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← WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$34,465,777
Total expenses
$28,288,505
Contributions and grants received
$25,336,146
Grants paid
$971,713
Program service revenue
$5,553,897
Investment income
$1,761,951
Other revenue
$1,813,783
Total assets, end of year
$128,556,901
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,277,883
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$123,279,018
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$23,624,249
Management and general expenses
$2,116,316
Fundraising expenses
$2,547,940
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,624,249

Program services were 83.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $4,981

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,687,185

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,377,856

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,266,124

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,678,877

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS/FALLINGWATER

    total $5,102,799 · related or exempt $5,102,799

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER

    total $271,086 · related or exempt $271,086

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $132,459 · related or exempt $132,459

  • 2d · Program service revenue: BARN ACTIVITIES

    total $47,553 · related or exempt $47,553

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,189,899 · excluded $1,189,899

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $15,604 · excluded $15,604

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $424,857

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $157,751

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $267,106

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $267,106 · excluded $267,106

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,032,080 · other assets $1,092,489

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,329,056 · other assets $1,223,461

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $703,024 · other assets -$130,972

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $572,052 · excluded $572,052

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,639,360

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,108,287

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,531,073 · related or exempt $1,531,073

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $971,713 · program services $971,713

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,917,583 · program services $1,252,448 · management and general $374,829 · fundraising $290,306

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,354,822 · program services $8,455,104 · management and general $849,822 · fundraising $1,049,896

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $958,643 · program services $821,867 · management and general $75,799 · fundraising $60,977

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,089,889 · program services $1,651,435 · management and general $186,075 · fundraising $252,379

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $865,967 · program services $688,496 · management and general $84,050 · fundraising $93,421

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $11,568 · program services $9,486 · management and general $1,157 · fundraising $925

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $155,704 · program services $144,447 · management and general $5,481 · fundraising $5,776

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $70,786 · program services $58,044 · management and general $7,079 · fundraising $5,663

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $61,285 · program services $61,285

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $2,800 · fundraising $2,800

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $263,706 · program services $216,239 · management and general $26,371 · fundraising $21,096

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,122,547 · program services $986,305 · management and general $72,890 · fundraising $63,352

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $148,742 · program services $142,358 · management and general $3,192 · fundraising $3,192

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,110,740 · program services $1,850,992 · management and general $70,230 · fundraising $189,518

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $155,315 · program services $133,973 · management and general $12,147 · fundraising $9,195

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $670,957 · program services $614,650 · management and general $28,175 · fundraising $28,132

  • 17 · Travel

    total $414,315 · program services $366,927 · management and general $13,400 · fundraising $33,988

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $24,470 · program services $21,111 · management and general $1,010 · fundraising $2,349

  • 20 · Interest

    total $43,754 · program services $40,554 · management and general $1,398 · fundraising $1,802

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,088,682 · program services $1,048,682 · management and general $40,000

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $368,251 · program services $327,324 · management and general $22,033 · fundraising $18,894

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $3,288,908 · program services $2,854,102 · management and general $150,962 · fundraising $283,844

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $394,772 · program services $280,771 · management and general $58,952 · fundraising $55,049

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $388,010 · program services $316,914 · management and general $13,820 · fundraising $57,276

  • 24d · Other expenses: HONORARIUMS

    total $111,665 · program services $104,827 · management and general $3,390 · fundraising $3,448

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $232,911 · program services $204,195 · management and general $14,054 · fundraising $14,662

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,179,675 · end of year $377,868

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,405,526 · end of year $4,030,730

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $793,605 · end of year $1,363,832

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,484,710 · end of year $3,602,709

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $330,000 · end of year $285,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $337,318 · end of year $301,734

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $938,871 · end of year $1,105,593

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $28,637,118

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $15,672,041

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,111,921 · end of year $12,965,077

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $50,565,261 · end of year $59,074,976

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $11,763,530 · end of year $12,972,669

