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DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC

EIN 23-2977618 EASTON, PA

Revenue 2024
$1,851,421
Expenses 2024
$1,980,945

Program services were 60.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A56
Classification
1000
Street
2750 HUGH MOORE PARK RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

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 $163,324 · Grants $2,086

  • 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 $447,719 · Revenue $72,391

  • 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 $282,473 · Revenue $70,963

  • 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.THE 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.

    Expenses $210,299 · Grants $95,957

  • 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 $93,068

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • CLAIRE SADLER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,574
    From this org
    $109,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,241
    Hours/week
    40

  • ANDREW HAMILTON

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • SHELLEY SPEIRS

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • SIERRA FOGEL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • HILARY JEBITSCH

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • WENDY BODY

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • THOMAS DINKELACKER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • EDWARD EPPLER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BARBARA GREEN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • EMILY CONNERS HENRY MS

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICHARD HUGHES

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN KLINE JR MD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHELE MILLINGTON

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICHARD STRINGER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KENNETH SZYDLOW

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAKE WARFEL

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,851,421
    Expenses
    $1,980,945
    Contributions
    $1,598,572
    Grants paid
    $98,043
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,390,582
    Expenses
    $1,952,514
    Contributions
    $1,292,571
    Grants paid
    $120,014
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,943,220
    Expenses
    $2,045,473
    Contributions
    $1,676,562
    Grants paid
    $128,927

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,619,266
    Expenses
    $1,826,583
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,340,261

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,915,290
    Expenses
    $1,925,439
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,563,635

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,216,370
    Expenses
    $2,376,802
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,265,420

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,956,044
    Expenses
    $2,241,704
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,636,935

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,636,079
    Expenses
    $1,662,228
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,077,877

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,803,805
    Expenses
    $1,844,863
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,317,761

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,664,108
    Expenses
    $1,517,853
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,483,620

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,709,817
    Expenses
    $1,732,501
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,580,624

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,062,488
    Expenses
    $2,209,700
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,524,850

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,059,759
    Expenses
    $2,372,471
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,524,349

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.