TENAFLY NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATION
EIN 22-0019117 · Environment (C600)
What they do
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION of ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE ASSOCIATIONS MISSION is to PROTECT ALMOST 400 WOODED ACRES for THE PURPOSES of CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, RECREATION, and COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE STRIVE to PROTECT ALL NATIVE SPECIES FOUND WITHIN OUR PRESERVE and TEACH CURRENT and FUTURE GENERATIONS to DO THE SAME. SINCE 1961 THE ASSOCIATION HAS NURTURED AN APPRECIATION for NATURE, BEEN A LEADER IN OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION and IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION for THE COMMUNITY and BEYOND. IN 2021 WE CONTINUED to MAKE QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to MEET THE NEEDS of OUR COMMUNITY and SCHOOL SYSTEMS. AS IN 2020 WE WERE ABLE to STAY OPEN and PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES BOTH VIRTUALLY and SAFELY OUTSIDE IN PERSON. DURING PEAK HOURS OVER 14,000 VISITORS WERE ABLE to ENJOY OUR TRAILS and EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS and SIGNAGE WAS ADDED to CREATE MORE PASSIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DESPITE THE NEED for RESTRICTIONS and REDUCTIONS DUE to HEALTH and SAFETY CONC
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ContactBRUCE BALSAMTRUSTEE- TREASURER
Mailing address313 HUDSON AVE, TENAFLY, NJ 07670-1127
Main phone(201) 568-6093 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@tenaflync.orgSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- May 1962
- County
- Bergen
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