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $28,428,013 · end of year $32,476,713

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,151,383 · end of year $1,798,032

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $460,394 · end of year $2,483,339

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $48,466 · end of year $605,530

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,103,238 · end of year $390,982

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $73,224,982 · end of year $84,269,666

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,349,967 · end of year $39,009,352

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY PROTECTS AND RESTORES EXCEPTIONAL PLACES TO PROVIDE OUR REGION WITH CLEAN WATERS AND HEALTHY FORESTS, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE CONSERVANCY CREATES GREEN SPACES AND GARDENS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE VITALITY OF OUR CITIES AND TOWNS, AND PRESERVES FALLINGWATER, A SYMBOL OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE REGION'S LAND AND WATER, CREATE GARDENS AND GREEN SPACES, AND PRESERVE FALLINGWATER.

  • FALLINGWATER ADMINISTRATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM: FALLINGWATER IS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S WORLD-FAMOUS MASTERWORK. A HOUSE THAT IS OPERATED AS AN ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM, FALLINGWATER SYMBOLIZES PEOPLE LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE. FALLINGWATER HOSTS CLOSE TO 145,000 VISITORS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS, EACH YEAR. FALLINGWATER CONDUCTS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS AND TOURS OF VARIOUS KINDS TO HELP LEARNERS OF ALL AGES ADVANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ART, ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE. FALLINGWATER OFFERS ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES AS WELL AS INTERNSHIPS TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE AT THE LOCATION.

    Expenses $7,191,635 · Grants $3,013 · Revenue $6,767,069

  • NATURAL HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM FURNISHES IMPORTANT CONSERVATION INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENTS TO WPC AS WELL AS OTHER PARTNERS. THE NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM IS PART OF A PENNSYLVANIA STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM THAT COLLECTS AND MANAGES A VARIETY OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE STATUS AND LOCATIONS OF RARE PLANTS AND ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH AND SHARES THAT INFORMATION TO ASSIST WITH PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND LAND PROTECTION.

    Expenses $3,999,728 · Grants $8,900

  • WATERSHED CONSERVATION PROGRAM: THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY'S WATERSHED CONSERVATION PROGRAM WORKS TO IMPROVE OUR REGION'S WATER QUALITY. THROUGH A NUMBER OF STRATEGIC PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES - SUCH AS STREAMBANK RESTORATIONS, IN-STREAM HABITAT WORK, AQUATIC ORGANISM PASSAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND RIPARIAN PLANTINGS - OUR WATERSHED CONSERVATION PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS. WE IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITATS AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, WHILE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT OUR WATERWAYS REMAIN HEALTHY AND VIABLE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY HAS PROTECTED OR RESTORED MORE THAN 3,000 MILES OF RIVERS AND STREAMS.

    Expenses $6,178,562 · Grants $959,800 · Revenue $2,473

  • IA/COMMUNICATIONS: THESE SERVICES CONSIST OF THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, ARCHITECTURE, AND COMMUNITY GREENING.

    Expenses $600,136 · Revenue $99,625

  • LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP. THESE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON THE PERMANENT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE REGION'S NATURAL AREAS, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT FARMLAND, HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL RESOURCES. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY HAS HELPED ESTABLISH ELEVEN STATE PARKS AND CONSERVED MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION ACRES OF NATURAL LANDS.

    Expenses $1,920,871 · Revenue $89,393

  • COMMUNITY GARDENS & GREENSPACE: THIS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS HIGH IMPACT GREENING PROJECTS TO PROMOTE ATTRACTIVE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS AND LIVABLE PLACES. SUPPORTED BY STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND OVER 6,000 VOLUNTEERS, THE PROGRAM ANNUALLY FACILITATES 130 COMMUNITY FLOWER GARDENS, 30 COMMUNITY VEGETABLE GARDENS, AND 1,400 URBAN FLORAL BASKETS AND PLANTERS ALONG CITY STREETS, IMPLEMENTS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS TO HELP MANAGE STORM WATER DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS, EXECUTES GREENING AND OUTDOOR LEARNING APPROCHES TO SCHOOL GROUNDS, AND SINCE 2008, HAS PLANTED 40,000 TREES IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING ALLEGHENY COUNTY, LIGONIER, ERIE, JOHNSTOWN, NEW KENSINGTON, AND JEANNETTE.

