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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,390,582
Total expenses
$1,952,514
Contributions and grants received
$1,292,571
Grants paid
$120,014
Program service revenue
$130,281
Investment income
$13,341
Other revenue
-$45,611
Total assets, end of year
$7,091,065
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,439,581
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,651,484
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,143,084
Management and general expenses
$709,626
Fundraising expenses
$99,804
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,143,084

Program services were 58.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $28,554

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $90,050

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $778,962

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $395,005

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAMS

    total $65,632 · related or exempt $65,632

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $64,649 · related or exempt $64,649

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,299 · excluded $19,299

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $57,407

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

    securities $57,270 · other assets $6,095

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $137 · other assets -$6,095

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$5,958 · excluded -$5,958

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $160,770

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $90,050

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $231,782

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$71,012 · excluded -$71,012

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $21,380

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $11,768

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $9,612 · related or exempt $9,612

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $15,789 · excluded $15,789

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,789

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $120,014 · program services $120,014

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,871 · program services $69,875 · management and general $24,350 · fundraising $11,646

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $795,841 · program services $450,547 · management and general $306,669 · fundraising $38,625

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $126,415 · program services $30,705 · management and general $86,326 · fundraising $9,384

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $106,369 · program services $76,270 · management and general $25,930 · fundraising $4,169

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,081 · management and general $3,081

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $74,343 · program services $54,756 · management and general $1,939 · fundraising $17,648

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $74,861 · program services $34,895 · management and general $32,049 · fundraising $7,917

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,443 · program services $13,163 · management and general $15,249 · fundraising $2,031

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $87,615 · program services $55,474 · management and general $32,141

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,779 · program services $9,653 · management and general $4,066 · fundraising $60

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $127,574 · program services $82,923 · management and general $39,548 · fundraising $5,103

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,738 · program services $4,464 · management and general $31,274

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $202,120 · program services $100,699 · management and general $98,569 · fundraising $2,852

  • 24b · Other expenses: ENTERTAINMENT AND CATER

    total $21,885 · program services $21,299 · management and general $444 · fundraising $142

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $10,951 · program services $9,346 · management and general $1,605

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $9,009 · program services $7,873 · management and general $940 · fundraising $196

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,605 · program services $1,128 · management and general $5,446 · fundraising $31

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,377,748 · end of year $3,326,811

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $396,522 · end of year $254,327

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $90,000 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $100,580 · end of year $108,629

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,666 · end of year $31,820

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

    $6,140,567

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

    $3,661,524

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,557,792 · end of year $2,479,043

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $349,828 · end of year $384,315

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $467,322 · end of year $506,120

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,660 · end of year $105,653

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $159,469 · end of year $2,333,928

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,182,558 · end of year $3,605,429

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $967,771 · end of year $1,046,055

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OPER THE BYLAWS OF THE DELAWARE & LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR(WHICH WERE UPDATED BY THE MERGED BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CANAL MUSUEM AND THE D&L), OUR MISSION IS TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (AGENCIES), COMMERICAL ENTITIES, THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE CORRIDOR TO:1. CONSERVE THE HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF CANALS AND OVERLAND RAILROADS AND AMPLIFY THE RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON THEM2. BROADLY TELL THE STORY OF THE REGION BY STRENGTHENING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION3. ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR STEWARDSHIP WHICH WILL PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC SITES, COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES, ENHANCE RECREATION, AND CONSERVE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT4. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPITALIZING ON THE CORRIDOR'S RICH HERITAGE AS A MEANS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMERCIAL ENTITIES, THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE CORRIDOR TO:1. CONSERVE THE HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF CANALS AND OVERLAND RAILROADS AND AMPLIFY THE RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON THEM2. BROADLY TELL THE STORY OF THE REGION BY STRENGTHENING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION3. ESTABLISH A FRAMWORK FOR STEWARDSHIP WHICH WILL PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC SITES, COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES, ENHANCE RECREATION, AND CONSERVE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT4. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPITALIZING ON THE CORRIDOR'S RICH HERITAGE AS A MEANS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION

  • D&L TRAIL DEVELOPMENTTHE D&L TRAIL IS THE SPINE RUNNING 165 MILES THROUGH THE HERITAGE CORRIDOR. THE IMPACT OF THE D&L TRAIL ON RECREATION, HEALTH, AND TOURISM INCREASES WITH EACH TRAIL GAP THAT IS CLOSED AND EACH CONNECTION TO ADJACENT TRAILS AND COMMUNITIES. MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING EXISTING SECTIONS OF TRAILS BENEFITS CURRENT TRAIL USERS AND IMPROVES SAFETY. THESE RESULTS LEAD TO INCREASED TRAIL USAGE, IMPROVED HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS, AND INCREASED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. PEOPLE CONTINUE TO WANT TO BE ON TRAILS FOR RECREATION AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. IN TURN, THERE ARE BENEFICIAL RIPPLE EFFECTS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $153,478 · Grants $1,535

