Brooklyn Greenway Initative FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 20-3283721

Creation and long-term maintenance of the brooklyn waterfront greenway.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$991K
Spent
$675K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$415K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$991K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$991K
FY2021$657K
FY2022$919K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$467K
Expenses
$675K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$675K
FY2021$729K
FY2022$819K
FY2023$527K
FY2024$550K
Net assets
$415K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$415K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$129K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $518K Management & general 14% · $92K Fundraising 10% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hunter Armstrong’s $127K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hunter Armstrong$127,001$145,144———
Teresa L Carta——$71,144$106,124$125,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds and maintains a greenway along Brooklyn's waterfront.

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1 program service account for $518K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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The organization's largest program by expense is related to the development, establishment, and stewardship of the brooklyn waterfront greenway as vital public infrastructure that serves residents, employees, and visitors across brooklyn as a transportation and recreation corridor.

$518Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $184K · 2021–2022
City Parks Foundation INCNY · FY2022$22,448
City Parks Foundation INCNY · FY2021$161,195

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$991K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$974K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Money outPt IX
$675K
Ln 25
Programscol B$518K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$415K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$974K
Government grantsLn 1e$204K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Total revenueLn 12$991K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$249K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$286K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$415K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6214
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K$286K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$124K$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$99K$415K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$103K$12K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$193K$148K$18K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$690$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$22K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$47K$4K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$9K$8K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$18K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$12K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$155K$154K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$675K$518K$92K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $467K$550K−$84K$129K 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$527K−$106K$213K 990 PDF
FY2022 $919K$819K$100K$443K 990 PDF
FY2021 $657K$729K−$72K$343K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $991K$675K$316K$415K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $990,875 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$204,351
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$769,226
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$58,460
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$973,577
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,275$17,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23$23
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,275 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23$990,875
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $675,350 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,860 · Management $12,378 · Fundraising $19,662$134,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,756 · Management $17,611 · Fundraising $27,439$192,806
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,078 · Management $690 · Fundraising $1,345$7,113
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,834 · Management $2,965 · Fundraising $5,786$30,585
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,620$31,620
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,409 · Management $4,139 · Fundraising $4,976$56,524
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,742 · Management $7,684 · Fundraising $4,136$20,562
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,483 · Management $2,889 · Fundraising $2,576$23,948
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,231$7,231
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,657 · Management $2,914$14,571
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153,972 · Management $1,518$155,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $517,791 · Management $91,639 · Fundraising $65,920$675,350
Part X · Balance sheet $436,972 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,328$36,980
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,659$248,543
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $42,969$131,963
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,710$8,025
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,301$8,070
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,651$3,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $123,618$436,972
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,221$22,050
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,221$22,050
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $99,397$43,533
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$371,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $99,397$414,922
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $123,618$436,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $414,922 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$990,875
XI-2 Total expenses$675,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$315,525
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$99,397
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$414,922

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