALIA SHULMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEORGEANN STARACETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELINDA DEANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
VASILIOS ZIANGOSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
KATHLEEN SILBERSTEIN1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PETER JANSEN2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SUSAN KLAUSNERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
443 VAN NOSTRAND AVE, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631-4729
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STEPHEN WIESSNER, 443 VAN NOSTRAND AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631
Signed the 990
STEPHEN WIESSNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(201) 567-1265
Return prepared by
MALESARDI QUACKENBUSH SWIFT & CO LLC

Mission

TO MAINTAIN THE 150-ACRE PRESERVE AS A NATURAL SANCTUARY FOR PLANTS AND WILDLIFE IN OUR URBAN AREA AND AS A NATURE PRESERVE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR TRAIL WALKS, NATURE STUDY AND OTHER PASSIVE RECREATION.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FLAT ROCK BROOK'S 150 ACRES OF FORESTED LAND IS A UNIQUE SANCTUARY IN A HIGHLY URBANIZED AREA. IT ACTS AS A REFUGE FOR PLANTS AND ANIMAL SPECIES IN AN AREA OTHERWISE LACKING AN ABUNDANCE OF GREEN SPACES. AS STEWARDS OF THE LAND IT IS FLAT ROCK BROOK'S RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPLEMENT PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS THAT ENSURE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE LAND. ALL OF THESE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES SHARE A SET OF GOALS; TO INCREASE AND CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY, INCREASE THE VIABILITY OF OUR FOREST AS WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND SUPPORT FOREST REGENERATION AND RE-GROWTH OF NATIVE VEGETATION.
    Expenses $117,524 · revenue $11,955
  • SUMMER NATURE DAY CAMP OFFERS HANDS-ON DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE AND GAMES FOR CHILDREN.
    Expenses $21,863 · revenue $77,083
  • THROUGH CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AND GUIDED NATURE HIKES, STUDENTS WILL HAVE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES IN NATURE TO SEE HOW THE ROCK CYCLE AND THE WATER CYCLE ARE CONNECTED AS WELL AS HOW CLIMATE CHANGE HAS AFFECTED BOTH OF THESE CYCLES. THESE CLASSES WILL HIKE TO AREAS SUCH AS OUR GLACIER ROCK TO LEARN HOW THE GLACIERS LEFT THEIR MARK, OUR STREAM TO SEE HOW THE WATER HAS ERODED THE ROCK AND STREAM BED, AS WELL AS OUR WETLAND AND ROCK QUARRY POND AREAS. ALL OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING CONDUCTED THROUGH "EARTH'S ROCK AND WATER CYCLE CONNECTION" WILL AIM TO SUPPORT TEACHERS WITH THE NEW CLIMATE CHANGE CURRICULUM AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE SCIENCE AND NATURE WONDER OF STUDENTS.
    Expenses $16,000 · revenue $16,000
  • FLAT ROCK BROOK'S ONSITE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS BRING NATURE INTO YOUR CLASSROOM. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO SCHOOLS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, CAMPS, LIBRARIES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND ANY OTHER GROUP THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. THE CLASSROOM-BASED OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE RESPECT FOR NATURE.FLAT ROCK OFFERS ONE-HOUR GUIDED NATURE WALKS FOR GROUPS YEAR ROUND. THESE WALKS ARE AVAILABLE TO GROUPS OF CHILDREN FOUR YEARS OR OLDER, YOUTH GROUPS, ADULT GROUPS, AND GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WALKS FOLLOW THE TRAILS AND EXPLORE THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE POND, FOREST, AND FIELD HABITATS AS WELL AS SEASONAL CHANGES AT THE PRESERVE AND CAN BE CATERED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF EACH GROUP.WE OFFER FUN, NATURE-THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 4 AND OLDER.
    Expenses $397,639 · revenue $7,563

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7323476
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1974
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D340)
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,277,003
Income (IRS master file)
$1,339,610

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$1,308,673$722,281$2,277,003XML
990August 2024$758,555$664,260$1,615,305XML
990August 2023$679,110$669,872$1,418,885XML
990August 2022$596,976$693,283$1,459,499IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 2018–––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 23-7323476).

Questions about FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION is 23-7323476.
Is FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
Are donations to FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION 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 FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names STEPHEN WIESSNER.
Who are the officers and directors of FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,657 (STEPHEN WIESSNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,308,673, expenses of $722,281 and total assets of $2,277,003 at year end.

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