Donation Information - Woodwild Park

DONATION INFORMATION

A Call for Support

Please download and review our brochure for more information.

Preserving Woodwild – A Call For Support

To make an offline donation, please print the form below, fill it out, and send it in.

Woodwild Park-Association 2024 Membership Form

To become a member, or to renew your membership, please print the form below, fill it out, and send it in.

Woodwild Park-Association 2024 Membership Form

Thank you for your support!

Our 501(c)(3) Status

The Woodwild Park Association is a Public Charity as defined by Section 509(a)(2) and is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This page provides background information about our exempt status.

The Woodwild Park Association is a New Jersey Non-Profit corporation that was incorporated on November 22, 1897 and that was issued Corporation Number 0101023879 by the state.

Although the Woodwild Park Association has been in existence for over 100 years, longer than Section 501(c)(3), it operates under limitations and restrictions that cause it to be compliant with Section 501(c)(3). The corporation is limited to activities which are permitted under Section 501(c)(3). The manner in which the corporation can be dissolved also meets the requirements of Section 501(c)(3).

Why Did We Apply For Exemption?

The corporation relies on contributions from the general public to cover the cost of maintaining the park. The public prefers to donate to organizations that have been granted exempt status under Section 501(c)(3).

Form 1023-EZ Eligibility

We applied for exempt status by submitting form 1023-EZ. Eligibility is determined by answering a number of questions. These questions, along with our answers, are shown below.

1	Do you project that your annual gross receipts will exceed $50,000 in any of the next 3 years?	No, our annual gross receipts are less than $50,000 (and usually less than $5,000)
2	Have your annual gross receipts exceeded $50,000 in any of the past 3 years?	No
3	Do you have total assets in excess of $250,000?	No. The land has been conveyed for the purpose of a Public Park, making its effective value zero. We have no other assets
4	Were you formed under the laws of a foreign country (United States territories and possessions are not considered foreign countries)?	No
5	Is your mailing address in a foreign country (United States territories and possessions are not considered foreign countries)?	No
6	Are you a successor to, or controlled by, an entity suspended under section 501(p) (suspension of tax-exempt status of terrorist organizations)?	No
7	Are you a limited liability company (LLC)?	No
8	Are you a successor to a for-profit entity?	No
9	Were you previously revoked or are you a successor to a previously revoked organization (other than an organization the tax-exempt status of which was automatically revoked for failure to file a Form 990-series return for three consecutive years)?	No
10	Are you a church or a convention or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i)?	No
11	Are you a school, college, or university described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No
12	Are you a hospital or medical research organization described in section 170(b)(1) (A)(iii) or a hospital organization described in section 501(r)(2)(A)(i)?	No
13	Are you applying for exemption as a cooperative hospital service organization under section 501(e)?	No
14	Are you applying for exemption as a cooperative service organization of operating educational organizations under section 501(f)?	No
15	Are you applying for exemption as a qualified charitable risk pool under section 501(n)?	No
16	Are you requesting classification as a supporting organization under section 509(a)(3)?	No
17	Is a substantial purpose of your activities to provide assistance to individuals through credit counseling activities such as budgeting, personal finance, financial literacy, mortgage foreclosure assistance, or other consumer credit areas?	No
18	Do you or will you invest 5% or more of your total assets in securities or funds that are not publicly traded?	No
19	Do you participate, or intend to participate, in partnerships (including entities treated as partnerships for federal tax purposes) in which you share profits and losses with partners other than section 501(c)(3) organizations?	No
20	Do you sell, or intend to sell carbon credits or carbon offsets?	No
21	Are you a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)?	No
22	Are you an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), or do you engage in or intend to engage in ACO activities?	No
23	Do you maintain or intend to maintain one or more donor advised funds?	No
24	Are you organized and operated exclusively for testing for public safety and requesting a foundation classification under section 509(a)(4)?	No
25	Are you requesting classification as a private operating foundation?	No
26	Are you applying for retroactive reinstatement of exemption under section 5 or 6 of Rev. Proc. 2014-11, after being automatically revoked?	No

Form 1023-EZ – Part II – Organizational Structure

1	The Woodwild Park Association is a Corporation.
2	Links to our Organizing Documents are provided below.
3	The Woodwild Park Association was incorporated on November 22, 1897.
4	The Woodwild Park Association was incorporated in the State of New Jersey.
5	Our Organizing Documents limit our purpose to the maintenance of a Public Park.
6	Our Organizing Documents do not expressly empower us to engage in activities other than the maintenance of a Public Park.
7	Our Organizing Documents provide that, upon dissolution, the remaining assets be conveyed to the Borough of Metuchen, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, for the purpose of a Public Park.

Form 1023-EZ – Part III – Our Specific Activities

1	The 3-character NTEE Code that best describes our activities is C34, Land Resources Conservation.
2	The Woodwild Park Association is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes.
3	The Woodwild Park Association has not and will not conduct activities that violate the stated prohibitions and restrictions.
4	The Woodwild Park Association does not and will not attempt to influence legislation.
5	The Woodwild Park Association does not and will not pay compensation to officers, directors, or trustees.
6	The Woodwild Park Association does not and will not donate funds or pay expenses for individuals.
7	The Woodwild Park Association does not and will not conduct activities or provide grants or other assistance to individual(s) or organization(s) outside the United States.
8	The Woodwild Park Association does not and will not engage in financial transactions with any of our officers, directors, or trustees, or any entities they own or control.
9	The Woodwild Park Association does not and will not have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during a tax year.
10	The Woodwild Park Association does not and will not operate bingo or other gaming activities.
11	The Woodwild Park Association does not and will not provide disaster relief. (Note: We may apply for disaster relief when the park sustains major storm damage.)

Form 1023-EZ – Part IV – Foundation Classification

1b	The Woodwild Park Association receives more than one-third of its support from a combination of gifts, contributions, and membership fees; and receives no support from investment income and unrelated business taxable income.

Our Organizing Documents

The Woodwild Park Association was incorporated on November 22, 1897 pursuant to the Act of the Legislature of New Jersey entitled “An Act for the Incorporation of Park Trustees”. The corporation operates under the limits and restrictions contained in a deed from Charles and Elizabeth Corbin dated November 1, 1897. Charles and Elizabeth Corbin deeded the park to the park’s trustees, who then incorporated and deeded the park to the corporation.