    Expenses $3,733,317 · Revenue $126,410

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bala Kumar

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Fitzsimmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Caryle Glosser PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dan B Frankel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Daniel Nydick

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dennis Fredericks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Debra H Dermody

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Geoffrey P Dunn MD

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Megan Turnbull

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joshua C Whetzel III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kenneth William Stout

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul J Mooney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert McDowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Samuel H Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Felix G Fukui

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • E Michael Boyle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Bott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David E Barensfeld

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen G Robinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas Saunders

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $434,998
    From this org
    $372,403
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,595
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $370,423
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,980
    Deferred
    $46,052
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,543
    Filer's total
    $434,998

  • Beverlynn Elliott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carolyn Hendricks MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alexander C Speyer III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Donna J Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Candace Hillyard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paula Foradora

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gina Winstead

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Al Barbour

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marie Cosgrove-Davies

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas Kavanaugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jenifer Christman

    VP WATERSHED CONSERVATION

    Total calculated
    $224,340
    From this org
    $191,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,022
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,628
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $690
    Deferred
    $24,880
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,142
    Filer's total
    $224,340

  • Cynthia Carrow

    VP GOVT & COM REL

    Total calculated
    $291,734
    From this org
    $240,522
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,212
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,050
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,472
    Deferred
    $33,387
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,825
    Filer's total
    $291,734

  • Genevieve McIntyre

    VP INSTITUTIONAL ADV

    Total calculated
    $278,517
    From this org
    $229,070
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,447
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,090
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,980
    Deferred
    $31,579
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,868
    Filer's total
    $278,517

  • Shaun Fenlon

    VP LAND CONSERVATION

    Total calculated
    $233,646
    From this org
    $191,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,742
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,614
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,290
    Deferred
    $24,685
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,057
    Filer's total
    $233,646

  • Justin Gunther

    VP & DIR FALLINGWATER

    Total calculated
    $240,139
    From this org
    $206,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,865
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $450
    Deferred
    $25,682
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,142
    Filer's total
    $240,139

  • Elizabeth Cuthbert

    VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO

    Total calculated
    $223,371
    From this org
    $182,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,346
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,725
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $24,803
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,543
    Filer's total
    $223,371

  • Julie Holmes

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPME

    Total calculated
    $156,475
    From this org
    $124,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,830
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,397
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $248
    Deferred
    $15,409
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,421
    Filer's total
    $156,475

  • Ellen Shogan

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, MANAGEMEN

    Total calculated
    $148,211
    From this org
    $125,763
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,448
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michael Kuzemchak

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPS. FW

    Total calculated
    $143,695
    From this org
    $113,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,045
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jeffrey Wagner

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, NATURAL H

    Total calculated
    $146,782
    From this org
    $115,552
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,230
    Hours/week
    40

  • Maria Borkowski

    DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $139,177
    From this org
    $114,844
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,333
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • NATIVE CREATIONS LANDSCAPE SERVICES

    $177,359

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • WEEDS INC

    $150,000

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • FSF CONSERVATION CONTRACTORS LLC

    $148,200

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • OPEN SESAME DESIGNS LLC

    $113,730

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • LONDON BRITAIN TOWNSHIP

    $99,600

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • LAND STUDIES INC

    $42,535

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • ARCHE WILD

    $35,600

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

    $24,600

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • BUCKS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT

    $23,500

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

  • BRADFORD COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT

    $16,500

    RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PLANTING

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432549349301213

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