  • THE NATIONAL CANAL MUSEUMTHE NATIONAL CANAL MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO TELLING THE STORY OF AMERICA'S HISTORIC TOWPATH CANALS WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PENNSYLVANIA'S LEHIGH AND DELAWARE CANALS THAT CARRIED ANTHRACITE COAL FROM THE MINES IN NORTHEASTERN PA TO MARKETS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY, PHILADELPHIA, AND BEYOND. THE MUSEUM INTERPRETS THE HISTORIC IMPACT AND CULTURE OF CANALS, AS WELL AS THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THEIR BUILDING, THROUGH A VARIETY OF EXHIBITS, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, AND AN INTERPRETIVE CANAL BOAT RIDE PULLED BY MULES.

    Expenses $458,405 · Grants $10,648 · Revenue $92,767

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACHMORE THAN 100,000 STUDENTS AND ADULTS IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN OUR HERITAGE ANNUALLY IN OUTDOOR AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR AWARD-WINNING TALES OF THE TOWPATH CURRICULUM AND FIELD TRIPS, IMMERSION DAYS FIELD TRIPS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, AND WORKSHOPS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TALES OF THE TOWPATH TRAVELING CURRICULUM OFFERS 4TH- AND 5TH-GRADE STUDENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE MID-19TH CENTURY LIFE ALONG THE LEHIGH AND DELAWARE CANALS AND UNDERSTAND THE CANALS' IMPORTANCE IN AMERICA'S GROWTH DURING OUR 19TH CENTURY INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

    Expenses $241,404 · Grants $475 · Revenue $43,390

  • LEHIGH VALLEY GREENWAYS CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE PARTNERSHIPSINCE 2004, LEHIGH VALLEY GREENWAYS (LVG) CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PROACTIVE, PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION IN LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES. WITH THE PA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DLNHC STAFF CO-LEAD THE CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF PARTNERS TO ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. BY PROVIDING RIBBONS OF GREEN THROUGHOUT THE DENSELY POPULATED AREA, LVG HELPS KEEP COMMUNITIES CONNECTED WITH TRAILS AND GREENWAYS AND PROTECTS NATURAL RESOURCES.

    Expenses $160,720 · Grants $76,328

  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAIL TOWNSLAUNCHED IN 2017, BUILDING ON THE PAST SUCCESS OF THE MARKET AND LANDMARK TOWN PROGRAMS, DLNHC GUIDES THE PUBLIC, BUSINESSES, AND MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH A PROCESS THAT IDENTIFIES WAYS FOR THEIR TOWN TO CREATE A TRAIL FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. THE PROCESS RESULTS IN IMPROVED TRAILS, COMMUNITIES, AND ECONOMIES FOR TRAIL USERS AND RESIDENTS TO ENJOY. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES D&L TRAIL FRIENDLY BUSINESS CERTIFICATION WHICH HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE GREAT CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND CATER TO THE NEEDS OF RUNNERS, HIKERS, AND BIKERS WHO USE THE D&L TRAIL. THESE BUSINESSES CREATE A TRAIL FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE THAT WELCOMES OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. THESE BUSINESSES KNOW WHAT TRAIL USERS NEED AND TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

    Expenses $129,077 · Grants $31,028 · Revenue $3,736

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Claire Sadler

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $105,871
    From this org
    $94,201
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,670
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andrew Hamilton

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Shelley Speirs

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Hilary Jebitsch

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Sierra Fogel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Scott J Blair

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Green

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michele Millington

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Hughes

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sharyn Keiser

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emily Conners Henry Ms

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Edward Eppler

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Kline Jr MD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kenneth Szydlow

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Stringer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Grants on this return

  • WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY

    $15,034

    BUSHKILL CREEK RESTORATION AND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT

  • LOWER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP

    $10,000

    DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION OF RURAL TOWNSHIP MAP

  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

    $10,000

    ARBORETUM PROJECT, INVOLVING PLANTING 24 NATIVE, CLIMATE-CHANGE TOLERANT TREES ON THE CAMPUS.

  • VALLEY MOUNTAIN BIKERS

    $5,900

    INSTALLING DIRECTIONAL TRAIL SIGNS AT FIVE LEHIGH VALLEY TRAIL SYSTEMS.

  • MONOCACY CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION

    $5,400

    RIPARIAN BUFFER WORK AT GERTRUDE FOX CONSERVATION AREA AND MONOCACY WAY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 December 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202503379349300915

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