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Yonkers NY | IRS ruling year: 2011 | EIN: 27-4323490
The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, in partnership with the City of Yonkers, works to restore, interpret, and enhance Untermyer Park and Gardens and to raise funds to ... (More)
The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, in partnership with the City of Yonkers, works to restore, interpret, and enhance Untermyer Park and Gardens and to raise funds to support its annual operation and capital expenses.
This 43-acre public garden, created in 1917 by Samuel and Minnie Untermyer, combines exceptional horticulture, monumental architecture, and multicultural design in a majestic natural setting overlooking the Hudson River. The Conservancy is committed to sharing this outstanding resource with a diverse, global audience. Admission to the garden, a municipal park owned by the City of Yonkers, is free of charge. (Less)
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Untermyer Gardens Conservancy cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology because they have e-filed less than three full IRS Form 990s in the past six fiscal years
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Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2018
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Untermyer Gardens Conservancy) or EIN (274323490) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Staffing
Administrative Capacity
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Our major fundraiser of the year was presented virtually, while two other fundraisers were canceled. We were fortunate to receive a Paycheck Protection Loan. To raise additional funds, we implemented our first spring appeal. Most staff members worked remotely for several months; staff meetings and board meetings were held virtually.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Due to COVID the garden was closed to the public on March 20 for 16 weeks. During this period, the Conservancy conducted two flower harvests that were distributed to local hospitals. Two months later, docents were permitted to conduct 91 small group tours over a seven-week period. Following New York State guidance, the garden reopened on a limited timed-entry reservation basis on July 10, 2020, with social distancing monitors stationed throughout the property. On May 19, 2021, the garden reverted to a free, open admission policy seven days a week, with face masks required for unvaccinated visitors.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
To stay connected to our audience, we dramatically increased the volume of our communications and added frequent photographic garden updates and a new video series in which our head gardener focuses on different garden vignettes and shares the wealth of his knowledge. We created two webinars to be used by public schools in the region; we offered a limited number of in-garden education programs; and we presented live events in the amphitheater for a reduced, socially distanced audience.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
Our video series of garden walks with our head gardener proved to be enormously popular and has become a staple program. An archive of the videos, which we will continue to produce, is available on our website. We have continued to present our annual symposium virtually to maximize the size and scope of the audience. A variety of virtual lectures have been presented.
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Untermyer Gardens Conservancy cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
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Untermyer Gardens Conservancy reported its two largest programs on its FY 2018 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
GARDEN RESTORATION: NUMBER OF BULBS 15,000 PLANTED 21 TREES LENGTH OF NEW ROCK GARDEN 450 FT REPLACED 50 CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL IN THE GATEHOUSE
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
EDUCATION/OUTREACH: HOSTED OVER 70,000 VISITORS WELCOMED OVER 12,000 VISITORS TO THE GRAND HOLIDAY ILLUMINATION HONORED BY THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA WITH THE 2018 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD. HOSTED ... (More)
EDUCATION/OUTREACH: HOSTED OVER 70,000 VISITORS WELCOMED OVER 12,000 VISITORS TO THE GRAND HOLIDAY ILLUMINATION HONORED BY THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA WITH THE 2018 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD. HOSTED THE SPRING SOIREE (Less)
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
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Untermyer Gardens Conservancy cannot currently be evaluated by our Leadership & Adaptability methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes.
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